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2024 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions
 
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Presidential Nominating Process
Secretary of State certifies generally recognized candidates: Monday 22 January 2024
Filing deadline for candidates not generally recognized by the Secretary of State: Monday 29 January - Friday 9 February 2024
Primary: Tuesday 14 May 2024
Spring Convention: Friday 17 May - Saturday 18 May 2024
Republicans
CandidateDelegate Votes
Soft
Pledged
Soft
Unpledged
Soft
Total
Hard Total
(available)37 100.00%37 100.00%37 100.00%
Total37 100.00%37 100.00%37 100.00%

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Maryland Primaries for Statewide offices and Congress
 
Maryland State and Local Government

 
 

Election Dates from the State Board of Elections.

Primary Candidate List from the State Board of Elections.

At Secretary of State's discretion, presidential candidate names are placed on the ballot 80 days before the primary election. Alternately, the petition deadline is 83 days before the day of the election.


   

Only registered voters in the State of Maryland who are affiliated with the Republican Party shall be eligible to vote in the Republican Primary. [Maryland Republican Party Resolution Delegates & Alternates Elected to 2016 Republican National Convention. Resolution 2.]

Tuesday 14 May 2024: Maryland Primary. Hours 7:00a-8:00p EDT (1100-0000 UTC). Delegate Selection: Winner-Take-All (district and statewide) Primary. Voter Eligibility: Closed Primary.

Primary (preliminary)
Included in Nationwide vote.

CandidatePop
Vote
%
Nimarata Randhaw "Nikki" Haley  
Donald John Trump  
Uncommitted  
Total 100.00%
 

All 37 of Maryland's delegates to the Republican National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders in today's Maryland Presidential Primary. [Resolutions 2., 3., and 4.]

  • 24 district delegates are to be allocated to presidential contenders based on the primary results in each of the 8 congressional districts: each congressional district is assigned 3 National Convention delegates and the presidential contender receiving the greatest number of votes in that district will receive all 3 of that district's National Convention delegates. The National Convention District delegates are directly elected on the primary ballot. Each voter chooses up to 3 delegates and the 3 highest vote getters are elected.
  • 13 at-large delegates (10 base at-large delegates plus 0 bonus delegates plus 3 RNC delegates) are to be allocated to the presidential contender receiving the greatest number of votes in the primary statewide.

Primary (preliminary)

Contest
 Pop
Vote
Del
CD1 3
CD2 3
CD3 3
CD4 3
CD5 3
CD6 3
CD7 3
CD8 3
Statewide 13
Total
Delegates
 37

The delegates are bound for the first 2 ballots. Delegates are no longer bound if the candidate either releases the delegates or receives less than 35% of the vote at the National Convention. [Resolution 4.]

 

Friday 17 May - Saturday 18 May 2024: Spring Convention. The Spring Convention elects 10 At-Large National Convention according to the results of the primary. Each participant chooses up to 10 delegates and the 10 highest vote getters are elected.

 



24 April 2023: SB 379 was signed into law by Governor Wes Moore (Democratic) which moves the Presidential Primary to the 2nd Tuesday in May (14 May 2024).

 

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.

 

Links Links to other web sites

Election Authority
  Maryland State Board of Elections
Republican
  Maryland Republican Party
Media & others
  Arbutus Times (The Baltimore Sun)
  Baltimore Jewish Times
  Baltimore Messenger - Towson
  Baltimore Sun
  Bay Weekly - Chesapeake
  Columbia Flier
  Cumberland Times-News
  DiamondbackOnline.com - University of Maryland
  Howard County Times
  MarylandReporter.com - Columbia
  MarylandReporter.com - Columbia
  Owings Mills Times
  Politics1.com - Maryland
  The Baltimore Sun - Laurel Leader
  The Frederick News-Post
  The Jeffersonian - Baltimore County
  The Star Democrat - Easton
  The Washington Post (Metro)
  Towson Times - Columbia
  WBFF TV - FOX / WNUV TV - WB - Baltimore
  WDVM and DCW50
  WJZ TV - CBS - Baltimore
  WMAR TV-2 (ABC - Baltimore)
 


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  Democratic Quick Reference   --   Republican Quick Reference  
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  Democratic Delegate Pledging and Voter Eligibility   --   Republican Delegate Selection and Voter Eligibility  
 
  Primaries at a Glance  
 
  Results Status and Date Retrieved  
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  Estimating the Delegate Count  
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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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