2024 Connecticut Democratic presidential primary

The 2024 Connecticut Democratic presidential primary was held on April 2, 2024, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 74 delegates to the Democratic National Convention will be allocated to presidential candidates.[1]

2024 Connecticut Democratic presidential primary

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74 delegates (60 pledged and 14 unpledged) to the Democratic National Convention
 
Candidate Joe Biden Uncommitted
Home state Delaware
Estimated delegate count 60 0
Popular vote 55,533 7,619
Percentage 84.8% 11.6%

President Biden won every county. Uncommitted, fueled by protest votes due to the Israel–Hamas war, received more than 11% of the vote.

Candidates

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The following candidates filed:[2]

Endorsements

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US Senators

Statewide officials

US Representatives

Party officials

Local officials

  • Joshua Michtom, Hartford City Councilmember at-large (2020–present)[5]
  • Abdul Osmanu, Hamden Legislative Councilmember from District 3 (2022–present)[5]

Organizations

Results

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Connecticut Democratic primary, April 2, 2024[9]
Candidate Votes Percentage Actual delegate count
Pledged Unpledged Total
Joe Biden (incumbent) 55,533 84.8% 60 60
Uncommitted 7,619 11.6%
Marianne Williamson 1,490 2.3%
Dean Phillips (withdrawn) 577 0.9%
Cenk Uygur (withdrawn) 310 0.5%
Total: 65,529 100.0% 60 14 79

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Biden-Harris Campaign National Advisory Board member

References

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  1. ^ "Connecticut Democratic Delegation 2024". The Green Papers. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  2. ^ Putterman, Alex (January 19, 2024). "Who is on CT's presidential primary ballot? Four Dems and four Republicans qualify". StamfordAdvocate. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e Moritz, John (April 25, 2023). "Gov. Lamont praises Biden's 'proven track record' after re-election bid becomes official". New Haven Register. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  4. ^ Bysiewicz, Susan (May 30, 2023). "President's infrastructure law working for Connecticut". CT Post.
  5. ^ a b Cross, Alison (March 13, 2024). "Activists hope to bring 'uncommitted' protest vote to CT presidential primary". Hartford Courant. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  6. ^ Falconer, Rebeca (March 3, 2024). "Democratic Socialists of America endorses "uncommitted" Biden protest". Axios. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  7. ^ Connecticut DSA 🌹🐳 [@ConnecticutDSA] (March 9, 2024). "🚨CT DSA endorses UNCOMMITTED in the April 2nd Democratic Primary🇵🇸🌹 We are proud to join @DemSocialists and the CT Palestine Solidarity Coalition in endorsing "Uncommitted" in the April 2nd Democratic primary. Read our thread below, and join the fight: http://bit.ly/VoteUncommittedCT" (Tweet). Retrieved March 11, 2024 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ a b c "Pledge to Vote Uncommitted in the CT Presidential Democratic Primary!". Connecticut DSA. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  9. ^ "Connecticut Presidential Primary". The AP. May 6, 2024. Retrieved May 16, 2024.