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2024 Massachusetts Democratic presidential primary
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116 delegates (92 pledged and 24 unpledged) to the Democratic National Convention
 
Candidate Joe Biden No preference
Home state Delaware –
Delegate count 91 1
Popular vote 533,096 60,236
Percentage 80.5% 9.1%
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The 2024 Massachusetts Democratic presidential primary took place on March 5, 2024, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 116 delegates to the Democratic National Convention will be 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. However, No preference received 1 delegate as the result of a protest vote against ongoing American involvement in the Israel–Hezbollah conflict.[2]

Candidates

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Incumbent President Joe Biden announced on April 25, 2023, his bid for a second term. He faces primary challenges from author, progressive activist, and 2020 presidential candidate Marianne Williamson and U.S. Representative from MN 3, Dean Phillips.[3]

Ballot access controversy

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There are three ways for a presidential candidate to get on the primary ballot in Massachusetts: a candidate can be placed on the ballot by the state party, they can gather 2,500 signatures to achieve ballot access, or the Secretary of the Commonwealth can place candidates who have been "generally advocated or recognized in the national news media."[4] The Massachusetts Democratic Party voted to submit only Biden's name to the state ballot, which was highly criticized by the Williamson campaign, which did not attempt to file any signatures.[5] Ultimately, both Phillips and Williamson were placed on the ballot by Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin.[6]

Endorsements

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Main article: Endorsements in the 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries
Joe Biden

U.S. Senators

U.S. Representatives

Statewide officials

Local officials

Newspapers

No preference

State representatives

Local officials

  • Willie Burnley Jr., Somerville City Councilor at-large (2022–present)[13]

Organizations

Polling

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Hypothetical polling

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Hypothetical polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Joe
Biden 		Pete
Buttigieg 		Hillary
Clinton 		Kamala
Harris 		Maura
Healey 		Gavin
Newsom 		Alexandria
Ocasio-Cortez 		Bernie
Sanders 		Elizabeth
Warren 		Other Undecided
YouGov[22] Mar 28 – April 5, 2023 397 (RV) – 28% 15% – 6% – 4% – 21% 12% 4%[b] 10%
Emerson College[23] Sep 7–8, 2022 339 (LV) – 54% – – – 6% – – – – 11% 28%
YouGov[24] Aug 26–29, 2022 500 (LV) ± 5.1% 22% 17% 5% 9% – 4% 6% 12% 15% 11%[c] –
YouGov[25] Jun 15–21, 2022 588 (LV) ± 3.5% 26% 13% 7% 9% – – 6% 14% 14% 10%[d] –

Results

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Massachusetts Democratic primary, March 5, 2024[26]
Candidate Votes Percentage Actual delegate count
Pledged Unpledged Total
Joe Biden (incumbent) 533,096 80.5% 91 91
No Preference 60,236 9.1% 1 1
Dean Phillips 29,728 4.5%
Marianne Williamson 20,402 3.1%
Other candidates 10,135 1.5%
Cenk Uygur (write-in) 82 <0.1%
Blank ballots 8,930 1.3%
Total: 662,609 100% 92 92

Results by county

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County[27] Joe Biden No preference Dean Phillips Marianne Williamson Other candidates Cenk Uygur Blanks Total
# # # # # # # #
Barnstable 27,391 1,586 1,023 641 335 0 281 31,257
Berkshire 12,231 983 425 476 184 3 148 14,450
Bristol 32,486 3,661 2,197 1,742 796 5 911 41,798
Dukes 2,407 198 92 73 31 0 28 2,829
Essex 58,857 5,527 3,375 2,212 1,139 3 990 72,103
Franklin 7,882 1,164 274 379 148 1 100 9,948
Hampden 25,183 2,620 1,351 1,450 654 38 410 31,706
Hampshire 17,172 2,502 587 657 341 2 240 21,501
Middlesex 147,722 18,555 7,992 4,956 2,508 9 2,261 184,003
Nantucket 870 63 22 19 18 0 2 994
Norfolk 62,481 6,512 3,561 2,084 1,275 7 889 76,809
Plymouth 39,381 3,136 2,360 1,458 624 2 655 47,616
Suffolk 46,125 8,289 2,733 1,824 1,142 0 1,063 61,176
Worcester 52,908 5,440 3,736 2,431 940 12 952 66,419
Total 533,096 60,236 29,728 20,402 10,135 82 8,930 662,609

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. ^ Gretchen Whitmer with 4%
  3. ^ "Someone else" with 11%
  4. ^ "Someone else" with 10%

References

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  1. ^ "Massachusetts Democratic Delegation 2024". The Green Papers. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  2. ^ Mancini, Ryan. "Mass. coalition urges Dem. voters to choose 'no preference' in primary". Mass Live. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  3. ^ Alter, Charlotte (December 4, 2023). "Dean Phillips Is the Other Guy Running for President. Does He Have a Chance?". Time. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  4. ^ "How to Run for President". Massachusetts Secretary of State. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  5. ^ Garrity, Kelly and Kashinsky, Lisa. "Williamson cries foul over ballot access in Massachusetts". Politico on MSN.com. Retrieved January 4, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Fortier, Marc (January 2, 2024). "Here's who will appear first on Massachusetts' presidential primary ballots". nbcboston.com. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  7. ^ Harding, Ed (November 27, 2022). "OTR: Sen. Markey explains why he's backing Biden in 2024". WCVB. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  8. ^ Morris, Kyle (January 22, 2023). "10 Democrats who have vowed support for Biden in 2024 as voters await his official re-election decision". Fox News. Archived from the original on February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  9. ^ McCammond, Alexi; Treene, Alayna; Solender, Andrew (August 5, 2022). "Dems dodge on Biden '24". Axios. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023.
  10. ^ Stockburger, George (May 10, 2023). "Josh Shapiro, Malcolm Kenyatta named to Biden-Harris Campaign National Advisory Board". ABC27/WHTM.
  11. ^ "The reasons to look beyond Joe Biden's age". The Boston Globe. April 25, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  12. ^ Mancini, Ryan (March 4, 2024). "Mass. coalition urges Dem. voters to choose 'no preference' in primary". MassLive. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  13. ^ Alston, Paris (March 4, 2024). "A Mass. group wants Democrats to vote 'No Preference' to support a ceasefire in Gaza". WGBH. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  14. ^ Falconer, Rebeca (March 3, 2024). "Democratic Socialists of America endorses "uncommitted" Biden protest". Axios. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  15. ^ Cape Cod DSA [@CapeCodDSA] (February 29, 2024). "🗳️ Attention Massachusetts Voters - Primary Day is March 5th! No Peace? No Preference" (Tweet). Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Twitter.
  16. ^ River Valley DSA🌹 [@RiverValleyDSA] (March 2, 2024). "‼️Tuesday March 5‼️ Tell the Democratic Party our votes belong to Gaza by voting No Preference on your ballot. 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸" (Tweet). Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via Twitter.
  17. ^ Marans, Daniel (March 4, 2024). "The Gaza Cease-Fire Movement Faces A Big Test In Michigan". HuffPost. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  18. ^ IfNotNow Boston 🔥 [@IfNotNowBoston] (March 4, 2024). "Remember, vote "NO PREFERENCE" tomorrow! #ceasefirenow #mapoli" (Tweet). Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via Twitter.
  19. ^ a b Pursley, Basil (March 2, 2024). "Activists encourage voters to choose 'no preference' in Tuesday's election, in support of Gaza". New England Public Media. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  20. ^ Jewish Voice for Peace Action [@JvpAction] (March 4, 2024). "JVP Action endorses "uncommitted" in the remaining Democratic presidential primaries This is a warning to Biden. We reject his support for Israel's assault on Gaza. By choosing to be complicit in genocide, he is also ignoring his voters and terrifyingly paving a path for Trump🧵" (Tweet). Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via Twitter.
  21. ^ Jewish Voice for Peace Action [@JvpAction] (March 4, 2024). "Massachusetts! Learn how to #VoteNoPreferenceMA here: http://votenopreferencema.org" (Tweet). Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via Twitter.
  22. ^ "Political Science : Department of Political Science : UMass Amherst". www.umass.edu. Archived from the original on December 26, 2023. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  23. ^ Mumford, Camille (September 8, 2022). "Massachusetts 2022: Healey Leads Diehl By 18 Points; Majority of Massachusetts Voters Approve of Biden". Emerson Polling.
  24. ^ YouGov
  25. ^ YouGov
  26. ^ "2024 President Democratic Primary". State of Massachusetts. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  27. ^ "2024 President Democratic Primary". Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Elections Division - Election Results Archive. Retrieved August 12, 2024.


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