The 2024 Nevada Republican presidential primary and caucus were held on February 6 and February 8, 2024, respectively, as part of the Republican Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 26 delegates to the

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were allocated on a proportional basis in the caucus. They were held following the

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and the

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. On August 14, 2023, Republicans in

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announced that they would boycott and ignore the non-binding, state-organized primary following a controversy over the selection of a primary process over the traditional caucus format in the state's presidential preference contests. The state-run primary was held on February 6, while the

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held its own

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on February 8. Nikki Haley lost the popular vote in the non-binding Nevada primary to

None of These Candidates "None of These Candidates" is a voting option in Nevada for all statewide and presidential and vice-presidential election ballots. This option is listed along with the names of individuals running for the position and is often described as "none ...

. Although None of These Candidates received more votes, Haley was the official winner of the primary. Trump won the party-organized caucus.

Background

Controversy

The Democratic-controlled

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, supported by former senator

Harry Reid Harry Mason Reid Jr. (; December 2, 1939 – December 28, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Nevada from 1987 to 2017. He led the Senate Democratic Caucus from 2005 to 2017 and was the Sena ...

, moved to establish a presidential primary in 2021 for the Republican and Democratic parties, following the "havoc" of the

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. Previously, party-organized caucuses were used to determine delegates in presidential elections. In May 2023, the Republican Party sued the state of Nevada, because they preferred to keep using the caucuses to determine their delegate allocation. The Republican primary required more than one Republican candidate to file by October 16, 2023. Nevada Republicans have said that they will instead hold a party-organized caucus on February 8, 2024. To participate in the caucus, Republican candidates needed to register their candidacy with the Nevada Republican Party in a filing window from September 1, 2023, to October 15, 2023. Additionally, Haley, the only remaining major candidate on the primary ballot by the time of the election, refused to spend funds or campaign in the Nevada primaries due to not being allowed to enter the caucuses. This lead to early speculation "None of the Above" would win the primaries instead.

Procedure

Delegates are proportionally allocated to candidates who receive at least 3.85% of the votes in the caucus on February 8, 2024. Votes in the primary on February 6, 2024, will not be included in determining delegate allocation.

Candidates

The filing deadline for the Nevada primary was on October 16, 2023. The office of the

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published the list of qualified candidates on October 20. The filing window for the Nevada caucus was between September 1 and October 15. The party published their own list of candidates and did not allow those who filed for the state-run primary to participate. The state of Nevada, per a law enacted in 1975, will also allow voters in the primary to cast a vote for "

None of these Candidates "None of These Candidates" is a voting option in Nevada for all statewide and presidential and vice-presidential election ballots. This option is listed along with the names of individuals running for the position and is often described as "none ...

." Local news outlets in Nevada reported that it was plausible that Nikki Haley could face a competitive race against "None of these candidates" because Nevada voters, including those who wished to support Trump in the caucus but couldn't vote for him in the primary, were allowed to participate in ''both'' the primary and the caucus. Primary candidates *

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* Heath V. Fulkerson *

Nikki Haley Nimrata Nikki Haley ( née Randhawa; born January 20, 1972) is an American diplomat and politician who served as the 116th and first female governor of South Carolina from 2011 to 2017, and as the 29th United States ambassador to the United N ...

* Donald Kjornes *

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(withdrawn) *

Tim Scott Timothy Eugene Scott (born September 19, 1965) is an American businessman and politician serving as the junior United States senator from South Carolina since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Scott was appointed to the U.S. Senate by Go ...

(withdrawn) * Hirsh V. Singh (withdrawn) Caucus candidates *

Ryan Binkley Ryan Lee Binkley (born November 19, 1967) is an American pastor, businessman and politician. With his wife Ellie, he co-founded Richardson, Texas-based Create Church in 2014, for which he serves as lead pastor. Prior, he began his career as a yo ...

Donald Trump Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of ...

Campaign

In March 2023, it was reported that Trump hosted a range of

officials at

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as part of his campaign's "aggressive outreach to state and local party officials in the early primary states." The two contests have led to some confusion among voters, where they have questioned why Trump is not listed on the primary ballot, with thousands of them calling in to request clarification.

Endorsements

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Caucus

Polling

Results

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Notes

;Partisan clients

References

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Background

Controversy

Procedure

Candidates

Campaign

Endorsements

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Caucus

Polling

Results

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See also

Notes

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