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April 28 presidential primaries, 2020
Date: November 3, 2020 |
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One state is holding a presidential primary on April 28, 2020:
Six other states in northeastern United States—Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island—postponed their primaries from April 28 to June in response to the coronavirus pandemic. This election date was previously called the Acela Primary, referring to the Amtrak train service that connects major cities in these six states.
This page contains the following presidential primary resources:
- Candidates and election results organized by state;
- The Democratic pledged delegate count;
- A chart showing Democratic delegate allocation over time by candidate;
- PredictIt markets;
- Rules governing delegates and candidate withdrawals.
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Candidates and election results
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This section contains the candidate lists and election results for each April 28, 2020, primary. Results will be updated as they become available.
Ohio
- See also: Presidential election in Ohio, 2020
Ohio Democratic presidential primary on April 28, 2020
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
Pledged delegates |
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 | Joe Biden |
72.4
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647,284 | 115 |
 | Bernie Sanders |
16.7
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149,683 | 21 |
 | Elizabeth Warren |
3.5
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30,985 | 0 |
 | Michael Bloomberg |
3.2
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28,704 | 0 |
 | Pete Buttigieg |
1.7
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15,113 | 0 |
 | Amy Klobuchar |
1.3
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11,899 | 0 |
 | Tulsi Gabbard |
0.5
|
4,560 | 0 |
 | Thomas Steyer |
0.3
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2,801 | 0 |
 | Michael Bennet |
0.2
|
2,030 | 0 |
 | Deval Patrick |
0.1
|
822 | 0 |
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Total votes: 893,881 • Total pledged delegates: 136 |
Democratic pledged delegate count
- See also: Democratic delegate rules, 2020
Delegate totals reflect the estimated allocation prior to candidate withdrawals or state party conventions. These estimates may differ from the delegate allocation announced at the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
Democratic presidential primaries 2020
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Candidate
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Pledged delegates
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Joe Biden | 2,708 |
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Bernie Sanders | 1,115 |
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Elizabeth Warren | 70 |
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Michael Bloomberg | 49 |
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Pete Buttigieg | 26 |
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Amy Klobuchar | 7 |
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Tulsi Gabbard | 2 |
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Total pledged delegates: 3,977 |
Democratic delegate allocation by candidate over time
Note: Several states have made changes to their presidential preference primary or caucus dates and procedures in light of the coronavirus outbreak. This section will be updated with more information as the election calendar stabilizes.
What happens to delegates allocated to candidates who withdraw?
The Delegate Selection Rules for the 2020 Democratic National Convention included two provisions regarding the binding of delegates to the candidates they supported at the time of their selection.[1]
| “ | No delegate at any level of the delegate selection process shall be mandated by law or Party rule to vote contrary to that person’s presidential choice as expressed at the time the delegate is elected.[2] | ” |
| —Rule 13.I (p. 14)[1] | ||
| “ | Delegates elected to the national convention pledged to a presidential candidate shall in all good conscience reflect the sentiments of those who elected them.[2] | ” |
| —Rule 13.J (p. 14)[1] | ||
Beyond this, the Delegate Selection Rules did not directly address how a candidate's withdrawal from the race before the convention affected the delegates pledged to that candidate. However, in 12 states, statutes established provisions for the release of delegates either upon a candidate's withdrawal or after a specific number of ballots had been taken at the national convention. The table below identifies these states. In the column titled "Candidate withdrawal or release provision," a "yes" indicates that the statute allowed for the release of pledged delegates either upon a candidate's withdrawal or at the explicit direction of the candidate. In the column titled "Multiple ballot provision," a "yes" indicates that the statute allowed for the release of a pledged delegate after a specific number of ballots had been taken at the convention (the number in parentheses indicates the ballot on which the delegates would be released). The full text of relevant statutes and their citations are also provided.
| What happens to delegates allocated to candidates who withdraw? | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Candidate withdrawal or release provision | Multiple ballot provision | Statute | Citation |
| Arizona | Yes | Yes (second ballot) | At the political party national convention, each delegate to the national convention shall vote for the party's presidential nominee candidate who received the greatest number of votes in the presidential preference election until the candidate is nominated for the office of President of the United States by the convention, until the candidate releases the delegate from the delegate's obligation, until a candidate withdraws from the race or until one convention nominating ballot has been taken. After a candidate is nominated, withdraws from the race, delegates are released or one ballot is taken, each delegate is free to vote as the delegate chooses, and no rule may be adopted by a delegation requiring the delegation to vote as a body or causing the vote of any delegate to go uncounted or unreported. | Section 16-243 |
| Connecticut | Yes | No | If, subsequent to the primary, a candidate to whom one or more of such party's delegates are allocated either dies or files with the secretary a written statement, by him signed, to the effect that he has released all Connecticut delegates committed to him, the commitment of any such delegate to the candidate shall be deemed to have been released. | Section 9-485 |
| Georgia | Yes | No | Any delegate to a national convention whose presidential candidate withdraws after being entitled to delegate votes pursuant to this article shall be an unpledged delegate to the national convention. | Section 21-2-197 |
| Indiana | No | Yes (second ballot) | A delegate or alternate delegate selected from a congressional district to the national convention of a political party shall, on the first ballot at the national convention, support the candidate for President of the United States who received the highest number of votes in the congressional district at the primary election if the person is in fact a candidate at the convention. A delegate-at-large or alternate delegate-at-large to the national convention is not required to support a specific candidate for President on any ballot at the convention. | Section 3-8-3-11 |
| Kentucky | Yes | Yes (second ballot) | Each political party shall, on the first ballot at its national convention, cast this Commonwealth's vote for the candidates as determined by the primary or party caucus and calculated under this section or under party rules, whichever is applicable. Provided, however, that in the event of the death or withdrawal of a candidate receiving votes under this section prior to the tabulation of the first ballot, any delegate votes allocated to such candidate shall be considered uncommitted. Withdrawal shall mean notice in writing by the candidate to the chairman of the Kentucky delegation prior to the first ballot. | Section 118.641 |
| Massachusetts | Yes | Yes (second ballot) | If there is a roll call vote for president at the national convention of a political party, all delegates and alternate delegates whose selection is subject by party rule to the approval of a presidential candidate shall vote on the first such roll call for that presidential candidate unless released by such candidate. | Section 701 |
| Michigan | Yes | Yes (second ballot) | A national convention delegate shall be bound to vote for the presidential candidate for whom he or she designated commitment, if any, under section 562b and as certified by the presidential candidate or the presidential candidate's designee under this section before the delegate is elected as a national delegate until the end of the first ballot at the national convention. However, a national convention delegate is released from that commitment by the withdrawal of that presidential candidate from contention for that party's nomination or by written release of that presidential candidate to the chairperson of the national convention, whichever is earliest. | Section 168.619 |
| Nebraska | Yes | Yes (third ballot) | Any person seeking to be elected as a delegate or alternate delegate to the national convention of a political party shall submit a filing form under this section regardless of the method of election used by the political party. The filing form for nomination of a candidate for election as a delegate or alternate delegate to the national convention of a political party shall (1) contain a statement of commitment to a candidate for the office of President of the United States or that he or she is uncommitted, (2) include a pledge swearing to support the candidate for President of the United States to which the candidate for delegate or alternate delegate to the national convention is committed until (a) such candidate receives less than thirty-five percent of the votes for nomination by such convention or releases the delegate from such commitment or (b) two convention nominating ballots have been taken, and (3) be filed with the Secretary of State. | Section 32-704 |
| New Mexico | Yes | Yes (second ballot) | The provisions of this section with regard to the manner of voting by the New Mexico delegations at the national party conventions apply only to the first nominating ballot cast at such conventions. Such delegations may be released prior to the first ballot from voting in the manner provided by this section upon death of the candidate or upon his written unconditional release of such votes allotted to him. Any votes so released shall be cast in the manner of votes allotted to the uncommitted category. | Section 1-15A-9 |
| Oklahoma | Yes | No | Each delegate or alternate delegate to the national convention of his political party shall cast their vote on all ballots for the candidate who received this state's vote. If that candidate is for any reason no longer a candidate, the votes of the Oklahoma delegation shall be cast for any candidate of their choice. | Section 26-20-104 |
| Oregon | Yes | Yes (third ballot) | Each person selected as a delegate shall sign a pledge that the person will continue to support at the national convention the candidate for President of the United States the person is selected as favoring until: (a) The candidate is nominated at the convention; (b) The candidate receives less than 35 percent of the votes for nomination at the convention; (c) The candidate releases the delegate from the pledge; or (d) Two convention nominating ballots have been taken. | Section 248.315 |
| Tennessee | Yes | Yes (third ballot) | The results of the preferential presidential primary shall be binding on the delegates to the national conventions as provided in this section. The delegates to the national conventions shall be bound by the results of the preferential presidential primary for the first two (2) ballots and shall vote for the candidate to whom they are pledged as provided in § 2-13-307. The delegates shall thereafter be bound to support such candidate so long as the candidate, not to exceed two (2) ballots, has twenty percent (20%) of the total convention vote or until such time the candidate of their party releases them from the results of the presidential preference primary. | Section 2-13-317 |
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