The 2024 Massachusetts 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 will be allocated on a winner-take-most basis.[1] The contest was held on Super Tuesday alongside primaries in 14 other states.
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Endorsements
editDonald Trump
Former state representative
- James J. Lyons Jr., 18th Essex District (2011–2019); chair of the Massachusetts Republican Party (2019–2023)[2][3]
Former county officers
- Tom Hodgson, former Bristol County Sheriff (1997–2023) (working with Trump campaign in Massachusetts)[3][4]
Nikki Haley
State representatives
- Brad Jones, House Minority Leader (2002–present) from the 20th Middlesex district (1995–present) (campaign co-chair)[3][5]
- Hannah Kane, 11th Worcester district (2015–present) (campaign co-chair)[3][5]
- Kim Ferguson, 1st Worcester district[3][5]
- Paul Frost, 7th Worcester district (1997–present)[3][5]
- Joseph McKenna, 18th Worcester district (2015–present)[5][3]
- Matthew Muratore, 1st Plymouth district (2015–present)[3][5]
- Mike Soter, 8th Worcester district (2019–present)[3][5]
- David Vieira, 3rd Barnstable district (2011–present)[3][5]
Individuals
- Jennifer Nasour, former chair of the Massachusetts Republican Party (campaign co-chair)[3]
- Mike Heffernan, former budget chief for former governor Charlie Baker (campaign co-chair)[3]
- Peter deSilva, "business leader" (campaign co-chair)[3]
Declined to endorse
State senators
- Bruce Tarr, Senate Minority Leader (2011–present) from the 1st Essex and Middlesex district (1995–present)[3][6]
Individuals
- Amy Carnevale, chair of Massachusetts Republican Party (2023–present)[3]
Results
edit| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bound | Unbound | Total | |||
| Donald Trump | 343,189 | 59.56% | 40 | 0 | 40 |
| Nikki Haley | 211,440 | 36.69% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No Preference | 5,717 | 0.99% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Christie (withdrawn) | 5,217 | 0.91% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron DeSantis (withdrawn) | 3,981 | 0.69% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vivek Ramaswamy (withdrawn) | 1,738 | 0.30% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other candidates | 1,674 | 0.29% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Binkley (withdrawn) | 619 | 0.11% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asa Hutchinson (withdrawn) | 527 | 0.09% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blank ballots | 2,148 | 0.37% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 576,250 | 100.00% | 40 | 0 | 40 |
This section needs to be updated. The reason given is: County results need to be updated. (May 2024) |
| 2024 Massachusetts Republican primary
(results per county)[8] | |||||||
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| County | Donald Trump | Nikki Haley | All Other Candidates | Total votes cast | |||
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| Barnstable | 19,385 | 58.82% | 12,544 | 38.06% | 1,029 | 3.12% | 32,958 |
| Berkshire | 3,834 | 56.46% | 2,713 | 39.95% | 244 | 3.59% | 6,791 |
| Bristol | 32,609 | 70.49% | 12,341 | 26.67% | 1,313 | 2.84% | 46,263 |
| Dukes | 635 | 51.67% | 556 | 45.24% | 38 | 3.09% | 1,229 |
| Essex | 43,858 | 60.65% | 26,393 | 36.50% | 2,063 | 2.85% | 72,314 |
| Franklin | 3,217 | 55.00% | 2,416 | 41.31% | 216 | 3.69% | 5,849 |
| Hampden | 21,691 | 70.15% | 8,308 | 26.87% | 923 | 2.98% | 30,922 |
| Hampshire | 6,144 | 58.06% | 4,056 | 38.33% | 382 | 3.61% | 10,582 |
| Middlesex | 66,606 | 52.87% | 54,904 | 43.58% | 4,465 | 3.55% | 125,975 |
| Nantucket | 416 | 52.66% | 347 | 43.92% | 27 | 3.42% | 790 |
| Norfolk | 38,254 | 55.95% | 28,041 | 41.01% | 2,077 | 3.04% | 68,372 |
| Plymouth | 40,300 | 64.88% | 20,071 | 32.32% | 1,740 | 2.80% | 62,111 |
| Suffolk | 13,290 | 56.79% | 9,371 | 40.05% | 740 | 3.16% | 23,401 |
| Worcester | 50,073 | 62.94% | 27,052 | 34.01% | 2,425 | 3.05% | 79,550 |
| Total | 343,189 | 59.56% | 211,440 | 36.69% | 21,621 | 3.75% | 576,250 |
Polling
edit| Source of poll aggregation |
Dates administered |
Dates updated |
Nikki Haley |
Donald Trump |
Other/ Undecided[a] |
Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 270ToWin[9] | February 7–8, 2024 | February 15, 2024 | 29.3% | 63.0% | 7.7% | Trump +33.7 |
| FiveThirtyEight[10] | through February 6, 2024 | March 5, 2024 | 29.3% | 66.6% | 4.1% | Trump +37.3 |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[b] |
Margin of error |
Ron DeSantis |
Nikki Haley |
Mike Pence |
Tim Scott |
Donald Trump |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YouGov[11][A] | Oct 13–20, 2023 | 107 (V) | ± 5.1% | 15% | 12% | 3% | 6% | 54% | 10%[c] | – |
| UMass-Amherst[12] | Mar 28 – Apr 5, 2023 | 154 (RV) | – | 18% | 4% | 10% | 1% | 59% | 8%[d] | – |
| 32% | – | – | – | 68% | – | – | ||||
| Opinion Diagnostics[13] | Mar 31 – Apr 1, 2023 | 475 (LV) | ± 4.5% | 21% | 9% | 3% | – | 45% | 3% | 19% |
| 32% | – | – | – | 46% | – | 22% | ||||
| UMass-Amherst[14] | Jun 15–21, 2022 | 237 (RV) | – | 24% | 6% | 6% | 1% | 51% | 11%[e] | – |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
- ^ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear - ^ "Someone else" with 4%; Doug Burgum with 3%; Vivek Ramaswamy with 2%; Chris Christie with 1%
- ^ Liz Cheney with 3%; "Someone else" with 5%
- ^ Mike Pompeo with 3%; "Someone else" with 8%
Partisan clients
- ^ Poll sponsored by the University of Massachusetts Amherst Department of Political Science & WCVB
References
edit- ^ "Massachusetts Republican Presidential Nominating Process". thegreenpapers.com. March 5, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- ^ Reilly, Adam (November 16, 2022). "For Mass. Republicans, dismay with a dash of nostalgia as Trump runs again". WGBH-TV. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Lisinski, Chris; Drysdale, Sam; Kuznitz, Alison (February 27, 2024). "As Super Tuesday 2024 closes in, Mass. Republicans dispute Trump's unity claim". MassLive.com. via The State House News Service. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ Berke, Ben (November 9, 2022). "Bristol Republican Sheriff Tom Hodgson concedes defeat to Democrat Paul Heroux". WBUR. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: House Members". The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ "The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Senate Members". The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ "2024 President Republican Primary". Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- ^ "Massachusetts GOP presidential election results". Politico.
- ^ 270ToWin
- ^ FiveThirtyEight
- ^ YouGov
- ^ UMass-Amherst
- ^ Opinion Diagnostics
- ^ UMass-Amherst