Election Date: | March 12, 2024 |
Election Name: | 2024 Mississippi Democratic presidential primary |
Country: | Mississippi |
Type: | primary |
Ongoing: | yes |
Previous Election: | 2020 Mississippi Democratic presidential primary |
Previous Year: | 2020 |
Outgoing Members: | GA |
Elected Members: | MP |
Next Election: | 2028 Mississippi Democratic presidential primary |
Next Year: | 2028 |
Votes For Election: | 40 delegates (35 pledged and 5 automatic) to the Democratic National Convention |
Map Size: | 250px |
Colour1: | 224192 |
Candidate1: | Joe Biden |
Home State1: | Delaware |
Popular Vote1: | 87,922 |
Percentage1: | 98.7% |
Delegate Count1: | 35 |
Colour2: | 000000 |
Candidate2: | Write-in votes |
Home State2: | – |
Popular Vote2: | 1,187 |
Percentage2: | 1.3% |
Delegate Count2: | 0 |
The 2024 Mississippi Democratic presidential primary took place on March 12, 2024, alongside the Democrats Abroad, Georgia, and Washington primaries, and Northern Mariana Islands caucuses. 40 delegates to the Democratic National Convention were allocated to presidential candidates.[1]
In Mississippi, candidates have to pay a filing fee of $2,500 and gather at least 500 signatures to make the primary ballot.[2] Incumbent President Joe Biden was the only candidate that met the requirements.[3]
President Biden won in a landslide.
The only presidential candidate on the ballot in Mississippi was President Joe Biden. Voters could also vote for a write-in candidate in the primary.[4]