2024 Georgia Democratic presidential primary

The 2024 Georgia Democratic presidential primary was held on March 12, 2024, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 124 delegates to the Democratic National Convention were allocated to presidential candidates.^[1]

2024 Georgia Democratic presidential primary

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124 delegates (108 pledged and 16 unpledged) to the Democratic National Convention
Candidate Joe Biden Marianne Williamson Home state Delaware Washington, D.C. Delegate count 108 0 Popular vote 276,141 8,673 Percentage 95.2% 3.0%
Results by county Biden   80–90%   >90%

Incumbent President Joe Biden announced on April 25, 2023, his bid for a second term. He faced a primary challenge from author and 2020 presidential candidate Marianne Williamson. A protest movement was also endorsed by multiple organizations protesting the Gaza war, which encouraged voters to submit blank ballots, which are counted in the state.^[2]

President Biden won the primary in a landslide.

Scheduling controversy

On February 4, 2023, the Democratic National Committee approved a new 2024 primary calendar, moving Georgia's primary ahead to February 13 on the fourth primary date sanctioned by the DNC. This vote was preceded by a December 2022 vote of the DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee, held after a letter from President Biden requesting the change was released.^[3] DNC members who supported this new plan say this will give a better representation of Democratic voters' preference during the early months of the campaign. Members of the Georgia Democratic Party noted that moving their primaries to comply with the new calendar would require changing Georgia state law that mandates the state to hold both the Democratic and Republican primaries on the same day. This is unlikely to happen since the state's legislature is controlled by Republicans.^[4][5] In May 2023, Georgia Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger denied the DNC's request for a separate February date and scheduled the Georgia primaries for March 12.^[6] It is unclear how the DNC will proceed, as its convention rules would penalize Georgia's number of delegates if they are unable to move the primary date to comply with the party's primary calendar.^[7]

Opinion 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-entry in the primaries
	February 7, 2024	Williamson withdraws from the primaries
	October 27, 2023	Phillips declares his candidacy
	October 9, 2023	Kennedy withdraws from the primaries
Zogby Analytics[8]	Sept 10–12, 2023	628 (LV)	± 3.9%	60%	13%	–	6%	–	21%

Hypothetical polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Pete Buttigieg	Kamala Harris	Gavin Newsom	Other	Undecided
Phillips Academy[9]	August 3–7, 2022	222 (LV)	–	25%	53%	8%	–	14%

Endorsements

Main article: Endorsements in the 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries

Joe Biden

U.S. Senators

• Raphael Warnock, U.S. Senator from Georgia (2021–present)^[10]

U.S. Representatives

• Nikema Williams, U.S. Representative from GA-05 (2021–present), Chair of the Democratic Party of Georgia (2019–present)^[11]

Mayors

• Andre Dickens, 61st Mayor of Atlanta (2022–present)^[12]

Organizations

• Democratic Party of Georgia^[11]

Blank ballot

State legislators

• Ruwa Romman, State Representative from HD-97 (2023–present)^[13]

Organizations

• Council on American–Islamic Relations Action^[13]
• National organization and Atlanta chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America^[14][15]
• Jewish Voice for Peace Action^[16]

Results

Georgia Democratic primary, March 12, 2024^[17]

Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Actual delegate count
			Bound	Unbound	Total
Joe Biden (incumbent)	272,363	93.1%	108
Marianne Williamson	8,569	2.9%
Dean Phillips (withdrawn)	5,205	1.8%
Blank ballots	6,429	2.2%
Overvotes	2	<0.1%
Total:	292,568	100.00%	108	16	124

See also

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

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear