2020 Kansas Democratic presidential primary

2020 Kansas Democratic presidential primary

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45 delegates (39 pledged, 6 unpledged)
to the Democratic National Convention
The number of pledged delegates won is determined by the popular vote
 
Candidate Joe Biden Bernie Sanders
(withdrawn)
Elizabeth Warren
(withdrawn)
Home state Delaware Vermont Massachusetts
Delegate count 29 10 0
First round 102,829 (70.0%) 26,555 (18.1%) 11,518 (7.8%)
Final round 110,041 (74.9%) 33,142 (22.6%) Eliminated

Election results by county
  Joe Biden
Pledged national
convention
delegates
Type Del.
CD1 5
CD2 7
CD3 8
CD4 6
PLEO 4
At-large 9
Total pledged delegates 39

The 2020 Kansas Democratic presidential primary took place until May 2, 2020, in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election, as in-person voting had been cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Kansas primary was a closed party-run primary, undertaken completely by mail-in voting, it was the sole contest held on that date. The state awarded 45 delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of which 39 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.[1] Voters cast ranked choice voting ballots, with a voter's ballot counting for four ranked backup choices if their original choice was in last place and below the 15 percent threshold for winning delegates.

Former vice president Joe Biden won nearly 75% of the vote and 29 delegates after the distribution of preferences, while withdrawn senator Bernie Sanders picked up a little more than 22% and 10 delegates. On the initial vote Biden and Sanders had taken 70% and 18%, with the rest of the vote shared between three other options, particularly 8% for senator Elizabeth Warren. On the final count 2.5% of votes were inactive, as they did not include a choice for one of the candidates that had overcome the 15 percent hurdle.

  1. ^ "DNC Approves 2020 Kansas Delegate Selection Plan". Kansas Democratic Party. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2019.

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