2020 Delaware Democratic primary
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The 2020 Delaware Democratic primary will take place on June 2, 2020 as part of the Democratic Party presidential primaries for the 2020 presidential election. It was originally going to take place on April 28, 2020[1] as one of several northeastern states in the "Acela primary" often dubbed the "Acela primary" in reference to the namesake Amtrak service.[2] The Delaware primary is a closed primary, with the state awarding 28 delegates, of which 17 are pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.
Procedure
Voting is expected to take place throughout the state from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. In the closed primary, candidates must meet a threshold of 15 percent at the city and county or statewide level in order to be considered viable. The 17 pledged delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention will be allocated proportionally on the basis of the results of the primary. Of the 17 pledged delegates, between 1 and 6 are allocated to each of the state's 3 congressional districts and Wilmington and another 2 are allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 4 at-large pledged delegates. These delegate totals do not account for pledged delegate bonuses or penalties from timing or clustering.[3]
On Saturday, May 9, 2020, delegate selection caucuses was planned to be held in Delaware, following representative district-level caucuses in March where delegate selection caucus delegates would have been chosen. National convention subdivision-level delegates will be chosen during this process, as well as the 4 pledged at-large and 2 PLEO delegates to send to the Democratic National Convention. The 17 pledged delegates Delaware sends to the national convention will be joined by 11 unpledged PLEO delegates (6 members of the Democratic National Committee; all 3 members of Congress, including both Senators and one U.S. Representative; the governor; and, notably, former vice president Joe Biden).[3]
In addition to delaying in-person voting from April 28, 2020 to June 2, 2020, the requirements for using a mail-in absentee ballot have been broadened to include voters who wish to follow public health guidelines for self-quarantine or social distancing even if they are experiencing no symptoms.[4]
Candidates
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Joe Biden |
Cory Booker |
Pete Buttigieg |
Tulsi Gabbard |
Kamala Harris |
Bernie Sanders |
Elizabeth Warren |
Andrew Yang |
Other | Undecided |
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| Harris withdraws from the race | |||||||||||||
| Data For Progress | Nov 15–25, 2019 | 481 (LV) | –[lower-alpha 1] | 35% | 3% | 8% | 3% | 1% | 13% | 11% | 1% | 10%[lower-alpha 2] | 15% |
