The 2024 Ohio Democratic presidential primary took place on March 19, 2024, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 143 delegates to the Democratic National Convention will be allocated to presidential candidates.[1] The contest was held alongside Arizona, Illinois, and Kansas.
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County results
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President Biden won every county; but, despite having already dropped out, Dean Phillips won three delegates. Congressman Phillips was still on the ballot on election day and gained his delegates by meeting the 15% threshold of votes needed to receive a delegate in a congressional district in the state's 2nd, 6th, and 14th districts.[2]
Candidates
editThe filing deadline for the Ohio primary was on December 20, 2023, and the office of the Secretary of State of Ohio published the list of certified candidates on January 9, 2024.[3]
- Joe Biden
- Dean Phillips (withdrawn)
Endorsements
editU.S. Senator
- Sherrod Brown, U.S. Senator from Ohio (2007–present), U.S. Representative from OH-13 (1993–2007)[4]
U.S. Representatives
- Joyce Beatty, U.S. Representative from OH-03 (2013–present)[5]
- Shontel Brown, U.S. Representative from OH-11 (2021–present)[5]
- Marcy Kaptur, U.S. Representative from OH-09 (1983–present)[4]
Mayors
- Aftab Pureval, 70th Mayor of Cincinnati (2022–present)[5]
- Nan Whaley, 56th Mayor of Dayton (2014–2022), nominee for Governor of Ohio in 2022[6]
Organizations
Polling
editPoll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Joe Biden |
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. |
Dean Phillips |
Marianne Williamson |
Other / Undecided |
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Phillips suspends his candidacy | ||||||||
Williamson suspends her campaign | ||||||||
Emerson College[8] | Nov 10–13, 2023 | 351 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 61% | – | 2% | 7% | 30% |
Phillips announces his campaign | ||||||||
Ohio Northern University[9] | Oct 16–19, 2023 | 256 (LV) | ± 3.8% | 62% | – | – | 6% | 32%[b] |
Kennedy withdraws from the primaries | ||||||||
Ohio Northern University[10] | Jul 17–26, 2023 | – (LV) | – | 60% | 15% | – | 3% | 22%[c] |
Suffolk University[11] | Jul 9–12, 2023 | 152 (RV) | – | 67% | 13% | – | 3% | 17% |
Results
editCandidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
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Bound | Unbound | Total | |||
Joe Biden (incumbent) | 461,558 | 87.06% | 124 | ||
Dean Phillips (withdrawn) | 68,629 | 12.94% | 3 | ||
Total: | 530,187 | 100.00% | 127 | 16 | 133 |
See also
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ohio Democratic Delegation 2024". The Green Papers. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ Askarinam, Leah; Day, Chad. "Dean Phillips gains his first delegates. Here's why they'll likely vote for Biden at the convention". Associated Press. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- ^ "SECRETARY LAROSE ANNOUNCES CANDIDATES CERTIFIED FOR THE MARCH 19 PRIMARY". Ohio Secretary of State. January 9, 2024. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ a b Solender, Andrew (April 26, 2023). "Democratic skeptics hold off on Biden 2024 endorsement". Axios.
- ^ a b c Stockburger, George (May 10, 2023). "Josh Shapiro, Malcolm Kenyatta named to Biden-Harris Campaign National Advisory Board". ABC27/WHTM.
- ^ McCammond, Alexi; Treene, Alayna; Solender, Andrew (August 5, 2022). "Dems dodge on Biden '24". Axios. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023.
- ^ @OHDems (April 25, 2023). "From creating thousands of good-paying jobs to delivering historic investments in infrastructure projects, @JoeBiden has delivered for working families in Ohio. He's had our back, & now we look forward to supporting his re-election as we fight for working Ohioans" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Emerson College
- ^ Ohio Northern University
- ^ Ohio Northern University
- ^ Suffolk University
- ^ "Ohio Presidential Primary". The AP. Retrieved April 27, 2024.