2024 Tennessee Republican presidential primary
The 2024 Tennessee Republican presidential primary will be held on March 5, 2024, as part of the Republican Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 58 delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention will be allocated on a winner-take-most basis.[1] The contest will be held on Super Tuesday alongside primaries in 14 other states.
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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, Businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, and radio host Larry Elder are the only main contenders to officially announce their candidacy so far.[2][3][4][5][6]
Potential candidates
Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis is widely expected to announce his candidacy as soon as May 2023.[7] Commentators have described DeSantis as Trump's closest rival in the Republican primary based on primary polling taken in 2022 and 2023.[8][9] Former Vice President Mike Pence is also considering a candidacy for the Republican nomination.[10]
Other Republicans reportedly considering a candidacy include Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina;[11] Governor Chris Sununu of New Hampshire;[12] former Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey;[13] former National Security Advisor John Bolton of Maryland;[14] former Representative Mike Rogers of Michigan;[15] former Representative Will Hurd of Texas;[16] and Miami Mayor Francis X. Suarez of Florida.[17]
Endorsements
- U.S. Senators
- Marsha Blackburn, (2019–present)[18]
- Bill Hagerty, (2021–present)[19]
- U.S. Representatives
- Jimmy Duncan, TN-02 (1988-2019)[20]
- Chuck Fleischmann, TN-03 (2011–present)[20]
- Mark Green, TN-07 (2019–present)[20]
- Diana Harshbarger, TN-01 (2021–present)[21]
- Andy Ogles, TN-05 (2023–present)[22]
- John Rose, TN-06 (2019–present)[20]
- U.S. Representatives
- Tim Burchett, TN-02 (2019–present)[20]
- Scott DesJarlais, TN-04 (2011–present)[20]
- David Kustoff, TN-08 (2017–present)[20]
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Ron DeSantis |
Nikki Haley |
Asa Hutchinson |
Mike Pence |
Tim Scott |
Donald Trump |
Undecided |
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| Vanderbilt University | Apr 19–23, 2023 | 1,003 (RV) | ± 3.6% | 25% | 4% | 2% | 5% | 3% | 59% | – |
| 38% | – | – | – | – | 57% | – | ||||
| Vanderbilt University | Nov 8–28, 2022 | 474 (RV) | ± 3.4% | 54% | – | – | – | – | 41% | 5% |
See also
References
- "Tennessee Republican Presidential Nominating Process". thegreenpapers.com. March 5, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- Singman, Brooke (November 15, 2022). "Donald Trump announces 2024 re-election run for president". Fox News. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
- Burlij, Terence; Sullivan, Kate (February 14, 2023). "Nikki Haley announces 2024 White House bid". CNN. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- Wiersema, Alisa (April 2, 2023). "ABC News exclusive: Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson announces 2024 presidential run". ABC News. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- "Ramaswamy for President? Readers Respond". The Wall Street Journal. February 27, 2023. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
- Kelly Garrity (April 20, 2023). "Larry Elder enters 2024 presidential race". Politico. Retrieved April 22, 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.
- Ulmer, Alexandra (2022-02-27). "Trump wins CPAC conservative meeting's 2024 presidential straw poll". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
- Palmer, Ewan (2022-01-25). "Trump Blows Ron DeSantis Out of the Water in 2024 Presidential Polling". Newsweek. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
- 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.
- LeBlanc, Paul; Maher, Kit (January 29, 2023). "New Hampshire GOP governor says he's considering 2024 White House bid". CNN. Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
- 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.
- Watson, Kathryn (January 26, 2023). "Bolton says Trump's 2024 campaign is "poison" for GOP and will "continue to go downhill"". CBS News. Archived from the original on April 15, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- Steinhauser, Paul (March 21, 2023). "Potential 2024 GOP long shot says his ideas may be enough to boost him past Trump, DeSantis". Fox News. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- 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.
- Mojica, Adrian (April 17, 2023). "Tennessee senators issue endorsements for Donald Trump following Nashville donor retreat". WZTV Nashville. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- Metzger, Bryan; Saddiq, Omar (February 13, 2023). "Most Republicans are on the fence about Trump's 2024 re-election bid. Here are the few elected officials backing him so far". Business Insider. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
- Schelzig, Erik (April 17, 2023). "Trump lands endorsements among Tenn. congressional delegation". Tennessee Journal. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- Richard, Lawrence (April 17, 2023). "Rep. Harshbarger endorses Donald Trump to be president: 'Biden administration has failed us'". Fox News. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- Metzger, Bryan; Seddiq, Omar (February 13, 2023). "Here are all of the Republican elected officials backing Trump's 2024 campaign". Business Insider. Retrieved May 5, 2023.