Vice President Kamala Harris secured enough votes in the Democratic National Convention virtual roll call to secure the Democratic nomination for president, the party announced Friday, moving her a crucial step closer to making history and becoming the party’s official nominee.
Vice President Kamala Harris needed 2,350 delegate votes out of the more than 4,000 available in ... [+]
Jaime Harrison, chair of the Democratic Committee, said Friday he was “so proud to confirm that Vice President Harris has earned more than a majority of votes from all convention delegates.”
Harrison made the announcement in an online meeting for Democratic supporters that took place while delegates were still voting in the virtual roll call, which doesn’t close until Monday, The New York Times reported.
Voting officially wraps up at 6 p.m. on Monday, at which point Harris’ nomination will be official.
Harris’ expected nomination is historic as she will become the first Black woman and person of South Asian descent to hold the top spot on a major party’s presidential ticket.
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2,350. That’s how many delegate votes out of the more than 4,000 available that Harris needed to secure the nomination, and about how many she had received by the DNC’s announcement Friday, CBS reported.