2020 District of Columbia Democratic presidential primary

A law passed in December 2019 moved the election from June 16 to June 2.[1][2] Voting took place across the district from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. local time. In the closed primary, candidates must meet a threshold of 15% at the congressional district or municipal district in order to be considered viable. The 20 pledged delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention will be allocated proportionally on the basis of the primary results. Of the 20 pledged delegates, between 6 and 7 are allocated to two municipal districts (each consisting of 4 wards) and another 2 are allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 5 at-large pledged delegates. These delegate totals do not account for pledged delegate bonuses or penalties from timing or clustering.[3]

The pre-primary caucus was held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on May 9, 2020, at which district-level delegates to the national convention were designated. The state party committee will then meet after the primary on June 9 to vote on the 5 pledged at-large and 2 PLEO delegates to send to the Democratic National Convention. The 20 pledged delegates District of Columbia sends to the national convention will be joined by 26 unpledged PLEO delegates (22 members of the Democratic National Committee; 3 members of Congress, consisting of the district's delegation of its nonvoting delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton and two shadow Senators; and the mayor, Muriel Bowser, in place of the place usually allotted to state governors).[3]

• The Green Papers delegate allocation summary
• District of Columbia Democratic State Committee delegate selection plan