The 2024 Primary Season started on February 3rd with the Iowa Caucus. This Primary Season was regarded as one of the most instense in a long time. Joe Biden's first term was very lackluster with no main events going on. In January he announced he wouldn't run for re-election due to his legacy and age.
REPUBLICANS[]
The Republican Party was starting to fall apart after Trump's loss in 2020 and due to minority voters voting for Democrats. There was 19 Republicans running, I'll only mention the main contenders. There was Mike Pompeo, Josh Hawley, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Ron DeSantis, Mike Pence, Paul Ryan, and the main one that stood out, Nikki Haley. In the Iowa Caucus, Nikki Haley won the most delegates and coming in second was Mike Pence. It would be a close race between 4 major Republicans who were Paul Ryan, Mike Pence, Josh Hawley, and Nikki Haley. On March 26th, 2024, Paul Ryan dropped out of the race leaving Nikki Haley to be the nominee. This was the first time in American History the Republicans nominated a female. Some Mike Pence supporters refused to support Haley due to her distancing herself from Trump and leaked tapes of her talking trash about Trump. Nikki Haley picked Dan Crenshaw as her running mate at the National Republican Convention.
| Person | Job |
|---|---|
| Mike Pompeo | Former U.S. Secretary of State |
| Josh Hawley | U.S. Senator from Missouri |
| Mike DeWine | Governor of Ohio |
| Ted Cruz | U.S. Senator from Texas |
| Rick Scott | U.S. Senator from Florida |
| Marco Rubio | U.S. Senator from Florida |
| Nikki Haley | Former Governor of South Carolina |
| Ron DeSantis | Governor of Florida |
| Mike Pence | Former Vice President |
| Tom Cotton | U.S. Senator from Arkansas |
| Tim Scott | U.S. Senator from South Carolina |
| Liz Cheney | U.S. Representative from Wyoming |
| Paul Ryan | Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives |
| Larry Hogan | Governor of Maryland |
| Ivanka Trump | U.S. Businesswoman |
| Kristi Noem | Governor of South Dakota |
| Donald Trump Jr | U.S. Businessman |
| Charlie Baker | Governor of Massachusetts |
| Dan Crenshaw | U.S. Representative from Texas |
DEMOCRATS[]
After Joe Biden's win and lackluster term many Democrats tried to get the nomination with 13 Democrats. The Democrats had many people that stood out in the party with only one person not being in the Democratic Party in 2020 and that was Mark Cuban despite him being mixed on running as a Democrat or Republican he decided Democrat. The main contenders were Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Kamala Harris, and Joe Kennedy III. The final 2 were Joe Kennedy and Kamala Harris but on March 21st, 2024, Joe Kennedy dropped out leaving Kamala Harris with the nomination. This was the first time in American History both candidates were females on both major parties which left everyone to know 2024 would have the first female President in American History. Kamala Harris was also a controversial pick due to her past history of being an attorney which Nikki Haley would use this a lot against her in Debates. Kamala Harris picked Beto O'Rourke as her running mate at the National Democratic Convention.
| Person | Job |
|---|---|
| Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | U.S. Representative from New York |
| Cory Booker | U.S. Senator from New Jersey |
| Andrew Cuomo | Governor of New York |
| Andrew Yang | U.S. Senator from New York |
| Kamala Harris | Incumbent Vice President |
| Joe Kennedy III | U.S. Senator from Massachusetts |
| Elizabeth Warren | U.S. Senator from Massachusetts |
| Pete Buttigieg | Former Mayor of South Bend, Indiana |
| Andy Beshear | Former Governor of Kentucky |
| Gretchen Whitmer | Governor of Michigan |
| Stacey Abrams | U.S. Politician |
| Mark Cuban | U.S. Billionaire |
| Amy Klobuchar | U.S. Senator from Minnesota |
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY WINNERS[]
| State | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | Kamala Harris | ||
| New Hampshire | Kamala Harris | ||
| Nevada | Joe Kennedy | ||
| South Carolina | Alexandria O-Cortez | ||
| Alabama | Stacey Abrams | ||
| Arkansas | Kamala Harris | ||
| California | Kamala Harris | ||
| Colorado | Kamala Harris | ||
| Maine | Alexandria O-Cortez | ||
| Massachusetts | Elizabeth Warren | ||
| Minnesota | Amy Klobuchar | ||
| North Carolina | Kamala Harris | ||
| Oklahoma | Elizabeth Warren | ||
| Tennessee | Kamala Harris | ||
| Texas | Elizabeth Warren | ||
| Utah | Alexandria O-Cortez | ||
| Vermont | Elizabeth Warren | ||
| Virginia | Kamala Harris | ||
| Idaho | Kamala Harris | ||
| Michigan | Gretchen Whitmer | ||
| Mississippi | Stacey Abrams | ||
| Missouri | Kamala Harris | ||
| North Dakota | Joe Kennedy | ||
| Washington | Kamala Harris | ||
| Arizona | Kamala Harris | ||
| Florida | Kamala Harris | ||
| Illinois | Kamala Harris | ||
| Wisconsin | Joe Kennedy | ||
| Alaska | Kamala Harris | ||
| Wyoming | Alexandria O-Cortez | ||
| Ohio | Kamala Harris | ||
| Kansas | Alexandria O-Cortez | ||
| Nebraska | Alexandria O-Cortez | ||
| Oregon | Kamala Harris | ||
| Hawaii | Kamala Harris | ||
| D.C. | Kamala Harris | ||
| Indiana | Kamala Harris | ||
| Maryland | Kamala Harris | ||
| Montana | Kamala Harris | ||
| New Mexico | Kamala Harris | ||
| Pennsylvania | Kamala Harris | ||
| Rhode Island | Kamala Harris | ||
| South Dakota | Kamala Harris | ||
| Georgia | Kamala Harris | ||
| West Virginia | Kamala Harris | ||
| Kentucky | Kamala Harris | ||
| New York | Kamala Harris | ||
| Delaware | Kamala Harris | ||
| New Jersey | Kamala Harris | ||
| Louisiana | Kamala Harris | ||
| Connecticut | Kamala Harris |