The Green Papers
2024 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions

Disclaimer:
These pages contain a combination of official, unofficial, and estimated data. The information posted here is subject to change and will be updated as official information becomes available.

The delegate selection processes herein, along with any and all dates and delegate counts associated therewith, are unofficial and based on either (1) information obtained from either Major Party, (2) Presidential Primary dates established by currently-effective State statute, or- where the foregoing information could not be obtained- (3) the state's 2020 delegate selection process and associated dates adjusted to the corresponding dates in 2024 and labeled "(presumably)" or "Circa".

Democrats

  • Democratic Bonus Delegates and penalties are preliminary.

Republicans

  • Republican penalties for violating the timing window are not included in these delegate tallies.
 
Copyright www.flags.net/UNST.htm North Carolina Democrat
Presidential Nominating Process
Precinct Meetings: Saturday 17 February 2024
Primary: Tuesday 5 March 2024 (presumably)1
County Conventions: Saturday 16 March 2024 (presumably)
Congressional District Conventions: Saturday 20 April 2024
State Convention: Saturday 1 June 2024
Democrats
CandidateDelegate Votes
Soft
Pledged
Soft
Unpledged
Soft
Total
Hard Total
(available)116.0 100.00%16.0 100.00%132.0 100.00%132 100.00%
Total116.0 100.00%16.0 100.00%132.0 100.00%132 100.00%

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Democratic Convention
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Republican Convention
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North Carolina Primaries for Statewide offices and Congress
 
North Carolina State and Local Government

 
 

Delegate Selection Process from the North Carolina Democratic Party.

Running for Office from the North Carolina State Board of Elections.

6 December 2023: Presidential candidate filing deadline. "No later than 90 days preceding the North Carolina presidential preference primary, the chair of each political party shall submit to the State Board of Elections a list of its presidential candidates to be placed on the presidential preference primary ballot" [NCGS 163-213.4].


   

Saturday 17 February 2024: Precinct Meetings. The Precinct Meetings start between 10a and 7p local time. Their purpose is to elect delegates to the County Conventions. The makeup date is 2 March, beginning between 10a to 7p.

 

This Presidential Primary coincides with a state/local primary. These coinciding primaries tend to have an impact upon voter turnout.

Participation in North Carolina's delegate selection process is open to all voters who are registered as Democrats. Voters who are registered as unaffiliated may participate in the Presidential Preference Primary but may not participate in any other part of the delegate selection process.

Tuesday 5 March 2024 (presumably): North Carolina Primary. Hours reportedly 6:30a-7:30p EST (1130-0030 UTC). In extraordinary circumstances, the county board of elections may direct that the polls remain open until 8:30 p.m. Delegate Pledging: Proportional Primary. Voter Eligibility: Modified Primary.

Primary (preliminary)
Included in Nationwide vote.

CandidatePop
Vote
%
Uncommitted  
Total 100.00%
 

116 of 132 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are pledged to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's North Carolina 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.

  • 76 district delegates are to be pledged proportionally to presidential contenders based on the primary results in each of the State's 13 congressional districts.
  • In addition, 40 delegates are to be allocated to presidential contenders based on the primary vote statewide.
    • 25 at-large National Convention delegates
    • 15 Pledged PLEOs

Primary

Contest
 Pop
Vote
Qual
Vote
Del
CD1  6
CD2  7
CD3  4
CD4  7
CD5  5
CD6  6
CD7  5
CD8  4
CD9  5
CD10  3
CD11  5
CD12  7
CD13  6
CD14  6
PLEO  15
At-Large  25
Total
Delegates
  116
 

Saturday 16 March 2024 (presumably): County Conventions. The conventions start between 10a and 2p and election delegates to the Congressional District and State Conventions. At these meetings, delegates are not required to declare their Presidential preferences.

 

Saturday 20 April 2024 - Congressional District Conventions. The Conventions start between 10a and 2p. National Convention district level delegates are selected according to the results of the primary.

 

Saturday 1 June 2024: State Convention in Raleigh.

The State Convention selects National Convention Pledged PLEO and At-Large delegates according to the results of the primary.

The remaining 16 National Convention delegates consist of

  • 16 Unpledged PLEO delegates:
    • 8 Democratic National Committee members.
    • 7 Members of Congress (0 Senators and 7 Representatives).
    • 1 Governor.
    • 0 Distinguished Party Leaders.

These 16 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

Election Authority
  North Carolina State Board of Elections
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
  North Carolina General Assembly
  North Carolina General Assembly - House
  North Carolina General Assembly - Senate
  North Carolina General Statutes
Democratic
  North Carolina Democratic Party
Media & others
  Asheville Citizen-Times
  Concord and Kannapolis Independent Tribune
  Daily Herald - Roanoke Rapids
  Goldsboro News-Argus
  Hickory Daily Record
  Mooresville Tribune
  Mount Olive Tribune
  News & Record - Greensboro
  NewsLink.org - North Carolina
  Politics1.com - North Carolina
  Star-News - Wilmington
  Statesville Record and Landmark
  The Courier-Tribune - Asheboro
  The Daily News - Jacksonville
  The McDowell News
  The Morganton News Herald
  The New Bern Sun Journal
  The Pilot - Southern Pines
  The Star - Shelby
  Winston-Salem Journal
  WRAL TV - CBS - Raleigh
 


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Delegate Allocation
  Democratic Quick Reference   --   Republican Quick Reference  
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  Democratic Delegate Pledging and Voter Eligibility   --   Republican Delegate Binding and Voter Eligibility  
 
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  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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