In a show of party unity, an overwhelming number of state convention delegations across the nation declared their support for Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee in the days after President Biden withdrew from the presidential race.
The state party endorsements represent 85 percent of the 3,949 delegates who will vote on the first ballot at the party convention. Ms. Harris needs just a majority to win the nomination. There are additional unpledged delegates, also known as superdelegates, who will vote only if no candidate receives a majority in the first round of voting.
State party endorsements are not binding and do not necessarily mean that individual delegates must vote for Ms. Harris. According to party rules, the delegates who previously pledged to support Mr. Biden can vote for any candidate now that he has withdrawn from the race.
Many of the state delegations listed below voted unanimously among those present to support Ms. Harris.
A table showing the states whose delegations have declared support for Ms. Harris. It also shows how many delegates each state has, a figure that does not include superdelegates.
| Delegation | Size of delegation* |
|---|---|
| Alabama | 52 |
| Alaska | 15 |
| Arizona | 72 |
| Arkansas | 31 |
| California | 424 |
| Colorado | 72 |
| Connecticut | 60 |
| Democrats abroad | 13 |
| District of Columbia | 20 |
| Florida | 224 |
| Georgia | 108 |
| Guam | 7 |
| Idaho | 23 |
| Indiana | 79 |
| Iowa | 40 |
| Kansas | 33 |
| Kentucky | 53 |
| Louisiana | 48 |
| Maine | 24 |
| Maryland | 95 |
| Massachusetts | 92 |
| Michigan | 117 |
| Mississippi | 35 |
| Missouri | 64 |
| Nebraska | 29 |
| Nevada | 36 |
| New Hampshire | 25 |
| New Jersey | 126 |
| New York | 268 |
| North Carolina | 116 |
| North Dakota | 13 |
| Ohio | 127 |
| Pennsylvania | 159 |
| South Carolina | 55 |
| South Dakota | 16 |
| Tennessee | 63 |
| Texas | 244 |
| Utah | 30 |
| Vermont | 16 |
| Virginia | 99 |
| West Virginia | 20 |
| Wisconsin | 82 |
| Wyoming | 13 |
*Source for delegation size is The Green Papers. Size of delegation does not include superdelegates.
A number of state delegations have not yet voted to endorse a candidate, or have not publicly announced a decision.
A “strong majority” of the Minnesota delegation has publicly supported Ms. Harris, but the party has not scheduled a vote yet, said Darwin Forsyth, a spokesperson for the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. At 11, Minnesota has the highest number of delegates representing voters who cast ballots as “uncommitted” rather than vote for President Biden in the March primary. Protest votes, objecting to Mr. Biden’s support for Israel, garnered a sizable share of the vote there.
A table showing the states whose delegations have not declared support for Ms. Harris. It also shows how many delegates each state has, a figure that does not include superdelegates.
| Delegation | Size of delegation* |
|---|---|
| American Samoa | 6 |
| Delaware | 19 |
| Hawaii | 22 |
| Illinois | 147 |
| Minnesota | 75 |
| Montana | 20 |
| New Mexico | 34 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 |
| Oklahoma | 36 |
| Oregon | 66 |
| Puerto Rico | 55 |
| Rhode Island | 26 |
| Virgin Islands | 7 |
| Washington | 92 |
*Source for delegation size is The Green Papers. Size of delegation does not include superdelegates.