2020 Alabama Democratic presidential primary
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The 2020 Alabama Democratic primary will take place on Tuesday, March 3, 2020, as one of 14 contests scheduled on Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party presidential primaries for the 2020 presidential election, following the South Carolina primary the weekend before. The Alabama primary is a state-run open primary which will allocate 52 pledged delegates in proportion to the results of the primary, statewide and within each congressional district. The state is also given an additional 9 unpledged delegates (superdelegates), whose votes at the convention are not bound to the result of the primary.
Procedure
Alabama is one of 14 states holding primaries on March 3, 2020, also known as "Super Tuesday",[1] having joined other southern states on the date after the signing of a bill shifting the date on June 10, 2015.[2]
Voting is expected to take place from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. In the open primary, candidates must meet a threshold of 15 percent at the congressional district or statewide level in order to be considered viable. The 52 pledged delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention will be allocated proportionally on the basis of the results of the primary. Of the 52 pledged delegates, between 4 and 8 are allocated to each of the state's 7 congressional districts and another 7 are allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 11 at-large pledged delegates. Bonus delegates will be allocated as Alabama shares a primary date with numerous other states on Super Tuesday; these numbers do not yet account for these delegates.[3]
Should presidential candidates be allocated more delegates based on the results of the primary than delegate candidates presented, then supplemental delegates will be elected at caucuses on Saturday, March 28, 2020.[4] The national convention delegation meeting will subsequently be held on Saturday, April 4, 2020, to vote on the 11 pledged at-large and 7 PLEO delegates to send to the Democratic National Convention. The 52 pledged delegates Alabama sends to the national convention will be joined by 9 unpledged PLEO delegates (7 members of the Democratic National Committee, Senator Doug Jones, and U.S. Representative Terri Sewell).[3]
Candidates
The following people have filed for the presidential primary:[5]
- Michael Bennet (withdrawn)
- Joe Biden
- Michael Bloomberg
- Cory Booker (withdrawn)
- Pete Buttigieg
- Julian Castro (withdrawn)
- John K. Delaney (withdrawn)
- Tulsi Gabbard
- Amy Klobuchar
- Bernie Sanders
- Tom Steyer (withdrawn)
- Elizabeth Warren
- Marianne Williamson (withdrawn)
- Andrew Yang (withdrawn)
Steve Bullock, Kamala Harris, and Joe Sestak initially filed, but withdrew from the race and will not appear on the ballot.
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Joe Biden |
Cory Booker |
Pete Buttigieg |
Kamala Harris |
Beto O'Rourke |
Bernie Sanders |
Elizabeth Warren |
Other | Undecided |
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| Booker withdraws from the race | ||||||||||||
| Harris withdraws from the race | ||||||||||||
| O'Rourke withdraws from the race | ||||||||||||
| SurveyMonkey | Jul 2–16, 2019 | 257 | ± 7.8% | 36% | 2% | 5% | 13% | 1% | 15% | 9% | 10%[a] | – |
| Change Research | Mar 20–23, 2019 | 1,200 | ± 2.8% | 42% | 9% | 3% | 12% | 10% | 13% | 6% | 4%[b] | – |
| – | 14% | 4% | 16% | 17% | 27% | 12% | 9%[c] | – | ||||
Results
| Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates |
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| Joe Biden | |||
| Michael Bloomberg | |||
| Pete Buttigieg | |||
| Tulsi Gabbard | |||
| Amy Klobuchar | |||
| Bernie Sanders | |||
| Elizabeth Warren | |||
| Michael Bennet (withdrawn) | |||
| Cory Booker (withdrawn) | |||
| John Delaney (withdrawn) | |||
| Tom Steyer (withdrawn) | |||
| Marianne Williamson (withdrawn) | |||
| Andrew Yang (withdrawn) | |||
| Total |
Notes
- ^ Sestak with 3%; Bennet with 2%; de Blasio, Bullock, Delaney, Williamson, and Yang with 1%; Castro, Gabbard, Gillibrand, Gravel, Hickenlooper, Inslee, Klobuchar, Messam, Moulton, and Ryan with 0%
- ^ Castro, Klobuchar, Moulton, and Yang with 1%; Bennet, Bullock, Cuomo, de Blasio, Delaney, Gabbard, Gillibrand, Hickenlooper, Inslee, Messam, Swalwell, and Williamson with 0%
- ^ Klobuchar with 2%; Castro, Delaney, Gabbard, Gillibrand, Hickenlooper, Inslee, and Yang with 1%; Messam and Williamson with 0%
References
- ^ Putnam, Josh. "The 2020 Presidential Primary Calendar". Frontloading HQ. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
- ^ Hogan, Melanie (June 10, 2015). "SEC Presidential Primary". WVAS. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
- ^ a b "Alabama Democratic Delegation 2020". The Green Papers. June 7, 2019. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
- ^ "Alabama Delegate Selection Plan for the 2020 Democratic National Convention". Alabama Democratic Party. June 6, 2019. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
- ^ "Blog - Alabama Democrats". aldemocrats.org.