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The following is a timeline of the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries in the United States, beginning after the election of Donald Trump in the 2016 United States presidential election. Joe Biden won the primary and eventually defeated Trump in the 2020 United States presidential election.
Presidential primaries and caucuses were organized by the Democratic Party to select the 3,979 pledged delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention held on August 17–20 to determine the party's nominee for president in the 2020 United States presidential election.
[1] [2] [3] With the addition of Michael Bloomberg on November 24, 2019, the number of major Democratic presidential candidates in the 2020 Democratic primaries totaled 29. [4] When voting began in the 2020 Iowa caucuses, 11 major candidates were actively campaigning.
The timeline of the 2020 United States presidential election has been split into three parts for convenience: Timeline of the 2020 United States presidential election (2017–2019) Timeline of the 2020 United States presidential election (January–October 2020) Timeline of the 2020 United States presidential election (November 2020–January 2021)
As of June 8, 2020, former Vice President Joe Biden became the presumptive presidential nominee by amassing enough delegates to secure the nomination. The nomination was made official at the 2020 Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin .
During the 2020 Democratic primaries, Biden said on the campaign trail that he saw himself as a "bridge" to an upcoming cadre of next-generation leaders within the party.
May 21: After being postponed indefinitely, the 2020 Puerto Rico Democratic primary is rescheduled for July 12. [151] May 22: Mail-in voting ends in the Hawaii Democratic primary. Biden is declared the winner. [152] May 22–25: The 2020 Libertarian National Convention is held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [153]
Turnout in the 2020 Democratic primary was about 16% of registered voters. It was about 13% in the 2016 primary. ... In the 2016 Democratic primary, when voters had to provide an excuse to cast an ...