2024 Alabama Republican presidential primary
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The 2024 Alabama Republican presidential primary was held on March 5, 2024, as part of the Republican Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 50 delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention were allocated on a winner-take-most basis.[1] The contest was held on Super Tuesday alongside primaries in 14 other states.
Republican electorate
In the 2016 Republican presidential contest, Donald Trump won the Alabama primary with 42.4% of the vote, with his nearest opponent, Senator Ted Cruz, taking 21.1% of the vote.
The Alabama Republican Party electorate is predominantly evangelical. In 2012, an estimated 80% of Alabama Republican primary voters were affiliated with evangelical Christianity. In the 2008 and 2012 Alabama Republican presidential primaries, social conservative candidates Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum, respectively, won by dominating the evangelical vote.[2]
Candidates
The filing deadline for the Alabama primary was on November 10, 2023. The state Republican Party published the following list of qualified candidates:[3]
- Ryan Binkley (withdrawn)
- Doug Burgum (withdrawn)
- Chris Christie (withdrawn)
- Ron DeSantis (withdrawn)
- Nikki Haley
- Vivek Ramaswamy (withdrawn)
- Tim Scott (withdrawn)
- David Stuckenberg
- Donald Trump
- Uncommitted
Campaign
Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign was endorsed by Alabama's senior senator Tommy Tuberville in November 2022.[4] Former Vice President Mike Pence spoke before the University of Alabama's Young Americans for Freedom chapter in April 2023 prior to his campaign launch.
Debate
The fourth Republican primary debate was held on December 6, 2023, at the University of Alabama. Hosted by NewsNation and The Washington Free Beacon, it was moderated by Megyn Kelly, Elizabeth Vargas, and Eliana Johnson. Four candidates attended the debate: Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Chris Christie, and Vivek Ramaswamy.[5]
Endorsements
Former U.S. Representative
State executive official
- Andrew Sorrell, State Auditor (2023–present); member of the Alabama House of Representatives from District 3 (2018–2022)[7]
State legislators
- Larry Stutts, Alabama State Senator from District 6 (2014–present)[8]
- David Faulkner, Alabama State Representative from District 46 (2014–present)[8]
Notable individual
- Quin Hillyer, conservative newspaper columnist and writer; candidate for AL-01 in 2013[9]
U.S. Senators
- Katie Britt (2023–present)[10]
- Tommy Tuberville (2021–present)[11]
U.S. Representatives
- Robert Aderholt, AL-04 (1997–present)[12]
- Jerry Carl, AL-01 (2021–present)[12]
- Barry Moore, AL-02 (2021–present)[13]
- Gary Palmer, AL-06 (2015–present)[12]
- Mike Rogers, AL-03 (2003–present)[12]
- Dale Strong, AL-05 (2023–present)[14]
State executive officials
- Will Ainsworth, Lieutenant Governor (2019–present)[12]
- Chris Beeker, member of the Alabama Public Service Commission from Place 2 (2015–present)[12]
- Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh, president of the Alabama Public Service Commission (2013–present) and member of the Alabama Public Service Commission (2011–present)[12]
- Jeremy H. Oden, member of the Alabama Public Service Commission from Place 1 (2013–present)[12]
- Rick Pate, Agriculture Commissioner (2019–present)[12]
Party officials
- John Wahl, chair of the Alabama Republican Party (2021–present)[15]
Organizations
Results
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
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| Bound | Unbound | Total | |||
| Donald Trump | 499,147 | 83.20% | 50 | 0 | 50 |
| Nikki Haley | 77,989 | 13.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uncommitted | 9,807 | 1.63% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron DeSantis (withdrawn) | 8,452 | 1.41% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vivek Ramaswamy (withdrawn) | 1,864 | 0.31% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Christie (withdrawn) | 1,442 | 0.24% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Stuckenberg | 752 | 0.13% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Binkley | 509 | 0.08% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 599,962 | 100.00% | 50 | 0 | 50 |
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Ron DeSantis |
Nikki Haley |
Donald Trump |
Other | Undecided |
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| Cygnal/Alabama Daily News[18] | Jan 29–30, 2024 | 515 (LV) | ± 4.31% | – | 16% | 76% | – | 8% |
| Public Opinion Strategies[19][A] | Jan 15–17, 2023 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.38% | 50% | – | 31% | – | 19% |
| 53% | – | 35% | – | 12% | ||||
| Cygnal/Alabama Daily News[20] | Oct 27–29, 2022 | 616 (LV) | ± 3.94% | 36% | 1% | 50% | 5% | 8% |
