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2020 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions
 
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Presidential Nominating Process
Primary: Tuesday 2 June 20201
State Convention: Circa July 2020 (date not set)
Democrats
CandidateDelegate Votes
Hard TotalFloor
Biden, Joseph Robinette "Joe", Jr.151  71.90%175  83.33%
Sanders, Bernard "Bernie"35  16.67%34  16.19%
(available)24  11.43%1   0.48%
Total210 100.00%210 100.00%

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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.

27 March 2020: Due to the COVID-19 virus, Governor Tom Wolf signed SB 422 which moves the statewide and Presidential Primaries from 28 April to 2 June.

Delegate Selection Plan from the Pennsylvania Democratic Party.

Presidential Primary Election from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.


2 June 2020 Primary results from a media source.

2 June 2020 Primary returns from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.


   

Participation in Pennsylvania's delegate selection process is open to all voters who are enrolled as members of the Democratic Party. Pennsylvania requires voters to be enrolled for no less than 30 days prior to the Primary.

This Presidential Primary coincides with a state/local primary. These coinciding primaries tend to have an impact upon voter turnout.

"Uncommitted" will not appear on the ballot and no individual will be permitted to file as a delegate candidate pledged as "uncommitted".

Tuesday 2 June 2020: Pennsylvania Primary. Hours 7:00a-8:00p EDT (1100-0000 UTC). Delegate Pledging: Proportional Primary. Voter Eligibility: Closed Primary.

Primary
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State.
Status: Official. Retrieved: Monday 20 July 2020.
Included in Nationwide vote.

CandidatePop
Vote
%
Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.1,264,62479.26%
Bernard "Bernie" Sanders287,83418.04%
Tulsi Gabbard43,0502.70%
Total1,595,508100.00%
 

186 of 210 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are pledged to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's Pennsylvania Presidential Primary. A mandatory 15 percent threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be allocated National Convention delegates at either the congressional district or statewide level. How the Democratic Proportional Delegate Allocation Math works.

  • 125 district delegates are to be pledged proportionally to presidential contenders based on the primary results in each of the State's 18 congressional districts.
  • In addition, 61 delegates are to be pledged to presidential contenders based on the primary vote statewide.
    • 41 at-large National Convention delegates
    • 20 Pledged PLEOs

District Level delegates appear on the primary ballot and selections are made from the highest vote getters. In the event a presidential candidate qualifies to receive District delegates but failed to slate a sufficient number on the primary ballot, the necessary delegates will be elected at the State Convention.

In the list below, CD02 should be Biden 6, Sanders 2; CD17 Biden 7, Sanders 1.

Primary
99% Reporting. Estimate as of 13 August 2020 19:54 EDT.

ContestBidenSanders
 Pop
Vote
Qual
Vote
DelPop
Vote
AllocDelPop
Vote
AllocDel
CD165,76364,204853,1616.624711,0431.3761
CD269,44467,998855,8036.565712,1951.4351
CD369,44467,9981455,80311.4891112,1952.5113
CD466,88965,6211054,2298.264811,3921.7362
CD579,84578,776965,8577.524812,9191.4761
CD690,56989,018874,0406.654714,9781.3461
CD758,26756,694745,5805.628611,1141.3721
CD872,98270,243658,8935.031511,3500.9691
CD954,41651,999442,0263.23339,9730.7671
CD1047,12745,679736,8855.65268,7941.3481
CD1130,36429,487522,7333.85546,7541.1451
CD1232,99431,367424,8093.16436,5580.8361
CD1332,27630,421424,3963.20836,0250.7921
CD1459,09855,528546,1694.15749,3590.8431
CD1540,15837,457430,1403.21937,3170.7811
CD1653,99451,866542,5314.10049,3350.9001
CD17112,723108,761886,8556.389621,9061.6112
CD18124,055120,130994,8847.109725,2461.8912
PLEO1,160,4081,123,24720914,79416.28816208,4533.7124
At-Large1,160,4081,123,24741914,79433.39133208,4537.6098
Total
Delegates
  186  151  35
 

Due to COVID-19, the Saturday 13 June 2020 State Convention has been postponed to no later than 18 July.

Circa July 2020 (date not set): State Convention.

National Convention Pledged PLEO and At-Large National Convention Delegates are elected by the State Committee according to the results of the Primary.

The remaining 24 National Convention delegates consist of

  • 24 Unpledged PLEO delegates:
    • 12 Democratic National Committee members.
    • 10 Members of Congress (1 Senator and 9 Representatives).
    • 1 Governor.
    • 1 Distinguished Party Leader (forner DNC Chairman Ed Rendell).

These 24 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
  Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Election Authority
  Pennsylvania Department of State - Bureau of Commissions, Elections, and Legislation
  VotesPA.com - The Pennsylvania Department of State's online voting information center
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
  Pennsylvania General Assembly
  Pennsylvania House of Representatives
  Pennsylvania Senate
Democratic
  Pennsylvania Democratic Party
  Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus
  Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus
Media & others
  Altoona.com - State College
  City & State Pennsylvania
  Gettysburg Times
  Jewish Exponent - Philadelphia
  Keystone Report - Pennslyvania
  KYW AM - Newsradio - Philadelphia
  LancasterOnline.com
  PennLive.com - Harrisburg
  Pennsylvania Ballot Access Coalition
  Philadelphia Daily News
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
  Politics1.com - Pennsylvania
  PoliticsPA.com
  Reading Eagle
  The Citizens Voice - Wilkes-Barre
  The Daily Item - Sunbury
  The Daily Local News - West Chester
  The Daily Pennsylvanian - University of Pennsylvania
  The Herald - Sharon
  The Herald Standard -Uniontown
  The Meadville Tribune - Meadville
  The Mercury - Pottstown
  The Morning Call - Allentown
  The Sentinel - Carlisle - Shippensburg
  The Times-Tribune - Scranton
  Times Leader - Wilkes-Barre
  Times News - Lehighton
 


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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  
 
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