Joe Biden appears set to continue his winning streak in the South.
Just after 5 PM Pacific/8 PM Eastern, news networks (including CNN and NBC News) projected that Biden would win the Mississippi Democratic primary.
Missouri and North Dakota, meanwhile, were classified as Too Early To Call.
“This Presidential Primary coincides with a state/local primary,” the Green Papers notes. “These coinciding primaries tend to have an impact upon voter turnout.”
“Participation in Mississippi’s delegate selection process is open to only qualified electors who support the principles and values established and set forth by the Democratic party platform. Because party registration is not allowed in Mississippi, qualified electors must acknowledge that they are Democrats through signature, beginning at the precinct level caucuses.”
“Thirty-six of forty-one delegates to the Democratic National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today’s Mississippi Presidential Primary. A mandatory fifteen percent threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be allocated National Convention delegates at either the congressional district or statewide level.”
Most participation in the Mississippi Democratic presidential primary was by voters participating in person at polling places.
“As of 7:30 AM today, 24,295 Mississippians requested absentee ballots for the March 10th Primary Election, and 21,392 absentee ballots have been returned to Circuit Clerks’ Offices,” state elections officials announced.
“We are excited to see the increase in absentee voting and hope those numbers equate to a large turnout at the polls today,” said Secretary Michael Watson. “We’re encouraging all Mississippians to exercise their right to vote today.”
The news release went on to note:
“Currently, Mississippi has 1,920,958 active registered voters, which is about 4% higher than the number of active voters for the 2016 Presidential Primary Elections (1,848,450). In the 2016 Presidential Primary Elections, 20,842 absentee ballots were requested, with 18,467 absentee ballots returned.”
“The number of absentee votes cast in 2016 Republican Primary Election totaled 11,546, and the number of votes cast in the 2016 Democratic Primary Election totaled 6,921, for a grand total of 18,467 absentee votes cast.”
Other states holding nominating events today include Michigan, Democrats Abroad, and Washington and Idaho here in the Pacific Northwest.
