The 2024 District of Columbia Republican presidential primary was held from March 1 to 3, 2024, as part of the Republican Party primaries for the

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. 19 delegates to the

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were allocated on a winner-take-all basis.

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won the primary with a nearly 30-point lead against

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, with all delegates going to her. It was Haley's first win nationwide in the primaries and marked the first time a woman won a Republican presidential primary in U.S. history. It is also the only primary Trump lost in both of his contested presidential bids.

Procedure

Voting was held at the Madison Hotel in

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from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. EST, beginning on Friday, March 1 and concluding on Sunday, March 3. All 19 delegates allocated to the District of Columbia were awarded to the candidate who received over 50% of the vote. If no candidate received a majority, delegates would have been awarded proportionally to all candidates who earned at least 15% of the vote. The contest was a

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, meaning only registered party members were allowed to participate.

Candidates

The filing deadline for the District of Columbia primary was on December 1, 2023. The district's Republican Party published the following list of qualified candidates: *

* David Stuckenberg *

* Ryan Binkley (withdrawn) *

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(withdrawn) *

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(withdrawn) *

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(withdrawn) *

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(withdrawn)

Campaign

Haley held a campaign event during the first day of the primary at its sole voting location, hosted by the

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. At the event, she stated that she had raised more funds in January than Trump, and thus planned to stay in the race until after

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. She also claimed to have raised $12 million in February and denied interest in running a

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campaign as a

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candidate.

Results

References

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Procedure

Candidates

Campaign

Results

See also

References