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The 2024 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary took place on March 5, 2024, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 70 delegates to the Democratic National Convention were allocated to presidential candidates. The contest was held on Super Tuesday alongside primaries in 14 other states and territories.
Biden won the primary in a landslide and received all 63 delegates.
Candidates
The filing deadline was December 5, 2023, at noon. President Joe Biden was the only candidate who met the certification requirements to appear on the ballot.
US Representative Dean Phillips filed to run, but did not get enough signatures to make the ballot.
Write-in candidates were permitted, and "uncommitted" was an option on the ballot.
Endorsements
Main article: Endorsements in the 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries Joe BidenU.S. Representatives
- Steve Cohen, U.S. Representative from TN-09 (2007–present)
- Jim Cooper, U.S. Representative from TN-05 (2003–2023) and TN-04 (1983–1995)
Statewide officials
- Phil Bredesen, 48th Governor of Tennessee (2003–2011), 4th Mayor of Nashville (1991–1999)
Notable individuals
- Andrea Conte, First Lady of Tennessee (2003–2011), First Lady of Nashville (1991–1999)
Organizations
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Joe Biden |
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. |
Marianne Williamson |
Other / Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 28, 2024 | Williamson un-suspends her candidacy | ||||||||
| February 7, 2024 | Williamson suspends her candidacy | ||||||||
| October 27, 2023 | Phillips declares his candidacy | ||||||||
| October 9, 2023 | Kennedy withdraws from the primaries | ||||||||
| Targoz Market Research | Oct 5–16, 2023 | 270 (RV) | – | 75% | 9% | 3% | 12% | ||
| 224 (LV) | – | 74% | 10% | 2% | 14% | ||||
| Targoz Market Research | Jun 14–22, 2023 | 356 (LV) | – | 63% | 7% | 2% | 28% | ||
Results
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pledged | Unpledged | Total | |||
| Joe Biden (incumbent) | 122,803 | 92.14% | 63 | 63 | |
| Uncommitted | 10,475 | 7.86% | 0 | 0 | |
| Total: | 133,278 | 100.00% | 63 | 7 | 70 |
Results by congressional district
Biden won all 9 of Tennessee's congressional districts.
| District | Biden | Uncommitted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 90.9% | 9.1% | |||
| 2nd | 89.3% | 10.7% | |||
| 3rd | 91.9% | 8.1% | |||
| 4th | 91.7% | 8.3% | |||
| 5th | 91.3% | 8.7% | |||
| 6th | 91.1% | 8.9% | |||
| 7th | 91.5% | 8.5% | |||
| 8th | 95.5% | 4.5% | |||
| 9th | 94.8% | 5.2% | |||
| Source: "Tennessee Democratic Delegation 2024". www.thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved May 5, 2023. | |||||
Results by county
See also
- 2024 Tennessee Republican presidential primary
- 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries
- 2024 United States presidential election
- 2024 United States presidential election in Tennessee
- 2024 Tennessee elections
- 2024 United States elections
Notes
- Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear - ^ Poll sponsored by the Beacon Center of Tennessee
References
- "Tennessee Democratic Delegation 2024". The Green Papers. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
- "2024 Presidential Preference Primary". Tennessee Secretary of State - sos.tn.gov. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- WCYB (December 12, 2023). "Tennessee presidential primary ballot finalized; Biden, Trump both on ballot". WZTV. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- "TENNESSEE DELEGATE SELECTION PLAN FOR THE 2024 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION" (PDF). Tennessee Democratic Party. September 4, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
- Solender, Andrew (April 26, 2023). "Democratic skeptics hold off on Biden 2024 endorsement". Axios.
- ^ Jones, Vivian; Brown, Melissa (July 21, 2023). "The Week in Politics: Expulsion Votes Give Jones, Pearson Massive Fundraising Haul". The Tennessean. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
- @tndp (April 25, 2023). "We are ready to help finish the job! 🇺🇸" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- Targoz Market Research
- Targoz Market Research
- "March 5, 2024 Democratic Presidential Preference Primary" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- "Tennessee Democratic Primary Election Results". The New York Times. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
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