2024 Florida Republican presidential primary

2024 Florida Republican presidential primary

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125 Republican National Convention delegates
 
Candidate Donald Trump Nikki Haley
(withdrawn)
Home state Florida South Carolina
Delegate count 125 0
Popular vote 911,424 155,560
Percentage 81.19% 13.86%

County results

The 2024 Florida Republican presidential primary was held on March 19, 2024, as part of the Republican Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 125 delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention were allocated on a winner-take-all basis. The contest was held alongside primaries in Arizona, Illinois, Kansas, and Ohio.

Donald Trump won the primary with over 80 percent of the vote, all other candidates having withdrawn.

Candidates

Endorsements

Ron DeSantis (suspended)

Former federal executive official

U.S. Representatives

State executive officials

State senators

State representatives

County officials

Notable individual

Donald Trump

Governor

Former federal official

U.S. Senator

U.S. Representatives

State senators

State representatives

Local officials

Party official

Notable individuals

Declined to endorse

U.S. Representative

Former governor

Polling

Aggregate polls

Source of poll
aggregation
Dates
administered
Dates
updated
Nikki
Haley
Donald
Trump
Other/
Undecided[b]
Margin
FiveThirtyEight[55] through February 4, 2024 February 10, 2024 14.1% 84.2% 1.7% Trump +70.1
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[c]
Margin
of error
Chris
Christie
Ron
DeSantis
Nikki
Haley
Asa
Hutchinson
Mike
Pence
Vivek
Ramaswamy
Tim
Scott
Donald
Trump
Others Undecided
Victory Insights[56] Dec 8–9, 2023 1,220 (LV) ± 2.9% 5.3% 18.8% 7.6% 1.3% 59.5% 2.7% 4.8%
25.8% 56.8% 17.4%
Florida Atlantic University
Political Communication & Public Opinion Research Lab
/
Mainstreet Research
[57]
Oct 27 – November 11, 2023 400 (RV) 1% 20% 9% 0% 61% 2%[d] 6%
30% 63% 7%
University of North Florida[58] Oct 23 – November 4, 2023 788 (LV) ± 3.77% 2% 21% 6% <1% 1% 1% <1% 60% <2%[e] 8%
29% 59% 12%
Fabrizio, Lee & Associates[59] Oct 1–2, 2023 500 (LV) 2% 22% 7% 1% 1% 1% 57% 0% 7%
Victory Insights[60] Aug 21–23, 2023 590 (LV) ± 4.3% 4% 23% 2% 2% 1% 3% 1% 59% 1% 7%
30% 57% 13%
Florida Atlantic University[61] Jun 27 – July 1, 2023 315 (RV) 2% 30% 1% 2% 2% 4% 3% 50% 7%
37% 54% 8%
Breakthrough Research/Sachs Media[62] Jun 9–11, 2023 2% 41% 2% 0% 3% 2% 0% 41% 0%[f] 8%
Victory Insights[63] May 25–27, 2023 700 (LV) ± 3.9% 38% 3% 3% 0% 3% 38% 4%[g] 12%
40% 39% 21%
National Research[64][A] May 8–9, 2023 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 34% 2% 0% 2% 2% 1% 42% 1%[h] 16%
Florida Atlantic University[65] Apr 13–14, 2023 1,081 (RV) ± 3.0% 31% 59%
Victory Insights[66] Apr 6–8, 2023 1,000 (LV) ± 3.1% 35% 3% 1% 4% 43% 14%
32% 47% 22%
Emerson College[67] Mar 13–15, 2023 1,153 (RV) ± 2.8% 44% 2% 4% 1% 47% 3%[i]
University of North Florida[68] Feb 25 – March 7, 2023 550 (RV) ± 2.6% 59% 28% 13%
52% 4% 2% 0% 27% 4%[j] 11%
Victory Insights[69] Nov 16–17, 2022 700 (LV) ± 3.7% 47% 37% 10%
WPA Intelligence[70][B] Nov 11–13, 2022 1,044 (LV) 56% 30% 14%
November 8, 2022 2022 midterm elections
Victory Insights[71] Oct 30 – November 1, 2022 229 (LV) ± 4.8% 50% 50%
Suffolk University[72] Sep 15–18, 2022 174 (LV) 48% 40% 12%
Echelon Insights[73] Aug 31 – September 7, 2022 363 (LV) ± 4.3% 45% 47% 8%
University of North Florida[74] Aug 8–12, 2022 671 (RV) ± 3.4% 47% 45% 8%
WPA Intelligence[70][B] Aug 7–10, 2022 1,000 (LV) 49% 42% 9%
Victory Insights[75] Jul 13–14, 2022 600 (RV) ± 4.1% 61% 39% 0%
Blueprint Polling (D)[76] Jul 7–10, 2022 656 (V) ± 3.8% 51% 39% 10%
Bendixen/Amandi International[77] March 2022 32% 55% 13%
University of North Florida[78] Feb 7–20, 2022 259 (RV) 44% 41% 15%
Suffolk University[79] Jan 26–29, 2022 176 (LV) 40% 47% 13%
Victory Insights[80] Sep 16–18, 2021 200 (LV) 30% 58% 12%
Susquehanna Polling & Research (R)[81] Aug 4–10, 2021 280 (RV) 1% 34% 3% 43% 10%[k] 8%
Fabrizio, Lee & Associates[82] Feb 15–17, 2021 304 (LV) 64% 22% [l] 14%
January 20, 2021 Inauguration of Joe Biden
November 3, 2020 2020 presidential election
Fabrizio, Lee & Associates[83] July 16–18, 2019 280 (LV) 37% 44%[m] 19%

Results

Florida Republican primary, March 19, 2024[84]
Candidate Votes Percentage Actual delegate count
Bound Unbound Total
Donald Trump 911,424 81.19% 125 0 125
Nikki Haley (withdrawn) 155,560 13.86% 0 0 0
Ron DeSantis (withdrawn) 41,269 3.68% 0 0 0
Chris Christie (withdrawn) 8,953 0.80% 0 0 0
Vivek Ramaswamy (withdrawn) 2,850 0.25% 0 0 0
Ryan Binkley (withdrawn) 1,385 0.12% 0 0 0
Asa Hutchinson (withdrawn) 1,190 0.11% 0 0 0
Total: 1,122,631 100.00% 125 0 125

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Donald Trump's son
  2. ^ Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
  3. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  4. ^ Other with 2%; Doug Burgum with <1%
  5. ^ "Someone else" with 1%; Doug Burgum with <1%
  6. ^ Elder with 0%
  7. ^ Someone else with 4%
  8. ^ Chris Sununu with 1%
  9. ^ Someone else with 2%; Mike Pompeo with 1%
  10. ^ Liz Cheney with 3%; Ted Cruz with 1%; Kristi Noem, Mike Pompeo, Chris Sununu with 0%
  11. ^ Mitt Romney with 5%; Marco Rubio with 3%; Ted Cruz with 2%
  12. ^ Marco Rubio with 12%; Rick Scott with 10%
  13. ^ Marco Rubio with 26%; Rick Scott with 18%

Partisan clients

  1. ^ Poll sponsored by American Greatness, which supports Trump
  2. ^ a b Poll sponsored by Club for Growth Action

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  58. ^ University of North Florida
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  60. ^ Victory Insights
  61. ^ Florida Atlantic University
  62. ^ Breakthrough Research/Sachs Media
  63. ^ Victory Insights
  64. ^ National Research
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  70. ^ a b WPA Intelligence
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