The 2024 Tennessee Republican presidential primary was held on March 5, 2024, as part of the Republican Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 58 delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention were allocated on a winner-take-most basis.[1] The contest was held on Super Tuesday alongside primaries in 14 other states.
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Candidates edit
The filing deadline for candidates was on December 5, 2023, at noon. Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett certified nine candidates for the Republican ballot:[2]
- Ryan Binkley (suspended campaign)
- Doug Burgum (suspended campaign)
- Chris Christie (suspended campaign)
- Ron DeSantis (suspended campaign)
- Nikki Haley
- Asa Hutchinson (suspended campaign)
- Vivek Ramaswamy (suspended campaign)
- David Stuckenberg
- Donald Trump
Endorsements edit
Ron DeSantis (withdrawn)
- State representatives
- Gino Bulso, District 61 (2023–present)[3]
- Dale Carr, District 12 (2012–present)[3]
- Jason Zachary, District 14 (2015–present)[4]
Tim Scott (withdrawn)
- Former governor
- Bill Haslam, (2011–2019)[5]
Donald Trump
- U.S. Senators
- Marsha Blackburn, (2019–present)[6]
- Bill Hagerty, (2021–present)[7]
- U.S. Representatives
- Jimmy Duncan, TN-02 (1988–2019)[8]
- Chuck Fleischmann, TN-03 (2011–present)[8]
- Mark Green, TN-07 (2019–present)[8]
- Diana Harshbarger, TN-01 (2021–present)[9]
- David Kustoff, TN-08 (2017–present)[10]
- Andy Ogles, TN-05 (2023–present)[11]
- John Rose, TN-06 (2019–present)[8]
- Local and county official
- Glenn Jacobs, Mayor of Knox County (2021–present)[12]
Declined to endorse
- U.S. Representatives
- Tim Burchett, TN-02 (2019–present)[8]
- Scott DesJarlais, TN-04 (2011–present)[8]
Results edit
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bound | Unbound | Total | |||
| Donald Trump | 446,850 | 77.33% | 58 | 58 | |
| Nikki Haley | 112,958 | 19.55% | |||
| Ron DeSantis (withdrawn) | 7,947 | 1.38% | |||
| Uncommitted | 4,884 | 0.85% | |||
| Chris Christie (withdrawn) | 1,874 | 0.32% | |||
| Vivek Ramaswamy (withdrawn) | 1,714 | 0.30% | |||
| Ryan Binkley (withdrawn) | 722 | 0.13% | |||
| Asa Hutchinson (withdrawn) | 533 | 0.09% | |||
| David Stuckenberg | 352 | 0.06% | |||
| Total: | 577,834 | 100.0% | 58 | 58 | |
| Source: [13][14][15] | |||||
Polling edit
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Doug Burgum |
Chris Christie |
Ron DeSantis |
Nikki Haley |
Asa Hutchinson |
Mike Pence |
Vivek Ramaswamy |
Tim Scott |
Donald Trump |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Targoz Market Research[A] | Dec 14–28, 2023 | 522 (LV) | ± 2.66% | – | 1% | 12% | 7% | 0% | – | 2% | – | 72% | 1% | 6% |
| Morning Consult | Nov 1–30, 2023 | 1,078 (LV) | – | 0% | 2% | 17% | 8% | 1% | – | 4% | 1% | 66% | – | 1% |
| Morning Consult | Oct 1–31, 2023 | 1,061 (LV) | – | 0% | 1% | 14% | 6% | 0% | 6% | 5% | 2% | 63% | – | 3% |
| Morning Consult | Sep 1–30, 2023 | 1,032 (LV) | – | 0% | 2% | 15% | 5% | 0% | 5% | 6% | 2% | 63% | 0%[a] | 2% |
| Morning Consult | Aug 1–31, 2023 | 1,109 (LV) | – | 1% | 2% | 13% | 2% | 1% | 8% | 10% | 3% | 59% | 0%[b] | 1% |
| Morning Consult | July 1–31, 2023 | 1,079 (LV) | – | 0% | 2% | 17% | 2% | 0% | 10% | 9% | 2% | 57% | 0%[b] | 1% |
| Morning Consult | June 1–30, 2023 | 1,072 (LV) | – | 0% | 1% | 21% | 3% | 0% | 9% | 3% | 3% | 59% | 1%[c] | – |
| The Beacon Center | Jun 14–22, 2023 | 502 (LV) | – | – | – | 12% | – | – | 8% | 1% | 1% | 61% | – | 9% |
| Morning Consult | May 1–31, 2023 | 1,147 (LV) | – | – | – | 18% | 3% | 0% | 7% | 2% | 1% | 64% | 3%[d] | 2% |
| Morning Consult | Apr 1–30, 2023 | 986 (LV) | – | – | – | 22% | 3% | 0% | 8% | 1% | 1% | 61% | 5%[e] | – |
| Vanderbilt University | Apr 19–23, 2023 | 1,003 (RV) | ± 3.6% | – | – | 25% | 4% | 2% | 5% | – | 3% | 59% | – | – |
| – | – | 38% | – | – | – | – | – | 57% | – | – | ||||
| Morning Consult | Mar 1–31, 2023 | 1,027 (LV) | – | – | – | 25% | 3% | – | 8% | – | 1% | 59% | 5%[f] | – |
| Morning Consult | Feb 1–28, 2023 | 980 (LV) | – | – | – | 29% | 3% | – | 8% | – | 0% | 55% | 5%[g] | – |
| Morning Consult | Jan 1–31, 2023 | 1,265 (LV) | – | – | – | 35% | 1% | – | 10% | – | 1% | 47% | 6%[h] | 1% |
| Morning Consult | Dec 1–31, 2022 | 698 (LV) | – | – | – | 34% | 0% | – | 10% | – | 1% | 51% | 3%[i] | 1% |
| Vanderbilt University | Nov 8–28, 2022 | 474 (RV) | ± 3.4% | – | – | 54% | – | – | – | – | – | 41% | – | 5% |
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ Will Hurd with 0%
- ^ a b Francis Suarez and Will Hurd with 0%
- ^ Liz Cheney with 1%; Greg Abbott, Will Hurd, and Kristi Noem with 0%
- ^ Liz Cheney with 2%; Greg Abbott with 1%; Kristi Noem and Glenn Youngkin with 0%
- ^ Liz Cheney with 2%; Greg Abbott, Mike Pompeo, and Glenn Youngkin with 1%; Kristi Noem with 0%
- ^ Liz Cheney with 3%; Kristi Noem and Mike Pompeo with 1%; Greg Abbott and Glenn Youngkin with 0%
- ^ Liz Cheney and Ted Cruz with 2%; Mike Pompeo with 1%; Greg Abbott, Kristi Noem, and Glenn Youngkin with 0%
- ^ Ted Cruz with 2%; Greg Abbott, Mike Pompeo, Liz Cheney, and Glenn Youngkin with 1%; Kristi Noem with 0%
- ^ Ted Cruz with 2%; Liz Cheney with 1%; Greg Abbott, Mike Pompeo, and Kristi Noem with 0%
- Partisan clients
- ^ Poll sponsored by the Beacon Center of Tennessee
References edit
- ^ "Tennessee Republican Presidential Nominating Process". thegreenpapers.com. March 5, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- ^ Morgan-Rumsey, Camruinn (December 5, 2023). "Here's who is on Tennessee's presidential primary ballot". WSMV 4. WVLT. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ^ a b Scheckner, Jesse (August 24, 2023). "Ron DeSantis adds endorsements from 21 state, local officials after GOP debate". Florida Politics. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ Gainey, Blaise (November 21, 2022). "Tennessee Republicans Are Mostly Quiet About Trump's Latest Bid for President, But One Is Already Backing a Rival". WPLN News. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ Allison, Natalie (May 15, 2023). "Tim Scott builds out 2024 team, taps Bill Haslam as national co-chair". POLITICO. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- ^ Mojica, Adrian (April 17, 2023). "Tennessee senators issue endorsements for Donald Trump following Nashville donor retreat". WZTV Nashville. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ Metzger, Bryan; Saddiq, Omar (February 13, 2023). "Most Republicans are on the fence about Trump's 2024 re-election bid. Here are the few elected officials backing him so far". Business Insider. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Schelzig, Erik (April 17, 2023). "Trump lands endorsements among Tenn. congressional delegation". Tennessee Journal. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ Richard, Lawrence (April 17, 2023). "Rep. Harshbarger endorses Donald Trump to be president: 'Biden administration has failed us'". Fox News. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ "Which 2024 Republican Presidential Candidate Has The Most Endorsements?". FiveThirtyEight. April 24, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- ^ Metzger, Bryan; Seddiq, Omar (February 13, 2023). "Here are all of the Republican elected officials backing Trump's 2024 campaign". Business Insider. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Glenn Jacobs Endorses Donald Trump for President".
- ^ "March 5, 2024 Republican Presidential Preference Primary" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Tennessee Republican Primary Election Results". The New York Times. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ^ "Tennessee Republican Presidential Nominating Process". thegreenpapers.com. March 5, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.