2024 Vermont Republican presidential primary
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The 2024 Vermont Republican presidential primary was held on March 5, 2024, as part of the Republican Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 17 delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention will be allocated on a winner-take-most basis.[1] The contest was held on Super Tuesday alongside primaries in 14 other states. Nikki Haley won the primary against Donald Trump, making her the first woman to win a state in a Republican presidential primary.[2] Haley's win was considered a major upset, as a recent poll had shown Trump ahead by 30 points in the state.[3]
This was the first Republican primary since 2000 in which Vermont did not vote for the winner of the nomination.
Candidates
The following candidates filed:[4]
- Donald Trump
- Nikki Haley
- Ryan Binkley (withdrew on February 27, 2024)
- Ron DeSantis (withdrew on January 21, 2024)
- Vivek Ramaswamy (withdrew on January 15, 2024)
- Chris Christie (withdrew on January 10, 2024)
Endorsements
- Governors
- Phil Scott, Governor of Vermont (2017–present)[5]
- Jim Douglas, former Governor of Vermont (2003-2011)[6]
- State Representatives
- Patricia McCoy, (2015-present) Rutland-1[citation needed]
- Ashley Bartley, (2023–present) Franklin-1[citation needed]
- Notable individual
- Randy Quaid, actor[7]
Results
Note: Percentage below are the unofficial results according to the Vermont Secretary of State and include write-in votes, overvotes and blank votes in the vote total. It seems unclear which vote total is used. Many media outlets (including the Associated Press) do not count write-in, overvotes and blank votes, resulting in 50.2% for Haley, which would allocate all 17 delegates to Haley. If write-in votes are included, it remains too close to call (either 17 for Haley or nine for Haley and eight for Trump).
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bound | Unbound | Total | |||
| Nikki Haley | 36,241 | 49.32% | 9 | 9 | |
| Donald Trump | 33,162 | 45.13% | 8 | 8 | |
| Chris Christie (withdrawn) | 1,020 | 1.39% | |||
| Ron DeSantis (withdrawn) | 949 | 1.29% | |||
| Write-in votes | 586 | 0.80% | |||
| Vivek Ramaswamy (withdrawn) | 546 | 0.74% | |||
| Ryan Binkley (withdrawn) | 278 | 0.38% | |||
| Overvotes | 51 | 0.07% | |||
| Blank ballots | 654 | 0.89% | |||
| Total: | 73,487 | 100.00% | 17 | 17 | |
See also
- 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries
- 2024 Vermont Democratic presidential primary
- 2024 United States presidential election
- 2024 United States presidential election in Vermont
- 2024 United States elections
References
- ^ "Vermont Republican Presidential Nominating Process". thegreenpapers.com. March 5, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- ^ Allison, Natalie (March 6, 2024). "Nikki Haley drops out of Republican primary". Politico. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ Kornfield, Meryl (March 6, 2024). "Nikki Haley gets a surprise Super Tuesday win, beating Trump in Vermont". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Vermont Presidential Candidate Information". sos.vermont.gov. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ^ Mearhoff, Sarah (January 19, 2024). "Ahead of New Hampshire primary, Gov. Phil Scott endorses Nikki Haley for president". VT Digger.
- ^ Bradley, Pat (March 4, 2024). "Nikki Haley holds campaign rally in Vermont in advance of the state's presidential primary". WAMC. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
"I also think it's time to pass the torch," Douglas said. "It seems to me with a couple of octogenarian candidates likely to be on the ballot that it's time for some new youthful energy and Governor Haley obviously offers that."
- ^ Ballasy, Nicholas (December 1, 2022). "Trump picks up early 2024 endorsements from GOP lawmakers, other political figures". Just The News. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
- ^ "Official Report of the Canvassing Committee – United States and Vermont Statewide Offices" (PDF). Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved March 12, 2024.