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2024 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions
 
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Presidential Nominating Process
Candidate filing: Friday 10 November - Monday 11 December 2023
Primary: Tuesday 19 March 20241
Congressional District Caucuses: Saturday 20 April 2024
State Convention: Saturday 18 May 2024
Democrats
CandidateDelegate Votes
Soft
Pledged
Soft
Unpledged
Soft
Total
Hard Total
(available) 13.0 100.00%13.0  15.29%13  15.29%
Biden, Joseph Robinette "Joe", Jr.72.0 100.00% 72.0  84.71%72  84.71%
Total72.0 100.00%13.0 100.00%85.0 100.00%85 100.00%

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Delegate Selection Plan from the Arizona Democratic Party.

16 June 2023: DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee Meeting voted to defer action.

14 September 2023: DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee found this plan to be in conditional compliance.


2024 Elections and Presidential Preference Election Candidates from the Arizona Secretary of State.


   

Participation in Arizona's delegate selection process is open to all voters who wish to participate as Democrats. Only registered Democrats are allowed to participate in the primary. 17 year olds who will turn 18 by the November General Election will not be allowed to vote in the Presidential Preference Primary. Uncommitted does not appear automatically on the ballot. Write-ins are not allowed.

Tuesday 19 March 2024: Arizona Primary. Hours 6:00a-7:00p MST (1300-0200 UTC). Delegate Pledging: Proportional Primary. Voter Eligibility: Closed Primary.

Primary (preliminary)
Included in Nationwide vote.
Estimate updated 23 March 2024 01:45p EDT.

CandidatePop
Vote
%
Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.373,08189.35%
Marianne Deborah Williamson15,6303.74%
Dean Benson Phillips11,5472.77%
Gabriel Antonio Cornejo6,0381.45%
Frank Joseph "Frankie" Lozada4,9031.17%
Jason Michael Palmer3,6570.88%
Stephen Patrick Lyons, Sr.2,6900.64%
Total417,546100.00%
 

72 of 85 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are pledged to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's Arizona Presidential Primary. A mandatory 15 percent threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be allocated National Convention delegates at either the congressional district or statewide level. How the Democratic Proportional Delegate Allocation Math works.

  • 47 district delegates are to be pledged proportionally to presidential contenders based on the primary results in each of Arizona's 9 Congressional Districts.
  • 25 delegates are to be allocated to presidential contenders based on the primary vote statewide.
    • 16 at-large National Convention delegates
    • 9 Pledged PLEOs

Primary
Estimate updated 23 March 2024 01:45p EDT.

ContestBidenWilliamson,M
 Pop
Vote
Qual
Vote
DelPop
Vote
AllocDelPop
Vote
AllocDel
CD142,87538,431738,4317.00071,600  
CD249,55043,290543,2905.00052,113  
CD342,87538,431438,4314.00041,600  
CD442,87538,431638,4316.00061,600  
CD541,99837,706537,7065.00051,500  
CD662,08155,730655,7306.00062,213  
CD756,54350,475550,4755.00052,114  
CD842,87538,431538,4315.00051,600  
CD935,89932,086432,0864.00041,299  
PLEO417,571373,0119373,0119.000915,639  
At-Large417,571373,01116373,01116.0001615,639  
Total
Delegates
  72  72   
 

Saturday 20 April 2024: District Caucuses meet. 47 National Convention District delegates are elected according to the results of the primary.

 

Saturday 18 May 2024: State Convention and State Committee Meeting in Phoenix.

9 National Convention Pledged PLEO and 16 At-Large delegates are elected according to the results of the primary.

The remaining 13 National Convention delegates consist of

  • 13 Unpledged PLEO delegates:
    • 8 Democratic National Committee members.
    • 4 Members of Congress (1 Senator and 3 Representatives).
    • 1 Governor.
    • 0 Distinguished Party Leaders.

These 13 delegates and will go to the Democratic National Convention officially "Unpledged".

 

Notes

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

1 Democratic Party's "First Determining Step" of the delegate selection process.

 

Links Links to other web sites

Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
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Documentation
  Historical Analysis of the Presidential Nominating Process  
  Historical Analysis of the apportionment of delegate votes at the National Conventions of the two major parties  
  Primary/Caucus/Convention Glossary  
  Statutory Election Information of the Several states / Presidential Primary  
  Dates of PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES re: selection and/or allocation/distribution of Delegates to Major Party National Conventions  
 
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