She received 99 percent of the approximately 4,500 delegate votes cast, the Democratic Party announced. She had already exceeded the threshold for the necessary majority on Friday. Harris was the only candidate in the digital vote. The nomination now has to be formally sealed by the leadership bodies.
The Democratic Party Convention in Chicago is scheduled for August 19-22. The selection of candidates for the presidential election was actually supposed to take place there, but the party brought it forward due to deadlines for printing ballot papers in some states. Party convention delegates from all states have been able to cast their votes since Thursday via an online platform. Although Harris achieved a majority shortly afterwards, voting continued until Monday evening (local time; midnight German time).
Harris became the front woman of the Democrats in a dramatic turnaround after US President Joe Biden withdrew from the election campaign. The 81-year-old had come under pressure from within his own ranks because of his age and doubts about his mental fitness and had finally announced his withdrawal from the presidential race. Biden immediately proposed his deputy as a replacement candidate when he dropped out, and the party quickly rallied behind her. The Democrat will run against Republican ex-President Donald Trump in the November election.