2020 Indiana Democratic presidential primary

The 2020 Indiana Democratic presidential primary was to take place on May 5, 2020, but was postponed to June 2 due to the coronavirus pandemic.[1] It is an open primary, with the state awarding 89 delegates, of whom 82 are pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the primary results. Joe Biden won the primary with 76.5% of the vote.

2020 Indiana Democratic presidential primary

June 2, 2020[1]
89 Democratic National Convention delegates (82 pledged, 7 unpledged) The number of pledged delegates won is determined by the popular vote
Candidate Joe Biden Bernie Sanders Home state Delaware Vermont Delegate count 81 1 Popular vote 380,836 67,688 Percentage 76.5% 13.6%
Election results by county   Joe Biden

Procedure

Indiana was to be the only state voting on May 5 in the Democratic primaries,[2] but was rescheduled to vote with several other states on June 2 due to the coronavirus pandemic.[1]

Voting took place throughout the state from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. local time. Candidates must meet a threshold of 15% at the congressional district or statewide level to be considered viable. The 70 pledged delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention will be allocated proportionally on the basis of the primary results. Of the 70 pledged delegates, between 4 and 7 are allocated to each of the state's 9 congressional districts and another 9 are allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 15 at-large pledged delegates. These delegate totals do not account for pledged delegate bonuses or penalties from timing or clustering.[3]

The state convention will be held on June 13, to designate the district-level national convention delegates and vote on the 15 pledged at-large and 9 PLEO delegates to send to the Democratic National Convention. The 70 pledged delegates Indiana sends to the national convention will be joined by 7 unpledged PLEO delegates (5 members of the Democratic National Committee and 2 members of Congress, both of whom are U.S. representatives).[3]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Joe Biden	Pete Buttigieg	Kamala Harris	Beto O'Rourke	Bernie Sanders	Elizabeth Warren	Other	Undecided
	Apr 8, 2020	Sanders suspends his campaign
	Mar 5, 2020	Warren withdraws from the race
	Mar 1, 2020	Buttigieg withdraws from the race
	Dec 3, 2019	Harris withdraws from the race
	Nov 1, 2019	O'Rourke withdraws from the race
We Ask America	Apr 29–May 5, 2019	280	± 5.9%	33%	20%	3%	2%	23%	2%	1%[lower-alpha 1]	15%

Results

2020 Indiana Democratic presidential primary[4]

Candidate	Votes	%	Delegates[5]
Joe Biden	380,836	76.5%	81
Bernie Sanders (suspended)	67,688	13.6%	1
Pete Buttigieg (withdrawn)	17,957	3.6%
Elizabeth Warren (withdrawn)	14,344	2.9%
Michael Bloomberg (withdrawn)	4,783	1.0%
Andrew Yang (withdrawn)	4,426	0.9%
Amy Klobuchar (withdrawn)	3,860	0.8%
Tulsi Gabbard (withdrawn)	2,657	0.5%
Tom Steyer (withdrawn)	1,376	0.3%
Total	497,927	100%	82

Notes

Additional candidates

1. Booker with 1%; Klobuchar with <1%; others with <1%

References

1. Sikich, Chris (March 20, 2020). "Governor is moving Indiana primary election to June 2". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
2. Putnam, Josh. "The 2020 Presidential Primary Calendar". Frontloading HQ. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
3. "Indiana Democratic Delegation 2020". The Green Papers. May 3, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
4. "Past Election Results". Indiana Secretary of State. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
5. "Delegate Tracker". interactives.ap.org. Associated Press. Retrieved June 3, 2020.

External links

• The Green Papers delegate allocation summary
• Indiana Democratic Party delegate selection plan
• FiveThirtyEight Indiana primary poll tracker