2024 Washington Democratic presidential primary
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March 12, 2024
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The 2024 Washington Democratic presidential primary was held on March 12, 2024, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election, alongside the Georgia and Mississippi and Northern Mariana Islands primaries. 92 delegates to the Democratic National Convention were allocated, with 19 additional unpledged delegates.[1]
President Joe Biden succeeded over the option for "Uncommitted delegates" and challengers Marianne Williamson and Dean Phillips. Almost 10% of the vote went for those uncommitted delegates, including two district delegates from Washington's 7th congressional district.[2]
Campaign for "uncommitted delegates"
The Washington Secretary of State confirmed that the following names would be placed on the March 12 primary ballot:[3]
- Joe Biden
- Dean Philips (withdrawn)
- Marianne Williamson
After a push for Michigan Democratic primary voters to vote for the "uncommitted delegates" option garnered over 100,000 votes in protest to President Biden's handling of the Gaza war, momentum for Washington voters by activists and politicians to also select the "uncommitted delegates" grew as a number of organizations and officials endorsed a vote for uncommitted.[4]
Endorsements
U.S. Senators
- Patty Murray (1993–present), President pro tempore of the Senate (2023–present)[citation needed]
U.S. Representatives
- Pramila Jayapal, WA-07 (2017–present), Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (2021–present)[citation needed]
Attorney General
- Bob Ferguson, Washington (2013–present)[citation needed]
Newspapers
Labor unions
- American Federation of Teachers Seattle Local 1789[6][7]
- UAW Local 4121[8]
- Washington chapter of the United Food and Commercial Workers[9]
State senators
Local officials
- Rami Al-Kabra, Bothell Deputy Mayor and City Councilmember at-large (2021–present)[4]
- Olgy Diaz, at-large Tacoma City Councilmember (2022–present)[12][11][13][14]
- Teresa Mosqueda, King County Councilmember from District 8 (2024–present) and former at-large Seattle City Councilmember (2017–2024)[12][11]
Organizations
- Council on American–Islamic Relations Action[15]
- Seattle chapter and national organization of the Democratic Socialists of America[16][17][18][19]
- IfNotNow Seattle[15]
- Jewish Voice for Peace Action[20][11]
- Our Revolution[21][22]
- Progressive Democrats of America[23]
Notable individuals
- Bikini Kill, punk rock band[15]
- Ijeoma Oluo, writer[24]
- Linda Sarsour, political activist and co-chair of the 2017 Women's March[24]
- Shaun Scott, filmmaker and activist[24]
Results
| Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates |
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| Joe Biden (incumbent) | 763,739 | 83.47 | 90 |
| Uncommitted Delegates | 89,764 | 9.81 | 2 |
| Marianne Williamson | 25,308 | 2.77 | 0 |
| Dean Phillips (withdrawn) | 25,190 | 2.75 | 0 |
| Write-in votes | 10,966 | 1.20 | — |
| Total | 914,967 | 100% | 92 |