2024 Massachusetts Democratic presidential primary
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The 2024 Massachusetts Democratic presidential primary took place on March 5, 2024, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 92 delegates to the Democratic National Convention were allocated to presidential candidates, with 24 additional unpledged delegates.[1] The contest was held on Super Tuesday alongside primaries in 14 other states and territories and its Republican counterpart.
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Incumbent Joe Biden won the primary with just over 80% of votes, as a campaign for "no preference" delegates, inspired by similar success in Michigan and on the same day in Minnesota, received 1 district delegate as the result of a protest vote against American support during the Gaza war,[2] and placed ahead of candidates Dean Phillips and Marianne Williamson by collecting 9% of votes. It was one of three primaries on Super Tuesday, in which not all delegates went to Biden.
Candidates
Incumbent President Joe Biden announced on April 25, 2023, his bid for a second term. He faced primary challenges from author, progressive activist, and 2020 presidential candidate Marianne Williamson and U.S. Representative from MN 3, Dean Phillips.[3] The following candidates were placed on the ballot by the Secretary of the Commonwealth:[4]
In addition, Massachusetts also places a no preference option on presidential primary ballots, and liberal activist Cenk Uygur was recognised as a write-in candidate.
Ballot access controversy
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 the Secretary of the Commonwealth can place candidates who have been "generally advocated or recognized in the national news media."[5] The 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.[6] Ultimately, both Phillips and Williamson were placed on the ballot by Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin.[7]
Endorsements
U.S. Senators
- Ed Markey, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts (2013–present), U.S. Representative for MA-07 (1976–2013)[8]
- Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts (2013–present), candidate for president in 2020[9]
U.S. Representatives
- Seth Moulton, U.S. Representative from MA-06 (2015–present), candidate for president in 2020[10]
Statewide officials
- Maura Healey, 73rd Governor of Massachusetts (2023–present), 44th Massachusetts Attorney General (2015–2023)[11]
Local officials
- Michelle Wu, Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts (2021–present)[citation needed]
Newspapers
State representatives
Local officials
- Willie Burnley Jr., Somerville City Councilor at-large (2022–present)[14]
Organizations
- National organization and Cape Cod and River Valley chapters of the Democratic Socialists of America[15][16][17]
- IfNotNow Boston[18][19]
- Jewish Voice for Peace Action[20][21][22]
- Massachusetts Peace Action[20]
Polling
Hypothetical polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Joe Biden |
Pete Buttigieg |
Hillary Clinton |
Kamala Harris |
Maura Healey |
Gavin Newsom |
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez |
Bernie Sanders |
Elizabeth Warren |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YouGov[23] | Mar 28 – April 5, 2023 | 397 (RV) | – | 28% | 15% | – | 6% | – | 4% | – | 21% | 12% | 4%[b] | 10% |
| Emerson College[24] | Sep 7–8, 2022 | 339 (LV) | – | 54% | – | – | – | 6% | – | – | – | – | 11% | 28% |
| YouGov[25] | Aug 26–29, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 5.1% | 22% | 17% | 5% | 9% | – | 4% | 6% | 12% | 15% | 11%[c] | – |
| YouGov[26] | Jun 15–21, 2022 | 588 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 26% | 13% | 7% | 9% | – | – | 6% | 14% | 14% | 10%[d] | – |
Results
| Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden (incumbent) | 533,096 | 80.45 | 91 |
| No Preference | 60,236 | 9.09 | 1 |
| Dean Phillips | 29,728 | 4.49 | 0 |
| Marianne Williamson | 20,402 | 3.08 | 0 |
| Cenk Uygur (write-in) | 82 | 0.01 | 0 |
| Other candidates[e] | 10,135 | 1.53 | 0 |
| Blank ballots | 8,930 | 1.35 | — |
| Total | 662,609 | 100% | 92 |
Results by county
| County[28] | 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 |