The 2024 District of Columbia Republican presidential primary was held from March 1 to 3, 2024, as part of the Republican Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election.[1] 19 delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention were allocated on a winner-take-all basis.[2] Nikki Haley won the primary with a nearly 30-point lead against Donald Trump, with all delegates going to her.[3] It was Haley's first win nationwide in the primaries and marked the first time a woman won a Republican presidential primary in U.S. history.[4]
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Procedure
editVoting was held at the Madison Hotel in Northwest Washington from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. EST, beginning on Friday, March 1 and concluding on Sunday, March 3. All 19 delegates allocated to the District of Columbia were awarded to the candidate who received over 50% of the vote. If no candidate received a majority, delegates would have been awarded proportionally to all candidates who earned at least 15% of the vote. The contest was a closed primary, meaning only registered party members were allowed to participate.[5][6]
Candidates
editThe filing deadline for the District of Columbia primary was on December 1, 2023. The district's Republican Party published the following list of qualified candidates:[7]
- Nikki Haley
- David Stuckenberg
- Donald Trump
- Ryan Binkley (withdrawn)
- Doug Burgum (withdrawn)
- Chris Christie (withdrawn)
- Ron DeSantis (withdrawn)
- Vivek Ramaswamy (withdrawn)
Campaign
editHaley held a campaign event during the first day of the primary at its sole voting location, hosted by the District of Columbia Republican Party.[8][6] At the event, she stated that she had raised more funds in January than Trump, and thus planned to stay in the race until after Super Tuesday. She also claimed to have raised $12 million in February and denied interest in running a third-party campaign as a No Labels candidate.[9]
Results
editCandidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
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Bound | Unbound | Total | |||
Nikki Haley | 1,274 | 62.76% | 19 | 0 | 19 |
Donald Trump | 676 | 33.30% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ron DeSantis (withdrawn) | 38 | 1.87% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Christie (withdrawn) | 18 | 0.89% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vivek Ramaswamy (withdrawn) | 15 | 0.74% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
David Stuckenberg | 8 | 0.39% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ryan Binkley (withdrawn) | 1 | 0.05% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total: | 2,030 | 100.00% | 19 | 0 | 19 |
See also
edit- 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries
- 2024 United States presidential election
- 2024 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia
- 2024 United States elections
- 2008 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary - the first time a woman won a delegate-binding primary in the Democratic presidential primaries
References
edit- ^ "The DC GOP Presidential Primary Candidates Official Ballot". dcgop.com. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ^ "District of Columbia Republican Presidential Nominating Process". The Green Papers. March 5, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- ^ Scott, Jamie (March 4, 2024). "Nikki Haley triumphs in 2024 Washington, DC Republican primary, claims all delegates". WHAM-TV. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ Falconer, Rebecca (March 3, 2024). "Nikki Haley makes history with D.C. Republican primary win". Axios. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ "Voting 2024". dcgop.com. District of Columbia Republican Party. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ a b Yoon, Robert (February 28, 2024). "AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the District of Columbia's GOP presidential primary". Associated Press. Washington. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ "The DC GOP Presidential Primary Candidates Official Ballot". District of Columbia Republican Party. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ^ "Nikki Haley Event". dcgop.com. District of Columbia Republican Party. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ Weissert, Will (March 1, 2024). "WATCH: Nikki Haley campaigns in Washington ahead of D.C. Republican primary". Associated Press. PBS NewsHour. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ "The DC GOP Presidential Primary Candidates Official Ballot". District of Columbia Republican Party. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ^ "District of Columbia Republican Primary Election Results". The New York Times. Retrieved August 2, 2024.