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The 2024 Arkansas Republican presidential primary was held on March 5, 2024, as part of the Republican Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 40 delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention were allocated on a winner-take-most basis.[1] The contest was held on Super Tuesday alongside primaries in 14 other states. Donald Trump won 27 delegates from this contest.
Candidates
The following candidates have officially filed by the end of the filing deadline on November 14, 2023:[2]
- Ryan Binkley (withdrew on February 27, 2024)
- Doug Burgum (withdrew on December 4, 2023)
- Chris Christie (withdrew on January 10, 2024)
- Ron DeSantis (withdrew on January 21, 2024)
- Asa Hutchinson (withdrew on January 16, 2024)
- Nikki Haley
- Vivek Ramaswamy (withdrew on January 15, 2024)
- David Stuckenberg
- Donald Trump
Endorsements
Nikki Haley
- Governor
- Asa Hutchinson, (2015–2023); former candidate[3]
Ron DeSantis (withdrawn)
- State representatives
- Zack Gramlich, District 50 (2023–present)[4][a]
- Aaron Pilkington, District 45 (2017–present)[4][a]
- Ryan Rose, District 48 (2022–present)[4][a]
Asa Hutchinson (withdrawn)
- County official
- Barry Moehring, Benton County Judge (2016–present)[5]
- Mayor
- Stephanie Orman, Mayor of Bentonville (2018–present)[5]
Donald Trump
- U.S. Senator
- Tom Cotton, (2015–present)[6]
- U.S. Representative
- Rick Crawford, AR-01 (2011–present)[6]
- Governors
- Mike Huckabee, (1996–2007); candidate for President in 2008 and 2016[7][8]
- Sarah Huckabee Sanders, (2023-present); White House Press Secretary (2017–2019)[6]
Declined to endorse
- U.S. Senator
- John Boozman, (2011–present)[9]
- U.S. Representative
- French Hill, AR-02 (2015–present)[10]
- Organization
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[b] |
Margin of error |
Ron DeSantis |
Donald Trump |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Echelon Insights | Aug 31 – Sep 7, 2022 | 184 (LV) | ± 7.7% | 29% | 58% | 13% |
Results
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bound | Unbound | Total | |||
| Donald Trump | 204,898 | 76.9% | 39 | 39 | |
| Nikki Haley | 49,085 | 18.4% | 1 | 1 | |
| Asa Hutchinson (withdrawn) | 7,377 | 2.8% | |||
| Ron DeSantis (withdrawn) | 3,162 | 1.2% | |||
| Vivek Ramaswamy (withdrawn) | 860 | 0.3% | |||
| Chris Christie (withdrawn) | 600 | 0.2% | |||
| Ryan Binkley (withdrawn) | 183 | 0.1% | |||
| Doug Burgum (withdrawn) | 157 | 0.1% | |||
| David Stuckenberg | 151 | 0.1% | |||
| Total: | 266,473 | 100.00% | 40 | 40 | |
| Source: [12][13] | |||||
See also
- 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries
- 2024 Arkansas Democratic presidential primary
- 2024 United States presidential election
- 2024 United States presidential election in Arkansas
- 2024 United States elections
Notes
References
- ^ "Arkansas Republican Presidential Nominating Process". thegreenpapers.com. March 5, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
- ^ "2024 Preferential Primary and Nonpartisan Judicial General Election Candidate Filings". Arkansas Secretary of State. November 2023.
- ^ Allison, Natalie (January 20, 2024). "Hutchinson endorses Haley". Politico.
- ^ a b c Scheckner, Jesse (August 24, 2023). "Ron DeSantis adds endorsements from 21 state, local officials after GOP debate". Florida Politics. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ a b "Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson is launching his campaign for president in Bentonville". 4029TV.com. April 26, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Which 2024 Republican Presidential Candidate Has The Most Endorsements?". FiveThirtyEight. April 24, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- ^ Huckabee, Mike [@GovMikeHuckabee] (March 26, 2023). "Why I'm Endorsing Donald Trump for President in 2024 Huckabee https://t.co/jiJAMN2DQQ via @YouTube" (Tweet). Archived from the original on March 27, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Millar, Lindsey (March 27, 2023). "Mafia Mike Huckabee". Arkansas Times. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ Metzger, Bryan. "These 19 GOP senators still haven't endorsed Trump — and some of them probably never will". Business Insider. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
- ^ "Trump's loosening grip on GOP defines early 2024 campaign". Politico. March 2, 2023. Archived from the original on June 10, 2023.
- ^ "Former Arkansas governor Hutchinson looks to navigate through division during presidential campaign | Arkansas Democrat Gazette". April 26, 2023.
- ^ Yoon, Robert (March 3, 2024). "What to expect in Arkansas' state and presidential primaries". The AP. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ^ "Arkansas Presidential Primary". AP News. Retrieved April 5, 2024.