2020 Maryland Democratic presidential primary

The 2020 Maryland Democratic presidential primary took place on June 2, 2020, after being rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.[1] It was originally going to take place on April 28, 2020, as one of several states in the "Acela primary"[lower-alpha 1] voting on the same date in the Democratic Party presidential primaries for the 2020 presidential election. The Maryland primary is a closed primary, with the state awarding 119 delegates, of whom 96 are pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the primary results. Joe Biden won the primary with 83.7% of the vote, earning all 96 delegates.

Main article: 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries
2020 Maryland Democratic presidential primary
June 2, 2020
119 Democratic National Convention delegates (96 pledged, 23 unpledged)
The number of pledged delegates won is determined by the popular vote
 
Candidate Joe Biden Bernie Sanders
Home state Delaware Vermont
Delegate count 96 0
Popular vote 879,753 81,939
Percentage 83.7% 7.8%
Election results by county
  Joe Biden
Elections in Maryland
Government

Procedure

Voting took place throughout the state from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. In the closed primary, candidates must meet a threshold of 15% at the congressional district or statewide level in order to be considered viable. The 79 pledged delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention will be allocated proportionally on the basis of the primary results. Of the 96 pledged delegates, between 6 and 8 are allocated to each of the state's 8 congressional districts and another 10 are allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 17 at-large pledged delegates. These delegate totals do not account for pledged delegate bonuses or penalties from timing or clustering.[2]

District-level national convention delegates will be voted on during the presidential primary. The state party committee met on May 23, 2020, to vote on the 17 pledged at-large and 10 PLEO delegates to send to the Democratic National Convention. The 79 pledged delegates Maryland sends to the national convention will be joined by 23 unpledged PLEO delegates (13 members of the Democratic National Committee; 9 members of Congress, including both Senators and 7 U.S. Representatives; and former DNC chair Joe Andrew).[2]

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 2]		 Margin
of error		 Joe
Biden		 Michael
Bloomberg		 Pete
Buttigieg		 Kamala
Harris		 Amy
Klobuchar		 Bernie
Sanders		 Elizabeth
Warren		 Other Undecided
Mar 1–5, 2020 Buttigieg, Klobuchar, Bloomberg, and Warren withdraw from the race
Gonzales Research & Media Services Feb 22–28, 2020 331 (LV) ± 5.5% 19% 15% 5% – 4% 23% 8% – 27%
Goucher College Feb 13–19, 2020 371 (LV) ± 5.1% 18% 16% 7% – 6% 24% 6% 4%[lower-alpha 3] 18%
Dec 3, 2019 Harris withdraws from the race
Goucher College Sept 13–19, 2019 300 (LV) ± 5.6% 33% – 5% 6% 1% 10% 21% 9%[lower-alpha 4] 15%

Results

2020 Maryland Democratic presidential primary[3]
Candidate Votes % Delegates[4]
Joe Biden 879,753 83.7% 96
Bernie Sanders (withdrawn) 81,939 7.8%
Elizabeth Warren (withdrawn) 27,134 2.6%
Pete Buttigieg (withdrawn) 7,180 0.7%
Michael Bloomberg (withdrawn) 6,773 0.6%
Andrew Yang (withdrawn) 6,670 0.6%
Amy Klobuchar (withdrawn) 5,685 0.5%
Tulsi Gabbard (withdrawn) 4,226 0.4%
Cory Booker (withdrawn) 2,662 0.3%
Michael Bennet (withdrawn) 2,291 0.2%
Marianne Williamson (withdrawn) 897 0.1%
Julian Castro (withdrawn) 760 0.1%
Tom Steyer (withdrawn) 671 0.1%
Deval Patrick (withdrawn) 406 0.0%
Uncommitted 23,726 2.3%
Total 1,050,773 100% 96

Notes
  1. It is nicknamed Acela primary because the states involved are connected by the Acela train system.
  2. Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  3. Gabbard with <1%; Steyer with 0%; "Refused" with 4%
  4. Booker, Delaney, O'Rourke, and Yang with 1%; Castro, Gabbard, Other with <1%; Refused to answer with 5%
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References
  1. Alice Miranda Ollstein; Zach Montellaro (March 17, 2020). "Maryland postpones April 28 primary election over coronavirus". Politico. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  2. "Maryland Democratic Delegation 2020". The Green Papers. May 3, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  3. "2020 Election Results". results.elections.maryland.gov. Maryland Secretary of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  4. "Delegate Tracker". interactives.ap.org. Associated Press. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
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