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 South Dakota Republican
Presidential Nominating Process
Primary: Tuesday 4 June 2024 (presumably)
State Convention: Circa June 2024 (date not set)
Republicans
CandidateDelegate Votes
Soft
Pledged
Soft
Unpledged
Soft
Total
Hard Total
(available)29 100.00%29 100.00%29 100.00%
Total29 100.00%29 100.00%29 100.00%

States Chronologically   States Alphabetically
 
Democratic Convention
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Republican Convention
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South Dakota Primaries for Statewide offices and Congress
 
South Dakota State and Local Government

 
 

If a candidate is unopposed, there is no Primary.

1 January 2024 to 25 March 2024: Presidential candidate filing deadline.

Bylaws from The South Dakota Republican Party.


   

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

Tuesday 4 June 2024 (presumably): South Dakota Primary. Hours reportedly 7:00a-7:00p CDT (1200-0000 UTC) / 7:00a-7:00p MDT (1300-0100 UTC). Delegate Binding: Winner-Take-All Primary. Voter Eligibility: Closed Primary. NON-COMPLIANT DATE

Primary (preliminary)
Included in Nationwide vote.

CandidatePop
Vote
%
Total  
 

All 29 of South Dakota's delegates to the Republican National Convention are allocated to the presidential contender who receives the most votes in today's South Dakota Presidential Primary. [Bylaws of the South Dakota Republican Party, SECTION VI. 1.]

The 3 party leaders, the National Committeeman, the National Committeewoman, and the chairman of the South Dakota's Republican Party, will attend the convention as bound delegates by virtue of their position.

[Delegates] ... will ... vote for that candidate through the first ballot at the National Convention unless that candidate withdraws, suspends campaign activities, or fails to have his or her name placed in nomination at the National Convention. [SECTION VI. 2.]

 

Circa June 2024 (date not set): State Convention in Watertown. All Republicans registered to vote in South Dakota may apply to become a National Convention delegate by submitting an application to the party by TBD.

 

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

Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
  South Dakota Constitution
Election Authority
  South Dakota Secretary of State
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
  South Dakota Legislature
  South Dakota Legislature - Legislative Research Council
Republican
  The South Dakota Republican Party
Media & others
  Capital Journal - Pierre
  Daily Press & Dakotan - Yankton
  Dakota Free Press
  KELO AM - Sioux Falls
  KNBN TV-21 (NBC - Rapid City)
  KOTA TV - ABC - Rapid City
  KSFY TV - ABC - Sioux Falls
  KSOO AM - Sioux Falls
  NewsLink - South Dakota Newspapers
  Plainsman - Huron
  Politics1.com - South Dakota
  Rapid City Journal
  South Dakota Public Broadcasting
  South Dakota War College - Brookings
  The Brookings Register
  The Daily Republic - Mitchell
 


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