2020 Maryland Democratic presidential primary

The 2020 Maryland Democratic presidential primary took place on June 2, 2020, after being rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.[1] It was originally going to take place on April 28, 2020, as one of several states in the "Acela primary"[lower-alpha 1] voting on the same date in the Democratic Party presidential primaries for the 2020 presidential election. The Maryland primary is a closed primary, with the state awarding 119 delegates, of whom 96 are pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the primary results. Joe Biden won the primary with 83.7% of the vote, earning all 96 delegates.

2020 Maryland Democratic presidential primary

June 2, 2020
119 Democratic National Convention delegates (96 pledged, 23 unpledged) The number of pledged delegates won is determined by the popular vote
Candidate Joe Biden Bernie Sanders Home state Delaware Vermont Delegate count 96 0 Popular vote 879,753 81,939 Percentage 83.7% 7.8%
Election results by county   Joe Biden

Procedure

Voting took place throughout the state from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. In the closed primary, candidates must meet a threshold of 15% at the congressional district or statewide level in order to be considered viable. The 79 pledged delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention will be allocated proportionally on the basis of the primary results. Of the 96 pledged delegates, between 6 and 8 are allocated to each of the state's 8 congressional districts and another 10 are allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 17 at-large pledged delegates. These delegate totals do not account for pledged delegate bonuses or penalties from timing or clustering.[2]

District-level national convention delegates will be voted on during the presidential primary. The state party committee met on May 23, 2020, to vote on the 17 pledged at-large and 10 PLEO delegates to send to the Democratic National Convention. The 79 pledged delegates Maryland sends to the national convention will be joined by 23 unpledged PLEO delegates (13 members of the Democratic National Committee; 9 members of Congress, including both Senators and 7 U.S. Representatives; and former DNC chair Joe Andrew).[2]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[lower-alpha 2]	Margin of error	Joe Biden	Michael Bloomberg	Pete Buttigieg	Kamala Harris	Amy Klobuchar	Bernie Sanders	Elizabeth Warren	Other	Undecided
	Mar 1–5, 2020	Buttigieg, Klobuchar, Bloomberg, and Warren withdraw from the race
Gonzales Research & Media Services	Feb 22–28, 2020	331 (LV)	± 5.5%	19%	15%	5%	–	4%	23%	8%	–	27%
Goucher College	Feb 13–19, 2020	371 (LV)	± 5.1%	18%	16%	7%	–	6%	24%	6%	4%[lower-alpha 3]	18%
	Dec 3, 2019	Harris withdraws from the race
Goucher College	Sept 13–19, 2019	300 (LV)	± 5.6%	33%	–	5%	6%	1%	10%	21%	9%[lower-alpha 4]	15%

Results

2020 Maryland Democratic presidential primary[3]

Candidate	Votes	%	Delegates[4]
Joe Biden	879,753	83.7%	96
Bernie Sanders (suspended)	81,939	7.8%
Elizabeth Warren (withdrawn)	27,134	2.6%
Pete Buttigieg (withdrawn)	7,180	0.7%
Michael Bloomberg (withdrawn)	6,773	0.6%
Andrew Yang (withdrawn)	6,670	0.6%
Amy Klobuchar (withdrawn)	5,685	0.5%
Tulsi Gabbard (withdrawn)	4,226	0.4%
Cory Booker (withdrawn)	2,662	0.3%
Michael Bennet (withdrawn)	2,291	0.2%
Marianne Williamson (withdrawn)	897	0.1%
Julian Castro (withdrawn)	760	0.1%
Tom Steyer (withdrawn)	671	0.1%
Deval Patrick (withdrawn)	406	0.0%
Uncommitted	23,726	2.3%
Total	1,050,773	100%	96

Notes

1. It is nicknamed Acela primary because the states involved are connected by the Acela train system.
2. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
3. Gabbard with <1%; Steyer with 0%; "Refused" with 4%
4. Booker, Delaney, O'Rourke, and Yang with 1%; Castro, Gabbard, Other with <1%; Refused to answer with 5%

References

1. Alice Miranda Ollstein; Zach Montellaro (March 17, 2020). "Maryland postpones April 28 primary election over coronavirus". Politico. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
2. "Maryland Democratic Delegation 2020". The Green Papers. May 3, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
3. "2020 Presidential Primary Election Results". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
4. "Delegate Tracker". interactives.ap.org. Associated Press. Retrieved June 3, 2020.

External links

• The Green Papers delegate allocation summary
• Maryland Democratic Party delegate selection plan