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The 2024 Michigan Democratic presidential primary will be held on February 27, 2024, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 140 delegates to the Democratic National Convention will be allocated to presidential candidates.[1] The contest will take place concurrently with its Republican counterpart.
Incumbent President Joe Biden announced on April 25, 2023, his bid for a second term. He faces a primary challenge from author, progressive activist, and 2020 presidential candidate Marianne Williamson, and Representative Dean Phillips.[2][3]
Candidates
The Michigan Secretary of State has identified the following candidates (listed alphabetically) as potential Democratic Party presidential candidates in 2024:[4]
Candidates who didn’t make the list above can make the ballot by filing a nominating petition with at least 14,020 valid signatures by December 8, 2023.[4][5]
Endorsements
- Cabinet-level officials
- Pete Buttigieg, 19th U.S. Secretary of Transportation (2021–present), 32nd Mayor of South Bend, Indiana (2012–2020), candidate for president in 2020[6]
- U.S. Representatives
- Dan Kildee, U.S. Representative from MI-08 (2013–present)[7]
- Statewide officials
- Gretchen Whitmer, 49th Governor of Michigan (2019–present), Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee (2021–present)[8]
- Garlin Gilchrist, 64th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan (2019–present)[9]
- Mayors
- Mike Duggan, 75th Mayor of Detroit (2014–present)[10]
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 1] |
Margin of error |
Joe Biden |
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. |
Dean Phillips |
Marianne Williamson |
Undecided |
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Monmouth University Polling/The Washington Post | December 7–11, 2023 | 460 (LV) | – | 79% | – | 5% | 9% | 6% |
Phillips declares his candidacy | ||||||||
Kennedy withdraws from the primaries | ||||||||
Emerson College | August 1–2, 2023 | 1,121 (RV) | ± 2.9% | 65% | 11% | – | 5% | 17% |
Mitchell Research[upper-alpha 1] | July 11–13, 2023 | 639 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 75% | 3% | – | 4% | 19% |
See also
Notes
- ↑ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
- Partisan clients
- ↑ Poll commissioned by MIRS
References
- ↑ "Michigan Democratic Delegation 2024". The Green Papers. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ↑ "Joe Biden announces he is running for president again, setting up possible Trump rematch". ABC News. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
- ↑ Weissert, Will (March 4, 2023). "Marianne Williamson begins longshot 2024 challenge to Biden". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
- 1 2 "Secretary Benson releases 2024 presidential primary candidate list". Michigan Secretary of State. November 13, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
- ↑ "Ballot Access Information for Presidential Candidates Seeking Office in 2024" (PDF). Michigan.gov. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ↑ 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. Archived from the original on February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
- ↑ McCammond, Alexi; Treene, Alayna; Solender, Andrew (August 5, 2022). "Dems dodge on Biden '24". Axios. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023.
- ↑ Gangitano, Alex (April 25, 2023). "Biden names campaign managers, national co-chairs for 2024". The Hill.
- ↑ Murray, Isabella (April 24, 2023). "Democratic lieutenant governors mobilize cash as early backers of Biden-Harris ticket". ABC News.
- ↑ Stockburger, George (May 10, 2023). "Josh Shapiro, Malcolm Kenyatta named to Biden-Harris Campaign National Advisory Board". ABC27/WHTM.