2024 Nevada Republican presidential primary and caucus
February 6, 2024 (non-binding primary)
February 8, 2024 (caucus)
26 Republican National Convention delegates

The 2024 Nevada Republican presidential primary and caucus will be held on February 6 and February 8, 2024, respectively, as part of the Republican Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 26 delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention will be allocated on a proportional basis.[1] They will be held following the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary.[2]

On August 14, 2023, Republicans in Nevada announced that they will boycott and ignore the non-binding, state-organized primary following a controversy over the selection of a primary process over the traditional caucus format in the state's presidential preference contests. The state-run primary is scheduled to be held for February 6, while the Nevada Republican Party will hold its own caucus on February 8.

Background

In 2012, a report by Reuters described the Republican electorate in Nevada as "libertarian-minded". Eric Herzik, a professor of political science at the University of Nevada, Reno, argued that Republican voters in the state are more animated by fiscal issues than social conservatism.[3]

2016 caucus

Donald Trump won the 2016 Nevada caucus with 45.9% of the vote and 14 out of 30 pledged delegates, with closest opponents Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz taking 23.9% and 21.4% of the vote, respectively. During the campaign, both Rubio and Cruz vied for the support of Mormons in Nevada, who form an influential bloc within the state party.[4]

Controversy

After the 2020 presidential election, the Democratic-controlled Nevada Legislature moved to establish a presidential primary for the Republican and Democratic parties.[5] Previously, party-organized caucuses were used to determine delegates in presidential elections. In May 2023, the Republican Party sued the state of Nevada, because they preferred to keep using the caucuses to determine their delegate allocation. The Republican primary required more than one Republican candidate to file by October 16, 2023. Nevada Republicans have said that they will instead hold a party-organized caucus on February 8, 2024. To participate in the caucus, Republican candidates needed to register their candidacy with the Nevada Republican Party in a filing window from September 1, 2023, to October 15, 2023.[6][7]

Procedure

Delegates are proportionally allocated to candidates who receive at least 3.85% of the statewide vote.

Candidates

The filing deadline for the Nevada primary was on October 16, 2023, and the office of the Secretary of State of Nevada published the list of qualified candidates on October 20.[8] Additionally, the filing window for the Nevada caucus was between September 1 and October 15. The party published their own list of candidates and did not allow those who filed for the state-run primary to participate.[9]

Campaign

In March 2023, it was reported that Trump hosted a range of Nevada Republican Party officials at Mar-a-Lago as part of his campaign's "aggressive outreach to state and local party officials in the early primary states."[15]

Endorsements

Ron DeSantis
Former federal executive official
Former U.S. Representative
Former state executive officials
State senators
State representatives
  • Danielle Gallant, District 23 (2022–present); Assistant Minority Floor Leader (South) (2023–present)[17]
  • Jill Dickman, District 31 (2014–2016 and 2020–present); Assistant Minority Floor Leader (North) (2023–present); Assistant Majority Whip (North) (2015–2017)[17]
  • Edwin Goedhart, District 36 (2006–2012)[17]
  • Jim Wheeler, District 39 (2012–2022); Minority Leader (2017–2019)[17]
  • Kelly Kite, District 39 (2010–2012)[17]
Notable individuals
Donald Trump
Former federal official
Former state executive official
Former state representative
County official
Notable individual

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 Chris
Christie		 Ron
DeSantis		 Nikki
Haley		 Asa
Hutchinson		 Mike
Pence		 Vivek
Ramaswamy		 Tim
Scott		 Donald
Trump		 Other Undecided
McLaughlin & Associates[upper-alpha 1] Dec 11–13, 2023 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 5% 15% – – – 2% – 75% 0%[lower-alpha 2] 3%
SSRS/CNN Sep 29 – Oct 6, 2023 650 (LV) ± 5.3% 2% 13% 6% – 3% 4% 2% 65% 4%[lower-alpha 3] 2%
National Research[upper-alpha 2] Jun 26–28, 2023 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 3% 22% 3% 0% 2% 2% 2% 52% – 14%[lower-alpha 4]
National Research[upper-alpha 2] May 30 – Jun 1, 2023 500 (LV) ± 4.4% – 21% 3% 0% 1% 2% 2% 53% 0%[lower-alpha 5] 17%
Vote TXT May 15–19, 2023 112 (RV) ± 4.8% – 21% 5% – 2% 3% – 51% 7% 11%
Susquehanna Polling & Research Oct 24–27, 2022 500 (LV) ± 4.3% – 34% 1% – 7% – – 41% 7%[lower-alpha 6] 10%

Results

Nevada Republican primary, February 6, 2024
Candidate Votes Percentage
Nikki Haley
Mike Pence (withdrawn)
Tim Scott (withdrawn)
John Anthony Castro
Heath V. Fulkerson
Donald Kjornes
Hirsh V. Singh (withdrawn)
Total: 100.00%
Source: "2024 Presidential Preference Primary Candidates". Secretary of State of Nevada. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
Nevada Republican caucus, February 8, 2024
Candidate Votes Percentage Actual delegate count
Bound Unbound Total
Donald Trump
Ron DeSantis
Vivek Ramaswamy
Chris Christie (withdrawn)
Doug Burgum (withdrawn)
Ryan Binkley
Unprojected delegates: 0 0 0
Total 0 100.00% 26 0 26
Source: "2024 Presidential Caucus". Nevada Republican Party. Retrieved December 5, 2023.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ↑ Ryan Binkley with 0%
  3. ↑ "Someone else" with 2%; Doug Burgum & Larry Elder with 1%; Will Hurd & Perry Johnson with 0%
  4. ↑ Other, undecided, and refused
  5. ↑ Chris Sununu with 0%
  6. ↑ Ted Cruz with 5%; Mike Pompeo and Marco Rubio with 1%; Larry Hogan with 0%
Partisan clients
  1. ↑ Poll sponsored by Trump's campaign
  2. 1 2 Poll sponsored by American Greatness PAC

References

  1. ↑ "Nevada Republican Presidential Nominating Process". thegreenpapers.com. March 5, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  2. ↑ Birenbaum, Gabby (February 25, 2023). "One year out, Republicans preview how Nevadans will land on presidential nomination". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  3. ↑ Johnston, Cynthia (January 31, 2012). "Nevada is friendly turf for Romney". Reuters. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  4. ↑ Lee, Kurtis (December 29, 2015). "As Rubio and Cruz vie for Mormon support in Nevada, divide over taxes looms". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  5. ↑ Natasha Korecki (October 16, 2023). "Nevada Republicans brace for confusion with competing presidential primary contests". NBC News. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  6. ↑ Trip Gabriel (August 14, 2023). "Nevada G.O.P. Sets February Caucus, Jumping Ahead of South Carolina". New York Times. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  7. ↑ Nevada GOP (August 15, 2023). "Sign Up for the 2024 Presidential Caucus!". Nevada GOP. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  8. ↑ "2024 Presidential Preference Primary Candidates". Secretary of State of Nevada. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  9. ↑ "2024 Presidential Caucus". Nevada GOP. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  10. ↑ Colvin, Jill (October 28, 2023). "Pence ends White House campaign after struggling to gain traction. 'This is not my time,' he says". Associated Press. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  11. ↑ Vakil, Caroline (November 12, 2023). "Tim Scott suspends 2024 GOP primary bid". The Hill. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  12. ↑ David Wildstein (October 31, 2023). "Hirsh Singh ends ludicrous White House bid". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  13. ↑ Krieg, Gregory (January 10, 2024). "Chris Christie ends 2024 presidential campaign". CNN. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  14. ↑ Manchester, Julia (December 4, 2023). "Burgum suspends 2024 GOP presidential campaign". The Hill. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  15. ↑ Gómez, Fin (March 4, 2023). "Trump met with early primary state GOP leaders in Nevada while Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke to conservative group Club for Growth". CBS News. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  16. ↑ Morris, Kyle; Gillespie, Brandon (May 24, 2023). "More Than 150 Former Trump Administration Officials Now Backing DeSantis for President". Fox News. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Nevada Political Leaders Endorse Gov. Ron DeSantis for President". 2024 Presidential Campaign Blog. July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
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  21. ↑ Haberman, Maggie (April 25, 2023). "Major G.O.P. donor's commitment to DeSantis is murkier than previously thought". The New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  22. ↑ Muth, Chuck (May 31, 2023). "Trump Fatigue: The Milktoast that Broke the Donald's Back". Muth's Truths. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  23. ↑ Boggioni, Tom (November 25, 2022). "Trump insider unnerved he'll 'sabotage' his 2024 campaign with impulsive new hires". RawStory. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  24. ↑ Solis, Jacob (March 22, 2022). "Laxalt, Brown gear up for Senate debate, differ on Trump 2024 run". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
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