2024 Republican Party presidential primaries Opinion polls
First place by pledged delegate allocation
Presidential primaries and caucuses of the Republican Party took place within all 50 U.S. states , the District of Columbia , and five U.S. territories between January 15, 2024, and June 4, 2024, ahead of the 2024 United States presidential election . These elections selected most of the 2,429 delegates to be sent to the Republican National Convention .[ 17] Former president Donald Trump was nominated for president of the United States for a third consecutive election cycle.
In 2023, a crowded field of candidates emerged, including Trump, Florida governor Ron DeSantis , former Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley , and wealth management executive Vivek Ramaswamy . Trump maintained a consistent lead in primary polling since 2020. Among non-Trump candidates, DeSantis initially polled in a close second behind Trump,[ 18] but his polling numbers steadily declined throughout 2023.[ 19] Ramaswamy experienced a small polling bump in mid-2023, but this proved to be brief.[ 20] [ 21] Haley's campaign began attracting greater attention in the final months of 2023, though neither she nor any other candidate came close to Trump in polling.[ 22] The Republican primaries were referred to as a "race for second" due to Trump's consistent lead in polls.[ 23]
At the January 15 Iowa caucuses , Trump posted a landslide victory, with DeSantis narrowly beating out Haley for second place and Ramaswamy in a distant fourth.[ 24] Following the Iowa caucuses, Ramaswamy and DeSantis dropped out of the race and endorsed Trump, leaving Trump and Haley as the only remaining major candidates.[ 25] [ 26] Trump then defeated Haley in the January 23 New Hampshire primary , albeit by a smaller margin of victory than he achieved in Iowa;[ 27] he defeated Haley again in the February 24 South Carolina primary a month later.[ 28] After Trump's overwhelming victories nationwide on Super Tuesday , Haley suspended her campaign on March 6, having only won Vermont and the District of Columbia .[ 29] Her victory in the Washington, D.C. primary on March 3, 2024, made her the first woman ever to win a Republican Party presidential primary contest.[ 30]
Some Republicans expressed concerns about Trump's candidacy due to his loss in 2020 , his alleged role in inciting the January 6 Capitol attack , ongoing criminal cases against him , and the results of the 2022 midterms in which several Trump-endorsed candidates lost key races;[ 31] many others supported him and decried the investigations as politically motivated,[ 32] and Trump maintained high favorability ratings among Republican voters.[ 33] Trump's eligibility to appear on the ballot was challenged by some voters and political leaders in Colorado , Maine and Illinois ;[ 34] [ 35] [ 36] these efforts were rejected by the Supreme Court of the United States in a unanimous decision .[ 37] Trump became the presumptive nominee on March 12, with his victory in the Washington primary bringing him over the 1,215 delegate threshold needed to clinch the nomination.[ 38]
On July 15, 2024, Trump and his running mate, U.S. Senator from Ohio JD Vance , were officially nominated as the Republican presidential and vice presidential candidates at the Republican National Convention.[ 39] The pair won the general election on November 5, defeating the Democratic Party ticket of incumbent Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota governor Tim Walz .
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^ a b "The Green Papers" . Archived from the original on November 5, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2022 .
^ a b "Election 2024 delegate tracker" . Associated Press. Retrieved June 21, 2024 .
^ "Presidential Primary Delegate Tracker 2024: Vote Counts by State" . www.nbcnews.com . July 23, 2024.
^ "Republican Convention 2024" . The Green Papers. Retrieved June 6, 2024 .
^ "Massachusetts Presidential Primary Election Results 2024" . NBC News . Retrieved March 21, 2024 .
^ "Illinois Presidential Primary Election Results 2024" . NBC News . Retrieved March 21, 2024 .
^ "Washington Presidential Primary Election Results 2024" . NBC News . Retrieved March 21, 2024 .
^ "Mississippi Presidential Primary Election Results 2024" . NBC News . Retrieved March 24, 2024 .
^ "Rhode Island Presidential Primary Election Results 2024" . NBC News . Retrieved April 2, 2024 .
^ "Wisconsin Presidential Primary Election Results 2024" . NBC News . Retrieved April 2, 2024 .
^ "Pennsylvania Presidential Primary Election Results 2024" . NBC News . Retrieved April 24, 2024 .
^ "Nebraska Presidential Primary Election Results 2024" . NBC News . Retrieved May 15, 2024 .
^ Hughes, Trevor (February 7, 2024). "Nevada primary takeaways: 'None' beats Haley. Trump wasn't on GOP ballot. Biden wins Dems" . USA Today . Retrieved February 7, 2024 . Haley still the official winner. Although "none of these candidates" received more votes, according to Nevada state law, the person who gets the most votes is declared the winner.
^ Mueller, Julia (July 9, 2024). "Haley releasing delegates to Trump" . The Hill . Retrieved July 9, 2024 .
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^ Homan, Maya (June 10, 2024). "When and where will the DNC and RNC be held this year?" . USA Today . Retrieved June 30, 2024 .
^ Shepard, Steven (March 20, 2023). "The 2024 GOP field: How they win, how they lose" . Politico . Archived from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023 .
^ Roarty, Alex (July 22, 2023). "DeSantis' campaign is hemorrhaging support with this type of GOP voter, polls show" . Miami Herald . Archived from the original on July 24, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2023 .
^ Shepard, Stephen (August 12, 2023). "The mystery of Vivek Ramaswamy's rapid rise in the polls" . Politico . Archived from the original on August 24, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2023 .
^ Hyatt, John (November 8, 2023). "Vivek Ramaswamy's Poll Numbers Are Down. So Is His Net Worth" . Forbes . Archived from the original on November 13, 2023. Retrieved November 12, 2023 .
^ Wexton, Adam (December 24, 2023). "Inside Nikki Haley's polling surge" . WMUR-TV . Archived from the original on December 28, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023 .
^ Fedor, Lauren (August 19, 2023). "Fading DeSantis primary bid opens up Republican race for second place" . Financial Times . Archived from the original on August 19, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023 .
^ "Trump wins Iowa" . The Wall Street Journal . January 15, 2024. Archived from the original on January 16, 2024. Retrieved January 15, 2024 .
^ Weisman, Jonathan (January 15, 2024). "Vivek Ramaswamy, Wealthy Political Novice Who Aligned With Trump, Quits Campaign" . The New York Times . Archived from the original on January 16, 2024. Retrieved January 15, 2024 .
^ Hernández, Alec; Dixon, Matt; Burns, Dasha; Allen, Jonathan (January 21, 2024). "Ron DeSantis suspends his presidential bid and endorses Trump" . NBC News . Archived from the original on January 21, 2024. Retrieved January 21, 2024 .
^ Ordoñez, Franco; Keith, Tamara; Schapitl, Lexi (January 23, 2024). "Trump wins the New Hampshire primary, putting him a step closer to the GOP nomination" . NPR . Archived from the original on January 24, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2024 .
^ "Trump to win South Carolina GOP primary against Haley, moves closer to 2024 presidential nomination" . Fox News . February 25, 2024. Retrieved February 25, 2024 .
^ "What's next as Republicans declare Trump their 'presumptive nominee' with Haley's exit" . ABC News . March 6, 2024. Retrieved March 6, 2024 .
^ "Nikki Haley Defeats Donald Trump In D.C. GOP Presidential Primary" . HuffPost . March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2024 .
^ Greenwood, Max (March 29, 2023). "GOP's Trump critics fear party isn't ready to move on" . The Hill . Archived from the original on July 21, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2023 .
^ Mascaro, Lisa (June 15, 2023). " 'Stand with Trump' becomes rallying cry as Republicans amplify attacks on US justice system" . Associated Press . Archived from the original on July 20, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2023 .
^ Enten, Harry (August 27, 2024). "Why most of Trump's Republican rivals won't attack him" . CNN . Archived from the original on January 24, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2024 .
^ Grumbach, Gary; Gregorian, Dareh (December 19, 2023). "Colorado Supreme Court kicks Trump off the state's 2024 ballot for violating the U.S. Constitution" . NBC News. Archived from the original on December 19, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2023 .
^ Schonfeld, Zach; Lee, Ella (December 19, 2023). "Trump kicked off Colorado ballot in 14th Amendment case" . The Hill . Archived from the original on December 19, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2023 .
^ Cohen, Marshall (February 28, 2024). "Illinois judge removes Trump from ballot because of 'insurrectionist ban' " . CNN . Retrieved February 29, 2024 .
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^ Vakil, Caroline (March 12, 2024). "Trump clinches GOP nomination" . The Hill . Retrieved March 13, 2024 .
^ Peoples, Steve; Barrow, Bill; Colvin, Jill (July 15, 2024). "Cheering GOP delegates nominate Trump for president as he announces Vance as running mate" . AP News . Retrieved July 15, 2024 .
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