Massachusetts Democratic Delegation 2024

The Green Papers
2024 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions

Massachusetts Democrat
Presidential Nominating Process
Candidate filing with local registrars: Tuesday 26 September - Friday 22 December 2023
Candidate filing deadline with Secretary of the Commonwealth: Friday 5 January 2024
Primary: Tuesday 5 March 2024¹
Congressional District Caucuses: Saturday 27 April 2024
State Committee and National Convention Delegate Meeting: Saturday 18 May 2024

Candidate	Delegate Votes
Candidate	Hard Total	Virtual Roll Call
Harris, Kamala Devi		`116 100.00%`
Biden, Joseph Robinette "Joe", Jr.	`92 79.31%`
Uncommitted	`24 20.69%`
Total	`116 100.00%`	`116 100.00%`

Delegate Pledging: Proportional Primary. Voter Eligibility: Modified Primary.

116 total delegate votes - 60 district / 20 at large; 12 Pledged PLEOs; 24 Unpledged PLEOs

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Massachusetts Primaries for Statewide offices and Congress

Massachusetts State and Local Government

Delegate Selection Plan from the Massachusetts Democratic Party.

28 July 2023: DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee Meeting Committee Meeting found this plan in conditional compliance.

6 October 2023: DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee found this plan to be in full compliance.

26 September to 22 December 2023: Presidential Candidate filing submitted to local registrars.

Massachusetts Elections Calendar from the Massachusetts Elections Division.

Upcoming Elections from the Massachusetts Elections Division.

Presidential Primary Candidates from the Massachusetts Elections Division.

Registered Democrats and registered voters not enrolled in another political party may vote in the Democratic Presidential Primary.

Tuesday 5 March 2024: Massachusetts Primary. Hours 7:00a-8:00p EST (1200-0100 UTC). Some municipalities may open their polls as early as 5:45a EST. Delegate Pledging: Proportional Primary. Voter Eligibility: Modified Primary.

Primary (preliminary)
Included in Nationwide vote.
Estimate updated 8 March 2024 11:00a EST.

Candidate	Pop Vote	%
Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.	511,045	82.87%
No Preference	57,624	9.34%
Dean Benson Phillips	28,478	4.62%
Marianne Deborah Williamson	19,522	3.17%
Total	616,669	100.00%

92 of 116 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are pledged to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's Massachusetts 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.

60 district delegates are to be allocated proportionally to presidential contenders based on the primary results in each of the State's 9 congressional districts.
32 delegates are to be allocated to presidential contenders based on the primary vote statewide.
- 20 at-large National Convention delegates
- 12 Pledged PLEOs

Primary
Estimate updated 8 March 2024 11:00a EST.

Contest				Biden			No Preference
	Pop Vote	Qual Vote	Del	Pop Vote	Alloc	Del	Pop Vote	Alloc	Del
CD1	58,814	49,049	6	49,049	6.000	6	5,179
CD2	63,960	52,445	6	52,445	6.000	6	6,177
CD3	72,889	60,271	6	60,271	6.000	6	6,947
CD4	64,591	53,259	6	53,259	6.000	6	5,843
CD5	80,403	66,038	8	66,038	8.000	8	8,460
CD6	68,019	56,766	6	56,766	6.000	6	5,918
CD7	64,516	51,630	8	51,630	8.000	8	8,026
CD8	68,559	57,002	8	57,002	8.000	8	6,241
CD9	74,203	64,101	6	64,101	6.000	6	4,718
PLEO	615,954	510,561	12	510,561	12.000	12	57,509
At-Large	615,954	510,561	20	510,561	20.000	20	57,509
Total Delegates			92			92

Saturday 27 April 2024: The Congressional District Caucuses meet to elect National Convention District delegates according to the results of the primary.

Saturday 18 May 2024: State Committee and National Convention Delegate Meeting

The Pledged PLEO and At-large National Convention delegates are selected by the State Party Committee according to the results of the primary.

The remaining 24 National Convention delegates consist of

24 Unpledged PLEO delegates:

9 Democratic National Committee members.
11 Members of Congress (2 Senators and 9 Representatives).
1 Governor.
3 Distinguished Party Leaders (former DNC Chairman Steve Grossman, former DNC Chairman Debra DeLee, and former DNC Chairman Paul G. Kirk, Jr.).

These 24 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.

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