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 Virginia Democrat
Presidential Nominating Process
Primary: Tuesday 5 March 2024 (presumably)1
County and City Caucuses: Circa April 2024 (date not set)
Congressional District Conventions: Circa May 2024 (date not set)
State Convention: Circa June 2024 (date not set)
Democrats
CandidateDelegate Votes
Soft
Pledged
Soft
Unpledged
Soft
Total
Hard Total
(available)99.0 100.00%19.0 100.00%118.0 100.00%118 100.00%
Total99.0 100.00%19.0 100.00%118.0 100.00%118 100.00%

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Republican Convention
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Virginia Primaries for Statewide offices and Congress
 
Virginia State and Local Government

 
 

Schedule of Elections from the Virginia Department of Elections.


   

Virginia does not provide for registration by party. Participation in Virginia's delegate selection process is open to all voters who wish to participate as Democrats. Voters will publicly declare their Party preference and that preference will be publicly recorded.

Tuesday 5 March 2024 (presumably): Virginia Primary. Hours reportedly 6:00a-7:00p EST (1100-0000 UTC). Delegate Pledging: Proportional Primary. Voter Eligibility: Open Primary.

Primary (preliminary)
Included in Nationwide vote.

CandidatePop
Vote
%
Total  
 

99 of 118 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are pledged to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's Virginia 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.

  • 65 district delegates are to be allocated proportionally to presidential contenders based on the primary results in each of the State's 11 congressional districts.
  • 34 delegates are to be pledged to presidential contenders based on the primary results statewide.
    • 21 at-large National Convention delegates
    • 13 Pledged PLEOs

Primary (preliminary)

Contest
 Pop
Vote
Qual
Vote
Del
CD1  6
CD2  5
CD3  7
CD4  6
CD5  6
CD6  5
CD7  6
CD8  7
CD9  4
CD10  6
CD11  7
PLEO  13
At-Large  21
Total
Delegates
  99
 

Circa April 2024 (date not set): County and City Caucuses. The results of the primary are used to allocate 2,000 district delegates to be elected at County and City Caucuses. These 2,000 district delegates will attend the congressional District Conventions and the State Convention.

All delegates shall in good conscience reflect the sentiments of the presidential candidate to whom they are pledged in that candidate's caucus on the first ballot at the district convention and again at the State Convention.

District and State Convention delegates who do not form a candidate caucus that that reaches a 15% threshold at the district or state level may join another candidate caucus and pledge to that candidate. After joining another candidate caucus, however, the delegates shall remain committed to that candidate throughout the process.

 

Circa May 2024 (date not set): Congressional District Conventions meet on 2, 9, or 16 May. National Convention District Level delegates are selected during the District Conventions according to the results of the Primary.

 

Circa June 2024 (date not set): The Virginia State Democratic Convention in Richmond Virginia. The State Convention elects the pledged PLEO and at-large National Convention delegates according to the results of the Primary.

The remaining 19 National Convention delegates consist of

  • 19 Unpledged PLEO delegates:
    • 10 Democratic National Committee members.
    • 8 Members of Congress (2 Senators and 6 Representatives). (Senator Timothy Michael "Tim" Kaine is also a Distinguished Party Leader having been DNC Chairman).
    • 0 Governors (Governor Terence Richard "Terry" McAuliffe is also a Distinguished Party Leader having been DNC Chairman).
    • 1 Distinguished Party Leader (former Democratic National Committee Chairman [2001-2005] and former Governor Terence Richard "Terry" McAuliffe).

These 19 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
  Virginia Law / Code / Constitution / Administrative / Regulations / Acts / Charters
Election Authority
  Virginia Department of Elections
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
  Code of Virginia
Democratic
  Virginia Democratic Party
  Virginia Joint Democratic Caucus
  Virginia Senate Democratic Caucus
Media & others
  Blue Virginia - Arlington
  Bristol Herald Courier
  Culpeper Star-Exponent
  Daily Press: Hampton Roads Daily Press
  Danville Register & Bee - Dan River Region
  Martinsville Bulletin - Martinsville / Henry County
  News & Advance - Lynchburg
  Politics1.com - Virginia
  Richlands News-Press - Richlands / Clinch Valley
  Richmond Times-Dispatch
  Southside Sentinel - Urbanna
  Staunton News Leader
  The Daily Progress - Charlottesville
  The Free Lance-Star - Fredericksburg
  The News Virginian - Waynesboro
  The Roanoke Times
  The Virginia Public Access Project
  The Virginian Pilot - Norfolk
  The Winchester Star
  Times Community Media (Loudoun Times-Mirror, Fauquier Times-Democrat, Culpeper Times, Gainesville Times)
  WWBT - NBC - Richmond
 


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  Chronological Cumulative Allocation of Delegates  
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Delegate Counts
  Democratic Pledged and Unpledged Summary   --   Republican Pledged and Unpledged Summary  
  Democratic Hard and Soft Summary   --   Republican Hard and Soft Summary  
 
Delegate Allocation
  Democratic Quick Reference   --   Republican Quick Reference  
  The Math Behind the Democratic Delegate Allocation   --   The Math Behind the Republican Delegate Allocation  
  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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