2024 Massachusetts Democratic presidential primary
2024 Massachusetts Democratic presidential primary
County results
Municipality results
Biden
60 – 70%
70 – 80%
80 – 90%
90 – 100%
Tie
40 – 50%
The 2024 Massachusetts Democratic presidential primary took place on March 5, 2024, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election . 116 delegates to the Democratic National Convention will be allocated to presidential candidates.[ 1] The contest was held on Super Tuesday alongside primaries in 14 other states and territories .
Biden won the primary in a landslide. However, No preference received 1 delegate as the result of a protest vote against ongoing American involvement in the Israel–Hezbollah conflict .[ 2]
Candidates
Incumbent President Joe Biden announced on April 25, 2023, his bid for a second term. He faces primary challenges from author, progressive activist, and 2020 presidential candidate Marianne Williamson and U.S. Representative from MN 3 , Dean Phillips .[ 3]
Ballot access controversy
There are three ways for a presidential candidate to get on the primary ballot in Massachusetts: a candidate can be placed on the ballot by the state party, they can gather 2,500 signatures to achieve ballot access, or the Secretary of the Commonwealth can place candidates who have been "generally advocated or recognized in the national news media."[ 4] The Massachusetts Democratic Party voted to submit only Biden's name to the state ballot, which was highly criticized by the Williamson campaign, which did not attempt to file any signatures.[ 5] Ultimately, both Phillips and Williamson were placed on the ballot by Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin .[ 6]
Endorsements
Joe Biden
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
Statewide officials
Local officials
Newspapers
State representatives
Local officials
Willie Burnley Jr., Somerville City Councilor at-large (2022–present)[ 13]
Organizations
Polling
Hypothetical polling
Hypothetical polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size[ a]
Marginof error
Joe Biden
Pete Buttigieg
Hillary Clinton
Kamala Harris
Maura Healey
Gavin Newsom
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Bernie Sanders
Elizabeth Warren
Other
Undecided
YouGov [ 22]
Mar 28 – April 5, 2023
397 (RV)
–
28%
15%
–
6%
–
4%
–
21%
12%
4%[ b]
10%
Emerson College [ 23]
Sep 7–8, 2022
339 (LV)
–
54%
–
–
–
6%
–
–
–
–
11%
28%
YouGov [ 24]
Aug 26–29, 2022
500 (LV)
± 5.1%
22%
17%
5%
9%
–
4%
6%
12%
15%
11%[ c]
–
YouGov [ 25]
Jun 15–21, 2022
588 (LV)
± 3.5%
26%
13%
7%
9%
–
–
6%
14%
14%
10%[ d]
–
Results
Results by county
County[ 27]
Joe Biden
No preference
Dean Phillips
Marianne Williamson
Other candidates
Cenk Uygur
Blanks
Total
#
#
#
#
#
#
#
#
Barnstable
27,391
1,586
1,023
641
335
0
281
31,257
Berkshire
12,231
983
425
476
184
3
148
14,450
Bristol
32,486
3,661
2,197
1,742
796
5
911
41,798
Dukes
2,407
198
92
73
31
0
28
2,829
Essex
58,857
5,527
3,375
2,212
1,139
3
990
72,103
Franklin
7,882
1,164
274
379
148
1
100
9,948
Hampden
25,183
2,620
1,351
1,450
654
38
410
31,706
Hampshire
17,172
2,502
587
657
341
2
240
21,501
Middlesex
147,722
18,555
7,992
4,956
2,508
9
2,261
184,003
Nantucket
870
63
22
19
18
0
2
994
Norfolk
62,481
6,512
3,561
2,084
1,275
7
889
76,809
Plymouth
39,381
3,136
2,360
1,458
624
2
655
47,616
Suffolk
46,125
8,289
2,733
1,824
1,142
0
1,063
61,176
Worcester
52,908
5,440
3,736
2,431
940
12
952
66,419
Total
533,096
60,236
29,728
20,402
10,135
82
8,930
662,609
See also
Notes
^ Key: A – all adults RV – registered voters LV – likely voters V – unclear
^ Gretchen Whitmer with 4%
^ "Someone else" with 11%
^ "Someone else" with 10%
References
^ "Massachusetts Democratic Delegation 2024" . The Green Papers . Retrieved April 30, 2023 .
^ Mancini, Ryan. "Mass. coalition urges Dem. voters to choose 'no preference' in primary" . Mass Live. Retrieved June 3, 2024 .
^ Alter, Charlotte (December 4, 2023). "Dean Phillips Is the Other Guy Running for President. Does He Have a Chance?" . Time. Retrieved December 8, 2023 .
^ "How to Run for President" . Massachusetts Secretary of State . Retrieved January 4, 2024 .
^ Garrity, Kelly and Kashinsky, Lisa. "Williamson cries foul over ballot access in Massachusetts" . Politico on MSN.com . Retrieved January 4, 2024 . {{cite web }}
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^ Fortier, Marc (January 2, 2024). "Here's who will appear first on Massachusetts' presidential primary ballots" . nbcboston.com . Retrieved January 4, 2024 .
^ Harding, Ed (November 27, 2022). "OTR: Sen. Markey explains why he's backing Biden in 2024" . WCVB . Retrieved April 25, 2023 .
^ Morris, Kyle (January 22, 2023). "10 Democrats who have vowed support for Biden in 2024 as voters await his official re-election decision" . Fox News . Archived from the original on February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023 .
^ McCammond, Alexi; Treene, Alayna; Solender, Andrew (August 5, 2022). "Dems dodge on Biden '24" . Axios . Archived from the original on March 28, 2023.
^ Stockburger, George (May 10, 2023). "Josh Shapiro, Malcolm Kenyatta named to Biden-Harris Campaign National Advisory Board" . ABC27/WHTM . Archived from the original on May 19, 2023. Retrieved May 19, 2023 .
^ "The reasons to look beyond Joe Biden's age" . The Boston Globe . April 25, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023 .
^ Mancini, Ryan (March 4, 2024). "Mass. coalition urges Dem. voters to choose 'no preference' in primary" . MassLive . Retrieved March 4, 2024 .
^ Alston, Paris (March 4, 2024). "A Mass. group wants Democrats to vote 'No Preference' to support a ceasefire in Gaza" . WGBH . Retrieved March 4, 2024 .
^ Falconer, Rebeca (March 3, 2024). "Democratic Socialists of America endorses "uncommitted" Biden protest" . Axios . Retrieved March 3, 2024 .
^ Cape Cod DSA [@CapeCodDSA] (February 29, 2024). "🗳️ Attention Massachusetts Voters - Primary Day is March 5th! No Peace? No Preference" (Tweet ). Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Twitter .
^ River Valley DSA🌹 [@RiverValleyDSA] (March 2, 2024). "‼️Tuesday March 5‼️ Tell the Democratic Party our votes belong to Gaza by voting No Preference on your ballot. 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸" (Tweet ). Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via Twitter .
^ Marans, Daniel (March 4, 2024). "The Gaza Cease-Fire Movement Faces A Big Test In Michigan" . HuffPost . Retrieved February 27, 2024 .
^ IfNotNow Boston 🔥 [@IfNotNowBoston] (March 4, 2024). "Remember, vote "NO PREFERENCE" tomorrow! #ceasefirenow #mapoli" (Tweet ). Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via Twitter .
^ a b Pursley, Basil (March 2, 2024). "Activists encourage voters to choose 'no preference' in Tuesday's election, in support of Gaza" . New England Public Media . Retrieved March 3, 2024 .
^ Jewish Voice for Peace Action [@JvpAction] (March 4, 2024). "JVP Action endorses "uncommitted" in the remaining Democratic presidential primaries This is a warning to Biden. We reject his support for Israel's assault on Gaza. By choosing to be complicit in genocide, he is also ignoring his voters and terrifyingly paving a path for Trump🧵" (Tweet ). Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via Twitter .
^ Jewish Voice for Peace Action [@JvpAction] (March 4, 2024). "Massachusetts! Learn how to #VoteNoPreferenceMA here: http://votenopreferencema.org" (Tweet ). Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via Twitter .
^ "Political Science : Department of Political Science : UMass Amherst" . www.umass.edu . Archived from the original on December 26, 2023. Retrieved December 26, 2023 .
^ Mumford, Camille (September 8, 2022). "Massachusetts 2022: Healey Leads Diehl By 18 Points; Majority of Massachusetts Voters Approve of Biden" . Emerson Polling .
^ YouGov
^ YouGov
^ "2024 President Democratic Primary" . State of Massachusetts . Retrieved March 28, 2024 .
^ "2024 President Democratic Primary" . Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Elections Division - Election Results Archive . Retrieved August 12, 2024 .
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