Vice President Kamala Harris has officially received a large majority of delegate votes in the virtual roll call that nominated her as the Democratic presidential nominee, the Democratic National Committee said in a statement Monday night.
The roll call, which ended Monday night, still needs to be certified by convention secretary Jason Rae, the statement said, but the announcement effectively makes Harris’ historic nomination official.
“With the support of 99 percent of all delegates participating in the virtual roll call, Vice President Harris has historic momentum behind her as we begin the final steps of officially certifying her as our party’s nominee. We thank the thousands of delegates across the country who have taken seriously their responsibility throughout this process to make their voices – and the voices of their communities – heard,” party Chairman Jaime Harrison and Democratic National Convention Committee Chair Minyon Moore said in a statement.
According to the Democratic National Committee, Harris received 4,567 delegate votes.
Harris is the first black and South Asian woman to lead a major party.
Harris had effectively been the party’s nominee since Friday, when Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison announced on a live call that Harris had secured enough votes from Democratic Party delegates in a virtual roll call to secure the party’s nomination.
Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to speak at a campaign rally on July 30, 2024, in Atlanta.
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Harris was the only competitive candidate to launch a campaign to succeed President Joe Biden after he withdrew from the race, and the only candidate to receive enough delegate signatures to advance to the virtual roll call.
Convention delegates have been voting virtually by email or phone since 9 a.m. ET Thursday, as part of a virtual roll call vote set up by the Democratic National Committee. Delegates had until 6 p.m. ET Monday to cast their ballots as part of the nominating process.
Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison speaks at the DNC summer meeting in National Harbor, Maryland, on September 8, 2022.
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The Democratic National Committee (DNC) initially decided in May to hold a virtual roll call vote due to uncertainty over nomination deadlines in Ohio. The state legislature eventually rectified the issue, but the DNC argued that Ohio Republican lawmakers were acting in bad faith and that the Democratic nominee should be nominated before the convention to avoid legal problems. Ohio leaders have denied the allegation.
ABC News’ Gabriella Abdul-Hakim, Fritz Farrow and Will McDuffie contributed to this report.
