2020 Oregon Democratic presidential primary

2020 Oregon Democratic presidential primary

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74 Democratic National Convention delegates (61 pledged, 13 unpledged) The number of pledged delegates won is determined by the popular vote
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The 2020 Oregon Democratic presidential primary took place on Tuesday, May 19, 2020, and was the only contest on that date in the Democratic Party presidential primaries for the 2020 presidential election. The Georgia and Kentucky primaries, previously scheduled for May 19, were delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Oregon primary is a closed primary. The state awards 74 delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of whom 61 are pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the primary results. Joe Biden won the primary with 66% of the vote. Bernie Sanders, who had suspended his campaign seven weeks earlier, received 20.6%.

Procedure[]

Oregon was the only state to vote on May 19, 2020 in the Democratic primaries. Two bills were introduced in the state house in January 2019 to shift the primary date to the second Tuesday in March in even-numbered years, with the first empowering the Oregon secretary of state the power to shift the date and the second permitting a primary move for the purpose of regional clustering,^[1] but neither bill has moved beyond committee. A bill introduced by Republicans in the state senate in March 2019 proposes shifting the Oregon primary to join Super Tuesday states on the first Tuesday in March with a separate presidential primary rather than a consolidated primary, but no further action has been taken on the bill since an initial public hearing.^[2]

Oregon, a vote-by-mail state, is expected to accept mail-in ballots until 8:00 p.m. local time. Candidates must meet a threshold of 15% at the congressional district or statewide level to be considered viable. The 61 pledged delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention will be allocated proportionally on the basis of the primary results. Of the 61 pledged delegates, between six and 12 are allocated to each of the state's five congressional districts and another seven are allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 11 at-large pledged delegates. These delegate totals do not account for pledged delegate bonuses or penalties from timing or clustering.^[3]

Congressional district conventions will take place on June 6 and 7 to designate district-level national convention delegates. The state convention on June 20 will then vote on the 11 pledged at-large and seven PLEO delegates to send to the Democratic National Convention. The 61 pledged delegates Oregon sends to the national convention will be joined by 13 unpledged PLEO delegates (six members of the Democratic National Committee; six members of Congress, including both senators and four U.S. representatives; and the governor).^[3][4]

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Additional candidates

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External links[]

• The Green Papers delegate allocation summary
• Democratic Party of Oregon Delegate selection Plan
• FiveThirtyEight Oregon primary poll tracker