2020 South Dakota Democratic presidential primary
The 2020 South Dakota Democratic presidential primary took place on June 2, 2020, as part of the Democratic Party presidential primaries for the 2020 presidential election. The South Dakota primary is a semi-closed primary, with the state awarding 21 delegates, of whom 16 are pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the primary results. Joe Biden won the primary with 77.5% of the vote. Bernie Sanders, who had suspended his campaign two months earlier, received 22.5%.
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 Election results by county
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Procedure
South Dakota is one of eight contests occurring on June 2, 2020 in the Democratic primaries, along with Rhode Island, Montana, New Mexico, Maryland, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia.[1]
Voting took place throughout the state from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. In the semi-closed primary, candidates must meet a threshold of 15% statewide (coterminous with the state's sole congressional district) to be considered viable. The 16 pledged delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention will be allocated proportionally on the basis of the primary results. Of the 16 pledged delegates, 9 are district-level delegates and another 2 are allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 3 at-large pledged delegates. These delegate totals do not account for pledged delegate bonuses or penalties from timing or clustering.[2]
Regional and legislative district caucuses met on March 14 to elect congressional district caucus delegates. On March 21, the congressional district caucus convened in Pierre to designate national convention district-level delegates to be listed on the ballot. The state party central committee will then meet on June 20 to vote on the 3 pledged at-large and 2 PLEO delegates to send to the Democratic National Convention. The 16 pledged delegates South Dakota sends to the national convention will be joined by 5 unpledged PLEO delegates (4 members of the Democratic National Committee and Tom Daschle, former majority leader of the U.S. Senate).[2]
Results
| Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates[4] |
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| Joe Biden | 40,800 | 77.48% | 13 |
| Bernie Sanders (suspended) | 11,861 | 22.52% | 3 |
| Total | 52,661 | 100% | 16 |
References
- Putnam, Josh. "The 2020 Presidential Primary Calendar". Frontloading HQ. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
- "South Dakota Democratic Delegation 2020". The Green Papers. June 14, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
- "2020 Primary State Canvass Report and Certificate" (PDF). electionresults.sd.gov. South Dakota Secretary of State. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- "Delegate Tracker". interactives.ap.org. Associated Press. Retrieved June 2, 2020.