2024 Illinois Democratic presidential primary

2024 Illinois Democratic presidential primary
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174 delegates (147 pledged and 27 unpledged) to the Democratic National Convention
County results	Biden 80 – 90% >90%
	Biden 80 – 90% >90%

The 2024 Illinois Democratic presidential primary took place on March 19, 2024, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 174 delegates to the Democratic National Convention will be allocated to presidential candidates.^[1] The contest was held alongside Arizona, Kansas, and Ohio.

President Biden won in a landslide, receiving more than 80% of the vote in every county.^[2]

Background

The petition circulation period for a candidate to place their name on the ballot began October 7, 2023, and ended January 5, 2024. To be placed on the ballot, each candidate needed no less than 3,000 and no more than 5,000 signatures statewide.^[3]

Candidates

During the January 4, 2024, to January 5, 2024, filing period, four candidates filed to run in the Democratic primary.^[4] Unlike other states, individual delegates are elected directly by voters with a number of at-large delegates awarded to the statewide winner.^[3]

Joe Biden
Frankie Lozada
Dean Phillips (withdrawn)
Marianne Williamson

Endorsements

Joe Biden

U.S. Presidents

Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States (2009–2017), U.S. Senator from Illinois (2005–2008)^[5]

U.S. Senators

Tammy Duckworth, U.S. Senator from Illinois (2017–present), U.S. Representative from IL-08 (2013–2017)^[6]

U.S. Representatives

Nikki Budzinski, U.S. Representative from IL-13 (2023–present)^[7]
Delia Ramirez, U.S. Representative from IL-03 (2023–present)^[8]
Lauren Underwood, U.S. Representative from IL-14 (2019–present)^[7]

Statewide officials

J. B. Pritzker, 43rd Governor of Illinois (2019–present)^[9]

Mayors

Brandon Johnson, 57th Mayor of Chicago (2023–present)^[10]

Organizations

Democratic Party of Illinois^[11]

Results

Statewide

Illinois Democratic primary, March 19, 2024^[12]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Actual delegate count
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Bound	Unbound	Total
Joe Biden (incumbent)	739,646	91.5%	147		147
Marianne Williamson	28,777	3.6%
Dean Phillips (withdrawn)	25,615	3.2%
Frankie Lozada (withdrawn)	14,513	1.8%
Total:	808,551	100.00%	147	27	174

Delegates elected by district

As only the Biden campaign submitted delegates, Biden will win these delegates by default.^[13]

2024 Illinois 1st District Democratic Delegate
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Jacqueline Collins (Biden)
	Democratic	Marcus C. Evans Jr. (Biden)
	Democratic	Michelle Harris (Biden)
	Democratic	Rikki D. Jones (Biden)
	Democratic	Robert G. Reiter, Jr. (Biden)
	Democratic	Lamont Robinson (Biden)
	Democratic	Elgie Sims (Biden)
Total votes

2024 Illinois 2nd District Democratic Delegate
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Vernard Alsberry Jr. (Biden)
	Democratic	Sheila Chalmers-Currin (Biden)
	Democratic	Ertharin Cousin (Biden)
	Democratic	Alex Gallegos (Biden)
	Democratic	Napoleon Harris (Biden)
	Democratic	Debbie Meyers-Martin (Biden)
Total votes

2024 Illinois 3rd District Democratic Delegate
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Oswaldo Alvarez (Biden)
	Democratic	Eva-Dina Delgado (Biden)
	Democratic	Lilian Jiménez (Biden)
	Democratic	Erik Martinez (Biden)
	Democratic	Gilbert "Gil" Villegas (Biden)
	Democratic	Jackie Williamson (Biden)
	Democratic	Augusto Gonzalez (Biden)
Total votes

2024 Illinois 4th District Democratic Delegate
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Javier Loera Cervantes (Biden)
	Democratic	Norma Hernandez (Biden)
	Democratic	Theresa Mah (Biden)
	Democratic	Aaron Ortiz (Biden)
	Democratic	Beth Zavala (Biden)
Total votes

2024 Illinois 5th District Democratic Delegate
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Valerie Alexander (Biden)
	Democratic	Aurora Austriaco (Biden)
	Democratic	Margaret Croke (Biden)
	Democratic	Sara Feigenholtz (Biden)
	Democratic	Marcelino Garcia (Biden)
	Democratic	Timmy Knudsen (Biden)
	Democratic	Brian J. McPartlin (Biden)
	Democratic	Eli Moog (Biden)
Total votes

2024 Illinois 6th District Democratic Delegate
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Sonia Desai Bhagwakar (Biden)
	Democratic	Kelly Burke (Biden)
	Democratic	Deb Conroy (Biden)
	Democratic	Bill Cunningham (Biden)
	Democratic	Christopher Espinoza (Biden)
	Democratic	Tim Moriarty (Biden)
Total votes

2024 Illinois 7th District Democratic Delegate
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Kam Buckner (Biden)
	Democratic	Walter Burnett Jr. (Biden)
	Democratic	Patricia Dowell (Biden)
	Democratic	LaShawn Ford (Biden)
	Democratic	Rory Hoskins (Biden)
	Democratic	Nicole Lee (Biden)
	Democratic	Emma Mitts (Biden)
	Democratic	Anna Valencia (Biden)
Total votes

2024 Illinois 8th District Democratic Delegate
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Yasmeen Bankole (Biden)
	Democratic	Fred Crespo (Biden)
	Democratic	Ken Mejia-Beal (Biden)
	Democratic	Kevin Morrison (Biden)
	Democratic	Elizabeth Penesis (Biden)
Total votes

2024 Illinois 9th District Democratic Delegate
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Christopher J. Dunn (Biden)
	Democratic	Laura Fine (Biden)
	Democratic	Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (Biden)
	Democratic	Hoan Huynh (Biden)
	Democratic	Daniel J. Montgomery (Biden)
	Democratic	Josina Morita (Biden)
Total votes

2024 Illinois 10th District Democratic Delegate
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Adriane Johnson (Biden)
	Democratic	Bob Morgan (Biden)
	Democratic	Julie Morrison (Biden)
	Democratic	Nancy Rotering (Biden)
	Democratic	Victor Shi (Biden)
	Democratic	Anthony Vega (Biden)
Total votes

2024 Illinois 11th District Democratic Delegate
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Casey Fitzgerald (Biden)
	Democratic	Mark Guethle (Biden)
	Democratic	Kenneth Harris (Biden)
	Democratic	Barbara Hernandez (Biden)
	Democratic	Kathya Morales (Biden)
Total votes

2024 Illinois 12th District Democratic Delegate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brandi Bradley (Biden)
	Democratic	Natalie Phelps Finnie (Biden)
	Democratic	Patrick H. Scates (Biden)

2024 Illinois 13th District Democratic Delegate
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Christopher Belt (Biden)
	Democratic	Tim Drea (Biden)
	Democratic	Andy Manar (Biden)
	Democratic	Cameron Joost Stevens (Biden)
	Democratic	Katie Stuart (Biden)
	Democratic	Doris Turner (Biden)
Total votes

2024 Illinois 14th District Democratic Delegate
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Arian Ahmadpour (Biden)
	Democratic	Linda Holmes (Biden)
	Democratic	Asaf G. Manzo (Biden)
	Democratic	Darla Underwood (Biden)
	Democratic	Alex Zapien (Biden)
Total votes

2024 Illinois 15th District Democratic Delegate
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Jay Briney (Biden)
	Democratic	Liz Brown-Reeves (Biden)
	Democratic	Julie Curry (Biden)
	Democratic	Jimmy Naville (Biden)
Total votes

2024 Illinois 16th District Democratic Delegate
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Sarah M. Bingaman (Biden)
	Democratic	John Daniel (Biden)
	Democratic	Madi Houser (Biden)
	Democratic	Ashwin Puri (Biden)
Total votes

2024 Illinois 17th District Democratic Delegate
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Sharon Chung (Biden)
	Democratic	Pam Davidson (Biden)
	Democratic	Jehan Gordon-Booth (Biden)
	Democratic	Dave Koehler (Biden)
	Democratic	Maurice A. West II (Biden)
Total votes

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	Margin of error	Joe Biden	Robert F. Kennedy Jr.	Marianne Williamson	Other / Undecided
	March 6, 2024	Phillips suspends his candidacy
	February 28, 2024	Williamson re-launches her candidacy
	February 7, 2024	Williamson suspends her candidacy
	October 27, 2023	Phillips announces his candidacy
	October 9, 2023	Kennedy withdraws from the primaries
Cor Strategies^[14]	Aug 24–27, 2023	– (RV)	–	81%	6%	2%	11%

Hypothetical polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	Margin of error	Stacey Abrams	Pete Buttigieg	Kamala Harris	Amy Klobuchar	Gavin Newsom	J. B. Pritzker	Bernie Sanders	Elizabeth Warren	Other / Undecided
Cor Strategies^[14]	Aug 24–27, 2023	– (RV)	–	9%	7%	28%	7%	5%	14%	9%	4%	17%

Notes

^ ^a ^b Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear

References

^ "Illinois Democratic Delegation 2024". The Green Papers. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
^ "Illinois Democratic Primary Election Results". The New York Times. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Matthews, Bernadette, ed. (October 18, 2023). 2024 Presidential Preference and Delegates Guide. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 8, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
^ "Candidate List, GENERAL PRIMARY - 3/19/2024". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
^ Gans, Jared (April 25, 2023). "Obama boosts Biden's reelection bid: 'Let's get to work'". The Hill.
^ Kapos, Shia (April 25, 2023). "Duckworth, Fulks join team Biden". Politico. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Stockburger, George (May 10, 2023). "Josh Shapiro, Malcolm Kenyatta named to Biden-Harris Campaign National Advisory Board". ABC27/WHTM.
^ Trudo, Hanna (April 30, 2023). "Progressives line up behind Biden despite some misgivings". The Hill.
^ King, Ryan (March 5, 2023). "Illinois Governor JB Pritzker rules out 'SOS' 2024 bid for president, endorses Biden". Washington Examiner. Archived from the original on March 20, 2023.
^ Elbaum, Max (May 18, 2023). "Bernie and Brandon Endorse Biden. What's the Takeaway?". In These Times.
^ "After a first term full of legislative wins, President Biden is officially running for reelection to #finishthejob! We look forward to fully supporting the Biden-Harris campaign in 2024. Read our full statement ⬇️". Twitter. April 25, 2023. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
^ "Illinois Presidential Primary". AP News. June 14, 2024. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
^ "2024 Candidate Filings". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 25, 2024.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ ^a ^b Cor Strategies

[key-14] Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear

[1] "Illinois Democratic Delegation 2024". The Green Papers. Retrieved November 24, 2023.

[2] "Illinois Democratic Primary Election Results". The New York Times. Retrieved March 26, 2024.

[IL_BOE_POTUS_Guide-3] Matthews, Bernadette, ed. (October 18, 2023). 2024 Presidential Preference and Delegates Guide. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 8, 2024 – via Internet Archive.

[4] "Candidate List, GENERAL PRIMARY - 3/19/2024". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 6, 2024.

[5] Gans, Jared (April 25, 2023). "Obama boosts Biden's reelection bid: 'Let's get to work'". The Hill.

[6] Kapos, Shia (April 25, 2023). "Duckworth, Fulks join team Biden". Politico. Retrieved April 25, 2023.

[advisory-7] Stockburger, George (May 10, 2023). "Josh Shapiro, Malcolm Kenyatta named to Biden-Harris Campaign National Advisory Board". ABC27/WHTM.

[progressives-8] Trudo, Hanna (April 30, 2023). "Progressives line up behind Biden despite some misgivings". The Hill.

[9] King, Ryan (March 5, 2023). "Illinois Governor JB Pritzker rules out 'SOS' 2024 bid for president, endorses Biden". Washington Examiner. Archived from the original on March 20, 2023.

[10] Elbaum, Max (May 18, 2023). "Bernie and Brandon Endorse Biden. What's the Takeaway?". In These Times.

[11] "After a first term full of legislative wins, President Biden is officially running for reelection to #finishthejob! We look forward to fully supporting the Biden-Harris campaign in 2024. Read our full statement ⬇️". Twitter. April 25, 2023. Retrieved July 9, 2023.

[12] "Illinois Presidential Primary". AP News. June 14, 2024. Retrieved July 30, 2024.

[13] "2024 Candidate Filings". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 25, 2024.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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