The 2024 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary took place on March 5, 2024, as part of the

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for the

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. 70 delegates to the

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were allocated to presidential candidates. The contest was held on

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alongside primaries in 14 other states and

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. Biden won the primary in a landslide and received all 63 delegates.

Candidates

The filing deadline was December 5, 2023, at noon. President

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was the only candidate who met the certification requirements to appear on the ballot. US Representative

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filed to run, but did not get enough signatures to make the ballot. Write-in candidates were permitted, and "uncommitted" was an option on the ballot.

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Results by congressional district

Biden won all 9 of

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Results by county

Notes

References

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