2020 North Carolina Democratic presidential primary

2020 North Carolina Democratic presidential primary
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122 delegates (110 pledged, 12 unpledged); to the Democratic National Convention; The number of pledged delegates won is determined by the popular vote
Biden <30% 30 – 40% 40 – 50% 50 – 60% 60 – 70%	Sanders 30 – 40% 40 – 50%

The 2020 North Carolina Democratic presidential primary took place on March 3, 2020, as one of 15 contests scheduled on Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election, following the South Carolina primary the weekend before. The North Carolina primary was a semi-closed primary, with the state awarding 122 delegates towards the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of which 110 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.

Former vice president Joe Biden won the state with 43% of the vote, gaining 68 delegates, far ahead of senator Bernie Sanders, who attained around 24% and 37 delegates.^[1] Biden won southern white voters and Latino voters and also scored overwhelming support from the African American community in the South.^[2] Former mayor Michael Bloomberg and senator Elizabeth Warren were below 15% and only won a few district delegates each.

^ "AP Projects Joe Biden Will Win North Carolina Primary On Super Tuesday". NPR.org. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
^ "Exit and entrance polls from the 2020 primaries and caucuses". www.cnn.com. Retrieved March 10, 2020.

[1] "AP Projects Joe Biden Will Win North Carolina Primary On Super Tuesday". NPR.org. Retrieved February 21, 2021.

[2] "Exit and entrance polls from the 2020 primaries and caucuses". www.cnn.com. Retrieved March 10, 2020.

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2020 North Carolina Democratic presidential primary

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