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From January 23 to June 8, 2024, presidential primaries and caucuses were organized by the Democratic Party to select the delegates to the 2024 Democratic National Convention, to determine the party's nominee for president in the 2024 United States presidential election. The elections took place in most U.S. states, the District of Columbia, five U.S. territories, and Democrats Abroad.[4] Incumbent President Joe Biden is running for re-election with Vice President Kamala Harris returning as his running mate.[5] On March 12, Biden secured enough delegates for re-nomination and was declared the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party.[6]
While Biden had repeatedly expressed his intent to run for re-election since 2021, there was speculation in the first two years of his presidency that he might not seek re-election due to his age and low approval ratings.[7][8] Former Democratic House representatives including Carolyn Maloney,[9] Joe Cunningham[10] and Tim Ryan[11] had publicly said Biden should not run. There had been speculation that Biden may face a primary challenge, especially from a member of the Democratic Party's progressive faction.[12][13]
After Democrats outperformed expectations in the 2022 midterm elections, many believed the chances that Biden would run for and win his party's nomination had increased.[14][15] On April 25, 2023, Biden announced via a video that he would be running for re-election.[16]
Eventually, three main primary opponents emerged; self-help author Marianne Williamson declared her candidacy in March 2023.[17] Anti-vaccine activist and environmental attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr.[18] declared in April,[19] while Representative for Minnesota's Third Congressional District in Congress Dean Phillips declared in October.[20] Additionally, in 2024, some Muslim Americans, Arab Americans, progressives, and socialists began advocating for a 'uncommitted' vote as protest vote against Biden due to his support of Israel during the Israel–Hamas war.[21][22][23]
Kennedy withdrew from the Democratic primaries in October 2023 to run as an independent candidate.[24] Williamson suspended her campaign following the Nevada primary in February 2024,[25] before unsuspending her campaign following the Michigan primary later that month.[26] On March 6, 2024, Phillips suspended his campaign and endorsed Biden.[27] Phillips has received the second-highest number of delegates of any person in the 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries (four delegates gained).[28][29]
Biden lost American Samoa to venture capitalist Jason Palmer,[d] becoming the first incumbent president to lose a contest while appearing on the ballot since Jimmy Carter in 1980.[30] However, he won every other contest by a large margin. No incumbent president has lost renomination since 1884.[31][32]
- ^ "Democratic Convention 2024". The Green Papers.
- ^ "2024 Presidential Delegate Count". Associated Press. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ^ a b c Multiple sources:
- "Nationwide Popular Vote, excluding IA, MO, MS, IN, and NV". The Green Papers. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
- "Nevada Primary Results". Nevada Secretary of State. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
- "Iowa Democratic Delegation 2024". The Green Papers. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- "Mississippi Presidential Primary Election Results 2024". NBC News. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- "Missouri Presidential Primary Election Results 2024". NBC News. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- "Indiana Presidential Primary Election Results 2024". NBC News. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
- "Statewide Results for U.S. Presidential Nominee". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- "Maine Presidential Primary Election Results 2024". NBC News. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- "Tennessee Presidential Primary Election Results 2024". NBC News. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- "Massachusetts Presidential Primary Election Results 2024". NBC News. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- "Michigan Presidential Primary Election Results 2024". NBC News. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- "Illinois Presidential Primary Election Results 2024". NBC News. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- "Washington Presidential Primary Election Results 2024". NBC News. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- "California Presidential Primary Election Results 2024". NBC News. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- "Rhode Island Presidential Primary Election Results 2024". NBC News. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
- "Wisconsin Presidential Primary Election Results 2024". NBC News. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
- "Pennslvania Presidential Primary Election Results 2024". NBC News. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- "Nebraska Presidential Primary Election Results 2024". NBC News. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- "Montana Presidential Primary Election Results 2024". NBC News. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- "New Jersey Presidential Primary Election Results 2024". NBC News. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- "D.C. Presidential Primary Election Results 2024". NBC News. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ Democratic National Committee Rules and Bylaws Committee (April 13, 2022). "Resolution on the Principles and Framework of a Transparent and Fair Review of the Presidential Nominating Calendar" (PDF). democrats.org. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 18, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- ^ Gittleson, Ben; Nagle, Molly (April 25, 2023). "Joe Biden announces he is running for president again, setting up possible Trump rematch". ABC News. Archived from the original on April 25, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- ^ Schneider, Elena (March 12, 2024). "Biden officially clinches Democratic nomination for president". Politico.
- ^ Gangitano, Alex (November 18, 2021). "Harris says 2024 is 'absolutely not' being discussed yet with Biden". The Hill. Archived from the original on November 19, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ^ Gittleson, Ben (December 22, 2021). "Biden tells ABC's David Muir 'yes' he'll run again, Trump rematch would 'increase the prospect'". ABC News. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ "Rep. Carolyn Maloney says "off the record," Biden is "not running again"". CBS News. August 15, 2022. Archived from the original on August 28, 2022. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
- ^ Vakil, Caroline (June 23, 2022). "SC Democratic governor candidate says Biden shouldn't run in 2024 due to age". The Hill. Archived from the original on September 3, 2022. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
- ^ Reimann, Nicholas. "Rep. Tim Ryan Suggests Biden Shouldn't Run In 2024—Joining These Other Democrats". Forbes. Archived from the original on December 22, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ Otterbein, Holly (January 1, 2022). "The left is already looking to 2024. Some want to see a Biden primary challenge". Politico. Archived from the original on January 7, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
- ^ Dorman, John L. (January 2, 2022). "Former Sanders presidential campaign manager says Biden will have 'a progressive challenger' in 2024". Business Insider. Archived from the original on January 4, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
- ^ Enten, Harry (November 13, 2022). "How Joe Biden and the Democratic Party defied midterm history". CNN. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
- ^ Enten, Harry (December 18, 2022). "How the midterms changed the 2024 primaries for Biden and Trump". CNN. Archived from the original on December 30, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
- ^ Doyle, Katherine; Alba, Monical (April 25, 2023). "Biden announces he is running for re-election, framing 2024 as a choice between 'more rights or fewer'". NBC News. Archived from the original on April 26, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
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- Dorn, Sara (July 18, 2023). "RFK Jr.'s Family Denounces Claim That Jews, Chinese Are Immune To Covid: Here Are All The Other Conspiracies He Promotes". Forbes. Archived from the original on September 10, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- "RFK Jr. is building a presidential campaign around conspiracy theories". NPR. July 13, 2023. Archived from the original on September 9, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- Pengelly, Martin (December 18, 2021). "Guests urged to be vaccinated at anti-vaxxer Robert F Kennedy Jr's party". the Guardian. Archived from the original on December 18, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- Cabral, Sam (July 17, 2023). "RFK Jr's conspiracy theories and Republican supporters". BBC News. Archived from the original on July 22, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- Traister, Rebecca (June 30, 2023). "Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Inside Job". Intelligencer. Archived from the original on September 13, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- Collins, Eliza (June 22, 2023). "RFK Jr.'s White House Bid Is a Mix of Nostalgia and Conspiracy Theories". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on January 18, 2024. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- ^ "Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launches long shot presidential bid as a Democrat". ABC News. Archived from the original on October 23, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ Otterbein, Holly; Schneider, Elena (October 26, 2023). "Rep. Dean Phillips files paperwork for presidential bid against Biden". Politico. Archived from the original on October 27, 2023. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ^ Mueller, Julia (February 29, 2024). "Biden critics look to replicate Michigan's 'uncommitted' vote in other states". The Hill. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- ^ Stepansky, Joseph; Silmi, Malak. "Birth of a Movement: Michigan's Arab voters rise up to challenge Biden". Al Jazeera. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- ^ John, Arit; Gallagher, Dianne (February 26, 2024). "Arab American Democrats push for 'uncommitted' vote in Michigan primary to send message to Biden about Gaza". CNN. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ Swenson, Ali (October 9, 2023). "Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will run for president as an independent and drop his Democratic primary bid". Associated Press. Archived from the original on December 14, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ Gibson, Brittany (February 7, 2024). "Marianne Williamson ends her 2024 presidential run". Politico. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ Garrison, Joey (February 28, 2024). "Marianne Williamson says she is 'unsuspending' her longshot presidential campaign". USA TODAY. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
- ^ Shabad, Rebecca; Egwuonwu, Nnamdi (March 6, 2024). "Dean Phillips ends presidential campaign and endorses Biden". NBC News. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Presidential Primary Delegate Tracker". USA Today. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
- ^ "US election 2024 primaries: follow live results". The Guardian. March 19, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ Bickerton, James (March 6, 2024). "Joe Biden is first incumbent president to lose a primary in 44 years". Newsweek. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ Dorn, Andrew (June 27, 2023). "Has an incumbent president ever lost to a primary challenger?". NewsNation. Archived from the original on October 24, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ "Could Trump Lose the Republican Nomination? Here's the History of Primary Challenges to Incumbent Presidents". Time. October 10, 2019. Archived from the original on December 24, 2020. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
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