The Missouri Democratic Party has announced the preliminary results of the mail ballot portion of the party-run presidential preference primary, which opened in early February and closed on March 12:

Nearly 20,000 Missourians participated in the Missouri Democratic Party’s party-run presidential preference primary either by mail or in person. With 63 percent of the votes counted, President Biden currently leads with 90.75 percent of the vote, uncommitted at 7.3 percent. The final results will be announced as early as Monday morning, by Thursday, March 28th at the latest. 

“Eliminating the state-run presidential primary election was one of several measures enacted by the Republican legislature in 2022 to strip another right away from Missourians and intentionally disenfranchise voters. In spite of this attack on our voting rights, turnout exceeded that of the Republican caucus event, and Democrats used this election as an opportunity to start organizing early and generated grassroots enthusiasm across the state as we head into the 2024 election cycle. Over 450 Missouri Democrats volunteered to organize a statewide election with nearly 100 in-person voting locations to ensure as many of their neighbors could cast their vote for their preferred Democratic nominee for president as possible. Missouri Democrats are fired up and ready to fight in 2024,” said Missouri Democratic Party Chair Russ Carnahan. 

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Media Contact: 

Chelsea Rodriguez, Communications Director

press@missouridems.org