2024 Pennsylvania Republican presidential primary
The 2024 Pennsylvania Republican presidential primary will be held on April 23, 2024, as part of the Republican Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 67 delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention will be allocated on a winner-take-all basis.[1] The contest will be held alongside primaries in Delaware and Rhode Island.
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Candidates
Declared candidates
Former President Donald Trump, former Governor of South Carolina and Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, former Governor of Arkansas Asa Hutchinson, and Businessman Vivek Ramaswamy are the only main contenders to officially announce their candidacy so far.[2][3][4][5]
Potential candidates
Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis is widely expected to announce his candidacy as soon as May 2023.[6] Commentators have described DeSantis as Trump's closest rival in the Republican primary based on primary polling taken in 2022 and 2023.[7][8] Former Vice President Mike Pence is also considering a candidacy for the Republican nomination.[9]
Other Republicans reportedly considering a candidacy include Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina;[10] Governor Chris Sununu of New Hampshire;[11] former Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey;[12] former National Security Advisor John Bolton of Maryland;[13] former Representative Mike Rogers of Michigan;[14] former Representative Will Hurd of Texas;[15] and Miami Mayor Francis X. Suarez of Florida.[16]
Endorsements
- U.S. Representatives
- Lou Barletta, PA-11 (2011–2019); Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in 2018[17]
- Tom Marino, PA-12 (January 2019) and PA-10 (2011–2019)[17]
- Notable individuals
- Kathy Barnette, political commentator; candidate for U.S. Senate from Pennsylvania in 2022; Republican nominee for U.S. Representative from PA-04 in 2020[18]
- Federal officials
- Jeffrey Lord, White House Associate Political Director (1987–1988)[19]
- U.S. Representatives
- Dan Meuser, U.S. Representative from PA-09 (2019–present)[20][lower-alpha 2]
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 3] |
Margin of error |
Ron DeSantis |
Nikki Haley |
Mike Pence |
Tim Scott |
Donald Trump |
Other | Undecided |
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| Franklin & Marshall College | Mar 27–Apr 7, 2022 | 227 (RV) | ± 4.9% | 34% | 4% | 6% | 0% | 40% | 6%[lower-alpha 4] | 11% |
| Public Policy Polling | Mar 9–10, 2023 | 616 (LV) | – | 31% | 5% | 5% | – | 49% | – | 10% |
| 40% | – | – | – | 48% | – | 13% | ||||
| Susquehanna Polling & Research | Feb 19–26, 2023 | 320 (RV) | ± 3.2% | 37% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 32% | 27%[lower-alpha 5] | – |
| Communication Concepts | Nov 19–21, 2022 | 639 (RV) | ± 3.9% | 45% | – | – | – | 40% | 4% | 12% |
| Echelon Insights | Aug 31 – Sep 7, 2022 | 353 (LV) | – | 40% | – | – | – | 48% | 12% | – |
| John Bolton Super PAC | Jul 22–24, 2022 | 129 (LV) | – | 29% | – | 7% | – | 40% | 12%[lower-alpha 6] | – |
Notes
- Has not declared his candidacy
- announcement pending.
- Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear - Chris Sununu with 2%; Mike Pompeo with 0%; "Someone else" with 4%
- Ted Cruz with 2%; Mike Pompeo with 1%; Marco Rubio with 0%; "Someone else" with 24%
- Liz Cheney with 6%; Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and Chris Christie with 2%; Mike Pompeo with 0%; "Someone else" with 12%
See also
References
- "Pennsylvania Republican Presidential Nominating Process". thegreenpapers.com. March 5, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
- "Statement of Candidacy" (PDF). docquery.fec.gov. November 15, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- "STATEMENT OF ORGANIZATION" (PDF), docquery.fec.gov, February 14, 2023, retrieved February 15, 2023
- "Statement of Candidacy" (PDF). docquery.fec.gov. April 6, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- "Statement of Candidacy" (PDF). docquery.fec.gov. February 21, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- Contorno, Steve; Warren, Michael (November 16, 2022). "As Trump blusters, DeSantis builds his case but tells people to 'chill out' with 2024 talk". CNN. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
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- McCormick, John. "How Nikki Haley Went From Tea-Party Favorite to Governor to Trump 2024 Challenger". WSJ. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
- Jones, Dustin (April 12, 2023). "South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott takes a significant step toward a presidential run". NPR. Archived from the original on April 12, 2023. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
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- King, Ryan (March 15, 2023). "Chris Christie lays out time frame for possible 2024 run". Washington Examiner. Archived from the original on March 15, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
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- Metzger, Bryan (April 23, 2023). "Former Rep. Will Hurd might launch a 2024 GOP presidential campaign. He's still waiting to see if his party agrees that 'we're better together.'". Business Insider. Archived from the original on April 23, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- Schwartz, Brian (March 8, 2023). "Miami's popular Republican Mayor Suarez weighs GOP challenge to Trump for White House in 2024". CNBC. Archived from the original on March 8, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
- Scarcella, Francis (March 10, 2023). "Former Reps. Barletta and Marino want Florida Gov. DeSantis to run for president". The Daily Item. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- Lippman, Daniel; Otterbein, Holly (March 15, 2023). "MAGA favorite Kathy Barnette says she won't run again for Senate". Politico. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- Lord, Jeffrey (November 17, 2022). "YES! The return of Trump is essential". The American Spectator. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
- Brooks, Emily (April 19, 2023). "DeSantis mingles with Republicans on Capitol Hill as Trump endorsement pressure builds". The Hill.