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2020 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions
 
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Presidential Nominating Process
Primary: Tuesday 7 July 20201
Delegate Selection Caucus: Circa July 2020 (date not set)
Democrats
CandidateDelegate Votes
Hard TotalFloor
Biden, Joseph Robinette "Joe", Jr.21  65.62%32 100.00%
(available)11  34.38% 
Total32 100.00%32 100.00%

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15 March 2020: Due to the COVID-19 virus, election officials have reminded voters that they may vote by absentee ballot.

24 March 2020: Due to the COVID-19 virus, Governor John Carney postponed the 28 April Presidential Primary to 2 June.

7 May 2020: Due to the COVID-19 virus, Governor John Carney postponed the 2 June Presidential Primary to 7 July. This date is outside the DNC's window, the 2nd Tuesday in June (9 June), for state parties to hold their primaries and caucuses. The original date was 28 April.

12 May 2020: The DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee unanimously granted a waiver for the late primary date.

2020 Democratic National Convention Delegate Selection from the Delaware Democratic Party.


Candidate List from the Delaware Department of Elections.

7 July 2020 Primary results from a media source.

7 July 2020 Primary returns from the Delaware Department of Elections.


   

Participation in Delaware's delegate selection process is open to voters who are registered Democrats.

"Pursuant to Delaware State Law, if the Delaware Democratic Party submits the name of only one Presidential Candidate, and no other candidates file for the ballot, the state run Presidential Primary shall be cancelled. Write-in candidates are not permitted.

Tuesday 7 July 2020: Delaware Primary. Hours 7:00a-8:00p EDT (1100-0000 UTC). Delegate Pledging: Proportional Primary. Voter Eligibility: Closed Primary.

Primary
Source: Delaware Department of Elections.
Status: Official. Retrieved: Sunday 19 July 2020.
Included in Nationwide vote.

CandidatePop
Vote
%
Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.81,95489.39%
Bernard "Bernie" Sanders6,8787.50%
Elizabeth Ann Warren2,8503.11%
Total91,682100.00%
 

21 of 32 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are pledged to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's Delaware Presidential Primary. A mandatory 15 percent threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be allocated National Convention delegates at either the "subdivision" or statewide level. Here is how the Democratic Proportional Delegate Allocation Math works.

  • Delaware, having only 1 Congressional District, has chosen to allocate their "District" delegates by City and County: 14 "subdivision level delegates" are allocated proportionally to presidential contenders based on the primary results in four "subdivisions": Kent County, Sussex County, New Castle County (portions of the county within the state's largest city Wilmington), and New Castle County (portions of the county outside of Wilmington).
  • 7 delegates are to be allocated to presidential contenders based on the primary vote statewide.
    • 5 at-large National Convention delegates
    • 2 Pledged PLEOs

Primary
Source: Delaware Department of Elections.
Status: Official. Retrieved: Sunday 19 July 2020.

ContestBidenSanders
 Pop
Vote
Qual
Vote
DelPop
Vote
AllocDelPop
Vote
AllocDel
City of Wilmington9,5368,57428,5742.0002671  
Rural New Castle County
(except Wilmington)
50,57344,657844,6578.00084,312  
Kent County13,41012,042212,0422.0002964  
Sussex County18,16316,681216,6812.0002931  
PLEO91,68281,954281,9542.00026,878  
At-Large91,68281,954581,9545.00056,878  
Total
Delegates
  21  21   
 

Due to COVID-19, the Saturday 6 June 2020 Delegate Selection Caucus were postponed to 9-16 July.

Circa July 2020 (date not set): Delegate Selection Caucus in Dover.

Delegate Selection Caucus delegates are elected by the Representative District level caucuses held tentatively 9 to 13 July.

National Convention Subdivision ("District") level are elected according to the results of the primary. Pledged PLEO and At-Large delegates are elected by a quorum of subdivision-level National Convention delegates on tentatively 16 July according to the results of the primary.

The remaining 11 National Convention delegates consist of

  • 11 Unpledged PLEO delegates:
    • 6 Democratic National Committee members.
    • 3 Members of Congress (2 Senators and 1 Representative).
    • 1 Governor.
    • 1 Distinguished Party Leader (former Vice President Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.)

These 11 delegates and will go to the Democratic National Convention officially "Unpledged".

 

Notes

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

1 Democratic Party's "First Determining Step" of the delegate selection process.

 

Links Links to other web sites

Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
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Media & others
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Commentary: THE TIES THAT BIND-- OR DO THEY? or, Politicus Unbound
 
Delegate Allocation
  Democratic Quick Reference   --   Republican Quick Reference  
  The Math Behind the Democratic Delegate Allocation   --   The Math Behind the Republican Delegate Allocation  
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  Democratic Delegate Pledging and Voter Eligibility   --   Republican Delegate Selection and Voter Eligibility  
 
  Primaries at a Glance  
 
  Results Status and Date Retrieved  
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  Estimating the Delegate Count  
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Documentation
  Historical Analysis of the Presidential Nominating Process  
  Historical Analysis of the apportionment of delegate votes at the National Conventions of the two major parties  
  Primary/Caucus/Convention Glossary  
  Statutory Election Information of the Several states / Presidential Primary  
  Dates of PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES re: selection and/or allocation/distribution of Delegates to Major Party National Conventions  
 
  Major Third Party Presidential Nomination Process  
 
  Straw Polls  
 
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