2020 Idaho Democratic presidential primary

The 2020 Idaho Democratic presidential primary took place on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, as one of several states voting the week after Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party presidential primaries for the 2020 presidential election. The Idaho primary requires that voters be registered Democrats or unaffiliated, and awards 25 delegates, of whom 20 are pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the primary results.

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2020 Idaho Democratic presidential primary
March 10, 2020
25 Democratic National Convention delegates (20 pledged with 13 on district-level and 7 statewide; 5 unpledged)
The number of pledged delegates won is determined by the popular vote
 
Candidate Joe Biden Bernie Sanders
Home state Delaware Vermont
Delegate count 12 8
Popular vote 53,151 46,114
Percentage 48.9% 42.4%
Election results by county
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Joe Biden won the primary with 48.9% of the vote to Bernie Sanders's 42.4%.[1]

Procedure

Idaho is one of six states (along Democrats Abroad) that held primaries on March 10, 2020, one week after Super Tuesday.[2] On June 30, 2018, the Idaho Democratic Party announced at its state convention that it would switch from using caucuses to a state-run primary in 2020.[3]

Voting took place throughout the state from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. local time. In the primary, candidates must meet a threshold of 15% at the congressional district or statewide level in order to be considered viable. The 20 pledged delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention are allocated proportionally on the basis of the primary results. Of the 20 pledged delegates, between 6 and 7 are allocated to each of the state's 2 congressional districts and another 3 are allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 4 at-large pledged delegates.[4] Differing from past custom the March primary as part of Stage I on the primary timetable received no bonus delegates, in order to disperse the primaries between more different date clusters and keep too many states from hoarding on a March date.[5]

At the April 4, 2020, county caucuses, delegates to the state convention were chosen. The state convention is on June 6, 2020, and will select the 20 pledged delegates to send to the Democratic National Convention as well as 5 unpledged PLEO delegates (5 members of the Democratic National Committee).[4]

Pledged national
convention delegates
Type Del.
CD1 6
CD2 7
PLEO 3
At-large 4
Total pledged delegates 20

Candidates

The following candidates filed, paying a fee of $1,000, and were on the ballot in Idaho:[6]

Running

Withdrawn

Kamala Harris and Brian Moore qualified, but had withdrawn early enough so that they were taken from the ballot.[6]

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 3]		 Margin
of error		 Joe
Biden		 Tulsi
Gabbard		 Bernie
Sanders		 Other Undecided
Swayable Archived 2020-03-18 at the Wayback Machine Mar 8–9, 2020 833 (LV) ± 7% 52% 2% 37% 9% –
Data for Progress Mar 7–9, 2020 329 (LV) ± 5.4% 51% 2% 47% – –

Results
2020 Idaho Democratic presidential primary[7]
Candidate Votes  % Delegates[8]
Joe Biden 53,151 48.92 12
Bernie Sanders 46,114 42.44 8
Elizabeth Warren (withdrawn)[lower-alpha 1] 2,878 2.65
Michael Bloomberg (withdrawn)[lower-alpha 1] 2,612 2.40
Pete Buttigieg (withdrawn)[lower-alpha 2] 1,426 1.31
Tulsi Gabbard 876 0.81
Amy Klobuchar (withdrawn)[lower-alpha 2] 774 0.71
Andrew Yang (withdrawn) 310 0.29
Tom Steyer (withdrawn)[lower-alpha 2] 112 0.10
Michael Bennet (withdrawn) 91 0.08
John Delaney (withdrawn) 65 0.06
Marianne Williamson (withdrawn) 57 0.05
Cory Booker (withdrawn) 55 0.05
Julian Castro (withdrawn) 49 0.05
Deval Patrick (withdrawn) 19 0.02
Others 60 0.06
Total 108,649 100% 20

See also

Notes
  1. Candidate withdrew during early voting following Super Tuesday.
  2. Candidate withdrew during early voting before Super Tuesday.
  3. Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

References
  1. "Live Primary Election Results: Michigan, Washington and More". New York Times. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  2. Putnam, Josh. "The 2020 Presidential Primary Calendar". Frontloading HQ. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  3. Russell, Betsy Z. (June 30, 2018). "Idaho Dems to switch to presidential primary, rather than caucuses". The Idaho Press-Tribune. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  4. "Idaho Democratic Delegation 2020". The Green Papers. May 3, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  5. "Democratic Timing Penalties and Bonuses". The Green Papers. November 24, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  6. "2020 Presidential Primary Information". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  7. "2020 Presidential Primary – OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS". Idaho Elections Department. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  8. "2020 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions: Idaho Democrat". The Green Papers. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
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