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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2020 Indiana Democratic presidential primary
| country = Indiana
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2016 Indiana Democratic presidential primary
| previous_year = 2016
| next_election = 2024 Indiana Democratic presidential primary
| next_year = 2024
| election_date = June 2, 2020
| outgoing_members = [[2020 District of Columbia Democratic presidential primary|DC]]
| elected_members = [[2020 Maryland Democratic presidential primary|MD]]
| votes_for_election = 89 [[2020 Democratic National Convention|Democratic National Convention]] delegates (82 pledged with 55 on district-level and 27 statewide; 7 unpledged) The number of pledged delegates won is determined by the popular vote
| candidates =
| image1 = [[File:Joe Biden February 2020 crop.jpg|x160px]]
| candidate1 = '''[[Joe Biden]]'''
| color1 = 224192
| home_state1 = [[Delaware]]
| delegate_count1 = '''80'''
| popular_vote1 = '''380,836'''
| percentage1 = '''76.5%'''
| image2 = [[File:Bernie Sanders March 2020 (cropped).jpg|x160px]]
| candidate2 = [[Bernie Sanders]] (withdrawn)
| color2 = 228b22
| home_state2 = [[Vermont]]
| delegate_count2 = 2
| popular_vote2 = 67,688
| percentage2 = 13.6%
| party_name = no
| map_image = Indiana Democratic presidential primary election results by county, 2020.svg
| map_size = 260px
| map_caption = Election results by county
{{legend|#224192|Joe Biden}}
}}
{{ElectionsIN}}
The '''2020 Indiana Democratic presidential primary''' had been scheduled to take place on May 5, 2020, but was postponed to June 2 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Indiana|COVID-19 pandemic]],<ref name="IN-corona-delay">{{cite news |last1=Sikich |first1=Chris |title=Governor is moving Indiana primary election to June 2 |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/03/20/indiana-primary-moved-june-2-because-coronavirus/2883367001/ |access-date=March 20, 2020 |work=Indianapolis Star |date=March 20, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> alongside seven delayed and regular primaries on that day in the [[2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries|Democratic Party primaries]] for the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 presidential election]]. The [[Indiana]] primary was an [[Open primaries in the United States|open primary]], with the state awarding 89 delegates to the [[2020 Democratic National Convention]], of whom 82 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the primary results.

Former vice president and presumptive nominee [[Joe Biden]] won the primary with more than 76% of the vote and all but two delegates, which went to Senator [[Bernie Sanders]], who missed the 15% threshold for statewide delegates with 13.6%.<ref name="results-and-delegates">{{cite web|url=https://graphics.reuters.com/USA-ELECTION/RESULTS-LIVE-JUNE-2/yzdvxdqxkvx/index.html?state=IN|title=June 2 contests – Live primary and caucus results, Indiana|date=July 16, 2020|accessdate=April 16, 2022}}</ref> Biden crossed the necessary majority of 1,991 delegates to officially win the Democratic nomination three days later during the vote count.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2020/06/05/869553801/biden-formally-secures-democratic-nomination-while-gaining-steam-against-trump|title=Biden Formally Clinches Democratic Nomination, While Gaining Steam Against Trump|date=June 5, 2020|accessdate=November 27, 2022}}</ref>

==Procedure==
Indiana was the only state scheduled to vote on May 5 in the Democratic primaries.<ref name="FHQ-primarydates">{{cite web|last1=Putnam|first1=Josh|title=The 2020 Presidential Primary Calendar|url=https://frontloading.blogspot.com/p/2020-presidential-primary-calendar.html|publisher=Frontloading HQ|access-date=June 23, 2019}}</ref> Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Indiana|COVID-19 pandemic]], Governor [[Eric Holcomb]] and Secretary of State [[Connie Lawson]] agreed with the chairs of the Democratic and the Republican party to reschedule the primary for June 2, the same day as the primaries in the [[2020 District of Columbia Democratic presidential primary|District of Columbia]], [[2020 Maryland Democratic presidential primary|Maryland]], [[2020 Montana Democratic presidential primary|Montana]], [[2020 New Mexico Democratic presidential primary|New Mexico]], [[2020 Pennsylvania Democratic presidential primary|Pennsylvania]], [[2020 Rhode Island Democratic presidential primary|Rhode Island]] and [[2020 South Dakota Democratic presidential primary|South Dakota]].<ref name="IN-corona-delay"/>

Voting took place throughout the state from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. local time. Candidates had to meet a threshold of 15% at the congressional district or statewide level to be considered viable. The 82 pledged delegates to the [[2020 Democratic National Convention]] were allocated proportionally on the basis of the primary results. Of these, between 5 and 8 were allocated to each of the [[Indiana's congressional districts|state's 9 congressional districts]] and another 9 were allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 18 at-large delegates.<ref name="GP">{{cite web|title=Indiana Democratic Delegation 2020|url=https://www.thegreenpapers.com/P20/IN-D|publisher=The Green Papers|date=May 3, 2019|access-date=June 23, 2019}}</ref> Originally planned with 70 delegates, the final number included a 20% bonus of 12 additional delegates on the 46 district and 15 at-large delegates by the [[Democratic National Committee]] due to the original May date, which belonged to Stage III on the primary timetable.<ref>{{cite web|title=Democratic Timing Penalties and Bonuses|url=https://www.thegreenpapers.com/P20/D-Timing.phtml|publisher=The Green Papers|date=November 24, 2021|access-date=April 15, 2022}}</ref>

The state convention to designate the district-level national convention delegates had been planned for June 13 to June 17, but was replaced by an online vote in the same period. The district delegates then voted on the 18 at-large and 9 pledged PLEO delegates for the Democratic National Convention. The delegation also included 7 unpledged PLEO delegates: 5 members of the [[Democratic National Committee]] and 2 representatives from Congress.<ref name="GP"/>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;float:none;padding:5px;"
! colspan="4"| Pledged [[2020 Democratic National Convention|national convention]] delegates
|-
! Type
! {{abbr|Del.|Delegates}}
! Type
! {{abbr|Del.|Delegates}}
|-
| [[Indiana's 1st congressional district|CD1]]
| 8
| [[Indiana's 6th congressional district|CD6]]
| 5
|-
| [[Indiana's 2nd congressional district|CD2]]
| 5
| [[Indiana's 7th congressional district|CD7]]
| 8
|-
| [[Indiana's 3rd congressional district|CD3]]
| 5
| [[Indiana's 8th congressional district|CD8]]
| 5
|-
| [[Indiana's 4th congressional district|CD4]]
| 5
| rowspan="2"|[[Indiana's 9th congressional district|CD9]]
| rowspan="2"|6
|-
| [[Indiana's 5th congressional district|CD5]]
| 8
|-
| {{abbr|PLEO|Party leaders and elected officials}}
| 9
| At-large
| 18
|-
! colspan="3"|Total pledged delegates
! 82
|}

==Candidates==
The following individuals appeared on the ballot:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.in.gov/sos/elections/files/2020%20Candidate%20Filings%20-%20Feb%206%202020.pdf |title=Candidate List – Abbreviated |website=in.gov |access-date=February 6, 2020 |archive-date=September 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913044336/https://www.in.gov/sos/elections/files/2020%20Candidate%20Filings%20-%20Feb%206%202020.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

'''Running'''
*[[Joe Biden]]
'''Withdrawn'''
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*[[Michael Bloomberg]]
*[[Pete Buttigieg]]
*[[Tulsi Gabbard]]
*[[Amy Klobuchar]]
*[[Bernie Sanders]]
*[[Tom Steyer]]
*[[Elizabeth Warren]]
*[[Andrew Yang]]
{{div col end}}

==Polling==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"
|- valign=bottom style="font-size:90%;"
! Poll source
! Date(s) administered
! Sample size
! Margin {{nowrap|of error}}
! Joe Biden
! Pete Buttigieg
! Kamala Harris
! Beto O'Rourke
! Bernie Sanders
! Elizabeth Warren
! Other
! Undecided
|- style="background:lightyellow;"
| style="border-right-style:hidden;" |
| style="border-right-style:hidden;" | Apr 8, 2020
| colspan="10" | Sanders suspends his campaign
|- style="background:lightyellow;"
| style="border-right-style:hidden;" |
| style="border-right-style:hidden;" | Nov 1, 2019–March 5, 2020
| colspan="10" | O'Rourke, Harris, Buttigieg and Warren withdraw from the race
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c6c461c29f2cc2b04c4de9e/t/5cd352d1e2c483ace7c7351b/1557353169230/20190508+IN+StatewideRegisteredVoters_DemSubSample+Topline_Final.pdf We Ask America]
| Apr 29–May 5, 2019
| 280
| ± 5.9%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | '''33%'''
| 20%
| 3%
| 2%
| 23%
| 2%
| 1%{{efn|Booker with 1%; Klobuchar with <1%; others with <1%}}
| 15%
|}

==Results==
<section begin="INresults" />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right;"
|+ style="background-color:#f2f2f2;margin-bottom:-1px;border:1px solid #aaa;padding:0.2em 0.4em;" | 2020 Indiana Democratic presidential primary<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.in.gov/sos/elections/2400.htm|title=Past Election Results|publisher=Indiana Secretary of State|access-date=2 November 2020}}</ref>
! Candidate
! Votes
! %
! Delegates<ref name="results-and-delegates"/>
|-{{party shading/Democratic}}
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Biden, Joe" | '''[[Joe Biden]]'''
| '''380,836'''
| '''76.48'''
| '''80'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Sanders, Bernie" | [[Bernie Sanders]] (withdrawn)
| 67,688
| 13.59
| 2
|-
|style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Buttigieg, Pete" | [[Pete Buttigieg]] (withdrawn)
| 17,957
| 3.61
| rowspan=7 {{N/A|}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Warren, Elizabeth" | [[Elizabeth Warren]] (withdrawn)
| 14,344
| 2.88
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Bloomberg, Michael" | [[Michael Bloomberg]] (withdrawn)
| 4,783
| 0.96
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Yang, Andrew" | [[Andrew Yang]] (withdrawn)
| 4,426
| 0.89
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Klobuchar, Amy" | [[Amy Klobuchar]] (withdrawn)
| 3,860
| 0.78
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Gabbard, Tulsi" | [[Tulsi Gabbard]] (withdrawn)
| 2,657
| 0.53
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Steyer, Tom" | [[Tom Steyer]] (withdrawn)
| 1,376
| 0.28
|-
! Total
! 497,927
! 100%
! 82
|}<section end="INresults" />

==Notes==
;Additional candidates
{{notelist}}

==See also==
*[[2020 Indiana Republican presidential primary]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.thegreenpapers.com/P20/IN-D The Green Papers delegate allocation summary]
*[https://www.indems.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/2020-Indiana-Delegate-Selection-Plan-Final.pdf Indiana Democratic Party delegate selection plan]
*[https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-primaries/democratic/indiana/ FiveThirtyEight Indiana primary poll tracker]

{{2020 Democratic primaries}}

[[Category:2020 United States Democratic presidential primaries by state|Indiana Democratic]]
[[Category:2020 Indiana elections|Democratic primary]]
[[Category:Indiana Democratic primaries|2020]]
[[Category:Elections postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic|Indiana Democratic]]

2020 Indiana Democratic presidential primary - Revision history

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