2024 Kentucky Republican presidential primary
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May 21, 2024
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The 2024 Kentucky Republican presidential primary was held on May 21, 2024, as part of the Republican Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 46 delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention will be allocated on a proportional basis.[1] The contest was held alongside the Oregon primary.
Endorsements
Chris Christie (withdrawn)
Federal officials
- Kelly Craft, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (2019–2021); U.S. Ambassador to Canada (2017–2019); Alternate U.S. Delegate to the United Nations (2007–2008); Republican candidate for Governor in 2023[2] (switched from Donald Trump) (co-endorsed with Mike Pence and Vivek Ramaswamy)[3]
Ron DeSantis (withdrawn)
Federal officials
- Scott Jennings, Deputy White House Director of Political Affairs (2005–2007); Special Assistant to the U.S. President (2005–2007)[4][5]
U.S. Representatives
- Thomas Massie, KY-04 (2012–present)[6][7]
Mike Pence (withdrawn)
Federal officials
- Kelly Craft, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (2019–2021); U.S. Ambassador to Canada (2017–2019); Alternate U.S. Delegate to the United Nations (2007–2008); Republican candidate for Governor in 2023[2] (switched from Donald Trump) (co-endorsed with Chris Christie and Vivek Ramaswamy)[3]
Vivek Ramaswamy (withdrawn)
Federal officials
- Kelly Craft, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (2019–2021); U.S. Ambassador to Canada (2017–2019); Alternate U.S. Delegate to the United Nations (2007–2008); Republican candidate for Governor in 2023[2] (switched from Donald Trump) (co-endorsed with Chris Christie and Mike Pence)[3]
Donald Trump
Federal officials
Kelly Craft, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (2019–2021); U.S. Ambassador to Canada (2017–2019); Alternate U.S. Delegate to the United Nations (2007–2008); Republican candidate for Governor in 2023[2] (switched endorsement to Chris Christie, Mike Pence, and Vivek Ramaswamy)[3]
U.S. Senators
Mitch McConnell, (1985–present); Minority Leader (2021–present) and (2007–2015); Majority Leader (2015–2021); and Majority Whip (2003–2007)[8](endorsement rejected by Trump)[9]
U.S. Representatives
State executive officials
- Daniel Cameron, Attorney General (2019–2024); Republican nominee for Governor in 2023[11]
- Mike Harmon, State Auditor (2016–present)[2]
State representatives
- Allen Maricle, District 49 (1995–1998)[12]
Results
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
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| Bound | Unbound | Total | |||
| Donald Trump | 215,044 | 85.0% | 46 | 46 | |
| Nikki Haley (withdrawn) | 16,232 | 6.4% | |||
| Uncommitted | 8,984 | 3.5% | |||
| Ron DeSantis (withdrawn) | 7,803 | 3.1% | |||
| Chris Christie (withdrawn) | 2,461 | 1.0% | |||
| Vivek Ramaswamy (withdrawn) | 1,640 | 0.7% | |||
| Ryan Binkley (withdrawn) | 900 | 0.4% | |||
| Total: | 253,064 | 100.0% | 46 | 46 | |
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Chris Christie |
Ron DeSantis |
Nikki Haley |
Asa Hutchinson |
Mike Pence |
Vivek Ramaswamy |
Tim Scott |
Donald Trump |
Other | Undecided |
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| Emerson College[15] | May 10–12, 2023 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.3% | 2% | 14% | 3% | 0% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 70% | 3%[a] | – |
| Emerson College[16] | Apr 10–11, 2023 | 900 (LV) | ± 3.0% | – | 23% | 4% | 1% | 4% | – | 1% | 62% | 6%[b] | – |
See also
Notes
References
- ↑ "Kentucky Republican Presidential Nominating Process". thegreenpapers.com. March 5, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Sonka, Joe (April 19, 2023). "Governor's race: Takeaways from Kentucky Sports Radio's GOP primary debate". Courier Journal. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 "Trump's energy industry donors defect to his primary rivals". Politico. July 19, 2023.
- ↑ Goodyear, Sheena (November 9, 2022). "Why Some Republicans Think Ron DeSantis Is the Future of the Party". CBC. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ↑ Jennings, Scott (May 24, 2023). "Opinion: Trump Has Good Reason to Fear DeSantis". CNN. Archived from the original on May 24, 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ↑ Catanese, David (March 30, 2023). "'I hope he does it': Kentucky's Massie likely to endorse DeSantis for president". Miami Herald. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- ↑ Vu, Nancy (April 5, 2023). "Thomas Massie endorsed Ron DeSantis for president in 2024 — another House Republican backing someone other than Donald Trump". Politico CongressMinutes. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ↑ "McConnell endorses Trump for president. He once blamed Trump for 'disgraceful' Jan. 6, 2021, attack". AP News. March 6, 2024.
- ↑ "Trump mocks McConnell for endorsing him". Spectrum News. November 4, 2024. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
- ↑ "Which 2024 Republican Presidential Candidate Has The Most Endorsements?". FiveThirtyEight. April 24, 2023. Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- ↑ Watkins, Morgan; Sonka, Joe (January 3, 2023). "Kentucky governor candidate Daniel Cameron endorses Trump but splits on election denial". Courier Journal. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
- ↑ Duvall, Tessa (January 10, 2023). "Kentucky is electing more than just governor in 2023. Meet the down-ballot candidates". Lexington Herald Leader. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ↑ "Rand Paul teases 2024 election announcement". The Independent. January 11, 2024. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ↑ "Kentucky Presidential Primary". The AP. July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ↑ Emerson College
- ↑ Emerson College
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