2024 Massachusetts Democratic presidential primary

* * *

| <- 2020 | March 5, 2024 | 2028 ->

|
|

<- ME

MN ->

* * *

116 delegates (92 pledged and 24 unpledged) to the Democratic National Convention
|  |  |

|
|

Candidate  | Joe Biden | No preference
Home state  | Delaware | –
Delegate count  | 91 | 1
Popular vote  | 533,096 | 60,236
Percentage  | 80.5% | 9.1%

* * *

County results

Biden

70 – 80%

80 – 90%

Elections in
Massachusetts

General

* 1942
* 1944
* 1946
* 1948
* 1950
* 1952
* 1954
* 1956
* 1958
* 1960
* 1962
* 1964
* 1966
* 1970
* 1974
* 1978
* 1982
* 1986
* 1990
* 1994
* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2008
* 2010
* 2012
* 2014
* 2016
* 2018
* 2020
* 2022

Federal government

|  U.S. President

* 1788–89
* 1792
* 1796
* 1800
* 1804
* 1808
* 1812
* 1816
* 1820
* 1824
* 1828
* 1832
* 1836
* 1840
* 1844
* 1848
* 1852
* 1856
* 1860
* 1864
* 1868
* 1872
* 1876
* 1880
* 1884
* 1888
* 1892
* 1896
* 1900
* 1904
* 1908
* 1912
* 1916
* 1920
* 1924
* 1928
* 1932
* 1936
* 1940
* 1944
* 1948
* 1952
* 1956
* 1960
* 1964
* 1968
* 1972
* 1976
* 1980
* Dem
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* Dem
* 2004
* Dem
* GOP
* 2008
* Dem
* GOP
* 2012
* 2016
* Dem
* GOP
* 2020
* Dem
* GOP
* 2024
* Dem
* GOP

U.S. Senate

* Class 1: 1788
* 1790
* 1796 (S)
* 1796
* 1798
* 1800 (S)
* 1803
* 1808 (S)
* 1810 (S)
* 1811
* 1813 (S)
* 1815
* 1815 (S)
* 1816 (S)
* 1818 (S)
* 1820
* 1820 (S)
* 1822
* 1826
* 1827
* 1829 (S)
* 1833
* 1839
* February 1841 (S)
* 1845
* 1851
* 1851 (S)
* 1857
* 1863
* 1869
* 1874 (S)
* 1875
* 1881
* 1887
* 1893
* 1899
* 1905
* 1911
* 1916
* 1922
* 1928
* 1934
* 1940
* 1946
* 1952
* 1958
* 1962 (S)
* 1964
* 1970
* 1976
* 1982
* 1988
* 1994
* 2000
* 2006
* 2010 (S)
* 2012
* 2018
* 2024

* Class 2: 1788
* 1793
* 1796
* 1800 (S)
* 1803 (S)
* 1805
* 1810
* 1811 (S)
* 1816
* 1822 (S)
* 1826 (S)
* 1828
* 1835
* January 1841 (S)
* 1841
* 1845 (S)
* 1847
* 1853
* 1855 (S)
* 1859
* 1865
* 1871
* 1873 (S)
* 1877
* 1883
* 1889
* 1895
* 1901
* 1905 (S)
* 1907
* 1913
* 1918
* 1924
* 1930
* 1936
* 1942
* 1944 (S)
* 1948
* 1954
* 1960
* 1966
* 1972
* 1978
* 1984
* 1990
* 1996
* 2002
* 2008
* 2013 (S)
* 2014
* 2020

U.S. House

* 1788/1789
* 1790/1792
* 1792/1793
* 1794/1795
* 1796/1797
* 1798/1799
* 1800/1801
* 1802/1803
* 1804
* 1806
* 1808
* 1810/1811
* 1812/1813
* 1814/1815
* 3rd
* 1816/1817
* 1818/1819
* 1820/1821
* 1822/1823
* 1824/1825
* 1826/1827
* 1828
* 1830/1832
* 1833/1834
* 1834/1835
* 1836
* 1838/1839
* 1840/1841
* 1842/1844
* 1844/1846
* 1846
* 1848/1850
* 1850/1851
* 1852
* 1854
* 1856
* 1858
* 1860
* 1862
* 1864
* 1866
* 1868
* 1870
* 1872
* 1874
* 1876
* 1878
* 1880
* 1882
* 1884
* 1886
* 1888
* 1890
* 1892
* 1894
* 1896
* 1898
* 1900
* 1902
* 1904
* 1906
* 1908
* 1910
* 1912
* 1914
* 1916
* 1918
* 1920
* 1922
* 1924
* 1926
* 1928
* 1930
* 1932
* 1934
* 1936
* 1938
* 1940
* 1942
* 1944
* 1946
* 1948
* 1950
* 1952
* 1954
* 1956
* 1958
* 1960
* 1962
* 1964
* 1966
* 1968
* 1970
* 1972
* 1974
* 1976
* 1978
* 1980
* 1982
* 1984
* 1986
* 1988
* 1990
* 1991 (1st)
* 1992
* 1994
* 1996
* 1998
* 2000
* 2001 (9th)
* 2002
* 2004
* 2006
* 2007 (5th)
* 2008
* 2010
* 2012
* 2013 (5th)
* 2014
* 2016
* 2018
* 2020
* 2022

State government

|  Governor

* 1800
* 1801
* 1802
* 1803
* 1804
* 1805
* 1806
* 1807
* 1808
* 1809
* 1810
* 1811
* 1812
* 1813
* 1814
* 1815
* 1816
* 1817
* 1818
* 1819
* 1820
* 1821
* 1822
* 1823
* 1824
* 1825
* 1826
* 1827
* 1828
* 1829
* 1830
* Apr. 1831
* Nov. 1831
* 1832
* 1833
* 1834
* 1835
* 1836
* 1837
* 1838
* 1839
* 1840
* 1841
* 1842
* 1843
* 1844
* 1845
* 1846
* 1847
* 1848
* 1849
* 1850
* 1851
* 1852
* 1853
* 1854
* 1855
* 1856
* 1857
* 1858
* 1859
* 1860
* 1861
* 1862
* 1863
* 1864
* 1865
* 1866
* 1867
* 1868
* 1869
* 1870
* 1871
* 1872
* 1873
* 1874
* 1875
* 1876
* 1877
* 1878
* 1879
* 1880
* 1881
* 1882
* 1883
* 1884
* 1885
* 1886
* 1887
* 1888
* 1889
* 1890
* 1891
* 1892
* 1893
* 1894
* 1895
* 1896
* 1897
* 1898
* 1899
* 1900
* 1901
* 1902
* 1903
* 1904
* 1905
* 1906
* 1907
* 1908
* 1909
* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919
* 1920
* 1922
* 1924
* 1926
* 1928
* 1930
* 1932
* 1934
* 1936
* 1938
* 1940
* 1942
* 1944
* 1946
* 1948
* 1950
* 1952
* 1954
* 1956
* 1958
* 1960
* 1962
* 1964
* 1966
* 1970
* 1974
* 1978
* 1982
* 1986
* 1990
* 1994
* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018
* 2022

State Senate

* 1787
* 1824
* 2004
* 2006
* 2008
* 2010
* 2012
* 2014
* 2016
* 2018
* 2020
* 2022

State House

* 2006
* 2008
* 2010
* 2012
* 2014
* 2016
* 2020
* 2022

Governor's Council

* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018
* 2022
* 2024

Ballot measures

* 1980: Proposition 2½

* 2002: English Language Education in Public Schools

* 2006: 2008
* Greyhound Protection
* Sensible Marijuana Policy
* State Income Tax Repeal

* 2010: No Sales Tax for Alcohol
* Sales Tax Relief
* Comprehensive Permits and Regional Planning

* 2012: Right to Repair
* Death with Dignity
* Medical Marijuana

* 2014: Automatic Gas Tax Increase Repeal
* Expansion of Bottle Deposits
* Casino Repeal
* Paid Sick Days

* 2016: Expand Slot Machine Gaming
* Charter School Expansion
* Farm Animal Confinement
* Legalization, Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana

* 2018: Gender Identity Anti-Discrimination

* 2020: pending

Boston

|  Mayor

* 1822
* 1823
* 1824
* Apr 1825
* Dec 1825
* 1826
* 1827
* 1828
* 1829
* 1830
* 1831
* 1832
* 1833
* 1834
* 1835
* 1836
* 1837
* 1838
* 1839
* 1840
* 1841
* 1842
* 1843
* 1844–45
* Dec 1845
* 1846
* 1847
* 1848
* 1849
* 1850
* 1851
* 1852
* 1853–54
* Dec 1854
* 1855
* 1856
* 1857
* 1858
* 1859
* 1860
* 1861
* 1862
* 1863
* 1864
* 1865
* 1866
* 1867
* 1868
* 1869
* 1871
* 1872
* 1873
* 1874
* 1875
* 1876
* 1877
* 1878
* 1879
* 1880
* 1881
* 1882
* 1883
* 1884
* 1885
* 1886
* 1887
* 1888
* 1889
* 1890
* 1891
* 1892
* 1893
* 1894
* 1895
* 1897
* 1899
* 1901
* 1903
* 1905
* 1907
* 1910
* 1914
* 1917
* 1921
* 1925
* 1929
* 1933
* 1937
* 1941
* 1945
* 1949
* 1951
* 1955
* 1959
* 1963
* 1967
* 1971
* 1975
* 1979
* 1983
* 1987
* 1991
* 1993
* 1997
* 2001
* 2005
* 2009
* 2013
* 2017
* 2021
* 2025

City council

* 1977
* 1979
* 1981
* 1983
* 1985
* 1987
* 1989
* 1991
* 1993
* 1995
* 1997
* 1999
* 2001
* 2003
* 2005
* 2007
* 2009
* 2011
* 2013
* 2015
* 2017
* 2019
* 2021
* 2023

Springfield

|  Mayor

* 1953
* 1955
* 1957
* 1959
* 1961
* 1963
* 1965
* 1967
* 1969
* 1971
* 1973 (S)
* 1973
* 1975
* 1977
* 1979
* 1983
* 1981
* 1985
* 1987
* 1989 (S)
* 1989
* 1991
* 1993
* 1995
* 1997
* 1999
* 2001
* 2003
* 2005
* 2007
* 2009
* 2011
* 2015
* 2019
* 2023

Worcester

|  Mayor

* 1987
* 1989
* 1991
* 1993
* 1995
* 1997
* 1999
* 2001
* 2003
* 2005
* 2007
* 2009
* 2011
* 2013
* 2015
* 2017
* 2019
* 2021
* 2023

Massachusetts portal

* v
* t
* e

The 2024 Massachusetts Democratic presidential primary took place on March 5, 2024, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 116 delegates to the Democratic National Convention will be allocated to presidential candidates.[1] The contest was held on Super Tuesday alongside primaries in 14 other states and territories.

Biden won the primary in a landslide, however as a protest vote on American involvement in Israel's war against Hamas, No preference received 1 delegate.[2]

## Candidates

[edit]

Incumbent President Joe Biden announced on April 25, 2023, his bid for a second term. He faces primary challenges from author, progressive activist, and 2020 presidential candidate Marianne Williamson and U.S. Representative from MN 3, Dean Phillips.[3]

### Ballot access controversy

[edit]

There are three ways for a presidential candidate to get on the primary ballot in Massachusetts: a candidate can be placed on the ballot by the state party, they can gather 2,500 signatures to achieve ballot access, or the Secretary of the Commonwealth can place candidates who have been "generally advocated or recognized in the national news media."[4] The Massachusetts Democratic Party voted to submit only Biden's name to the state ballot, which was highly criticized by the Williamson campaign, which did not attempt to file any signatures.[5] Ultimately, both Phillips and Williamson were placed on the ballot by Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin.[6]

## Endorsements

[edit]

Main article: Endorsements in the 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries

Joe Biden

U.S. Senators

* Ed Markey, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts (2013–present), U.S. Representative for MA-07 (1976–2013)[7]
* Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts (2013–present), candidate for president in 2020[8]

U.S. Representatives

* Seth Moulton, U.S. Representative from MA-06 (2015–present), candidate for president in 2020[9]

Statewide officials

* Maura Healey, 73rd Governor of Massachusetts (2023–present), 44th Massachusetts Attorney General (2015–2023)[10]

Local officials

* Michelle Wu, Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts (2021–present)[citation needed]

Newspapers

* The Boston Globe[11]

No preference

State representatives

* Erika Uyterhoeven, State Representative from SD-27th Middlesex[12]

Local officials

* Willie Burnley Jr., Somerville City Councilor at-large (2022–present)[13]

Organizations

* National organization and Cape Cod and River Valley chapters of the Democratic Socialists of America[14][15][16]
* IfNotNow Boston[17][18]
* Jewish Voice for Peace Action[19][20][21]
* Massachusetts Peace Action[19]

## Polling

[edit]

### Hypothetical polling

[edit]

Hypothetical polling

Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Sample
size[a] | Margin
of error | Joe
Biden  | Pete
Buttigieg  | Hillary
Clinton  | Kamala
Harris  | Maura
Healey  | Gavin
Newsom  | Alexandria
Ocasio-Cortez  | Bernie
Sanders  | Elizabeth
Warren  | Other  | Undecided

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

YouGov[22] | Mar 28 – April 5, 2023  | 397 (RV)  | –  | 28% | 15%  | –  | 6%  | –  | 4%  | –  | 21%  | 12%  | 4%[b] | 10%
Emerson College[23] | Sep 7–8, 2022  | 339 (LV)  | –  | 54% | –  | –  | –  | 6%  | –  | –  | –  | –  | 11%  | 28%
YouGov[24] | Aug 26–29, 2022  | 500 (LV)  | ± 5.1%  | 22% | 17%  | 5%  | 9%  | –  | 4%  | 6%  | 12%  | 15%  | 11%[c] | –
YouGov[25] | Jun 15–21, 2022  | 588 (LV)  | ± 3.5%  | 26% | 13%  | 7%  | 9%  | –  | –  | 6%  | 14%  | 14%  | 10%[d] | –

## Results

[edit]

Massachusetts Democratic primary, March 5, 2024[26] Candidate  | Votes  | Percentage  | Actual delegate count

|
|
|

Pledged  | Unpledged  | Total
Joe Biden (incumbent)  | 533,096 | 80.5% | 91 |  | 91
No Preference | 60,236  | 9.1%  | 1  |  | 1
Dean Phillips | 29,728  | 4.5%  |  |  |
Marianne Williamson | 20,402  | 3.1%  |  |  |
Other candidates  | 10,135  | 1.5%  |  |  |
Cenk Uygur (write-in)  | 82  | <0.1%  |  |  |
Blank ballots | 8,930  | 1.3%  |  |  |
Total:  | 662,609  | 100%  | 92  |  | 92

## See also

[edit]

* 2024 Massachusetts Republican presidential primary
* 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries
* 2024 United States presidential election
* 2024 United States presidential election in Massachusetts
* 2024 United States elections

## Notes

[edit]

1. ^ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
2. ^ Gretchen Whitmer with 4%
3. ^ "Someone else" with 11%
4. ^ "Someone else" with 10%

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Massachusetts Democratic Delegation 2024". The Green Papers. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
2. ^ Mancini, Ryan. "Mass. coalition urges Dem. voters to choose 'no preference' in primary". Mass Live. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
3. ^ Alter, Charlotte (December 4, 2023). "Dean Phillips Is the Other Guy Running for President. Does He Have a Chance?". Time. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
4. ^ "How to Run for President". Massachusetts Secretary of State. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
5. ^ Garrity, Kelly and Kashinsky, Lisa. "Williamson cries foul over ballot access in Massachusetts". Politico on MSN.com. Retrieved January 4, 2024.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
6. ^ Fortier, Marc (January 2, 2024). "Here's who will appear first on Massachusetts' presidential primary ballots". nbcboston.com. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
7. ^ Harding, Ed (November 27, 2022). "OTR: Sen. Markey explains why he's backing Biden in 2024". WCVB. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
8. ^ 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.
9. ^ McCammond, Alexi; Treene, Alayna; Solender, Andrew (August 5, 2022). "Dems dodge on Biden '24". Axios. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023.
10. ^ Stockburger, George (May 10, 2023). "Josh Shapiro, Malcolm Kenyatta named to Biden-Harris Campaign National Advisory Board". ABC27/WHTM.
11. ^ "The reasons to look beyond Joe Biden's age". The Boston Globe. April 25, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
12. ^ Mancini, Ryan (March 4, 2024). "Mass. coalition urges Dem. voters to choose 'no preference' in primary". MassLive. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
13. ^ Alston, Paris (March 4, 2024). "A Mass. group wants Democrats to vote 'No Preference' to support a ceasefire in Gaza". WGBH. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
14. ^ Falconer, Rebeca (March 3, 2024). "Democratic Socialists of America endorses "uncommitted" Biden protest". Axios. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
15. ^ Cape Cod DSA [@CapeCodDSA] (February 29, 2024). "🗳️ Attention Massachusetts Voters - Primary Day is March 5th! No Peace? No Preference" (Tweet). Retrieved March 3, 2024 - via Twitter.
16. ^ River Valley DSA🌹 [@RiverValleyDSA] (March 2, 2024). "‼️Tuesday March 5‼️ Tell the Democratic Party our votes belong to Gaza by voting No Preference on your ballot. 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸" (Tweet). Retrieved March 4, 2024 - via Twitter.
17. ^ Marans, Daniel (March 4, 2024). "The Gaza Cease-Fire Movement Faces A Big Test In Michigan". HuffPost. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
18. ^ IfNotNow Boston 🔥 [@IfNotNowBoston] (March 4, 2024). "Remember, vote "NO PREFERENCE" tomorrow! #ceasefirenow #mapoli" (Tweet). Retrieved March 4, 2024 - via Twitter.
19. ^ a b Pursley, Basil (March 2, 2024). "Activists encourage voters to choose 'no preference' in Tuesday's election, in support of Gaza". New England Public Media. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
20. ^ Jewish Voice for Peace Action [@JvpAction] (March 4, 2024). "JVP Action endorses "uncommitted" in the remaining Democratic presidential primaries This is a warning to Biden. We reject his support for Israel's assault on Gaza. By choosing to be complicit in genocide, he is also ignoring his voters and terrifyingly paving a path for Trump🧵" (Tweet). Retrieved March 4, 2024 - via Twitter.
21. ^ Jewish Voice for Peace Action [@JvpAction] (March 4, 2024). "Massachusetts! Learn how to #VoteNoPreferenceMA here: http://votenopreferencema.org" (Tweet). Retrieved March 4, 2024 - via Twitter.
22. ^ YouGov
23. ^ Emerson College
24. ^ YouGov
25. ^ YouGov
26. ^ "2024 President Democratic Primary". State of Massachusetts. Retrieved March 28, 2024.

* v
* t
* e

(← 2020)  2024 Democratic presidential primaries (2028 →)

* Candidates
* Endorsements
* Polling
* Results
* Convention

January|

* New Hampshire

February|

* South Carolina
* Nevada
* Michigan

March|

* Alabama
* American Samoa
* Arkansas
* California
* Colorado
* Iowa
* Maine
* Massachusetts
* Minnesota
* North Carolina
* Oklahoma
* Tennessee
* Texas
* Utah
* Vermont
* Virginia

* Hawaii
* Democrats Abroad
* Georgia
* Mississippi
* Northern Mariana Islands
* Washington
* Arizona
* Illinois
* Kansas
* Ohio
* Louisiana
* Missouri
* North Dakota

April|

* Connecticut
* New York
* Rhode Island
* Wisconsin
* Alaska
* Wyoming
* Pennsylvania
* Puerto Rico

May|

* Indiana
* Maryland
* Nebraska
* West Virginia
* Kentucky
* Oregon
* Idaho

June|

* Montana
* New Jersey
* South Dakota
* District of Columbia
* New Mexico
* Guam
* Virgin Islands

* Cancelled:
* Florida
* Delaware

This Massachusetts elections–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template