2024 Louisiana Democratic presidential primary
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 Results by parish
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The 2024 Louisiana Democratic presidential primary was held on March 23, 2024, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 54 delegates to the Democratic National Convention were allocated to presidential candidates.[1]
President Biden won the primary in a landslide, winning every parish.[2]
Candidates
[edit]The following candidates have been certified to appear on the ballot in Louisiana.[3]
- Joe Biden
- Bob Ely
- Frankie Lozada
- Stephen Lyons
- Armando "Mando" Perez-Serrato
- Dean Phillips (withdrawn)
- Cenk Uygur[a] (withdrawn)
- Marianne Williamson
Results
[edit]| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
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| Pledged | Unpledged | Total | |||
| Joe Biden (incumbent) | 143,380 | 86.1% | 48 | ||
| Marianne Williamson | 7,898 | 4.7% | |||
| Dean Phillips (withdrawn) | 4,351 | 2.6% | |||
| Stephen Lyons (withdrawn) | 3,770 | 2.3% | |||
| Bob Ely | 2,652 | 1.6% | |||
| Frankie Lozada (withdrawn) | 2,245 | 1.4% | |||
| Armando Perez-Serrato | 1,200 | 0.7% | |||
| Cenk Uygur (withdrawn) | 1,114 | 0.7% | |||
| Total: | 166,610 | 100.0% | 48 | 6 | 52 |
Opinion polling
[edit]| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[b] |
Margin of error |
Joe Biden |
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. |
Dean Phillips |
Marianne Williamson |
Other | Undecided |
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| Williamson re-launches her candidacy | |||||||||
| Williamson suspends her candidacy | |||||||||
| Phillips declares his candidacy | |||||||||
| Kennedy withdraws from the primaries | |||||||||
| Emerson College[5] | Aug. 13–14, 2023 | (LV) | – | 59% | 16% | – | 2% | 1% | 22% |
See also
[edit]- 2024 Louisiana Republican presidential primary
- 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries
- 2024 United States presidential election
- 2024 United States presidential election in Louisiana
- 2024 United States elections
Notes
[edit]- ^ Uygur is not eligible to become president due to the Natural-born-citizen clause of the US Constitution.
- ^ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
References
[edit]- ^ "Louisiana Democratic Delegation 2024". The Green Papers. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "Louisiana Democratic Primary Election Results". The New York Times. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
- ^ "Candidate Inquiry". voterportal.sos.la.gov. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ^ "Louisiana Presidential Primary". The AP. April 16, 2024. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- ^ Yoshonis, Scott (August 18, 2023). "Trump way ahead in 2024 presidential primary in Louisiana, according to statewide poll". KLFY-TV. Retrieved August 23, 2024.