2020 Kentucky Democratic presidential primary

2020 Kentucky Democratic presidential primary

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60 delegates (54 pledged, 6 unpledged) to the Democratic National Convention
Candidate Joe Biden Uncommitted Bernie Sanders Home state Delaware N/A Vermont Delegate count 52 2 0 Popular vote 365,284 58,364 65,055 Percentage 67.9% 10.9% 12.1%
Election results by county   Joe Biden

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The 2020 Kentucky Democratic presidential primary took place on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. The primary was originally planned to take place on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. However, on March 16, 2020, Governor Andy Beshear and Secretary of State Michael Adams announced that it would be postponed amid concerns about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.^[1] The delay would have resulted in Kentucky losing half of its delegates, as the primary date is "past a June 9 deadline set by the Democratic National Committee",^[2] but there will be no penalty as the 2020 Democratic National Convention was delayed until August.^[3] The Kentucky primary is a closed primary, with the state awarding 60 delegates, of which 54 are pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.

The Associated Press (AP) declared that Joe Biden won the Kentucky Democratic presidential primary.^[4]

Procedure[]

Kentucky held its primary on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. Before being postponed amid concerns regarding the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, Kentucky was one of two states voting on May 19, 2020 in the Democratic primaries, the other contest being the Oregon primary.^[5]

The polls were officially scheduled to be open from 6:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. local time. In the closed primary, candidates must meet a threshold of 15 percent at the congressional district or statewide level in order to be considered viable. The 54 pledged delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention were allocated proportionally on the basis of the results of the primary. Of the 54 pledged delegates, between 3 and 8 are allocated to each of the state's 6 congressional districts and another 6 are allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 10 at-large pledged delegates. These delegate totals do not account for pledged delegate bonuses or penalties from timing or clustering.^[6]

Polling places[]

Kentucky state elections officials cut the number of in-person polling places just under 3,700 to 170, including one each in Kentucky's two most populous counties, Jefferson and Fayette, the homes of Louisville and Lexington. These changes reflect a dramatic expansion of voting by mail and early voting, as well as a reduction of risks related to COVID-19.^[7] This led to accusations of voter suppression targeting especially African-Americans, mostly but not totally from Democrats.^[8]

Results[]

See also[]

• 2020 Kentucky Senate Democratic primary

References[]

External links[]

• The Green Papers delegate allocation summary
• Kentucky Democratic Party draft delegate selection plan Archived 2019-06-17 at the Wayback Machine