2024 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary
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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 will be allocated to presidential candidates.[1]
Candidates[edit]
The following candidates have been certified to appear on the ballot in West Virginia:[2]
- Joe Biden
- Stephen Lyons (withdrawn)
- Jason Palmer
- Armando Perez-Serrato
- Dean Phillips (withdrawn)
Results[edit]
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pledged | Unpledged | Total | |||
| Joe Biden (incumbent) | 67,628 | 70.6% | 16 | ||
| Jason Palmer | 10,985 | 11.5% | |||
| Stephen Lyons (withdrawn) | 7,326 | 7.6% | |||
| Dean Phillips (withdrawn) | 7,148 | 7.5% | |||
| Armando Perez-Serrato | 2,748 | 2.9% | |||
| Total: | 95,835 | 100.0% | 20 | 5 | 25 |
| Source: [3] | |||||
By county[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- 2024 West Virginia Republican presidential primary
- 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries
- 2024 United States presidential election
- 2024 United States presidential election in West Virginia
- 2024 United States elections
References[edit]
- ^ "West Virginia Democratic Delegation 2024". The Green Papers. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ "Candidate West Virginia Secretary of State". West Virginia SOS. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
- ^ "West Virginia Presidential Primary Election Results 2024". NBC News. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
- ^ "West Virginia Presidential Primary". AP News. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
- ^ "West Virginia House Election Results 2022: Live Map". Politico. Retrieved May 16, 2024.