2024 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary

2024 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary
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25 delegates (20 pledged and 5 unpledged) to the Democratic National Convention
 
Candidate Joe Biden Jason Palmer
Home state Delaware Maryland
Delegate count 20 0
Popular vote 68,164 11,079
Percentage 70.5% 11.5%
 
Candidate Stephen Lyons
(withdrawn) 		Dean Phillips
(withdrawn)
Home state Maryland Minnesota
Delegate count 0 0
Popular vote 7,371 7,222
Percentage 7.6% 7.5%
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The 2024 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary took place on May 14, 2024, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 25 delegates to the Democratic National Convention were allocated to presidential candidates.[1]

Candidates

The following candidates have been certified to appear on the ballot in West Virginia:[2]

Results

West Virginia Democratic primary, May 14, 2024[3]
Candidate Votes Percentage Actual delegate count
Pledged Unpledged Total
Joe Biden (incumbent) 68,164 70.5% 20 20
Jason Palmer 11,079 11.5%
Stephen Lyons (withdrawn) 7,371 7.6%
Dean Phillips (withdrawn) 7,222 7.5%
Armando Perez-Serrato 2,786 2.9%
Total: 96,622 100.0% 20 5 25

By county

Results without Biden

Biden secured his best result in Jefferson County; alongside Kanawha and Monongalia counties, it was one of the three counties where he earned more than 80% of the vote. Conversely, he fell below 50% in five counties, performing the worst in Wyoming County. It was also where Palmer recorded his best performance, at 24.2%. Neither Lyons nor Phillips crossed the 20% threshold, although Phillips came close to it in Logan County with 19.8%.[4]

County Biden Palmer Lyons Phillips
Barbour 57.6% 17% 15.2% 7.3%
Berkeley 78.3% 7.2% 7.4% 4.6%
Boone 53.4% 16.4% 11.2% 13.3%
Braxton 59.4% 14.6% 9.7% 13.5%
Brooke 66.3% 14.5% 8.6% 7.3%
Cabell 78% 8.5% 5.7% 4.7%
Calhoun 57.9% 19.4% 8.5% 11.2%
Clay 47.7% 19.7% 10.5% 15%
Doddridge 64.6% 14.2% 8% 11.5%
Fayette 66.7% 9.4% 7.6% 12.8%
Gilmer 52.7% 21.9% 8.7% 13.6%
Grant 74.4% 9.5% 7.7% 6.5%
Greenbrier 75.8% 10.8% 3.7% 7.3%
Hampshire 63.5% 12.1% 12.1% 9.1%
Hancock 65.1% 11.3% 9.9% 10.9%
Hardy 63.3% 14.2% 9.2% 10.4%
Harrison 68.4% 11.8% 8.4% 7.5%
Jackson 68.4% 12.8% 9.6% 6.3%
Jefferson 86.1% 4.7% 4.4% 3.2%
Kanawha 80.8% 6.6% 5.8% 4.4%
Lewis 57.9% 15.9% 10.7% 13.6%
Lincoln 55.5% 14.3% 11.8% 16.2%
Logan 51.8% 15.7% 8.4% 19.8%
Marion 67.2% 11.3% 10.4% 8.4%
Marshall 65.2% 17.2% 7.5% 7.2%
Mason 59.8% 20.3% 8.3% 8%
McDowell 57.6% 14.1% 9.1% 14.5%
Mercer 68.1% 13.4% 8.8% 6.8%
Mineral 66.8% 10% 15.4% 5.8%
Mingo 49.2% 23.8% 7.8% 14.4%
Monongalia 80.8% 8.7% 5% 3.3%
Monroe 71.5% 10.1% 9.7% 6.6%
Morgan 71.5% 10.1% 9.7% 6.6%
Nicholas 62.2% 17.6% 11.2% 7%
Ohio 77.3% 10.7% 2.9% 6.8%
Pendleton 66.5% 11.3% 10.5% 9.1%
Pleasants 65.1% 17.3% 9.3% 5.8%
Pocahontas 66.4% 12.5% 9.2% 10.1%
Preston 64.7% 14.3% 10.8% 7.1%
Putnam 77% 7% 7.2% 7%
Raleigh 67.9% 13.9% 6.7% 7.9%
Randolph 61.8% 13.8% 9.4% 12.3%
Ritchie 63.3% 17.4% 9.2% 7.8%
Roane 70.3% 16% 4.5% 5.2%
Summers 66.5% 15.4% 8.2% 7%
Taylor 67.5% 16.8% 7.9% 6.3%
Tucker 64.4% 10.4% 15.3% 8%
Tyler 57.4% 18.7% 8.6% 13.4%
Upshur 68.7% 9.5% 12% 6.7%
Wayne 59.1% 18.5% 8.6% 10.3%
Webster 49.9% 18.9% 9.4% 17.5%
Wetzel 57.8% 16.3% 9.2% 12.8%
Wirt 48.4% 14.6% 17.5% 18.7%
Wood 72.5% 11.6% 6.9% 6.1%
Wyoming 44.8% 24.2% 11.8% 14.8%

Results by congressional districts

Biden won both congressional districts. He performed slightly better in the second one, mimicking the Democrats' small overperformance there in the 2022 House election.[5]

District Biden Palmer Others Representative
1st 69.5% 11.87% 18.65% Carol Miller
2nd 71.7% 11.02% 17.28% Alex Mooney

See also

References

  1. ^ "West Virginia Democratic Delegation 2024". The Green Papers. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  2. ^ "Candidate West Virginia Secretary of State". West Virginia SOS. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  3. ^ "West Virginia Presidential Primary". AP News. June 24, 2024. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  4. ^ "West Virginia Presidential Primary". AP News. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  5. ^ "West Virginia House Election Results 2022: Live Map". Politico. Retrieved May 16, 2024.