The 2024 American Samoa Democratic presidential caucuses were held on March 5, 2024, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 11 delegates to the 2024 Democratic National Convention will be allocated to presidential candidates.[2] The contest was held on Super Tuesday alongside primaries in 14 other states and territories.
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11 delegates (6 pledged and 5 unpledged) to the Democratic National Convention | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 0.6% (registered voters)[1]  1.6 pp | ||||||||||||||||||
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Biden unexpectedly lost the popular vote to lesser-known candidate Jason Palmer,[3] making Biden the first incumbent president to lose a contested presidential primary since Jimmy Carter lost 12 primaries to Ted Kennedy in 1980.[4] Palmer had three campaign staffers on the island and held several virtual events prior to the caucuses. A Biden campaign official dismissed the loss as "silly news."[5] It was initially reported by the American Samoa Democratic Party that Palmer won four delegates, while Joe Biden won two. The same day, the delegate count was corrected, with Palmer and Biden winning three delegates each.[6]
Biden's loss in American Samoa makes it the only state/territory he never won in all four of his presidential and vice presidential bids.[7]
Results
edit| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
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| Bound | Unbound | Total | |||
| Jason Palmer | 51 | 56.0% | 3 | ||
| Joe Biden (incumbent) | 40 | 44.0% | 3 | ||
| Dean Phillips | 0 | 0.0% | |||
| Total: | 91 | 100.00% | 6 | 6 | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2020 EAVS Data Brief: American Samoa" (PDF).
- ^ "American Samoa Democratic Delegation 2024". The Green Papers. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ^ Cabral, Sam; Matza, Mike (March 6, 2024). "Who is Jason Palmer? Surprise defeat for Biden in American Samoa". BBC. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ^ Bickerton, James (March 6, 2024). "Joe Biden is first incumbent president to lose a primary in 44 years". Newsweek. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ^ Stracqualursi, Veronica (March 6, 2024). "Who is Jason Palmer, the Democrat who delivered Biden his first primary defeat? | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ^ "Jason Palmer wins Am. Samoa Democratic Caucus". Talanei. March 6, 2024. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ Richard, Lawrence (March 6, 2024). "American Samoa snubs Biden 2 caucuses in a row after backing Jason Palmer in 2024, Michael Bloomberg in 2020". Fox News. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ "American Samoa Democratic Delegation 2024". The Green Papers. Retrieved March 6, 2024.