The 2024 Texas Democratic presidential primary took place on March 5, 2024, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 244 delegates to the Democratic National Convention were allocated, with 28 additional unpledged delegates. The open primary was held on Super Tuesday alongside primaries in 14 other states and territories.
Incumbent Joe Biden easily won the primary without hurdles, but with opposition from various smaller candidates. Author Marianne Williamson placed second, US representative Dean Phillips only finished fourth behind Armando Perez-Serrato.
Candidates The filing deadline was December 11, 2023. The following candidates filed and proceeded to the primary: Joe Biden Gabriel Cornejo Star Locke Frankie Lozada Armando "Mando" Perez-Serrato Dean Phillips Cenk Uygur Marianne Williamson
The following candidate filed and was denied ballot access:
Edward Kimbrough
Endorsements
Results Frankie Lozada won Loving County, the only other county victory by a candidate over Biden alongside Dean Phillips' victories in Oklahoma's Cimarron County and in Nebraska's Logan County. Biden's defeat in Loving County came through a single voter, as its low population (having 64 citizens as of the 2020 census) allowed the only voter to hand the county to minor candidate Frankie Lozada.
In South Texas, a region with a heavily Hispanic population, Biden significantly underperformed his statewide total, a continuation of his troubles with this demographic from 2020.
See also 2024 Texas Republican presidential primary 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries 2024 United States presidential election 2024 United States presidential election in Texas 2024 United States elections 2024 Texas elections
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