Democratic Party Primary Elections

The Democratic Party is a major party in the USA. Their headquarters are in Washington, D.C., and they are generally seen as left-wing (which focuses on society as a whole). The Democratic National Convention was from August 19 to 22.

The candidates for the Democratic Party nomination were:

• Kamala Harris (did not participate in primaries, 4,567 delegates)

• Joe Biden (withdrawn, 0 delegates)

• Jason Palmer (withdrawn, 0 delegates)

• Marianne Williamson (0 delegates)

• Dean Phillips (withdrawn, 0 delegates)

• Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (withdrawn)

Kamala Harris won way more than the required 1,968 delegates, so she became the Democratic presidential nominee. She chose Governor Tim Walz as her running mate.

Primary Dates:

Democratic Primaries

Caucuses Dates:

• March 5th:

  • American Samoa (6 delegates)

  • Iowa (40 delegates)

• March 6th: Hawaii (24 delegates)

• March 12th: Northern Marianas (6 delegates)

• April 13th:

  • Alaska (15 delegates)

  • Wyoming (13 delegates)

• May 23rd: Idaho (23 delegates)

• June 8th:

  • Guam (6 delegates)

  • U.S. Virgin Islands (7 delegates)

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