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The Missouri Democratic Party held the in-person portion of their presidential preference primary from 8:00 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 23rd at polling locations across the state. Prior to in-person voting self-identified Democratic voters could change their voter registration, declaring Democratic Party affiliation, and request mail-in Democratic Party presidential party ballots.
The party run presidential primary process in Missouri was necessitated by legislation passed by the republican super majority in the Genral Assembly and signed by Missouri Governor Mike Parson (r).
From the Missouri Democratic Party:
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…In spite of the attack on our voting rights by the Republican State Legislature, turnout in the Missouri Democratic Party’s party-run presidential primary exceeded that of the Republican caucus event, and Democrats used this election as an opportunity to start organizing early and generated grassroots enthusiasm across the state as we head into the 2024 election cycle. Over 450 Missouri Democrats volunteered to organize a statewide election with nearly 100 in-person voting locations to ensure as many of their neighbors could cast their vote for their preferred Democratic nominee for president as possible. Missouri Democrats are fired up and ready to fight in 2024…
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…In 2022, the Republican-controlled legislature passed HB 1878, which eliminated Missouri’s state-run presidential preference primary election and designated a party-run system for choosing presidential nominees. This was another attack on free and fair Democratic elections that made it harder for people to exercise their voting rights. The Missouri Democratic Party adamantly opposed this change, and none of the Democrats serving in the Missouri State House or Senate at the time voted for this bill. 120 Republican members supported the measure…
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The results of the voting, as released by the Missouri Democratic Party:
Statewide Total – Missouri Democratic Party Presidential Preference Primary – 2024
Biden – 16,295 – 85.3% – 61 national delegates – 1193 state delegates
Phillips – 178 – 0.9%
Lyons – 40 – 0.2%
Perez-Serrato – 21 – 0.1%
Williamson – 298 – 1.6%
Palmer – 36 – 0.2%
Uncommitted – 2,229 – 11.7% – 3 national delegates – 79 state delegates
Total – 19,100
For example:
4th Congressional District Total – Missouri Democratic Party Presidential Preference Primary – 2024
Biden – 1,969 – 90.6% – 4 national delegates – 133 state delegates
Phillips – 14 – 0.6%
Lyons – 1 – 0.0%
Perez-Serrato – 2 – 0.1%
Williamson – 27 – 1.2%
Palmer – 5 – 0.2%
Uncommitted – 156 – 7.2%
Total – 2,174
Delegate selection process rules for the party require a 15% threshold for allocation of delegates. These allocations are made at the statewide and congressional district level.
Previously:
Missouri Democratic Party – Presidential Preference Primary – Knob Noster, Missouri – March 23, 2024 (March 23, 2024)