2024 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary
Presidential electoral process in West Virginia
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The 2024 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary took place on May 14, 2024, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election, alongside two other state primaries. 20 delegates to the Democratic National Convention were allocated in a semi-closed primary, with 5 additional unpledged delegates.[1]
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May 14, 2024
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Biden 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
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While incumbent Joe Biden won with 70%, like in previous primaries voters in West Virginia significantly spread out between several challengers, including little-known East Coast investor Jason Palmer, virtually unknown individual Stephen Lyons, who wanted to advocate for the working class as former owner of a plumbing business, and US Representative Dean Phillips.
Even though Lyons and Phillips had previously withdrawn to endorse Palmer or Biden after Super Tuesday, the three challengers reached between 7 and 12% of votes. Although as they separated those votes all between them, Biden won the entire delegation.
Candidates
The following candidates were certified to appear on the ballot in West Virginia:[2]
- Joe Biden
- Stephen Lyons (withdrawn)
- Jason Palmer
- Armando Perez-Serrato
- Dean Phillips (withdrawn)
Results
| Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden (incumbent) | 68,165 | 70.55 | 20 |
| Jason Palmer | 11,079 | 11.47 | 0 |
| Stephen Lyons (withdrawn) | 7,372 | 7.63 | 0 |
| Dean Phillips (withdrawn) | 7,223 | 7.48 | 0 |
| Armando Perez-Serrato | 2,787 | 2.88 | 0 |
| Total | 96,626 | 100% | 20 |
Results by congressional districts
Biden won both congressional districts. He performed slightly better in the second one, mimicking the Democrats' small overperformance there in the 2022 House election.[4]
| District | Biden | Palmer | Others | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 69.5% | 11.87% | 18.65% | Carol Miller |
| 2nd | 71.7% | 11.02% | 17.28% | Alex Mooney |
By county
Biden secured his best result in Jefferson County; alongside Kanawha and Monongalia counties, it was one of the three counties where he earned more than 80% of the vote. Conversely, he fell below 50% in five counties, performing the worst in Wyoming County. It was also where Palmer recorded his best performance, at 24.2%. Neither Lyons nor Phillips crossed the 20% threshold, although Phillips came close to it in Logan County with 19.8%.[5]
| County | Biden | Palmer | Lyons | Phillips |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbour | 57.6% | 17% | 15.2% | 7.3% |
| Berkeley | 78.3% | 7.2% | 7.4% | 4.6% |
| Boone | 53.4% | 16.4% | 11.2% | 13.3% |
| Braxton | 59.4% | 14.6% | 9.7% | 13.5% |
| Brooke | 66.3% | 14.5% | 8.6% | 7.3% |
| Cabell | 78% | 8.5% | 5.7% | 4.7% |
| Calhoun | 57.9% | 19.4% | 8.5% | 11.2% |
| Clay | 47.7% | 19.7% | 10.5% | 15% |
| Doddridge | 64.6% | 14.2% | 8% | 11.5% |
| Fayette | 66.7% | 9.4% | 7.6% | 12.8% |
| Gilmer | 52.7% | 21.9% | 8.7% | 13.6% |
| Grant | 74.4% | 9.5% | 7.7% | 6.5% |
| Greenbrier | 75.8% | 10.8% | 3.7% | 7.3% |
| Hampshire | 63.5% | 12.1% | 12.1% | 9.1% |
| Hancock | 65.1% | 11.3% | 9.9% | 10.9% |
| Hardy | 63.3% | 14.2% | 9.2% | 10.4% |
| Harrison | 68.4% | 11.8% | 8.4% | 7.5% |
| Jackson | 68.4% | 12.8% | 9.6% | 6.3% |
| Jefferson | 86.1% | 4.7% | 4.4% | 3.2% |
| Kanawha | 80.8% | 6.6% | 5.8% | 4.4% |
| Lewis | 57.9% | 15.9% | 10.7% | 13.6% |
| Lincoln | 55.5% | 14.3% | 11.8% | 16.2% |
| Logan | 51.8% | 15.7% | 8.4% | 19.8% |
| Marion | 67.2% | 11.3% | 10.4% | 8.4% |
| Marshall | 65.2% | 17.2% | 7.5% | 7.2% |
| Mason | 59.8% | 20.3% | 8.3% | 8% |
| McDowell | 57.6% | 14.1% | 9.1% | 14.5% |
| Mercer | 68.1% | 13.4% | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| Mineral | 66.8% | 10% | 15.4% | 5.8% |
| Mingo | 49.2% | 23.8% | 7.8% | 14.4% |
| Monongalia | 80.8% | 8.7% | 5% | 3.3% |
| Monroe | 71.5% | 10.1% | 9.7% | 6.6% |
| Morgan | 71.5% | 10.1% | 9.7% | 6.6% |
| Nicholas | 62.2% | 17.6% | 11.2% | 7% |
| Ohio | 77.3% | 10.7% | 2.9% | 6.8% |
| Pendleton | 66.5% | 11.3% | 10.5% | 9.1% |
| Pleasants | 65.1% | 17.3% | 9.3% | 5.8% |
| Pocahontas | 66.4% | 12.5% | 9.2% | 10.1% |
| Preston | 64.7% | 14.3% | 10.8% | 7.1% |
| Putnam | 77% | 7% | 7.2% | 7% |
| Raleigh | 67.9% | 13.9% | 6.7% | 7.9% |
| Randolph | 61.8% | 13.8% | 9.4% | 12.3% |
| Ritchie | 63.3% | 17.4% | 9.2% | 7.8% |
| Roane | 70.3% | 16% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Summers | 66.5% | 15.4% | 8.2% | 7% |
| Taylor | 67.5% | 16.8% | 7.9% | 6.3% |
| Tucker | 64.4% | 10.4% | 15.3% | 8% |
| Tyler | 57.4% | 18.7% | 8.6% | 13.4% |
| Upshur | 68.7% | 9.5% | 12% | 6.7% |
| Wayne | 59.1% | 18.5% | 8.6% | 10.3% |
| Webster | 49.9% | 18.9% | 9.4% | 17.5% |
| Wetzel | 57.8% | 16.3% | 9.2% | 12.8% |
| Wirt | 48.4% | 14.6% | 17.5% | 18.7% |
| Wood | 72.5% | 11.6% | 6.9% | 6.1% |
| Wyoming | 44.8% | 24.2% | 11.8% | 14.8% |