2024 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary

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2024 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary

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25 delegates (20 pledged and 5 unpledged) to the Democratic National Convention
 
Candidate Joe Biden Jason Palmer
Home state Delaware Maryland
Delegate count 20 0
Popular vote 67,761 11,008
Percentage 70.5% 11.5%

 
Candidate Stephen Lyons
(withdrawn)
Dean Phillips
(withdrawn)
Home state Maryland Minnesota
Delegate count 0 0
Popular vote 7,342 7,176
Percentage 7.6% 7.5%

The 2024 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary took place on May 14, 2024, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 25 delegates to the Democratic National Convention will be allocated to presidential candidates.[1]

Candidates[edit]

The following candidates have been certified to appear on the ballot in West Virginia:[2]

Results[edit]

West Virginia Democratic primary, May 14, 2024
Candidate Votes Percentage Actual delegate count
Pledged Unpledged Total
Joe Biden (incumbent) 67,628 70.6% 16
Jason Palmer 10,985 11.5%
Stephen Lyons (withdrawn) 7,326 7.6%
Dean Phillips (withdrawn) 7,148 7.5%
Armando Perez-Serrato 2,748 2.9%
Total: 95,835 100.0% 20 5 25
Source: [3]

Results by congressional districts[edit]

Biden won both congressional districts. He performed slightly better in the second one, mimicking the Democrats' small overperformance there in the 2022 House election.[4]

District Biden Palmer Others Representative
1st 69.5% 11.87% 18.65% Carol Miller
2nd 71.7% 11.02% 17.28% Alex Mooney

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "West Virginia Democratic Delegation 2024". The Green Papers. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  2. ^ "Candidate West Virginia Secretary of State". West Virginia SOS. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  3. ^ "West Virginia Presidential Primary Election Results 2024". NBC News. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  4. ^ "West Virginia House Election Results 2022: Live Map". Politico. Retrieved May 16, 2024.