Voting is expected to take place across the district from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. local time . In the closed primary , candidates must meet a threshold of 15 percent at the congressional district or municipal district in order to be considered viable . The 17 pledged delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention will be allocated proportionally on the basis of the results of the primary . Of the 17 pledged delegates , between 6 and 7 are allocated to two municipal districts ( each consisting of 4 wards ) and another 2 are allocated to party leaders and elected officials ( PLEO delegates ) , in addition to 4 at-large pledged delegates . These delegate totals do not account for pledged delegate bonuses or penalties from timing or clustering
2020 Democratic National Convention
2020 Democratic National Convention
2020 District of Columbia Democratic primary