The 2024 California Republican presidential primary was held on March 5, 2024, as part of the Republican Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 169 delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention were allocated on a winner-take-most basis. The contest was held on Super Tuesday alongside primaries in 14 other states.

Background Procedure If a candidate gets over 50% of the total statewide vote, they are awarded all of the state's delegates. Otherwise, the delegates are allocated proportionally.

Candidates The following candidates were certified:

Nikki Haley David Stuckenberg Rachel Swift Donald Trump Ryan Binkley (withdrawn) Chris Christie (withdrawn) Ron DeSantis (withdrawn) Asa Hutchinson (withdrawn) Vivek Ramaswamy (withdrawn)

Campaign Events On June 19, 2023, Ron DeSantis held a private breakfast event at the Del Paso Country Club in Sacramento, California, hosting business leaders in the region to raise funds for his campaign. It was his first campaign stop in California since his administration in Florida transported migrants from the border with Mexico to Sacramento. The event was attended by state legislators Joe Patterson and Tom Lackey, who endorsed DeSantis after the event.

The California Republican Party held its annual fall convention from September 29 to October 1, 2023, in Anaheim. Featured speakers included DeSantis, Donald Trump, Tim Scott, and Vivek Ramaswamy. Trump's speech included calling on police to enact violent retribution on criminals, stating he would "immediately stop all of the pillaging and theft."

Debate

The second Republican primary debate was held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, on September 27, 2023. It was hosted by Fox Business, Rumble, and Univision, and moderated by Stuart Varney, Dana Perino, and Ilia Calderón. Seven of the eight candidates who attended the first debate were present: Doug Burgum, Chris Christie, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Mike Pence, Vivek Ramaswamy, and Tim Scott.

Endorsements

Polling Aggregate polls Source of pollaggregationDatesadministeredDatesupdated NikkiHaley DonaldTrump Other/Undecided MarginFiveThirtyEightFiveThirtyEight through February 4, 2024 February 10, 2024 19.0%73.1% 7.9%Trump +54.1 Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin ChrisChristie RonDeSantis LarryElder NikkiHaley AsaHutchinson MikePence VivekRamaswamy TimScott DonaldTrump Other UndecidedMorning ConsultMorning ConsultNov 1–30, 20232,347 (LV)–2%10%–8%0%–7%– 71%1%–Public Policy Institute of CaliforniaPublic Policy Institute of CaliforniaNov 9–16, 2023276 (LV)–5%12%–13%0%–2%2% 56%1%9%Emerson CollegeEmerson CollegeNov 11–14, 2023331 (LV)–4%11% -5%2%–3% -63%1%11%UC Berkeley IGSUC Berkeley IGSOct 24–30, 20231,234 (LV)± 4.0%2%12%1%9%––3%1%57%5%11%Public Policy Institute of CaliforniaPublic Policy Institute of CaliforniaOct 3–19, 2023316 (LV)–4%12%0%9%0%6%5%3%53%5%1%Data ViewpointData ViewpointOctober 1, 2023533 (RV)± 4.3%5.5%17.5%–15.2%<1%3.0%3.6%2.9%49.8%1.7%–Public Policy Institute of CaliforniaAug 25 – Sep 5, 2023294 (LV)––14%–7%–7%––48%21%1%California's ChoiceCalifornia's ChoiceAug 27–29, 2023750 (LV)–4.8%21.6%–15.6%0.5%4.4%9.6%0.8%43.4%2.6%–UC Berkeley IGSUC Berkeley IGSAug 24–29, 20231,175 (LV)± 4.0%3%16%1%7%–3%4%2%55%–9%Public Policy Institute of CaliforniaPublic Policy Institute of CaliforniaJun 7–29, 2023267 (LV) –3%24% –3% –6%1%5%50%7%1%Emerson CollegeEmerson CollegeJun 4–7, 2023329 (LV)± 2.9%2%19%–6%–10%2%4%53%7%–Public Policy Institute of CaliforniaPublic Policy Institute of CaliforniaMay 17–24, 2023295 (LV)± 7%1%21% –3% –10%1%2%50%11%2%UC Berkeley IGSUC Berkeley IGSMay 17–22, 20231,835 (RV)± 3.5%1%26%0%3%0%4%2%1%44%6%13%UC Berkeley IGSUC Berkeley IGS Feb 14–20, 2023 1,755 (RV) ± 3.5% – 37% – 7% – 3% – 1% 29% 8% 10% – 50% – – – – – – 33% 6% 11%UC Berkeley IGSUC Berkeley IGS Aug 9–15, 2022 9,254 (RV) ± 3.0% 0% 27% – 3% – 7% – 0% 38% 10% 14% 0% 53% – 4% – 9% – 1% – 15% 17%

Results

See also 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries 2024 California Democratic presidential primary 2024 United States presidential election 2024 United States presidential election in California 2024 United States elections

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