2024 Minnesota Democratic presidential primary

The 2024 Minnesota Democratic presidential primary took place on March 5, 2024, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 92 delegates to the Democratic National Convention were allocated to presidential candidates.^[2] The contest was held on Super Tuesday alongside primaries in 14 other states and territories.

2024 Minnesota Democratic presidential primary

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92 delegates (75 pledged and 17 unpledged) to the Democratic National Convention
Candidate Joe Biden Uncommitted Dean Phillips Home state Delaware Minnesota Delegate count 64 11^[1] 0 Popular vote 171,278 45,914 18,960 Percentage 70.1% 18.8% 7.8%
Results by county Results by congressional district Results by state house district Biden   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Uncommitted   40–50%   50–60%

Biden won the primary by a large margin, though "Uncommitted" again earned a significant number of votes and 11 delegates.^[3] After a landslide loss in his home state, Dean Philips dropped out of the race and endorsed Biden.^[4]

Candidates

The following candidates were submitted to the SOS by DFL Chair Ken Martin:^[5]

• Joe Biden
• Eban Cambridge
• Gabriel Cornejo
• Frankie Lozada
• Jason Palmer
• Armando "Mando" Perez-Serrato
• Dean Phillips
• Cenk Uygur
• Marianne Williamson

Additionally, uncommitted appeared in the ballot, which many are picking as a protest vote.

Endorsements

Main article: Endorsements in the 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries

Joe Biden

U.S. Senators

• Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Senator from Minnesota (2007–present), candidate for president in 2020^[6]
• Tina Smith, U.S. Senator from Minnesota (2018–present), 48th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota (2015–2018)^[7]

U.S. Representatives

• Angie Craig, U.S. Representative from MN-02 (2019–present)^[8]
• Ilhan Omar, U.S. Representative from MN-05 (2019–present)^[9]

Statewide officials

• Tim Walz, Governor of Minnesota (2019–present); U.S. Representative for MN-01 (2007–2019)^[10]

Party officials

• Ken Martin, Chair of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (2011–present), Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee (2021–present)^[11]

Uncommitted

State senators

• Omar Fateh, Senator from SD-62 (2021–present)^[12][13]
• Jen McEwen, Senator from SD-08 (2021–present)^[14][12][13]

State representatives

• Aisha Gomez, State Representative from HD-62A (2019–present)^[12][13]
• Hodan Hassan, State Representative from HD-62B (2019–present)^[12][13]
• Samantha Sencer-Mura, State Representative from HD-63A (2023–present)^[12][13]
• Andy Smith, State Representative from HD-25B (2023–present)^[12][13]
• Jay Xiong, State Representative from HD-67B (2019–present)^[12][13]

City councilmembers

• Azrin Awal, Duluth City Councilor at-large (2022–present)^[14]
• Aisha Chughtai, Minneapolis City Councilmember from Ward 10 (2022–present)^[15]
• Wendy Durrwachter, Duluth City Councilor from District 1 (2024–present)^[14]
• Mitra Jalali, Saint Paul City Councilmember from Ward 4 (2018–present), City Council President (2024–present)^[15][16]
• Nelsie Yang, Saint Paul City Councilmember from Ward 6 (2020–present)^[17]

Organizations

• Council on American–Islamic Relations in Minnesota^[16]
• National organization and Twin Cities chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America^{[18][19][20][21]}
• Jewish Voice for Peace Action^[22][23][24]
• TakeAction Minnesota^[25]

Results

Source:^[26]

Minnesota Democratic primary, March 5, 2024

Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Actual delegate count
			Pledged	Unpledged	Total
Joe Biden (incumbent)	171,278	70.1%	64
Uncommitted	45,914	18.8%	11
Dean Phillips	18,960	7.8%
Marianne Williamson	3,459	1.4%
Write-in votes	2,000	0.8%
Jason Palmer	758	0.3%
Cenk Uygur	692	0.3%
Armando Perez-Serrato	372	0.2%
Gabriel Cornejo	323	0.1%
Frankie Lozada	290	0.1%
Eban Cambridge	235	0.1%
Total:	242,594	100%	75	17	92
Source: ^[27]

Results by congressional district

 

5th congressional district by precinct

  Biden—90–100%

  Biden—70–80%

  Biden—60–70%

  Biden—50–60%

  Biden—40–50%

  Uncommitted—50–60%

  Uncommitted—60–70%

  Uncommitted—70–80%

  Uncommitted—80–90%

Biden carried all the state's eight congressional districts. He recorded his best result in the eighth district while underperforming heavily in the urban fifth district. It is represented by progressive Democrat Ilhan Omar,^[28] who supported a ceasefire in the Israel–Hamas war,^[29] but backed Biden in the primary. The district saw almost a third of votes cast for uncommitted.

Phillips trailed considerably, but managed to earn a higher result than uncommitted in the third (which he represents in Congress) and seventh districts. Meanwhile, Williamson performed poorly, with the strongest showing of just 1.88% in the seventh district.

District	Biden	Uncommitted	Phillips	Williamson
1st	77.98%	12.01%	5.88%	1.79%
2nd	71.75%	16.14%	8.32%	1.58%
3rd	69.95%	13.7%	13.95%	0.97%
4th	69.75%	21.3%	5.78%	1.26%
5th	59.36%	31.59%	6.09%	1.32%
6th	70.93%	14.64%	10.62%	1.75%
7th	79.03%	8.23%	8.43%	1.88%
8th	79.75%	11.02%	5.65%	1.46%

See also

• 2024 Minnesota Republican presidential primary
• 2024 Minnesota Legal Marijuana Now presidential primary
• 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries
• 2024 United States presidential election
• 2024 United States presidential election in Minnesota
• 2024 United States elections

References

1. https://dfl.org/press-release/dfl-announces-delegate-results-of-dfl-presidential-primary/
2. "Minnesota Democratic Delegation 2024". The Green Papers. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
3. "Minnesota's 'stunning' uncommitted vote reveals enduring problem for Biden". aljazeera.com.
4. "Dean Phillips "congratulates" opponents after landslide loss in Minnesota on Super Tuesday". usatoday.com.
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6. Stockburger, George (May 10, 2023). "Josh Shapiro, Malcolm Kenyatta named to Biden-Harris Campaign National Advisory Board". ABC27/WHTM.
7. Radelat, Ana (August 4, 2022). "Minnesota Democrats in Congress split over support of Biden in 2024". Minnesota Post. "Senator (Tina) Smith supports President Biden's bid for reelection," said the senator's spokeswoman Shea Necheles.
8. Solender, Andrew (April 26, 2023). "Democratic skeptics hold off on Biden 2024 endorsement". Axios.
9. Morris, Kyle (January 22, 2023). "10 Democrats who have vowed support for Biden in 2024 as voters await his official re-election decision". Fox News. from the original on February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
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12. Torey Van Oot [@toreyvanoot] (March 3, 2024). "7 MN DFL legislators endorse "uncommitted" campaign ahead of MN's Super Tuesday presidential primary. Effort is modeled after one in Michigan that my colleagues @samueljrob & @Emma_Hurt wrote about here --> https://axios.com/2024/02/28/michigan-swing-state-uncommitted-biden-gaza" (Tweet). Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Twitter.
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14. LeSavage, Briggs (March 1, 2024). "Duluth event aims to encourage 'uncommitted' vote, send a message to Biden over war in Gaza". Northern News Now. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
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17. Masters, Clay (March 4, 2024). "Some Minnesota democrats turn primary into a referendum on Gaza". NPR. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
18. Falconer, Rebeca (March 3, 2024). "Democratic Socialists of America endorses "uncommitted" Biden protest". Axios. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
19. Schneider, Aliya (March 5, 2024). "What is an uncommitted vote, and can it be done in Pennsylvania?". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
20. DSA [@DemSocialists] (March 3, 2024). "First, we're excited to endorse Vote Uncommitted MN. Minnesota's Presidential Primary is THIS Tuesday, March 5th. Support @uncommittedmn by phonebanking Minnesota voters with events scheduled every day until primary day 6/ 📞⤵️ https://actionnetwork.org/campaigns/minnesota-uncommitted-phone-banks" (Tweet). Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Twitter.
21. Twin Cities DSA 🌹 [@TwinCitiesDSA] (March 4, 2024). "We are proud to support @uncommittedmn and stand with everyone across the state organizing toward a permanent, lasting ceasefire, and against our government's support for the campaign of genocide in Gaza. Phonebank here for Uncommitted through Tuesday. https://actionnetwork.org/campaigns/minnesota-uncommitted-phone-banks" (Tweet). Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Twitter.
22. Pursley, Basil (March 2, 2024). "Activists encourage voters to choose 'no preference' in Tuesday's election, in support of Gaza". New England Public Media. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
23. Jewish Voice for Peace Action [@JvpAction] (March 5, 2024). "JVP Action endorses "uncommitted" in the remaining Democratic presidential primaries This is a warning to Biden. We reject his support for Israel's assault on Gaza. By choosing to be complicit in genocide, he is also ignoring his voters and terrifyingly paving a path for Trump🧵" (Tweet). Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via Twitter.
24. Jewish Voice for Peace Action [@JvpAction] (March 5, 2024). "Minnesota! Learn how to #VoteUncommitedMN here: http://voteuncommittedmn.com" (Tweet). Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via Twitter.
25. TakeAction Minnesota [@TakeActionMN] (March 5, 2024). "Minnesotans: Vote "Uncommitted" today" (Tweet). Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Twitter.
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27. "2024 PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY RESULTS". OFFICE OF THE MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE STEVE SIMON. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
28. Karnowski, Steve (November 12, 2023). "Progressive Minnesota US Rep. Ilhan Omar draws prominent primary challenger". AP News. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
29. Smith, David. "Ilhan Omar leads 384 worldwide leaders in call for Gaza ceasefire". 11 January 2024. The Guardian. Retrieved March 7, 2024.