2022 Democratic Party presidential primaries (Arabi)
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The 2022 Democratic Party presidential primaries are a series of elections held in the 16 states of Arabi to determine which Democratic candidate in the 2022 Arabin presidential election will become the nominee of their party. The primaries are currently ongoing, having started on March 12, 2022 and is scheduled to end on June 25, 2022. There are currently five candidates running, with one dropping out during the primaries, and two dropping out before the primaries began.
In order to win the nomination a candidate must win more than half the delegates allotted to the Democratic Party. In this election 480 delegates have been allocated to the Democratic Party, meaning a candidate must win 241 delegates in order to win the nomination. Both parties have regulations on how delegates are awarded to each candidate. If no candidate receives more than half of the delegates allotted, then any candidate that has won delegates but dropped out must choose which candidate still in the race they wish to give their delegates to. If in the rare event that occurs and still no candidate receives more than half of the delegates then the party will choose which ever candidate has the most delegates.
Delegates are awarded to each candidate based on the percentage of votes they receive in the election. Over the years Congress has attempted to reform the way elections are held but ultimately have failed each time. Opponents of how elections are currently held say it is "unfair and allows for the party to sometimes end up choosing whoever they want." Proponents of the way elections are held say the elections are "fair and proportional, making sure each candidate receives the amount of delegates they fairly and squarely won."
Candidates
A total of eight major candidates filed to run for president in the 2022 election. Winne Kimes and David Todd both dropped out in 2021 before the primaries took place. Jay Jenkins dropped out on April 2, 2022, finishing in 6th place with receiving 10 delegates and over 500,000 votes.
Current
- Robert Stephens - 33rd and incumbent Vice President of Arabi
- Chelsea Pickering - Representative from New Cambridge's 11th district and current Speaker of the House of Representatives
- Kari Henry - 42nd Secretary of State
- Grace Potter - 45th Attorney General
- Anna Woods - Representative from Dellcourt's 2nd district
Dropped out
- Winnie Kimes - Former Senator from New Cambridge (Dropped out April 29, 2021)
- David Todd - Representative from Owens 14th district (Dropped out on December 20, 2021)
- Jay Jenkins[2] - Representative from New Bristol's 6th district (Dropped out on April 2, 2022)
Declined to run
- Lona Freeman[3] - 29th and incumbent President of Arabi
- Melissa Hewitt – 32nd Vice President of Arabi
- Samuel Ingram - 27th President of Arabi
- Walter Freeman - 28th President of Arabi
Results
New Bristol
| March 12, 2022 | ||||
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| Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates | |
| Robert Stephens | 846,154 | 26% | 9
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| Chelsea Pickering | 745,898 | 23% | 8
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| Kari Henry | 245,988 | 7% | 2
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| Grace Potter | 491,844 | 15% | 5
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| Jay Jenkins | 346,918 | 10% | 4
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| Anna Woods | 629,878 | 19% | 7
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Owens
| March 19, 2022 | |||
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| Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates |
| Robert Stephens | 514,265 | 37% | 15
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| Chelsea Pickering | 245,498 | 18% | 7
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| Kari Henry | 412,454 | 30% | 12
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| Grace Potter | 78,464 | 6% | 3
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| Jay Jenkins | 101,464 | 7% | 3
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| Anna Woods | 45,149 | 3% | 1
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Dellcourt
| March 26, 2022 | |||
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| Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates |
| Robert Stephens | 145,215 | 30% | 5
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| Chelsea Pickering | 101,259 | 21% | 4
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| Kari Henry | 21,368 | 4% | 0
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| Grace Potter | 78,758 | 16% | 3
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| Jay Jenkins | 56,329 | 12% | 2
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| Anna Woods | 85,236 | 17% | 3
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Terranova
| April 2, 2022 | |||
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| Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates |
| Robert Stephens | 45,239 | 23% | 4
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| Chelsea Pickering | 58,969 | 30% | 6
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| Kari Henry | 25,469 | 13% | 3
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| Grace Potter | 13,269 | 7% | 1
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| Jay Jenkins | 14,232 | 7% | 1
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| Anna Woods | 39,658 | 20% | 4
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New Plymouth
The New Plymouth presidential primaries will be held on April 9, 2022.[4]
Burberry
The Burberry presidential primaries will be held on April 16, 2022.
Severn
The Severn presidential primaries will be held on April 23, 2022.
Lochcoast
The Lochcoast presidential primaries will be held on April 30, 2022.
Walpole
The Walpole presidential primaries will be held on May 7, 2022.
Drakeland
The Drakeland presidential primaries will be held on May 14, 2022.
Saint George
The Saint George presidential primaries will be held on May 21, 2022.
New London
The New London presidential primaries will be held on May 28, 2022.
Windsor
The Windsor presidential primaries will be held on June 4, 2022.
Dartmoor
The Dartmoor presidential primaries will be held on June 11, 2022.
New Cambridge
The New Cambridge presidential primaries will be held on June 18, 2022.
Welwald
The Welwald presidential primaries will be held on June 25, 2022.