2024 Massachusetts Democratic presidential primary ← 2020 March 5, 2024 2028 →
Democratic National Convention County results Municipality results Biden
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The2024 Massachusetts Democratic presidential primary took place on March 5, 2024, as part of theDemocratic Party primaries for the2024 presidential election . 116 delegates to theDemocratic National Convention will be allocated to presidential candidates.[ 1] Super Tuesday alongside primaries in 14 other states andterritories .
Biden won the primary in a landslide. However,No preference received 1 delegate as the result of a protest vote against ongoing American involvement in theIsrael–Hezbollah conflict .[ 2]
IncumbentPresident Joe Biden announced on April 25, 2023, hisbid for a second term. He faced primary challenges from author, progressive activist, and2020 presidential candidateMarianne Williamson andU.S. Representative fromMN 3 ,Dean Phillips .[ 3]
Ballot access controversy [ edit ] There are three ways for a presidential candidate to get on the primary ballot in Massachusetts: a candidate can be placed on the ballot by the state party, they can gather 2,500 signatures to achieve ballot access, or theSecretary of the Commonwealth can place candidates who have been "generally advocated or recognized in the national news media."[ 4] Massachusetts Democratic Party voted to submit only Biden's name to the state ballot, which was highly criticized by the Williamson campaign, which did not attempt to file any signatures.[ 5] William Galvin .[ 6]
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Poll source Date(s) Sample[ a] Marginof error Joe Pete Hillary Kamala Maura Gavin Alexandria Bernie Elizabeth Other Undecided YouGov [ 22] Mar 28 – April 5, 2023 397 (RV) – 28% 15% – 6% – 4% – 21% 12% 4%[ b] 10% Emerson College [ 23] Sep 7–8, 2022 339 (LV) – 54% – – – 6% – – – – 11% 28% YouGov [ 24] Aug 26–29, 2022 500 (LV) ± 5.1% 22% 17% 5% 9% – 4% 6% 12% 15% 11%[ c] – YouGov [ 25] Jun 15–21, 2022 588 (LV) ± 3.5% 26% 13% 7% 9% – – 6% 14% 14% 10%[ d] –
County[ 27] Joe Biden No preference Dean Phillips Marianne Williamson Other candidates Cenk Uygur Blanks Total # # # # # # # # Barnstable 27,391 1,586 1,023 641 335 0 281 31,257 Berkshire 12,231 983 425 476 184 3 148 14,450 Bristol 32,486 3,661 2,197 1,742 796 5 911 41,798 Dukes 2,407 198 92 73 31 0 28 2,829 Essex 58,857 5,527 3,375 2,212 1,139 3 990 72,103 Franklin 7,882 1,164 274 379 148 1 100 9,948 Hampden 25,183 2,620 1,351 1,450 654 38 410 31,706 Hampshire 17,172 2,502 587 657 341 2 240 21,501 Middlesex 147,722 18,555 7,992 4,956 2,508 9 2,261 184,003 Nantucket 870 63 22 19 18 0 2 994 Norfolk 62,481 6,512 3,561 2,084 1,275 7 889 76,809 Plymouth 39,381 3,136 2,360 1,458 624 2 655 47,616 Suffolk 46,125 8,289 2,733 1,824 1,142 0 1,063 61,176 Worcester 52,908 5,440 3,736 2,431 940 12 952 66,419 Total 533,096 60,236 29,728 20,402 10,135 82 8,930 662,609
^ Key: ^ Gretchen Whitmer with 4% ^ "Someone else" with 11% ^ "Someone else" with 10% ^ "Massachusetts Democratic Delegation 2024" .The Green Papers . RetrievedApril 30, 2023 .^ Mancini, Ryan."Mass. coalition urges Dem. voters to choose 'no preference' in primary" . Mass Live. RetrievedJune 3, 2024 . ^ Alter, Charlotte (December 4, 2023)."Dean Phillips Is the Other Guy Running for President. Does He Have a Chance?" . Time. RetrievedDecember 8, 2023 . ^ "How to Run for President" .Massachusetts Secretary of State . RetrievedJanuary 4, 2024 .^ Garrity, Kelly and Kashinsky, Lisa."Williamson cries foul over ballot access in Massachusetts" .Politico on MSN.com . RetrievedJanuary 4, 2024 . {{cite web }}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link )^ Fortier, Marc (January 2, 2024)."Here's who will appear first on Massachusetts' presidential primary ballots" .nbcboston.com . RetrievedJanuary 4, 2024 . ^ Harding, Ed (November 27, 2022)."OTR: Sen. Markey explains why he's backing Biden in 2024" .WCVB . RetrievedApril 25, 2023 . ^ Morris, Kyle (January 22, 2023)."10 Democrats who have vowed support for Biden in 2024 as voters await his official re-election decision" .Fox News .Archived from the original on February 16, 2023. RetrievedFebruary 16, 2023 . ^ McCammond, Alexi; Treene, Alayna; Solender, Andrew (August 5, 2022)."Dems dodge on Biden '24" .Axios .Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. ^ Stockburger, George (May 10, 2023)."Josh Shapiro, Malcolm Kenyatta named to Biden-Harris Campaign National Advisory Board" .ABC27/WHTM . Archived fromthe original on May 19, 2023. RetrievedMay 19, 2023 . ^ "The reasons to look beyond Joe Biden's age" .The Boston Globe . RetrievedApril 25, 2023 .^ Mancini, Ryan (March 4, 2024)."Mass. coalition urges Dem. voters to choose 'no preference' in primary" .MassLive . RetrievedMarch 4, 2024 . ^ Alston, Paris (March 4, 2024)."A Mass. group wants Democrats to vote 'No Preference' to support a ceasefire in Gaza" .WGBH . RetrievedMarch 4, 2024 . ^ Falconer, Rebeca (March 3, 2024)."Democratic Socialists of America endorses "uncommitted" Biden protest" .Axios . RetrievedMarch 3, 2024 . ^ Cape Cod DSA [@CapeCodDSA] (February 29, 2024)."🗳️ Attention Massachusetts Voters - Primary Day is March 5th! No Peace? No Preference" (Tweet ). RetrievedMarch 3, 2024 – viaTwitter . ^ River Valley DSA🌹 [@RiverValleyDSA] (March 2, 2024)."‼️Tuesday March 5‼️ Tell the Democratic Party our votes belong to Gaza by voting No Preference on your ballot. 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸" (Tweet ). RetrievedMarch 4, 2024 – viaTwitter . ^ Marans, Daniel (March 4, 2024)."The Gaza Cease-Fire Movement Faces A Big Test In Michigan" .HuffPost . RetrievedFebruary 27, 2024 . ^ IfNotNow Boston 🔥 [@IfNotNowBoston] (March 4, 2024)."Remember, vote "NO PREFERENCE" tomorrow! #ceasefirenow #mapoli" (Tweet ). RetrievedMarch 4, 2024 – viaTwitter . ^a b Pursley, Basil (March 2, 2024)."Activists encourage voters to choose 'no preference' in Tuesday's election, in support of Gaza" .New England Public Media . RetrievedMarch 3, 2024 . ^ Jewish Voice for Peace Action [@JvpAction] (March 4, 2024)."JVP Action endorses "uncommitted" in the remaining Democratic presidential primaries This is a warning to Biden. We reject his support for Israel's assault on Gaza. By choosing to be complicit in genocide, he is also ignoring his voters and terrifyingly paving a path for Trump🧵" (Tweet ). RetrievedMarch 4, 2024 – viaTwitter . ^ Jewish Voice for Peace Action [@JvpAction] (March 4, 2024)."Massachusetts! Learn how to #VoteNoPreferenceMA here: http://votenopreferencema.org" (Tweet ). RetrievedMarch 4, 2024 – viaTwitter . ^ "Political Science : Department of Political Science : UMass Amherst" .www.umass.edu . Archived fromthe original on December 26, 2023. RetrievedDecember 26, 2023 .^ Mumford, Camille (September 8, 2022)."Massachusetts 2022: Healey Leads Diehl By 18 Points; Majority of Massachusetts Voters Approve of Biden" .Emerson Polling . ^ YouGov ^ YouGov ^ "2024 President Democratic Primary" .State of Massachusetts . RetrievedMarch 28, 2024 .^ "2024 President Democratic Primary" .Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Elections Division - Election Results Archive . RetrievedAugust 12, 2024 .
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