President Biden has emerged as the victorious candidate in the Mississippi Democratic presidential primary, as reported by Decision Desk HQ.
Biden is the sole candidate listed on the ballot and is expected to secure the majority, if not all, of the state’s 35 pledged delegates. Out of the state’s 40 total delegates, five are not pledged and will be determined at the Democratic National Convention later this year.
He has already secured enough delegates to secure the Democratic nomination by winning the Georgia primary earlier on Tuesday.
In order to secure a delegate, a candidate must obtain a minimum of 15 percent of the statewide result or the result in a congressional district. Given this requirement, it is highly likely that Biden will secure all the delegates in Mississippi. Unlike other states such as Michigan and Minnesota, where the uncommitted effort has gained some support, this is not an option in Mississippi.
Author Marianne Williamson, who is still running, was also not on the ballot.
