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120 delegates (96 pledged, 24 unpledged) to theDemocratic National Convention The number of pledged delegates won is determined by the popular vote | |||||||||||||||||||
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 County results
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| Pledgednational convention delegates | |
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| Type | Del. |
| CD1 | 7 |
| CD2 | 8 |
| CD3 | 8 |
| CD4 | 9 |
| CD5 | 9 |
| CD6 | 7 |
| CD7 | 9 |
| CD8 | 8 |
| PLEO | 10 |
| At-large | 21 |
| Total pledged delegates | 96 |
The2020 Maryland Democratic presidential primary took place on June 2, 2020, after being rescheduled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic,[1] as one of eight delayed and regular primaries on the same day in theDemocratic Party primaries for the2020 presidential election. It was originally planned to take place on April 28, 2020, as one of several states in the "Acela primary".[a] TheMaryland primary was aclosed primary, with the state awarding 120delegates to the2020 Democratic National Convention, of whom 96 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the primary results.
Former vice president and presumptive nomineeJoe Biden won the primary with 83.7% of the vote, one of his best results in the whole primary cycle and his best until then, earning all delegates and helping him to cross the necessary majority of 1,991 delegates and officially win the Democratic nomination three days later during the vote count.[2] SenatorBernie Sanders, who had withdrawn from the presidential race in April but still competed for delegates, only reached less than 8%, his lowest result until then. The remaining 9% were separated between 12 other long withdrawn candidates and the "uncommitted" option.
Maryland would have held its primary on April 28 as part of a regional cluster, the Acela primary, together with the five states ofConnecticut,Delaware,New York,Pennsylvania andRhode Island, but like Pennsylvania and Rhode Island GovernorLarry Hogan postponed it to June 2, while the three other states selected different dates. On that day, they voted alongside one other delayed contest inIndiana and four regularly scheduled contests (District of Columbia,Montana,New Mexico andSouth Dakota).
Voting took place throughout the state from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. In the closed primary, candidates had to meet a threshold of 15% at the congressional district or statewide level in order to be considered viable. The 96 pledged delegates to the2020 Democratic National Convention were allocated proportionally on the basis of the primary results. Of these, between 7 and 9 were allocated to each of thestate's 8 congressional districts and another 10 were allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 21 at-large delegates.[3] Originally planned with 79 delegates, the final number included a 25% bonus of 17 additional delegates on the 52 district and 17 at-large delegates by theDemocratic National Committee, 10% for the original April date, which belonged to Stage II on the primary timetable, and an additional 15% for the regional "Acela" cluster.[4][5]
District-level national convention delegates were voted on by the voters during the presidential primary, with no need for an additional confirmation by partie bodies. If a presidential candidate listed fewer district delegate candidates than had to be allocated based on the results of the primary, then the additional delegates would be named by the Democratic state central committee, before voting on the 21 at-large and 10 pledged PLEO delegates for the Democratic National Convention. The committee would originally have met on May 23, 2020, with the replacement date for that meeting being unknown. The delegation also included 24 unpledged PLEO delegates: 14 members of theDemocratic National Committee, 9 members of Congress (both senators and 7 representatives), and former DNC chairJoe Andrew.[3]
The following individuals qualified for the ballot in Maryland:[6]
Running
Withdrawn
John Delaney had also qualified but had submitted an official withdrawal on February 3 so that he could be taken off the ballot.[6] There was also an uncommitted option.
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[b] | Margin of error | Joe Biden | Michael Bloomberg | Pete Buttigieg | Kamala Harris | Amy Klobuchar | Bernie Sanders | Elizabeth Warren | Other | Undecided | |||||
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| Apr 8, 2020 | Sanders suspends his campaign | ||||||||||||||||
| Mar 1–5, 2020 | Buttigieg, Klobuchar, Bloomberg, and Warren withdraw from the race | ||||||||||||||||
| Gonzales Research & Media Services[7] | Feb 22–28, 2020 | 331 (LV) | ± 5.5% | 19% | 15% | 5% | – | 4% | 23% | 8% | – | 27% | |||||
| Goucher College[8] | Feb 13–19, 2020 | 371 (LV) | ± 5.1% | 18% | 16% | 7% | – | 6% | 24% | 6% | 4%[c] | 18% | |||||
| Dec 3, 2019 | Harris withdraws from the race | ||||||||||||||||
| Goucher College[8] | Sept 13–19, 2019 | 300 (LV) | ± 5.6% | 33% | – | 5% | 6% | 1% | 10% | 21% | 9%[d] | 15% | |||||
| Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates[10] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden | 879,753 | 83.72 | 96 |
| Bernie Sanders(withdrawn) | 81,939 | 7.80 | |
| Elizabeth Warren(withdrawn) | 27,134 | 2.58 | |
| Pete Buttigieg(withdrawn) | 7,180 | 0.68 | |
| Michael Bloomberg(withdrawn) | 6,773 | 0.64 | |
| Andrew Yang(withdrawn) | 6,670 | 0.63 | |
| Amy Klobuchar(withdrawn) | 5,685 | 0.54 | |
| Tulsi Gabbard (withdrawn) | 4,226 | 0.40 | |
| Cory Booker(withdrawn) | 2,662 | 0.25 | |
| Michael Bennet(withdrawn) | 2,291 | 0.22 | |
| Marianne Williamson(withdrawn) | 897 | 0.09 | |
| Julian Castro(withdrawn) | 760 | 0.07 | |
| Tom Steyer(withdrawn) | 671 | 0.06 | |
| Deval Patrick(withdrawn) | 406 | 0.04 | |
| Uncommitted | 23,726 | 2.26 | |
| Total | 1,050,773 | 100% | 96 |
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