1950 Democratic Party Presidential Primaries

The 1950 Democratic Presidential Primaries were the first series of electoral contests to select the 2431 delegates to the 1950 Democratic National Convention and select the party's nominee for president in the first presidential election.

Voting
Thomas Bukater entered the convention with the largest share of delegates but not enough to secure the nomination for himself on the first ballot. Before the second ballot Arthur Evan dropped out and did not endorse anyone, meanwhile Bukater offered Kyle Hamilton the vice presidency in exchange for his delegates, which he accepted, giving Bukater a majority of delegates and the party's nomination.