2020 Maryland Democratic presidential primary
The 2020 Maryland Democratic presidential primary took place on June 2, 2020, after being rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.[1] It was originally going to take place on April 28, 2020, as one of several states in the "Acela primary"[lower-alpha 1] voting on the same date in the Democratic Party presidential primaries for the 2020 presidential election. The Maryland primary is a closed primary, with the state awarding 119 delegates, of whom 96 are pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the primary results. Joe Biden won the primary with 83.7% of the vote, earning all 96 delegates.
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Procedure
Voting took place throughout the state from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. In the closed primary, candidates must meet a threshold of 15% at the congressional district or statewide level in order to be considered viable. The 79 pledged delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention will be allocated proportionally on the basis of the primary results. Of the 96 pledged delegates, between 6 and 8 are allocated to each of the state's 8 congressional districts and another 10 are allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 17 at-large pledged delegates. These delegate totals do not account for pledged delegate bonuses or penalties from timing or clustering.[2]
District-level national convention delegates will be voted on during the presidential primary. The state party committee met on May 23, 2020, to vote on the 17 pledged at-large and 10 PLEO delegates to send to the Democratic National Convention. The 79 pledged delegates Maryland sends to the national convention will be joined by 23 unpledged PLEO delegates (13 members of the Democratic National Committee; 9 members of Congress, including both Senators and 7 U.S. Representatives; and former DNC chair Joe Andrew).[2]
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 2] |
Margin of error |
Joe Biden |
Michael Bloomberg |
Pete Buttigieg |
Kamala Harris |
Amy Klobuchar |
Bernie Sanders |
Elizabeth Warren |
Other | Undecided | |||
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| Buttigieg, Klobuchar, Bloomberg, and Warren withdraw from the race | |||||||||||||||
| Gonzales Research & Media Services | Feb 22–28, 2020 | 331 (LV) | ± 5.5% | 19% | 15% | 5% | – | 4% | 23% | 8% | – | 27% | |||
| Goucher College | Feb 13–19, 2020 | 371 (LV) | ± 5.1% | 18% | 16% | 7% | – | 6% | 24% | 6% | 4%[lower-alpha 3] | 18% | |||
| Harris withdraws from the race | |||||||||||||||
| Goucher College | Sept 13–19, 2019 | 300 (LV) | ± 5.6% | 33% | – | 5% | 6% | 1% | 10% | 21% | 9%[lower-alpha 4] | 15% | |||
Results
| Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates[4] |
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| Joe Biden | 879,753 | 83.7% | 96 |
| Bernie Sanders (suspended) | 81,939 | 7.8% | |
| Elizabeth Warren (withdrawn) | 27,134 | 2.6% | |
| Pete Buttigieg (withdrawn) | 7,180 | 0.7% | |
| Michael Bloomberg (withdrawn) | 6,773 | 0.6% | |
| Andrew Yang (withdrawn) | 6,670 | 0.6% | |
| Amy Klobuchar (withdrawn) | 5,685 | 0.5% | |
| Tulsi Gabbard (withdrawn) | 4,226 | 0.4% | |
| Cory Booker (withdrawn) | 2,662 | 0.3% | |
| Michael Bennet (withdrawn) | 2,291 | 0.2% | |
| Marianne Williamson (withdrawn) | 897 | 0.1% | |
| Julian Castro (withdrawn) | 760 | 0.1% | |
| Tom Steyer (withdrawn) | 671 | 0.1% | |
| Deval Patrick (withdrawn) | 406 | 0.0% | |
| Uncommitted | 23,726 | 2.3% | |
| Total | 1,050,773 | 100% | 96 |
Notes
- It is nicknamed Acela primary because the states involved are connected by the Acela train system.
- Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear - Gabbard with <1%; Steyer with 0%; "Refused" with 4%
- Booker, Delaney, O'Rourke, and Yang with 1%; Castro, Gabbard, Other with <1%; Refused to answer with 5%
References
- Alice Miranda Ollstein; Zach Montellaro (March 17, 2020). "Maryland postpones April 28 primary election over coronavirus". Politico. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
- "Maryland Democratic Delegation 2020". The Green Papers. May 3, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
- "2020 Presidential Primary Election Results". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- "Delegate Tracker". interactives.ap.org. Associated Press. Retrieved June 3, 2020.