How many delegates do the 2020 presidential candidates have; when are the primaries?

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As the 2020 primary season continues, candidates are angling to gather delegates on their way to their party’s nominating conventions this summer.

Below is a list of delegates that each Democratic and Republican candidate has earned. The list will be updated after each primary.

Democrats

  • Next primaries: March 17 - Florida, Ohio, Illinois and Arizona
  • Total number of delegates to be awarded on March 17: 577 
  • Delegates that have been awarded to this point: 1,794
  • Delegates needed to win the nomination: A candidate needs at least 1,991 delegates to win. That is a majority of the 3,979 pledged Democratic delegates plus one.

Delegates awarded by candidate:

Joe Biden – 890

Bernie Sanders – 736

Elizabeth Warren – 72

Michael Bloomberg – 61

Pete Buttigieg – 26

Amy Klobuchar – 7

Tulsi Gabbard – 2

Republicans

  • Next primary: March 17 - Florida, Ohio and Illinois
  • Number of Republican delegates to be awarded on March 17: 271
  • Delegates that have been awarded to this point: 1,114
  • Delegates needed to win the nomination: A candidate needs at least 1,277 delegates to win. That is a majority of the 2,552 pledged Republican delegates plus one.

Delegates awarded by candidate:

Donald Trump – 1,113

Bill Weld – 1

List of 2020 primaries and caucuses by date:

Feb. 3:

Iowa caucuses

Feb. 11:

New Hampshire primaries

Feb. 22:

Nevada Democratic caucuses

Feb. 29:

South Carolina Democratic primary

March 3 (Super Tuesday):

Alabama primaries

American Samoa Democratic caucus

Arkansas primaries

California primaries

Colorado primaries

Maine primaries

Massachusetts primaries

Minnesota primaries

North Carolina primaries

Oklahoma primaries

Tennessee primaries

Texas primaries

Utah primaries

Vermont primaries

Virginia Democratic primary

Democrats Abroad primary

March 10: 

Idaho primaries

Michigan primaries

Mississippi primaries

Missouri primaries

North Dakota Democratic caucuses

Washington primaries

March 12:

Virgin Islands Republican caucus

March 14:

Guam Republican caucus

Northern Marianas Democratic convention

March 17:

Arizona Democratic primary

Florida primaries

Illinois primaries

Northern Marianas Republican caucus

Ohio primaries

March 24:

American Samoa Republican caucus

Georgia primaries

March 29:

Puerto Rico Democratic primary

April 4:

Alaska Democratic primary

Hawaii Democratic primary

Louisiana primaries

Wyoming Democratic caucuses

April 7:

Wisconsin primaries

April 28: 

Connecticut primaries

Delaware primaries

Maryland primaries

New York primaries

Pennsylvania primaries

Rhode Island primaries

May 2:

Guam Democratic caucus

Kansas Democratic primary

May 5:

Indiana primaries

May 7-9: 

Wyoming Republican state convention

May 12:

Nebraska primaries

West Virginia primaries

May 18:

Kentucky primaries

Oregon primaries

June 2: 

District of Columbia primaries

Montana primaries

New Jersey primaries

New Mexico primaries

South Dakota primaries

June 6:

Virgin Islands Democratic caucuses

June 7: 

Puerto Rico Republican primary

Canceled primaries

Several state Republican parties have decided to cancel their state’s primaries because an incumbent candidate (Trump) is running – with little or no opposition – for reelection.

These Republican state parties have canceled their primaries:

  • Alaska
  • Arizona
  • Hawaii
  • Kansas
  • Nevada
  • South Carolina
  • Virginia
  • As the 2020 primary season continues, candidates are angling to gather delegates on their way to their party’s nominating conventions this summer.
  • Below is a list of delegates that each Democratic and Republican candidate has earned. The list will be updated after each primary.
  • Democrats
    • Next primaries: March 10 - Idaho, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Washington
    • Total number of delegates to be awarded on March 10: 349
    • Delegates that have been awarded to this point: 1,215
    • Delegates yet to be awarded from Super Tuesday: 297
    • Delegates needed to win the nomination: A candidate needs at least 1,991 delegates to win. That is a majority of the 3,979 pledged Democratic delegates plus one.
  • Delegates awarded by candidate:
  • Joe Biden – 566
  • Bernie Sanders – 501
  • Elizabeth Warren – 61
  • Michael Bloomberg – 53
  • Pete Buttigieg – 26
  • Amy Klobuchar – 7
  • Tulsi Gabbard – 1
  • Republicans
    • Next primary: March 10: Idaho, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Washington
    • Number of Republican delegates to be awarded on March 10: 242
    • Delegates that have been awarded to this point: 872
    • Delegates needed to win the nomination: A candidate needs at least 1,277 delegates to win. That is a majority of the 2,552 pledged Republican delegates plus one.
  • Delegates awarded by candidate:
  • Donald Trump – 871
  • Bill Weld – 1
  • List of 2020 primaries and caucuses by date:
  • Feb. 3:
  • Iowa caucuses
  • Feb. 11:
  • New Hampshire primaries
  • Feb. 22:
  • Nevada Democratic caucuses
  • Feb. 29:
  • South Carolina Democratic primary
  • March 3 (Super Tuesday):
  • Alabama primaries
  • American Samoa Democratic caucus
  • Arkansas primaries
  • California primaries
  • Colorado primaries
  • Maine primaries
  • Massachusetts primaries
  • Minnesota primaries
  • North Carolina primaries
  • Oklahoma primaries
  • Tennessee primaries
  • Texas primaries
  • Utah primaries
  • Vermont primaries
  • Virginia Democratic primary
  • Democrats Abroad primary
  • March 10:
  • Idaho primaries
  • Michigan primaries
  • Mississippi primaries
  • Missouri primaries
  • North Dakota Democratic caucuses
  • Washington primaries
  • March 12:
  • Virgin Islands Republican caucus
  • March 14:
  • Guam Republican caucus
  • Northern Marianas Democratic convention
  • March 17:
  • Arizona Democratic primary
  • Florida primaries
  • Illinois primaries
  • Northern Marianas Republican caucus
  • Ohio primaries
  • March 24:
  • American Samoa Republican caucus
  • Georgia primaries
  • March 29:
  • Puerto Rico Democratic primary
  • April 4:
  • Alaska Democratic primary
  • Hawaii Democratic primary
  • Louisiana primaries
  • Wyoming Democratic caucuses
  • April 7:
  • Wisconsin primaries
  • April 28:
  • Connecticut primaries
  • Delaware primaries
  • Maryland primaries
  • New York primaries
  • Pennsylvania primaries
  • Rhode Island primaries
  • May 2:
  • Guam Democratic caucus
  • Kansas Democratic primary
  • May 5:
  • Indiana primaries
  • May 7-9:
  • Wyoming Republican state convention
  • May 12:
  • Nebraska primaries
  • West Virginia primaries
  • May 18:
  • Kentucky primaries
  • Oregon primaries
  • June 2:
  • District of Columbia primaries
  • Montana primaries
  • New Jersey primaries
  • New Mexico primaries
  • South Dakota primaries
  • June 6:
  • Virgin Islands Democratic caucuses
  • June 7:
  • Puerto Rico Republican primary
  • Canceled primaries
  • Several state Republican parties have decided to cancel their state’s primaries because an incumbent candidate (Trump) is running – with little or no opposition – for reelection.
  • These Republican state parties have canceled their primaries:
    • Alaska
    • Arizona
    • Hawaii
    • Kansas
    • Nevada
    • South Carolina
    • Virginia

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