2020 Washington Democratic presidential primary

For the Washington, D.C. Democratic primary, see 2020 District of Columbia Democratic presidential primary.

2020 Washington Democratic presidential primary
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107 Democratic National Convention delegates (89 pledged, 18 unpledged)
The number of pledged delegates won is determined by the popular vote
 
Candidate Joe Biden Bernie Sanders
Home state Delaware Vermont
Delegate count 46 43
Popular vote 591,403 570,039
Percentage 37.94% 36.57%
 
Candidate Elizabeth Warren
(withdrawn)[a] 		Michael Bloomberg
(withdrawn)[b]
Home state Massachusetts New York
Delegate count 0 0
Popular vote 142,652 122,530
Percentage 9.15% 7.86%
Election results by county
  Joe Biden
  Bernie Sanders

The 2020 Washington Democratic presidential primary took place on March 10, 2020, as one of several states voting the week after Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election. The state-run semi-open primary, which was used instead of party-run caucuses for the first time by Washington's Democrats, awarded 109 delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of which 89 were pledged delegates allocated according to the results of the primary.[2]

On March 16, 2020, almost a week after the primary, major news outlets including CNN, NBC, The New York Times, and the Associated Press called the narrow race for former vice president Joe Biden, who won 37.9% of the vote and 46 delegates, around 20,000 votes ahead of senator Bernie Sanders. Sanders reached 36.6% of the vote and received 43 delegates, adding another crucial loss to his campaign, while a win, widely expected in polls, had been seen as vital for him to remain a realistic contender for the presidential nomination.[3] Senator Elizabeth Warren and former mayor Michael Bloomberg, who had already withdrawn from the race, came close to 10% of the vote due to early votes, winning no delegates.

  1. ^ "Washington Election Results 2020". Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  2. ^ Matt Lorch (March 9, 2020). "Washington state voters set to choose presidential contender in Tuesday primary". KCPQ. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  3. ^ "Biden narrowly wins Washington primary". cbsnews.com. March 17, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2022.


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