Vice President Kamala Harris has received the delegates needed to become the new 2024 Democratic presidential nominee, Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison announced on Friday.
“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 of the Democratic Party following the close of voting on Monday,” Harrison said on a call covering the virtual roll call vote.
Harris’s nomination means she will be the first black and South Asian woman to lead a major party’s ticket in the fall.
Harrison announced Harris had secured 2,350 votes, more than a majority of delegates, by 1:16 p.m.
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Harris, who will replace President Joe Biden after he dropped out of the race two weeks ago, will accept the nomination formally during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago later this month.
“I am honored to be the presumptive Democratic nominee for president of the United States,” Harris said on the call.
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