New York and Kentucky hold their rescheduled presidential primaries Tuesday. We'll be watching to see if Joe Biden can cross another delegate threshold. Those two states, as well as Virginia also hold their congressional primaries. There's also a special election in New York for a vacant congressional seat. Finally, there are two runoff U.S. House primaries, one each in Mississippi and North Carolina.
The large vote-by-mail nature of these elections will cause delays in the ability to call some competitive races. This will be particularly true in Kentucky and New York, where we may need to wait a week or more to find out the winners of some important primaries.
Polls Close (Eastern Time)
Your individual polling place may have different hours. Do not rely on this schedule to determine when to vote.
6:00 PM | Kentucky (ET) |
7:00 PM | Kentucky (CT), Virginia |
7:30 PM | NC-11 |
8:00 PM | MS-02 |
9:00 PM | New York |
Democratic Delegate Count
New York has 274 pledged delegates available Tuesday. That's more than any state except California. Kentucky adds 54 more for a total of 328. Joe Biden starts the day at 2,144. If he reaches 2,376,1 1This number may change slightly depending on the final count of superdelegate votes. which seems likely, he will have amassed pledged delegates totaling more than 50% of ALL Democratic delegates (pledged + superdelegates) available this year. As a result, superdelegates will be allowed to participate in the roll call vote at the convention.
Results by State
Kentucky | New York | Virginia | NY-27 Special | Runoffs |
Kentucky
President: There are 54 pledged delegates available in the Democratic presidential primary.
Senate: Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is seeking a 7th term this year. A member since January, 1985, he currently has the 3rd longest tenure in the U.S. Senate.2 2Democrat Patrick Leahy of Vermont (1975) has the most seniority, followed by Republican Chuck Grassley of Iowa (1981). McConnell has nominal primary opposition.