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Will Biden Stay in the Race? How Democrats Will Choose a 2024 Nominee

The Democratic Party is just weeks away from formally naming a nominee for president, and with some Democrats questioning President Biden’s candidacy, there are a few ways the nomination process could unfold. If Mr. Biden stays in the race, he is almost certain to be the nominee. If he drops out before the party’s convention or after, things get more complicated.

If Biden Stays in the Race

President Biden has dismissed calls for him to step aside, and there is little time for any challenger to gather support. The party plans to hold a virtual vote to choose a nominee in the weeks before the convention. No other candidate is currently eligible to receive the nomination.


A party committee meets to finalize rules for the virtual call and the convention.

The party holds the virtual vote.

A simple majority of delegates is required to win.

Nearly all of the roughly 4,000 Democratic

delegates are already pledged to Mr. Biden.

It’s technically possible but unlikely that a

challenger could petition to get on the ballot.

Biden wins the nomination.

Democratic National Convention

Biden accepts the nomination.

States finalize their ballots

Late August through September

Biden appears on the ballot nationwide.

A party committee meets to finalize rules for the virtual call and the convention.

The party holds the virtual vote.

A simple majority of delegates is required to win.

Nearly all of the roughly 4,000 Democratic delegates are already pledged to Mr. Biden.

It’s technically possible but unlikely that a challenger could petition to get on the
ballot.

Biden wins the nomination.

Democratic National Convention

Biden accepts the nomination.

States finalize their ballots

Late August through September

Biden appears on the ballot nationwide.


If Biden Drops Out Before the Convention

Donors, business leaders and some members of his party have urged Mr. Biden to leave the race. If he does, the party may keep the planned virtual vote or push the nomination to the in-person convention. Mr. Biden could endorse a replacement, but the delegates would vote in an open convention.


His pledged delegates are released

to vote for another candidate.

Candidates vie for support.

A candidate needs signatures from at least 300

delegates to appear on the convention ballot.

Democratic National Convention

A candidate needs a simple majority of about 4,000 delegates to win the nomination.

If no candidate reaches a majority in the first round, about 700 so-called superdelegates
can also vote in subsequent rounds.

Winner accepts the nomination.

States finalize their ballots

Late August through September

The first mail-in ballots are sent starting Sept. 6, and early voting begins in some states
on Sept. 20.

His pledged delegates are released

to vote for another candidate.

Candidates vie for support.

A candidate needs signatures from at least 300

delegates to appear on the convention ballot.

Democratic National Convention

A candidate needs a simple majority of about 4,000 delegates to win the nomination.

If no candidate reaches a majority in the first round, about 700 so-called superdelegates
can also vote in subsequent rounds.

Winner accepts the nomination.

States finalize their ballots

Late August through September

The first mail-in ballots are sent starting Sept. 6, and early voting begins in some states
on Sept. 20.


If Biden Drops Out After the Convention

If Biden withdraws after the convention in August, or is unable to run, the party has a process for naming an alternate nominee. At least one conservative group has pointed to the potential for lawsuits challenging the substitution of a nominee so close to the election.


Democratic National Committee

chooses a new nominee.

The committee, which includes state party leaders and members allocated by state

population, will meet to select a replacement.

States finalize their ballots

Late August through September

Lawsuits over ballot changes could arise.

The first mail-in ballots are sent starting Sept. 6, and early voting begins in some states
on Sept. 20.

Democratic National Committee chooses a new nominee.

The committee, which includes state party leaders and members allocated by state population,
will meet to select a replacement.

States finalize their ballots

Late August through September

Lawsuits over ballot changes could arise.

The first mail-in ballots are sent starting Sept. 6, and early voting begins in some states
on Sept. 20.


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