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The2024 California Republican presidential primary was held on March 5, 2024, as part of theRepublican Party primaries for the2024 presidential election . 169 delegates to the2024 Republican National Convention will be allocated on a winner-take-most basis.[ 3] Super Tuesday alongside primaries in 14 other states.
If a candidate gets over 50% of the total statewide vote, they are awarded all of the state's delegates. Otherwise, the delegates are allocated proportionally.
The following candidates were certified:[ 4]
On June 19, 2023,Ron DeSantis held a private breakfast event at the Del Paso Country Club inSacramento, California , hosting business leaders in the region to raise funds for his campaign. It was his first campaign stop in California since hisadministration in Florida transported migrants from theborder with Mexico to Sacramento. The event was attended by state legislatorsJoe Patterson andTom Lackey , who endorsed DeSantis after the event.[ 6]
TheCalifornia Republican Party held its annual fall convention from September 29 to October 1, 2023, inAnaheim . Featured speakers included DeSantis,Donald Trump ,Tim Scott , andVivek Ramaswamy .[ 7] [ 8]
The secondRepublican primary debate was held at theRonald Reagan Presidential Library inSimi Valley, California , on September 27, 2023. It was hosted byFox Business ,Rumble , andUnivision , and moderated byStuart Varney ,Dana Perino , andIlia Calderón . Seven of the eight candidates who attended the first debate were present:Doug Burgum ,Chris Christie , Ron DeSantis,Nikki Haley ,Mike Pence , Vivek Ramaswamy, and Tim Scott.[ 9]
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Connie Conway ,CA-22 (2022–2023)[ 14] [ 15] Darrell Issa ,CA-48 (2023–present, 2001–2003),CA-50 (2021–2023) andCA-49 (2003–2019)[ 16] Doug LaMalfa ,CA-01 (2013–present)[ 16] Kevin McCarthy ,CA-22 (2007–2013),CA-23 (2013–2023),CA-20 (2023), andSpeaker of the United States House of Representatives (2023)[ 17] Jay Obernolte ,CA-23 (2023–present) andCA-8 (2021–2023)[ 16] Michelle Steel ,CA-45 (2023–present) andCA-48 (2021–2023)[ 16] Notable individuals
Aggregate polls
Source of poll Dates Dates Nikki Donald Other/[ a] Margin FiveThirtyEight [ 25] through February 4, 2024 February 10, 2024 19.0% 73.1% 7.9% Trump +54.1
Poll source Date(s) Sample[ b] Marginof error Chris Ron Larry Nikki Asa Mike Vivek Tim Donald Other Undecided Morning Consult [ 26] Nov 1–30, 2023 2,347 (LV) – 2% 10% – 8% 0% – 7% – 71% 1%[ c] – Public Policy Institute of California [ 27] Nov 9–16, 2023 276 (LV) – 5% 12% – 13% 0% – 2% 2% 56% 1%[ d] 9% Emerson College [ 28] Nov 11–14, 2023 331 (LV) – 4% 11% - 5% 2% – 3% - 63% 1%[ e] 11% UC Berkeley IGS [ 29] Oct 24–30, 2023 1,234 (LV) ± 4.0% 2% 12% 1% 9% – – 3% 1% 57% 5% 11% Public Policy Institute of California [ 30] Oct 3–19, 2023 316 (LV) – 4% 12% 0% 9% 0% 6% 5% 3% 53% 5%[ f] 1% Data Viewpoint [ 31] October 1, 2023 533 (RV) ± 4.3% 5.5% 17.5% – 15.2% <1% 3.0% 3.6% 2.9% 49.8% 1.7%[ g] – California's Choice [ 32] Aug 27–29, 2023 750 (LV) – 4.8% 21.6% – 15.6% 0.5% 4.4% 9.6% 0.8% 43.4% 2.6% – UC Berkeley IGS [ 33] Aug 24–29, 2023 1,175 (LV) ± 4.0% 3% 16% 1% 7% – 3% 4% 2% 55% – 9% Public Policy Institute of California [ 34] Jun 7–29, 2023 267 (LV) – 3% 24% – 3% – 6% 1% 5% 50% 7%[ h] 1% Emerson College [ 35] Jun 4–7, 2023 329 (LV) ± 2.9% 2% 19% – 6% – 10% 2% 4% 53% 7%[ i] – Public Policy Institute of California [ 36] May 17–24, 2023 295 (LV) ± 7% 1% 21% – 3% – 10% 1% 2% 50% 11%[ j] 2% UC Berkeley IGS [ 37] May 17–22, 2023 1,835 (RV) ± 3.5% 1% 26% 0% 3% 0% 4% 2% 1% 44% 6%[ k] 13% UC Berkeley IGS [ 38] Feb 14–20, 2023 1,755 (RV) ± 3.5% – 37% – 7% – 3% – 1% 29% 8%[ l] 10% – 50% – – – – – – 33% 6%[ m] 11% UC Berkeley IGS [ 39] Aug 9–15, 2022 9,254 (RV) ± 3.0% 0% 27% – 3% – 7% – 0% 38% 10%[ n] 14% 0% 53% – 4% – 9% – 1% – 15%[ o] 17%
California Republican primary, March 5, 2024[ 40] [ 41] [ 42] Candidate Votes Percentage Actual delegate count Bound Unbound Total Donald Trump 1,962,905 79.25% 169 0 169 Nikki Haley 431,876 17.44% 0 0 0 Ron DeSantis (withdrawn) 35,717 1.44% 0 0 0 Chris Christie (withdrawn) 20,210 0.82% 0 0 0 Vivek Ramaswamy (withdrawn) 11,113 0.45% 0 0 0 Rachel Swift 4,253 0.17% 0 0 0 David Stuckenberg 3,909 0.16% 0 0 0 Ryan Binkley (withdrawn) 3,577 0.14% 0 0 0 Asa Hutchinson (withdrawn) 3,336 0.13% 0 0 0 Total: 2,476,896 100.00% 169 0 169
^ Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined. ^ Key: ^ Burgum at 1% ^ Kristi Noem at 1%; Perry Johnson at 0% and Glenn Youngkin at 0% ^ Doug Burgum with 1% ^ "Someone else" with 4%; Glenn Youngkin with 1%; Doug Burgum, Will Hurd, Perry Johnson, Kristi Noem & "Would not vote" with 0% ^ Doug Burgum with 1.7%; Glenn Youngkin with <1% ^ Liz Cheney with 3%; Kristi Noem and "Someone else" with 2% ^ Doug Burgum and Chris Sununu with 1% ^ Liz Cheney with 7%; Kristi Noem with 2%; Chris Sununu with 1% ^ Liz Cheney with 4%; Kristi Noem, Chris Sununu with 1%; Perry Johnson and John Bolton with 0% ^ Liz Cheney with 4%; Kristi Noem and Mike Pompeo with 2%; Ted Cruz with 1%; Chris Sununu and Glenn Youngkin with 0% ^ Neither with 6% ^ Ted Cruz and Mike Pompeo with 2%; Marco Rubio and Larry Hogan with 1%; Tom Cotton, and Glenn Youngkin with 0% ^ Mike Pompeo with 4%; Ted Cruz with 3%; Marco Rubio with 2%; Larry Hogan with 1%; Tom Cotton and Glenn Youngkin with 0% ^ "California Republican Presidential Nominating Process" (PDF) .sos.ca.gov . March 5, 2024. Archived fromthe original (PDF) on April 13, 2024. RetrievedApril 24, 2024 .^ "California Republican Presidential Nominating Process" (PDF) .sos.ca.gov . March 5, 2024. Archived fromthe original (PDF) on April 13, 2024. RetrievedApril 24, 2024 .^ "California Republican Presidential Nominating Process" .The Green Papers . March 5, 2023. RetrievedFebruary 6, 2023 .^ "Certified List of Presidential Candidates for voter-nominated offices for the March 5, 2024, presidential primary election" (PDF) .Secretary of State of California . RetrievedDecember 29, 2023 .^ Krieg, Gregory (January 10, 2024)."Chris Christie ends 2024 presidential campaign" .CNN . RetrievedJanuary 10, 2024 . ^a b Zavala, Ashley (June 20, 2023)."Here's What We Know About GOP Presidential Candidate Ron DeSantis' Sacramento Fundraiser" .KCRA-TV . RetrievedJune 20, 2023 . ^ "Fall 2023 Convention Schedule" .California Republican Party . August 22, 2023.^ Blood, Michael R.; Cooper, Jonathan J. (September 29, 2023)."Trump animates California Republicans with calls to shoot people who rob stores" .Associated Press ^ "Scott finally showed a pulse. Ramaswamy did a 180. Here's who won and lost the second GOP debate" .Politico . RetrievedSeptember 29, 2023 .^ Stone, Kevin (May 12, 2023)."Prominent Arizona Republicans Urge DeSantis to Run for President" . KTAR News. RetrievedJune 9, 2023 . ^ Gligich, Daniel (March 13, 2023)."McClintock looks for a drama-free break from Trump in 2024" . The San Joaquin Valley Sun. RetrievedJuly 11, 2023 . ^ McCarthy, Guy (November 28, 2022)."Mother Lode congressman prefers DeSantis for GOP presidential nominee in 2024" .The Union Democrat . RetrievedJuly 11, 2023 . ^ Haubner, Andrew (June 19, 2023)."Florida Governor Holds Sacramento Fundraiser for 2024 Presidential Run" .CBS News . RetrievedJune 21, 2023 . ^ Montvalo, Melissa (February 10, 2022)."Replacing Devin Nunes? Republican candidates take stands on Trump, schools, abortion" .Cal Matters . RetrievedMarch 16, 2023 . ^ Blood, Michael R. (April 6, 2022)."Stark contrast emerges in fight for California US House seat" .San Diego Tribune . RetrievedMarch 16, 2023 . ^a b c d Bycoffe, Aaron; Mejía, Elena; Radcliffe, Mary; Burton, Cooper; Groskopf, Christopher; Newman, Alex; Mangan, Andrew; Sweedler, Maya (April 24, 2023)."Which 2024 Republican Presidential Candidate Has The Most Endorsements?" .FiveThirtyEight the original on April 19, 2023. RetrievedApril 25, 2023 . ^ Gans, Jared (December 8, 2023)."McCarthy declares support for Trump in 2024" .The Hill . ^ DePaolo, Joe (January 23, 2023)."Trump Goes On 1 AM Truth Social Spree Trashing Joe and Mika and Accepting a 2024 Endorsement from Dilbert Guy" .Mediaite . RetrievedMarch 16, 2023 . ^a b c Ballasy, Nicholas (December 1, 2022)."Trump picks up early 2024 endorsements from GOP lawmakers, other political figures" .Just The News . RetrievedMarch 16, 2023 . ^ Rhombus, Emperor (July 2022)."System of a Down's John Dolmayan Wants Trump Back In Office: "I Will Vote for Him Again If He Runs" .Metal Sucks . RetrievedMarch 16, 2023 . ^ Mordowanec, Nick (February 21, 2023)."Trump Ally Admits His Attacks on DeSantis Are Backfiring" .Newsweek . RetrievedMarch 16, 2023 . ^ Frankel, Jillian (October 26, 2023)."Larry Elder drops out of 2024 presidential race and endorses Trump" .NBC News . RetrievedJanuary 24, 2024 . ^ Stone, Alexandra (April 28, 2023)."Caitlyn Jenner Insists the United States Needs an 'Alpha Male' Like Donald Trump After Alleged Biden Administration Failures: 'We Have Become a Joke' .OK! News . 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