Ongoing electoral process in the United States
2024 Republican Party presidential primaries Opinion polls
First place by pledged delegate allocation
Presidential primaries and caucuses are being held to select delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention to determine the party's nominee for president in the 2024 United States presidential election . The Republican primaries and caucuses have taken place or will take place in all 50 U.S. states , the District of Columbia , and five U.S. territories between January and June 2024. The 2024 Republican National Convention is scheduled to be held in July at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee , Wisconsin .[7]
In 2023, a crowded field of candidates emerged, including Florida governor Ron DeSantis , former Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley , wealth management executive Vivek Ramaswamy , and former president Donald Trump . Trump has maintained a consistent lead in primary polling since 2020. Among non-Trump candidates, DeSantis initially polled in a close second behind Trump,[8] but his polling numbers steadily declined throughout 2023.[9] Ramaswamy experienced a polling surge in mid-2023, but this surge proved to be brief.[10] [11] Haley's campaign began picking up steam in the final months of 2023, though neither she nor any other candidate came close to Trump in polling.[12] The Republican primaries were referred to as a "race for second" due to Trump's consistent lead in polls.[13]
At the January 15 Iowa caucuses , Trump posted a landslide victory, with DeSantis narrowly beating out Haley for second place and Ramaswamy in a distant fourth.[14] Following the Iowa caucuses, Ramaswamy and DeSantis dropped out of the race and endorsed Trump, leaving Trump and Haley as the only remaining major candidates.[15] [16] Trump then defeated Haley in the January 23 New Hampshire primary , albeit by a smaller margin of victory than he achieved in Iowa;[17] he defeated Haley again in the February 24 South Carolina primary a month later.[18] After Trump's overwhelming victories nationwide on Super Tuesday , Haley suspended her campaign on March 6, having only won Vermont and the District of Columbia .[19]
Some Republicans have expressed concerns about Trump's candidacy due to his loss in 2020 , his alleged role in inciting the January 6 United States Capitol attack , his ongoing criminal indictments , and the results of the 2022 midterms (in which several Trump-endorsed candidates lost key races).[20] However, many others have supported him and decried the investigations as politically motivated.[21] Trump maintains high favorability ratings among Republican voters.[22] Trump's eligibility to appear on the ballot was challenged by some voters and political leaders in Colorado , Maine and Illinois ,[23] [24] [25] but these efforts were rejected by the Supreme Court of the United States in a unanimous decision .[26] Trump became the presumptive nominee on March 12, with his victory in the Washington primary bringing him over the 1,215 delegate threshold needed to clinch the nomination.[27]
^ "The Rules of the Republican Party" (PDF) . gop.com . April 14, 2022. p. 22. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 30, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022 .
^ a b "The Green Papers" . Archived from the original on November 5, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2022 .
^ "2024 Primary Election Candidate List Candidate List" . vip.sdsos.gov .
^ a b "Election 2024 delegate tracker" . Associated Press. Retrieved May 21, 2024 .
^ a b "Republican Convention 2024" . The Green Papers. Retrieved May 15, 2024 .
"Guam Presidential Caucus Election Results 2024" . NBC News . March 20, 2024."Missouri Presidential Caucus Election Results 2024" . NBC News . April 2, 2024."Oregon Republican" . The Green Papers.
Write-in vote totals are excluded from the above election data reporting for the following states, and are added to the total number of votes for candidates for the purposes of candidate vote share calculations:
"Statewide Results for U.S. Presidential Nominee" . Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved March 21, 2024 .
"California Presidential Primary Election Results 2024" . NBC News . Retrieved March 21, 2024 .
"Tennessee Presidential Primary Election Results 2024" . NBC News . Retrieved March 21, 2024 .
"Massachusetts Presidential Primary Election Results 2024" . NBC News . Retrieved March 21, 2024 .
"Michigan Presidential Primary Election Results 2024" . NBC News . Retrieved March 21, 2024 .
"Illinois Presidential Primary Election Results 2024" . NBC News . Retrieved March 21, 2024 .
"Washington Presidential Primary Election Results 2024" . NBC News . Retrieved March 21, 2024 .
"Maine Presidential Primary Election Results 2024" . NBC News . Retrieved March 24, 2024 .
"Mississippi Presidential Primary Election Results 2024" . NBC News . Retrieved March 24, 2024 .
"Rhode Island Presidential Primary Election Results 2024" . NBC News . Retrieved April 2, 2024 .
"Wisconsin Presidential Primary Election Results 2024" . NBC News . Retrieved April 2, 2024 .
"Pennsylvania Presidential Primary Election Results 2024" . NBC News . Retrieved April 24, 2024 .
"Nebraska Presidential Primary Election Results 2024" . NBC News . Retrieved May 15, 2024 .
^ Hughes, Trevor (February 7, 2024). "Nevada primary takeaways: 'None' beats Haley. Trump wasn't on GOP ballot. Biden wins Dems" . USA Today . Retrieved February 7, 2024 . Haley still the official winner. Although "none of these candidates" received more votes, according to Nevada state law, the person who gets the most votes is declared the winner.
^ Hooper, Kelly (August 5, 2022). "RNC approves Milwaukee as 2024 convention host" . POLITICO . Archived from the original on September 22, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2023 .
^ Shepard, Steven (March 20, 2023). "The 2024 GOP field: How they win, how they lose" . Politico . Archived from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023 .
^ Roarty, Alex (July 22, 2023). "DeSantis' campaign is hemorrhaging support with this type of GOP voter, polls show" . Miami Herald . Archived from the original on July 24, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2023 .
^ Shepard, Stephen (August 12, 2023). "The mystery of Vivek Ramaswamy's rapid rise in the polls" . Politico . Archived from the original on August 24, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2023 .
^ Hyatt, John (November 8, 2023). "Vivek Ramaswamy's Poll Numbers Are Down. So Is His Net Worth" . Forbes . Archived from the original on November 13, 2023. Retrieved November 12, 2023 .
^ Wexton, Adam (December 24, 2023). "Inside Nikki Haley's polling surge" . WMUR-TV . Archived from the original on December 28, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023 .
^ Fedor, Lauren (August 19, 2023). "Fading DeSantis primary bid opens up Republican race for second place" . Financial Times . Archived from the original on August 19, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023 .
^ "Trump wins Iowa" . The Wall Street Journal . January 15, 2024. Archived from the original on January 16, 2024. Retrieved January 15, 2024 .
^ Weisman, Jonathan (January 15, 2024). "Vivek Ramaswamy, Wealthy Political Novice Who Aligned With Trump, Quits Campaign" . The New York Times . Archived from the original on January 16, 2024. Retrieved January 15, 2024 .
^ Hernández, Alec; Dixon, Matt; Burns, Dasha; Allen, Jonathan (January 21, 2024). "Ron DeSantis suspends his presidential bid and endorses Trump" . NBC News . Archived from the original on January 21, 2024. Retrieved January 21, 2024 .
^ Ordoñez, Franco; Keith, Tamara; Schapitl, Lexi (January 23, 2024). "Trump wins the New Hampshire primary, putting him a step closer to the GOP nomination" . NPR . Archived from the original on January 24, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2024 .
^ "Trump to win South Carolina GOP primary against Haley, moves closer to 2024 presidential nomination" . Fox News . February 25, 2024. Retrieved February 25, 2024 .
^ "What's next as Republicans declare Trump their 'presumptive nominee' with Haley's exit" . ABC News . March 6, 2024. Retrieved March 6, 2024 .
^ Greenwood, Max (March 29, 2023). "GOP's Trump critics fear party isn't ready to move on" . The Hill . Archived from the original on July 21, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2023 .
^ Mascaro, Lisa (June 15, 2023). " 'Stand with Trump' becomes rallying cry as Republicans amplify attacks on US justice system" . Associated Press . Archived from the original on July 20, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2023 .
^ Enten, Harry (August 27, 2024). "Why most of Trump's Republican rivals won't attack him" . CNN . Archived from the original on January 24, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2024 .
^ Grumbach, Gary; Gregorian, Dareh (December 19, 2023). "Colorado Supreme Court kicks Trump off the state's 2024 ballot for violating the U.S. Constitution" . NBC News. Archived from the original on December 19, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2023 .
^ Schonfeld, Zach; Lee, Ella (December 19, 2023). "Trump kicked off Colorado ballot in 14th Amendment case" . The Hill . Archived from the original on December 19, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2023 .
^ Cohen, Marshall (February 28, 2024). "Illinois judge removes Trump from ballot because of 'insurrectionist ban' " . CNN . Retrieved February 29, 2024 .
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^ Vakil, Caroline (March 12, 2024). "Trump clinches GOP nomination" . The Hill . Retrieved March 13, 2024 .
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