2024 Minnesota Democratic presidential primary
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The 2024 Minnesota Democratic presidential primary took place on March 5, 2024, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 75 delegates to the Democratic National Convention were allocated to presidential candidates, with 18 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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March 5, 2024
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Joe Biden won the primary with an especially reduced margin, but the campaign for "uncommitted" delegates by the Uncommitted National Movement earned a significant percentage of 18.8%, which was rewarded with 11 uncommitted delegates on the state and district levels.[2] It was the second highest success for Uncommitted throughout the primaries, while Biden's percentage of just over 70% was his third lowest result.
Dean Philips received fewer than 8% of votes in the state he represented in Congress and, while doing better in some districts, failed to win any delegates. He dropt out and endorsed Biden afterwards.[3]
Candidates
The following candidates were submitted to the Secretary of State by DFL Chair Ken Martin:[4]
- Joe Biden
- Eban Cambridge
- Gabriel Cornejo
- Frankie Lozada
- Jason Palmer
- Armando "Mando" Perez-Serrato
- Dean Phillips
- Cenk Uygur
- Marianne Williamson
Additionally, an option for uncommitted delegates appeared on the ballot.
Endorsements
U.S. senators
- Amy Klobuchar, U.S. senator from Minnesota (2007–present), candidate for president in 2020[5]
- Tina Smith, U.S. senator from Minnesota (2018–present), 48th lieutenant governor of Minnesota (2015–2018)[6]
U.S. representatives
- Angie Craig, U.S. representative from MN-02 (2019–present)[7]
- Ilhan Omar, U.S. representative from MN-05 (2019–present)[8]
Statewide officials
- Tim Walz, governor of Minnesota (2019–present); U.S. representative for MN-01 (2007–2019)[9]
Party officials
- Ken Martin, chair of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (2011–present), vice chair of the Democratic National Committee (2021–present)[10]
State senators
- Omar Fateh, senator from SD-62 (2021–present)[11][12]
- Jen McEwen, senator from SD-08 (2021–present)[13][11][12]
State representatives
- Aisha Gomez, state representative from HD-62A (2019–present)[11][12]
- Hodan Hassan, state representative from HD-62B (2019–present)[11][12]
- Samantha Sencer-Mura, state representative from HD-63A (2023–present)[11][12]
- Andy Smith, state representative from HD-25B (2023–present)[11][12]
- Jay Xiong, state representative from HD-67B (2019–present)[11][12]
City councilmembers
- Azrin Awal, Duluth City Councilor at-large (2022–present)[13]
- Aisha Chughtai, Minneapolis City Councilmember from Ward 10 (2022–present)[14]
- Wendy Durrwachter, Duluth City Councilor from District 1 (2024–present)[13]
- Mitra Jalali, Saint Paul City Councilmember from Ward 4 (2018–present), city council president (2024–present)[14][15]
- Nelsie Yang, Saint Paul City Councilmember from Ward 6 (2020–present)[16]
Organizations
- Council on American–Islamic Relations in Minnesota[15]
- National organization and Twin Cities chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America[17][18][19][20]
- Jewish Voice for Peace Action[21][22][23]
- TakeAction Minnesota[24]
Results
| Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates[27] |
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| Joe Biden (incumbent) | 171,278 | 70.12 | 64 |
| Uncommitted | 45,914 | 18.80 | 11 |
| Dean Phillips | 18,960 | 7.76 | 0 |
| Marianne Williamson | 3,459 | 1.42 | 0 |
| Jason Palmer | 758 | 0.31 | 0 |
| Cenk Uygur | 692 | 0.28 | 0 |
| Armando Perez-Serrato | 372 | 0.15 | 0 |
| Gabriel Cornejo | 323 | 0.13 | 0 |
| Frankie Lozada | 290 | 0.12 | 0 |
| Eban Cambridge | 235 | 0.10 | 0 |
| Write-in votes | 2,000 | 0.82 | 0 |
| Total | 244,281 | 100% | 75 |
Results by congressional district
Biden carried all the state's eight congressional districts. He recorded his best result in the eighth district while underperforming heavily in the urban fifth district. It is represented by progressive Democrat Ilhan Omar,[28] who supported a ceasefire in the Gaza war,[29] but backed Biden in the primary. The district saw almost a third of votes cast for uncommitted.
Phillips trailed considerably, but managed to earn a higher result than uncommitted in the third (which he represents in Congress) and seventh districts. Meanwhile, Williamson performed poorly, with the strongest showing of just 1.88% in the seventh district.