2024 California Democratic presidential primary

The 2024 California Democratic presidential primary took place on March 5, 2024, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 497 delegates to the Democratic National Convention were 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. Marianne Williamson received 4.1 percent of the vote, and Congressman Dean Phillips received 2.8 percent of the vote.^[2]

2024 California Democratic presidential primary

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497 delegates (424 pledged and 73 unpledged) to the Democratic National Convention
Candidate Joe Biden Marianne Williamson Home state Delaware Washington, D.C. Delegate count 424 0 Popular vote 3,207,687 146,356 Percentage 89.1% 4.1%
County results Congressional district results Biden   70 – 80%   80 – 90%   90 – 100%

Candidates

The following candidates were certified:^[3]

• Joe Biden
• "President" R. Boddie
• Eban Cambridge
• Gabriel Cornejo
• Stephen P Lyons
• Armando "Mando" Perez-Serrato
• Dean Phillips
• Marianne Williamson

Endorsements

Main article: Endorsements in the 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries

Joe Biden

U.S. Cabinet officials

• Hilda Solis, 25th U.S. Secretary of Labor (2009–2013), U.S. Representative from CA-32 (2001–2009)^[4]

U.S. Senators

• Alex Padilla, U.S. Senator from California (2021–present), 30th Secretary of State of California (2015–2021)^[4]

U.S. Representatives

• Pete Aguilar, U.S. Representative from CA-33 (2015–present), Chair of the House Democratic Caucus (2023–present)^[5]
• Ami Bera, U.S. Representative from CA-06 (2013–present)^[4]
• Robert Garcia, U.S. Representative from CA-42 (2023–present), 28th Mayor of Long Beach (2014–2022)^[4]
• Sara Jacobs, U.S. Representative from CA-51 (2021–present)^[4]
• Ro Khanna, U.S. Representative from CA-17 (2017–present)^[4]
• Nancy Pelosi, U.S. Representative from CA-11 (1987–present), Speaker of the House (2007–2011, 2019–2023), House Minority Leader (2003–2007, 2011–2019)

Statewide officials

• Gavin Newsom, 40th Governor of California (2019–present), 49th Lieutenant Governor of California (2011–2019), 42nd Mayor of San Francisco (2004–2011)^[6]
• Eleni Kounalakis, 50th Lieutenant Governor of California (2019–present), U.S. Ambassador to Hungary (2010–2013)^[7]

Mayors

• Karen Bass, 43rd Mayor of Los Angeles (2022–present), U.S. Representative from CA-37 (2011–2022)^[4]

Individuals

• Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO of DreamWorks Animation, former CEO of The Walt Disney Company^[8]
• Rory Kennedy, documentary filmmaker, daughter of Robert F. Kennedy^[9]
• Haim Saban, businessman, media proprietor, and investor^[8]
• Tom Steyer, hedge fund manager, liberal activist, philanthropist, candidate for president in 2020^[8]

Marianne Williamson

Local officials

• Maebe A. Girl, at-large Silver Lake Neighborhood Councilor (2019–present) and drag queen^[10]

Individuals

• Kii Arens, pop-artist, graphic designer, and director^[11]
• Jamie Lee Curtis, actress and producer^[12]
• Jimmy Demers, singer^[13]
• Frances Fisher, actress^[14]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Joe Biden	Robert F. Kennedy Jr.	Dean Phillips	Marianne Williamson	Other	Undecided
	February 28, 2024	Williamson re-launches her candidacy
	February 7, 2024	Williamson suspends her candidacy
Emerson College/Nexstar[15]	Nov 11–14, 2023	523 (LV)	± 3.0%	51%	–	2%	7%	21%[b]	13%
				62%	–	4%	8%	9%	18%
	October 27, 2023	Phillips declares his candidacy
	October 9, 2023	Kennedy withdraws from the primaries
UC Berkeley IGS[16]	Aug 24–29, 2023	2,833 (LV)	± 3.0%	66%	9%	–	3%	6%	16%
Emerson College[17]	Jun 4–7, 2023	585 (LV)	± 2.9%	72%	17%	–	7%	5%	–

Hypothetical polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Stacey Abrams	Pete Buttigieg	Hillary Clinton	Kamala Harris	Amy Klobuchar	Gavin Newsom	Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez	Bernie Sanders	Elizabeth Warren	Other	Undecided
UC Berkeley IGS[18]	Aug 9–15, 2022	9,254 (RV)	± 2.5%	3%	7%	4%	10%	3%	13%	7%	13%	6%	14%[c]	19%
				4%	8%	5%	12%	4%	–	7%	15%	7%	18%[d]	21%

Results

California Democratic primary, March 5, 2024^[19][20]

Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Actual delegate count
			Bound	Unbound	Total
Joe Biden (incumbent)	3,207,687	89.1%	424		424
Marianne Williamson	146,356	4.1%
Dean Phillips	100,284	2.8%
Armando Perez-Serrato	43,105	1.2%
Gabriel Cornejo	41,390	1.2%
"President" R. Boddie	25,455	0.7%
Stephen P. Lyons	21,062	0.6%
Eban Cambridge	12,758	0.3%
Total (including write-ins):	3,598,126	100.00%	424	73	497

See also

• 2024 California Republican presidential primary
• 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries
• 2024 United States presidential election
• 2024 United States presidential election in California
• 2024 United States elections

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
2. Gavin Newsom with 21%
3. Michael Bloomberg and Cory Booker with 2%; Gretchen Whitmer with 1%; Roy Cooper, Phil Murphy, Jared Polis, and J. B. Pritzker with 0%
4. Cory Booker with 3%; Michael Bloomberg and J. B. Pritzker with 2%; Gretchen Whitmer with 1%; Roy Cooper, Phil Murphy, and Jared Polis with 0%