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| Elections in Wisconsin |
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| Pledged national convention delegates | |
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| Type | Del. |
| CD1 | 6 |
| CD2 | 11 |
| CD3 | 6 |
| CD4 | 9 |
| CD5 | 6 |
| CD6 | 6 |
| CD7 | 5 |
| CD8 | 6 |
| PLEO | 10 |
| At-large | 19 |
| Total pledged delegates | 84 |
The 2020 Wisconsin Democratic presidential primary took place on April 7, 2020, in the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic, along with the Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice election, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election. The Wisconsin primary was an open primary, with the state awarding 97 delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of which 84 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary. Although all forms of voting had to take place on or until April 7, full results were not allowed to be released before April 13, in accordance with a district court ruling.[1]
As of the primary on April 7, former vice president Joe Biden and senator Bernie Sanders were the only candidates left in the race. Even though results were only released six days later, Sanders dropped out and suspended his campaign the next morning (after he had already heavily scaled it back and focused on the treatment of the pandemic crisis), leaving Biden as the party's presumed presidential nominee.[2][3] Nevertheless, Sanders declared that he wanted to continue competing for delegates at the national convention in subsequent primaries.[3] Biden had ultimately won the primary with around 63% of the vote and 56 delegates, while Sanders, who had previously won Wisconsin in the 2016 primaries, only received around 32% of the vote and 28 delegates.
- ^ Larsen, Emily (April 7, 2020). "An awkward coronavirus Democratic primary in Wisconsin". The Washington Examiner. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ Sullivan, Sean; Janes, Chelsea (April 8, 2020). "Bernie Sanders to end his presidential campaign". Washington Post. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ a b "Bernie Sanders drops out of the 2020 race, clearing Joe Biden's path to the Democratic nomination". CNN. April 8, 2020. Retrieved November 7, 2022.