Vice President Kamala Harris has secured enough votes to be confirmed as the Democratic Party’s 2024 presidential nominee, according to the Democratic National Committee.
In a virtual roll-call vote held on Friday, Harris surpassed the delegate threshold of 2,350 needed to win the nomination, which will be officially confirmed on Monday when the ballot closes.
“I am honored to be the Democratic nominee for President of the United States. I will officially accept the nomination next week,” Harris wrote on X — formerly Twitter — shortly after her victory was secured. “This campaign is about people coming together, fueled by love of country, to fight for the best of who we are.”
“I am so proud to confirm that Vice President Harris has earned more than a majority of votes from all convention delegates, and will be the nominee,” DNC Chair Jaime Harrison said on a campaign call Friday.
Following President Joe Biden’s abrupt departure from the ticket in July, Democrats quickly coalesced behind Harris as the party’s presumptive nominee.
With the nomination now firmly in her bag, the Democratic National Convention, scheduled to take place later this month, will skip over the formalities of a delegate vote. The event will instead focus on introducing Harris — and her soon-to-be-announced vice presidential pick — to the American public, and laying out the dangers posed by a second Donald Trump term.
