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2024 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary

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2024 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary

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70 delegates (63 pledged and 7 unpledged) to the Democratic National Convention
 
Candidate Joe Biden Uncommitted
Home state Delaware
Delegate count 63 0
Popular vote 122,803 10,475
Percentage 92.14% 7.86%

The 2024 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary took place on March 5, 2024, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 70 delegates to the Democratic National Convention were allocated to presidential candidates.[1] The contest was held on Super Tuesday alongside primaries in 14 other states and territories.

Biden won the primary in a landslide and received all 63 delegates.

Candidates

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The filing deadline was December 5, 2023, at noon. President Joe Biden was the only candidate who met the certification requirements to appear on the ballot.[2]

US Representative Dean Phillips filed to run, but did not get enough signatures to make the ballot.[3]

Write-in candidates were permitted, and "uncommitted" was an option on the ballot.[4]

Endorsements

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Joe Biden

U.S. Representatives

Statewide officials

Notable individuals

Organizations

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Joe
Biden
Robert F.
Kennedy Jr.
Marianne
Williamson
Other /
Undecided
February 28, 2024 Williamson un-suspends her candidacy
February 7, 2024 Williamson suspends her candidacy
October 27, 2023 Phillips declares his candidacy
October 9, 2023 Kennedy withdraws from the primaries
Targoz Market Research[8][b] Oct 5–16, 2023 270 (RV) 75% 9% 3% 12%
224 (LV) 74% 10% 2% 14%
Targoz Market Research[9][b] Jun 14–22, 2023 356 (LV) 63% 7% 2% 28%

Results

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Tennessee Democratic primary, March 5, 2024[10][11]
Candidate Votes Percentage Actual delegate count
Pledged Unpledged Total
Joe Biden (incumbent) 122,803 92.14% 63 63
Uncommitted 10,475 7.86% 0 0
Total: 133,278 100.00% 63 7 70

Results by congressional district

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Biden won all 9 of Tennessee's congressional districts.

District Biden Uncommitted
1st 90.9% 9.1%
2nd 89.3% 10.7%
3rd 91.9% 8.1%
4th 91.7% 8.3%
5th 91.3% 8.7%
6th 91.1% 8.9%
7th 91.5% 8.5%
8th 95.5% 4.5%
9th 94.8% 5.2%
Source: "Tennessee Democratic Delegation 2024". www.thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved May 5, 2023.

Results by county

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ^ a b Poll sponsored by the Beacon Center of Tennessee

References

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  1. ^ "Tennessee Democratic Delegation 2024". The Green Papers. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "2024 Presidential Preference Primary". Tennessee Secretary of State - sos.tn.gov. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  3. ^ WCYB (December 12, 2023). "Tennessee presidential primary ballot finalized; Biden, Trump both on ballot". WZTV. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  4. ^ "TENNESSEE DELEGATE SELECTION PLAN FOR THE 2024 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION" (PDF). Tennessee Democratic Party. September 4, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  5. ^ Solender, Andrew (April 26, 2023). "Democratic skeptics hold off on Biden 2024 endorsement". Axios.
  6. ^ a b c Jones, Vivian; Brown, Melissa (July 21, 2023). "The Week in Politics: Expulsion Votes Give Jones, Pearson Massive Fundraising Haul". The Tennessean. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  7. ^ @tndp (April 25, 2023). "We are ready to help finish the job! 🇺🇸" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ Targoz Market Research
  9. ^ Targoz Market Research
  10. ^ "March 5, 2024 Democratic Presidential Preference Primary" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  11. ^ "Tennessee Democratic Primary Election Results". The New York Times. Retrieved March 5, 2024.