The 2024 Nevada Democratic presidential primary was held on February 6, 2024, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 36 delegates to the Democratic National Convention were allocated, with 13 additional unpledged delegates. The binding Republican caucus was held two days later, following a boycott of the new state-run primary.
President Joe Biden won with 89% and received all 36 delegates, while the second most votes fell to the option None of These Candidates with over 5%.
Scheduling Nevada changed from holding caucuses to a state primary for the first time, in accordance with Democratic state parties nationwide abolishing caucuses and following complicated and chaotic experiences from the Democratic caucuses in 2020. Governor Steve Sisolak signed the creation of a state-run presidential primary for both parties in 2021, but only the Democratic party made use of it.
Under the Democratic Party's 2024 calendar that was released in February 2023, Nevada's open primary was scheduled to be held concurrently with New Hampshire's as the second contests in the primaries, following the South Carolina primary on February 3, which was for the first time awarded "first in the nation" status. However, New Hampshire set its date for January 23, 2024, in accordance with its state law which requires that New Hampshire hold the nation's first primary.
Candidates The filing deadline for the Nevada primary was on October 16, 2023. The office of the Secretary of State of Nevada published the list of qualified Democratic candidates on October 20:
Joe Biden Gabriel Cornejo Superpayaseria Crystalroc Brent Foutz John Haywood Stephen Alan Leon Frankie Lozada Stephen Lyons Jason Palmer Armando Perez-Serrato Donald Picard Mark R. Prascak Marianne Williamson
As on any state election ballot in Nevada, the ballot option None of These Candidates was also included.
Failed to make ballot Dean Phillips (missed filing deadline) Cenk Uygur (ruled ineligible due to not being a natural-born citizen)
Endorsements
Results
See also 2024 Nevada Republican presidential nominating contests 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries 2024 United States presidential election 2024 United States presidential election in Nevada 2024 United States elections
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