2020 Montana Democratic presidential primary

The 2020 Montana Democratic presidential primary took place on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, as part of the Democratic Party presidential primaries for the 2020 presidential election. The Montana primary is an open primary, with the state awarding 25 delegates, of whom 19 are pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the primary results. Joe Biden won the primary with 74.5% of the vote.

2020 Montana Democratic presidential primary

June 2, 2020
25 Democratic National Convention delegates (19 pledged, 6 unpledged) The number of pledged delegates won is determined by the popular vote
Candidate Joe Biden Bernie Sanders Elizabeth Warren (withdrawn) Home state Delaware Vermont Massachusetts Delegate count 18 1 0 Popular vote 111,706 22,033 11,984 Percentage 74.5% 14.7% 8.0%
Election results by county   Joe Biden

Procedure

Montana is one of seven states that voted on June 2 in the Democratic primaries, along with Indiana, Maryland, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and the District of Columbia.[1] Many states moved their elections to June due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.

Voting took place throughout the state from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. In the open primary, candidates must meet a threshold of 15% in the eastern and western districts of the state (roughly coterminous with the boundaries of the state's two congressional districts after the 1980 redistricting) to be considered viable. The 19 pledged delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention will be allocated proportionally on the basis of the primary results. Of the 19 pledged delegates, between 5 and 6 are allocated to the eastern and western districts and another 2 are allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 3 at-large pledged delegates. These delegate totals do not account for pledged delegate bonuses or penalties from timing or clustering.[2]

On June 4, county caucuses will convene to designate state convention delegates, and at the state convention on June 6, national convention delegates will be chosen, including 6 unpledged PLEO delegates (4 members of the Democratic National Committee; one Senator; and the governor).[2]

Polling

Polls with a sample size of <100 are marked in red to indicate a lack of reliability.

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Joe Biden	Steve Bullock	Pete Buttigieg	Kamala Harris	Beto O'Rourke	Bernie Sanders	Elizabeth Warren	Andrew Yang	Other	Undecided
	Feb 11, 2020	New Hampshire primary; Yang withdraws from the race after close of polls
	Dec 3, 2019	Harris withdraws from the race
	Dec 2, 2019	Bullock withdraws from the race
	Nov 1, 2019	O'Rourke withdraws from the race
Montana State University Billings	Oct 7-16, 2019	40 (LV)	–	15%	5%	2%	2%	5%	2%	40%	No voters	2%[lower-alpha 2]	25%

Results

2020 Montana Democratic presidential primary[3]

Candidate	Votes	%	Delegates[4]
Joe Biden	111,706	74.5%	18
Bernie Sanders (suspended)	22,033	14.7%	1
Elizabeth Warren (withdrawn)	11,984	8.0%
Uncommitted	4,250	2.8%
Total	149,973	100%	19

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
2. Klobuchar with 2%

References

1. Putnam, Josh. "The 2020 Presidential Primary Calendar". Frontloading HQ. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
2. "Montana Democratic Delegation 2020". The Green Papers. June 17, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
3. "2020 Statewide Primary Election Canvass" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
4. "Delegate Tracker". interactives.ap.org. Associated Press. Retrieved June 3, 2020.

External links

• The Green Papers delegate allocation summary
• Montana Democratic Party draft delegate selection plan