2024 Democratic National Convention

2024 Democratic National Convention
2024 presidential election;
	Nominees; Harris and Walz
Convention
Date(s)	August 19–22, 2024
City	Chicago, Illinois
Venue	United Center
Chair	Minyon Moore
Notable speakers	Joe Biden
Candidates
Presidential nominee	Kamala Harris of California
Vice presidential nominee	Tim Walz of Minnesota
Voting
Total delegates	3,949 pledged; 747 unpledged
Votes needed for nomination	1,975 (from pledged delegates only)
	‹ 2020 · 2028 ›

The 2024 Democratic National Convention is a presidential nominating convention in which delegates of the United States Democratic Party will vote on the party platform and ceremonially report their vote to nominate Vice President Kamala Harris for president and affirm her choice of Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota for vice president in the 2024 presidential election. It is scheduled to be held August 19 to 22, 2024, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.^[4]^[1] Delegates nominated Harris for president in online and phone voting that lasted from August 2 to 5. Harris is the first Black woman and first South Asian person to be the presidential nominee of a major political party in the United States,^[5] and the first Democratic presidential nominee from the Western United States.^[6]

Earlier, on March 12, incumbent President Joe Biden became the presumptive nominee against token opposition during the primaries.^[7] Conflicts with ballot deadlines led the Democratic National Committee to vote on June 20 to allow an early online nomination vote. Following his June 27 debate performance and decision on July 21 to withdraw his candidacy, Biden endorsed Harris.^[8] With the other most viable presidential prospects endorsing Harris, she secured the support of enough convention delegates to make her the new presumptive nominee the next day,^[9]^[10] and Harris was the only candidate with enough delegate support to be on the ballot. The unusual circumstances were described by The New York Times as starting a campaign "unlike any in modern times".^[11]

^ ^a ^b "DNC Announces Chicago to Host 2024 Democratic National Convention". Democratic National Committee. April 11, 2023.
^ Korecki, Natasha (August 8, 2023). "DNC names leadership posts for 2024 presidential convention in Chicago". NBC News.
^ "President Joe Biden to be keynote speaker on first night of DNC in Chicago, sources tell CNN". ABC 7 Chicago. July 30, 2024.
^ Korecki, Natasha (April 11, 2023). "Democrats choose Chicago as the site of the 2024 convention". NBC News. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
^ Oppenheim, Oren; Shepherd, Brittany; Murray, Isabella (August 6, 2024). "Kamala Harris earns majority of Democratic roll call votes, achieving historic presidential nomination". ABC News. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
^ Masih, Niha (July 23, 2024). "The dizzying array of firsts for Harris if she wins nomination or election". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on July 23, 2024. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
^ Nicholas, Peter (March 12, 2024). "Biden secures Democratic nomination with majority of delegates, NBC News projects". NBC News. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
^ "Joe Biden ends re-election campaign". www.bbc.com. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
^ Wire, Sarah; Kochi, Sudiksha (July 22, 2024). "USA TODAY review: Kamala Harris secures votes needed to become Democratic nominee". USA Today. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
^ "Harris says she will "earn and win" Democratic nomination". CNN. July 21, 2024.
^ Baker, Peter (July 21, 2024). "Biden Drops Out of Race, Scrambling the Campaign for the White House". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on July 21, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024.

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[Democrats2023-1] "DNC Announces Chicago to Host 2024 Democratic National Convention". Democratic National Committee. April 11, 2023.

[2] Korecki, Natasha (August 8, 2023). "DNC names leadership posts for 2024 presidential convention in Chicago". NBC News.

[keynote-3] "President Joe Biden to be keynote speaker on first night of DNC in Chicago, sources tell CNN". ABC 7 Chicago. July 30, 2024.

[5] Korecki, Natasha (April 11, 2023). "Democrats choose Chicago as the site of the 2024 convention". NBC News. Retrieved April 11, 2023.

[6] Oppenheim, Oren; Shepherd, Brittany; Murray, Isabella (August 6, 2024). "Kamala Harris earns majority of Democratic roll call votes, achieving historic presidential nomination". ABC News. Retrieved August 6, 2024.

[7] Masih, Niha (July 23, 2024). "The dizzying array of firsts for Harris if she wins nomination or election". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on July 23, 2024. Retrieved August 2, 2024.

[8] Nicholas, Peter (March 12, 2024). "Biden secures Democratic nomination with majority of delegates, NBC News projects". NBC News. Retrieved August 2, 2024.

[9] "Joe Biden ends re-election campaign". www.bbc.com. Retrieved July 21, 2024.

[10] Wire, Sarah; Kochi, Sudiksha (July 22, 2024). "USA TODAY review: Kamala Harris secures votes needed to become Democratic nominee". USA Today. Retrieved July 25, 2024.

[11] "Harris says she will "earn and win" Democratic nomination". CNN. July 21, 2024.

[12] Baker, Peter (July 21, 2024). "Biden Drops Out of Race, Scrambling the Campaign for the White House". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on July 21, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024.

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Convention
2024 presidential election
Nominees Harris and Walz
Date(s)	August 19–22, 2024^[1]
City	Chicago, Illinois
Venue	United Center
Chair	Minyon Moore^[2]
Notable speakers	Joe Biden^[3]
Candidates
Presidential nominee	Kamala Harris of California
Vice presidential nominee	Tim Walz of Minnesota
Voting
Total delegates	3,949 pledged 747 unpledged^[a]
Votes needed for nomination	1,975 (from pledged delegates only)
‹ 2020 · 2028 ›