2020 Virginia Democratic presidential primary

2020 Virginia Democratic presidential primary
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124 delegates (99 pledged, 25 unpledged); to the Democratic National Convention; The number of pledged delegates won is determined by the popular vote
Joe Biden	Bernie Sanders

Pledged national convention delegates
Type	Del.	Type	Del.
CD1	6	CD7	6
CD2	5	CD8	7
CD3	7	CD9	4
CD4	6	CD10	6
CD5	6	CD11	7
CD6	5	CD11	7
PLEO	13	At-large	21
Total pledged delegates			99

The 2020 Virginia Democratic presidential primary took place on March 3, 2020, as one of 15 contests scheduled on Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election, following the South Carolina primary the weekend before. The Virginia primary was an open primary, wherein any registered voter can vote, regardless of party registration. The state awarded 124 delegates towards the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of which 99 were pledged delegates allocated at the local level.

Former vice president Joe Biden won the state by a landslide, receiving more than 53% of the vote and 67 delegates, far ahead senator Bernie Sanders, who reached around 23% and 31 delegates, and senator Elizabeth Warren, who failed to poll over 15% and got a single district delegate.^[1] Biden's win by over 30 points was much stronger than expected in pre-election polls, and he also won nearly every county across nearly all demographics. His strongest performances were among African-American voters, suburban voters and he also handily won nearly all rural counties dominated by white, working-class voters.

^ "Joe Biden wins Virginia primary as polls begin to close in Super Tuesday contests that will help determine who will take on President Trump". The Associated Press. March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2020.

[1] "Joe Biden wins Virginia primary as polls begin to close in Super Tuesday contests that will help determine who will take on President Trump". The Associated Press. March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2020.

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