2020 Maryland Democratic presidential primary

2020 Maryland Democratic presidential primary
	June 2, 2020
120 Democratic National Convention delegates (96 pledged with 65 district-level and 31 statewide; 24[lower-alpha 1] unpledged); The number of pledged delegates won is determined by the popular vote
	Election results by county Joe Biden

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 2] voting on the same date in the Democratic Party presidential primaries for the 2020 presidential election. The Maryland primary was a closed primary, with the state awarding 120 delegates, of whom 96 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the primary results. Joe Biden won the primary with 83.7% of the vote, one of hist best results in the whole primary cycle, and earning all delegates. There was no other candidate gaining a relevant vote amount.

Pledged national convention delegates
Type	Del.
CD1	7
CD2	8
CD3	8
CD4	9
CD5	9
CD6	7
CD7	9
CD8	8
PLEO	10
At-large	21
Total pledged delegates	96

Procedure

Maryland held its postponed primary on June 2 alongside seven other states, of which four had their regular original voting date on that day. Voting took place throughout the state from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. In the closed primary, candidates had to meet a threshold of 15% at the congressional district or statewide level in order to be considered viable. The 96 pledged delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention were allocated proportionally on the basis of the primary results. Of these, between 7 and 9 were allocated to each of the state's 8 congressional districts and another 10 were allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 21 at-large pledged delegates.[2] Originally planned with 79 delegates, the final number included a 25% bonus of 17 additional delegates on the 69 district and at-large delegates by the Democratic National Committee, 10% for the original April date, which belonged to Stage II on the primary timetable, and an additional 15% for the regional "Acela" cluster alongside originally five other states that would have voted on the same day (two of those states, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island, had postponed their primary to the same date).[3][4]

District-level national convention delegates were voted on by the voters during the presidential primary, with no need for an additional confirmation by partie bodies. The state party committee would have met on May 23, 2020, to vote on the 21 pledged at-large and 10 PLEO delegates to send to the Democratic National Convention. The 96 pledged delegates Maryland sent to the national convention were to 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). Finally, there was one more DNC member.[2]

Candidates

The following individuals qualified for the ballot in Maryland:[5]

Running

Joe Biden

Withdrawn

John Delaney had also qualified but had submitted an official withdrawal on February 3 so that he could be taken off the ballot.[5] There was also an uncommited option.

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[lower-alpha 3]	Margin of error	Joe Biden	Michael Bloomberg	Pete Buttigieg	Kamala Harris	Amy Klobuchar	Bernie Sanders	Elizabeth Warren	Other	Undecided
	Apr 8, 2020	Sanders suspends his campaign
	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 4]	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 5]	15%

Results

2020 Maryland Democratic presidential primary[6]
Candidate	Votes	%	Delegates[7]
Joe Biden	879,753	83.72	96
Bernie Sanders (withdrawn)	81,939	7.80
Elizabeth Warren (withdrawn)	27,134	2.58
Pete Buttigieg (withdrawn)	7,180	0.68
Michael Bloomberg (withdrawn)	6,773	0.64
Andrew Yang (withdrawn)	6,670	0.63
Amy Klobuchar (withdrawn)	5,685	0.54
Tulsi Gabbard (withdrawn)	4,226	0.40
Cory Booker (withdrawn)	2,662	0.25
Michael Bennet (withdrawn)	2,291	0.22
Marianne Williamson (withdrawn)	897	0.09
Julian Castro (withdrawn)	760	0.07
Tom Steyer (withdrawn)	671	0.06
Deval Patrick (withdrawn)	406	0.04
Uncommitted	23,726	2.26
Total	1,050,773	100%	96

Notes

originally 23 unpledged delegates
It is nicknamed Acela primary because the states involved are connected by the Acela train system.
Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
Gabbard with <1%; Steyer with 0%; "Refused" with 4%
Booker, Delaney, O'Rourke, and Yang with 1%; Castro, Gabbard, Other with <1%; Refused to answer with 5%

References

Alice Miranda Ollstein; Zach Montellaro (March 17, 2020). "Maryland postpones April 28 primary election over coronavirus". Politico. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
"Maryland Democratic Delegation 2020". The Green Papers. May 3, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
"Democratic Timing Penalties and Bonuses". The Green Papers. November 24, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
"The Math Behind the Democratic Delegate Allocation - 2020". The Green Papers. November 24, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
"Presidential Primary Election 04/28/2020 Filed Candidates By Office". elections.maryland.gov. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
"2020 Presidential Primary Election Results". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
"Delegate Tracker". interactives.ap.org. Associated Press. Retrieved June 3, 2020.

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[1] riginally 23 unpledged delegates

[3] It is nicknamed Acela primary because the states involved are connected by the Acela train system.

[key-8] Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear

[9] Gabbard with <1%; Steyer with 0%; "Refused" with 4%

[10] Booker, Delaney, O'Rourke, and Yang with 1%; Castro, Gabbard, Other with <1%; Refused to answer with 5%

[2] Alice Miranda Ollstein; Zach Montellaro (March 17, 2020). "Maryland postpones April 28 primary election over coronavirus". Politico. Retrieved March 17, 2020.

[GP-4] "Maryland Democratic Delegation 2020". The Green Papers. May 3, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2019.

[5] "Democratic Timing Penalties and Bonuses". The Green Papers. November 24, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2022.

[6] "The Math Behind the Democratic Delegate Allocation - 2020". The Green Papers. November 24, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2022.

[candidates-7] "Presidential Primary Election 04/28/2020 Filed Candidates By Office". elections.maryland.gov. Retrieved January 5, 2020.

[MD-SOS-results-11] "2020 Presidential Primary Election Results". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

[MD-AP-delegates-12] "Delegate Tracker". interactives.ap.org. Associated Press. Retrieved June 3, 2020.