WASHINGTON (AP) — After 146 days, 90 primaries and 17 caucuses in five U.S. territories, the District of Columbia and nearly every state (Delaware was canceled, remember?), the 2024 presidential primary calendar is drawing to a close with a handful of primaries on Tuesday and two Democratic caucuses on June 8.
Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota and Washington DC will hold both presidential and state primaries on Tuesday, while the very last votes in the presidential primaries will be cast four days later in the Democratic elections in Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Iowa will hold primaries for state and local offices only on Tuesday, after presidential elections already took place in January and March.
Both Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican former President Donald Trump have won a clear victory in every election since their parties’ nomination on March 12. But both likely candidates have also faced persistent protest votes in several elections over time.
Biden will once again face organized campaigns in several states seeking to vote “uncommitted” in protest against the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. In New Jersey, most counties will have “uncommitted” on the ballot above the phrase “Justice for Palestine, permanent ceasefire now!”
For Trump, Tuesday is the first day of primary voting since he became the first former American president to be convicted of solemn crimes. A New York jury found him guilty on all 34 counts of trying to illegally influence the 2016 election by falsifying business records to conceal the payment of hush money to a porn star. It is also the first time since his main rival for the 2024 nomination, former UN ambassador Nikki Haley, announced she would vote for him in November. Haley received a significant share of the vote in some recent elections, despite ending her campaign in March. Her last appearance in a primary will be in New Mexico.
Other key races on Tuesday include the Republican primary to challenge Democratic Senator Jon Tester in Montana, which is expected to be a hotly contested race to win the chamber, and the primary to replace scandal-ridden Democratic Senator Robert Menendez in New Jersey, who is facing a corruption trial.
Here is an overview of the upcoming competitions:
DELEGATES ON THE PIT (TUESDAY)
DEMOCRATS: 216.
REPUBLICANS: 12 (82 delegates in Montana, New Mexico and South Dakota are uncommitted under party rules).
DELEGATES ON THE PIT (8 JUNE)
DEMOCRATS: 14.
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ON TUESDAY (5)
DEMOCRATS (5): DC, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota.
REPUBLICANS (4): Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota.
STATE AND LOCAL PRIMARY ELECTIONS ON TUESDAY (6)
Washington, DC, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota.
TUESDAY’S PRIMARY VOTING SCHEDULE
8 p.m. ET: All polls in DC and New Jersey close. Most polls in South Dakota close.
9 p.m. ET: All polls close in Iowa and New Mexico. The last polls close in South Dakota.
10:00 p.m. ET: All polls in Montana close.
GUAM AND VIRGIN ISLANDS SCHEDULE (JUNE 8)
8:00 p.m. ET (June 7): Caucus begins in Guam.
12:00 a.m. ET (June 8): Caucus ends in Guam.
5 a.m. ET (June 8): Results expected from Guam.
9 a.m. ET (June 8): Caucuses begin in the Virgin Islands.
6:00 p.m. ET (June 8): Caucuses in the Virgin Islands end.
8:00 p.m. ET (June 8): Results from the Virgin Islands are expected.
WASHINGTON, DC
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY (D): Biden, Marianne Williamson, Armando Perez-Serrato and write-in. Twenty delegates are at stake.
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY (R): None. Republicans held an intraparty contest in March.
STATE PRIMARY: Contested primaries for U.S. Delegate to Congress, City Council, Shadow Senator, and Shadow Representative.
WHO CAN VOTE: Only voters registered with a party may vote in that party’s primary. Democrats may not vote in Republican primaries and vice versa. Independent or unaffiliated voters may not vote in any party’s primary.
FIRST VOTE REPORT (2022 Primary): 8:30 p.m. ET.
LAST ELECTION NIGHT UPDATE: 11:59 p.m. ET, about 69% of all votes have been counted.
IOWA
STATE PRIMARY: Contested primaries for the U.S. House of Representatives, State Senate, and State House of Representatives. Key races in the 1st, 3rd, and 4th Congressional Districts and the 34th State House of Representatives District.
WHO CAN VOTE: Only voters registered with a party may participate in that party’s primary election, but any voter may register or change their party affiliation on primary day.
FIRST VOTES REPORTED (2022 Primary): 9:12 p.m. ET.
LAST ELECTION NIGHT UPDATE: 2:29 a.m. ET, over 99% of all votes have been counted.
MONTANA
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY (D): Biden, no preference, write-in. 20 delegates at stake.
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY (R): Trump, no preference, write-in. Montana’s 31 uncommitted delegates are not bound by the results of the primary.
STATE-LEVEL PRIMARY ELECTIONS: Contested primaries for U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Governor, Attorney General, Comptroller, Secretary of Education, Civil Service Commission, State Senate, State House of Representatives, and nonpartisan races for the State Supreme Court, including Chief Justice.
WHO CAN VOTE: Any registered voter in Montana can participate in any party’s primary.
FIRST VOTES REPORTED (2022 Primary): 10:06 p.m. ET.
LAST ELECTION NIGHT UPDATE: 6:02 a.m. ET, about 93% of all votes counted.
NEW JERSEY
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY (D): Biden, Terrisa Bukovinac, tie, write-in. 126 delegates are at stake.
(Non-binding “Justice for Palestine, permanent ceasefire now!”)
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY (R): Trump, write-in. 12 delegates at stake.
STATE PRIMARY: Contested primaries for U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives. Key races for U.S. Senate and 3rd and 8th Congressional Districts.
WHO CAN VOTE: Registered party members can only vote in their own party’s primary. In other words, Democrats cannot vote in the Republican primary and vice versa. Independent or unaffiliated voters can vote in both primaries.
FIRST VOTES REPORTED (2022 Primary): 8:04 p.m. ET
FINAL ELECTION NIGHT UPDATE: It is approximately 2 a.m. ET, 90% of all votes have been counted.
NEW MEXICO
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY (D): Biden, Williamson, “Undecided Delegate.” 34 delegates at stake.
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY (R): Trump, Haley, Chris Christie, Vivek Ramaswamy, Unbound Delegate. New Mexico’s 22 unbound delegates are not bound by the results of the primary.
STATE PRIMARY: Contested primaries for the U.S. House of Representatives, State Senate, and State House of Representatives.
WHO CAN VOTE: Only voters registered with a party may vote in that party’s primary. Democrats may not vote in Republican primaries and vice versa. Independent or unaffiliated voters may not vote in any of the primaries.
FIRST VOTES REPORTED (2022 Primary): 9:11 p.m. ET.
FINAL ELECTION NIGHT UPDATE: 2:50 a.m. ET, about 99% of all votes counted.
SOUTH DAKOTA
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY (D): Biden, Williamson, Dean Phillips, Perez-Serrato. 16 delegates are at stake.
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY (R): Will not appear on the ballot because Trump has no opponent. South Dakota’s 29 unbound delegates are not bound by the results of the primary.
STATE PRIMARY: Primaries for the State Senate and House of Representatives. Important race in State Senate District 27.
WHO CAN VOTE: Only registered Republicans may vote in the Republican primary. Registered Democrats and independent or unaffiliated voters may vote in the Democratic primary.
FIRST VOTES REPORTED (2022 Primary): 9:02 p.m. ET.
LAST ELECTION NIGHT UPDATE: 3:26 a.m. ET, about 92% of all votes counted.
GUAM (8 June)
PRESIDENTIAL CAUCUS (D): According to the Democratic Party of Guam, voters cast their ballots directly for delegate candidates, each of whom has pledged to support a specific presidential candidate. All delegate candidates in the Guam Caucus have pledged to Biden.
WHO CAN VOTE: Only voters who belong to the Democratic Party may attend the conventions. However, voters may register and join on the day of the convention.
RESULTS: The AP will update its Delegate Tracker with Guam delegate results as soon as the Democratic Party of Guam makes them available. The AP will not provide raw vote totals from the caucus vote.
VIRGIN ISLANDS (June 8)
PRESIDENTIAL CAUCUS (D): Biden, Williamson, “undecided,” write-in.
WHO CAN VOTE: Only voters who belong to the Democratic Party may attend the conventions. However, voters may register and join on the day of the convention.
RESULTS: The AP will update its Delegate Tracker with Virgin Islands delegate results as soon as the U.S. Virgin Islands Democratic Party makes them available. The AP will not provide raw vote totals from the caucus vote.
NON-BINDING OR ENTERED ON THE PRESIDENTIAL BALLOT
NO Preference: Montana (as “No Preference”), New Jersey (Democrats only), New Mexico, Guam (June 8, Democrats only), Virgin Islands (June 8, Democrats only)
WRITE-IN: DC (Democrats only), Montana, New Jersey, Virgin Islands. In Montana, write-in candidates must register with the state before the election.
ARE WE ALREADY THERE?
As of Tuesday, there are 41 days until the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, 76 days until the Democratic National Convention in Chicago and 154 days until the general election in November.
As of June 8, there are 72 days until the Democratic Party Convention in Chicago and 150 days until the general election in November.
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AP writers Leah Askarinam and Maya Sweedler contributed to this report.
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