2020 Hawaii Democratic presidential primary
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The 2020 Hawaii Democratic presidential primary, part of the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries for the 2020 United States Presidential election, took place by mail and ended May 22, 2020. It was originally scheduled to take place on April 4, 2020, but in-person voting was canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, voters had until May 22 to submit mail-in ballots.[1] The Hawaii primary was a closed, party-run primary (a firehouse primary officially referred to as a "presidential preference poll"). The state awards 33 delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of which 24 are pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary. Voters cast ranked choice voting ballots, with a voter's ballot counting for a backup ranked choice if their first choice was in last place and below the 15 percent threshold for winning delegates. Joe Biden won the primary, taking 63.2% of the vote after the distribution of preferences compared to Bernie Sanders 36.8%.
Procedure[]
Hawaii was to be one of four states holding presidential primaries on April 4, 2020, along with Alaska, Louisiana and Wyoming. All four states moved their dates back in order to make the primary all mail-in ballots.[2] The Hawaii Democratic Party's draft delegate selection plan published on March 25, 2019, calls for a shift away from caucuses as in previous years to a party-run primary, also known as a firehouse primary (officially referred to as a "presidential preference poll"), with a limited ranked choice voting system allowing voters to select their top three choices, in addition to accepting mail-in ballots from March 3 to March 28, 2020.[3]
Voting with paper ballots will take place throughout the state from 7:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. In the closed party-run primary, candidates must meet a threshold of 15 percent at the congressional district or statewide level in order to be considered viable. The 22 pledged delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention will be allocated proportionally on the basis of the results of the primary. Of the 22 pledged delegates, 7 each are allocated to both of the state's 2 congressional districts and another 3 are allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 5 at-large pledged delegates. These delegate totals do not account for pledged delegate bonuses or penalties from timing or clustering.[4]
Before the primary, precinct meetings will be held on Wednesday, March 4, 2020, to choose precinct level delegates for the state convention. National convention district-level delegates will be selected on Saturday and the state central committee will convene to designate the 5 pledged at-large and 3 PLEO delegates to send to the Democratic National Convention. The 22 pledged delegates Hawaii sends to the national convention will be joined by 9 unpledged PLEO delegates (4 members of the Democratic National Committee; 4 members of Congress, including both Senators and U.S. Representatives; and the governor).[4]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Hawaii, in-person voting for the primary was cancelled, and the state convention was rescheduled from May 23–24, 2020 to September 5–6, 2020.[5][6]
Results[]
The primary was conducted by ranked-choice voting. Voters were instructed to mark their top three choices on paper ballots. Any voter with a first choice other than Biden or Sanders had their ballot count in the final round if ranking one of those candidates as a second or third choice.
Candidate | First result |
% | Final result |
% | Delegates |
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Joe Biden | 19,593 | 56.0% | 21,215 | 63.23% | 16 |
Bernie Sanders (suspended) | 10,777 | 30.8% | 12,337 | 36.77% | 8 |
Elizabeth Warren (withdrawn) | 1,689 | 4.8% | |||
Tulsi Gabbard (withdrawn) | 1,377 | 3.9% | |||
Michael Bloomberg (withdrawn) | 460 | 1.3% | |||
Andrew Yang (withdrawn) | 340 | 1.0% | |||
Pete Buttigieg (withdrawn) | 311 | 0.9% | |||
Uncommitted | 291 | 0.8% | |||
Amy Klobuchar (withdrawn) | 93 | 0.3% | |||
Tom Steyer (withdrawn) | 34 | 0.1% | |||
Deval Patrick (withdrawn) | 11 | 0.0% | |||
Total | 34,976 | 100% | 33,552 | 100% | 24 |
The ballots were counted separately in each of Hawaii's two Congressional districts.[8]
Candidate | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Round 8 | Round 9 | Round 10 | ||||||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |
Joe Biden | 8,585 | 58.90% | 8,586 | 58.90% | 8,588 | 58.90% | 8,601 | 59.00% | 8,612 | 59.40% | 8,686 | 60.00% | 8,729 | 60.40% | 8,885 | 61.80% | 8,991 | 63.50% | 9,315 | 66.40% |
Bernie Sanders suspended | 4,054 | 27.80% | 4,055 | 27.80% | 4,057 | 27.80% | 4,061 | 27.90% | 4,066 | 28.00% | 4,086 | 28.20% | 4,141 | 28.70% | 4,174 | 29.00% | 4,322 | 30.50% | 4,716 | 33.60% |
Elizabeth Warren suspended | 738 | 5.06% | 738 | 5.06% | 740 | 5.08% | 746 | 5.12% | 747 | 5.15% | 769 | 5.31% | 813 | 5.63% | 832 | 5.79% | 853 | 6.02% | Eliminated | |
Tulsi Gabbard suspended | 446 | 3.06% | 446 | 3.06% | 446 | 3.06% | 447 | 3.07% | 449 | 3.10% | 456 | 3.15% | 475 | 3.29% | 485 | 3.37% | Eliminated | |||
Michael Bloomberg suspended | 262 | 1.80% | 262 | 1.80% | 266 | 1.82% | 267 | 1.83% | 270 | 1.86% | 278 | 1.92% | 286 | 1.98% | Eliminated | |||||
Andrew Yang suspended | 186 | 1.28% | 187 | 1.28% | 191 | 1.31% | 192 | 1.32% | 193 | 1.33% | 206 | 1.42% | Eliminated | |||||||
Pete Buttigieg suspended | 153 | 1.05% | 153 | 1.05% | 153 | 1.05% | 159 | 1.09% | 159 | 1.10% | Eliminated | |||||||||
Uncommitted | 106 | 0.73% | 106 | 0.73% | 106 | 0.73% | 106 | 0.73% | Eliminated | |||||||||||
Amy Klobuchar suspended | 34 | 0.23% | 34 | 0.23% | 34 | 0.23% | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
Tom Steyer suspended | 15 | 0.10% | 15 | 0.10% | Eliminated | |||||||||||||||
Deval Patrick suspended | 4 | 0.03% | Eliminated | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 14,583 | 100% | 14,582 | 100% | 14,581 | 100% | 14,579 | 100% | 14,496 | 100% | 14,481 | 100% | 14,444 | 100% | 14,376 | 100% | 14,166 | 100% | 14,031 | 100% |
Candidate | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Round 8 | Round 9 | Round 10 | ||||||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |
Joe Biden | 11,008 | 54.00% | 11,010 | 54.00% | 11,015 | 54.00% | 11,028 | 54.10% | 11,058 | 54.30% | 11,137 | 54.80% | 11,150 | 55.30% | 11,247 | 55.90% | 11,459 | 58.20% | 11,900 | 61.00% |
Bernie Sanders suspended | 6,723 | 33.00% | 6,724 | 33.00% | 6,729 | 33.00% | 6,730 | 33.00% | 6,773 | 33.20% | 6,798 | 33.40% | 6,808 | 33.70% | 6,837 | 34.00% | 7,138 | 36.20% | 7,621 | 39.00% |
Elizabeth Warren suspended | 951 | 4.66% | 952 | 4.67% | 955 | 4.68% | 974 | 4.78% | 997 | 4.89% | 1,024 | 5.03% | 1,028 | 5.09% | 1,040 | 5.17% | 1,098 | 5.58% | Eliminated | |
Tulsi Gabbard suspended | 931 | 4.57% | 931 | 4.57% | 931 | 4.57% | 937 | 4.60% | 962 | 4.72% | 971 | 4.77% | 973 | 4.82% | 990 | 4.92% | Eliminated | |||
Michael Bloomberg suspended | 198 | 0.97% | 198 | 0.97% | 201 | 0.99% | 203 | 1.00% | 205 | 1.01% | 217 | 1.07% | 219 | 1.09% | Eliminated | |||||
Uncommitted | 185 | 0.91% | 185 | 0.91% | 186 | 0.91% | 186 | 0.91% | 191 | 0.94% | 192 | 0.94% | Eliminated | |||||||
Pete Buttigieg suspended | 158 | 0.77% | 159 | 0.78% | 159 | 0.78% | 170 | 0.83% | 186 | 0.91% | Eliminated | |||||||||
Andrew Yang suspended | 154 | 0.76% | 155 | 0.76% | 155 | 0.76% | 159 | 0.78% | Eliminated | |||||||||||
Amy Klobuchar suspended | 59 | 0.29% | 60 | 0.29% | 61 | 0.30% | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
Tom Steyer suspended | 19 | 0.09% | 19 | 0.09% | Eliminated | |||||||||||||||
Deval Patrick suspended | 7 | 0.03% | Eliminated | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 20,393 | 100% | 20,393 | 100% | 20,392 | 100% | 20,387 | 100% | 20,372 | 100% | 20,339 | 100% | 20,178 | 100% | 20,114 | 100% | 19,695 | 100% | 19,521 | 100% |
References[]
- ^ "News". www.kauaidemocrats.org. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
- ^ Putnam, Josh. "The 2020 Presidential Primary Calendar". Frontloading HQ. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
- ^ Putnam, Josh (March 26, 2019). "Hawaii Democrats Aim for an April Party-Run Primary in Lieu of Caucuses". Frontloading HQ. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
- ^ a b "Hawaii Democratic Delegation 2020". The Green Papers. May 3, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
- ^ Kendall Karson; Quinn Scanlan (March 29, 2020). "Multiple states shelve primary contests as coronavirus shuffles 2020 election calendar". ABC News. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ^ Blair, Chad (March 20, 2020). "Walk-In Voting Canceled For Hawaii Democratic Primary". Honolulu Civil Beat.
- ^ "Hawaii Primary Election Results 2020". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Ranked-Choice Results" (PDF). Democratic Party of Hawai'i. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
External links[]
- The Green Papers delegate allocation summary
- Hawaii Democratic Party delegate selection plan[permanent dead link]
- 2020 Hawai’i Democratic Presidential Primary Voters Guide, Democratic Party of Kauai.
- 2020 United States Democratic presidential primaries by state
- 2020 Hawaii elections
- Hawaii Democratic primaries
- Elections postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic