Super Tuesday results: How did 'uncommitted' perform on ballots across the country?
Correction: Contrary to an earlier version of this story, Vermont does not have a 'no preference' or 'uncommitted' ballot option.
A week after “uncommitted” made a surprising showing against President Joe Biden in the Michigan primary, voters nationwide could weigh whether “no preference” was preferable to the incumbent president.
In Michigan’s Democratic primary last week, over 100,000 voters cast their ballots as uncommitted, more than 13% of the total votes cast. The movement was put together by various politicians and community organizers of Arab and Muslim descent, and intended as an act of electoral protest against President Joe Biden’s unconditional support of the Israeli military.
Those results were well above the 10,000-vote goal that leaders of the movement said they set for the Michigan race.
Coverage of the ‘uncommitted’ initiative has centered largely around the sentiments of Michigan’s Arab and Muslim American population, which is one of the largest in the nation. But some observers thought Super Tuesday’s Democratic primaries could provide an initial gauge of how deep discontent runs among other historically loyal Democratic voting blocs outside of Muslim and Arab Americans.
The large number of “uncommitted” ballots in Michigan shows Biden’s vulnerability in a swing state that could play a pivotal role in November. Biden defeated Trump by just 154,000 votes in 2020.
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The “uncommitted” option failed to win any of the Super Tuesday races but was able to surpass other Democratic challengers in states.
Results when the races were called showed the following.
18.9% in Minnesota Democratic primary
In Minnesota’s Democratic primary, updated numbers show 19% of votes were for the “uncommitted” option, with a total of 45,915. Uncommitted has won 5 of the state’s 65 delegates.
Biden was victorious in the state with 70.7% of the vote.
12.7% in North Carolina Democratic primary
Biden won the Democratic race in the diverse swing state of North Carolina with 87.3% of the vote. Meanwhile, the “no preference” option took 12.7% of the vote with nearly 88,021 voters.
A Democratic presidential candidate has not won North Carolina in the general election since former president Barack Obama’s win in 2008, when he won his first term.
8.1% in Colorado Democratic primary
The “Noncommitted Delegate” option received 8.1% of the vote in Colorado’s Democratic primary, with a total of 43,439, while Biden came out victorious with 83.6% of votes.
3.9% in Iowa Democratic caucus
In Iowa’s Democratic caucus Tuesday, 3.9% of votes, a total of 480, voted “uncommitted.” The president won 40 delegates from the state with 90.9% of the vote.
7.9% in Tennessee Democratic primary
With 10,450 votes, the “uncommitted” option received 7.9% of the vote in the Tennessee Democratic Primary. Biden received 92.1% of the vote.
6% in Alabama Democratic primary
Biden won Alabama’s Democratic presidential primary and its 52 delegates. A total of 11,213 voters opted for the “uncommitted” option, or 6%.
Trailing behind the “uncommitted” was Democratic challenger Dean Phillips, who had 4.9% of the vote.
9.4% in Massachusetts Democratic primary
The no-preference option took 9.4% of votes in the Massachusetts Democratic primary, totaling 58,462 votes.
Biden won the state’s 92 delegates with 82.9% of the votes, with Democratic challengers Dean Phillips and Marianne Williamson receiving 4.6% and 3.6%, respectively.
Which Super Tuesday states have uncommitted as a ballot option?
The following Super Tuesday states have “uncommitted” or a similarly worded option on their Democratic presidential ballots.
North Carolina
Colorado
Iowa
Tennessee
Alabama
Minnesota
Massachusetts
Contributing: Michael Collins
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: How 'Uncommitted' vote results fared in Super Tuesday primaries
