2020 Louisiana Democratic presidential primary

The 2020 Louisiana Democratic presidential primary took place on July 11, 2020, a Saturday, in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election. It was originally planned for April 4 together with three other primaries, but was moved twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Louisiana primary was a closed primary, with the state awarding 60 delegates, of which 54 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.

2020 Louisiana Democratic presidential primary

July 11, 2020

60 delegates (54 pledged, 6 unpledged)
to the Democratic National Convention
 
Candidate Joe Biden Bernie Sanders
(withdrawn)
Home state Delaware Vermont
Delegate count 54 0
Popular vote 212,555 19,859
Percentage 79.5% 7.4%

Election results by parish
  Joe Biden
Pledged national
convention
delegates
Type Del.
CD1 4
CD2 9
CD3 5
CD4 6
CD5 6
CD6 5
PLEO 7
At-large 12
Total pledged delegates 54

Presumptive nominee and vice president Joe Biden won nearly 80% of the vote and all delegates, while senator Bernie Sanders only took little more than 7% and 12 other mainly withdrawn candidates that had formally remained on the ballot made up the rest.

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