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Results of the 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries
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This article contains the results of the 2016 Republican presidential primaries and caucuses, the processes by which the Republican Party selected delegates to attend the 2016 Republican National Convention from July 18–21. The series of primaries, caucuses, and state conventions culminated in the national convention, where the delegates cast their votes to formally select a candidate. A simple majority (1,237) of the total delegate votes (2,472) was required to become the party's nominee and was achieved by the nominee, businessman Donald Trump of New York.
The process began on March 23, 2015, when Texas Senator Ted Cruz became the first presidential candidate to announce his intentions to seek the office of United States President. That summer, 17 major candidates were recognized by national and state polls, making it the largest presidential candidate field for any single political party in American history.[2] The large field made possible the fact that the 2016 primaries were the first since 1968 (and the first in which every state held a contest) in which more than three candidates won at least one state.
When voting began in the 2016 Iowa caucuses, twelve major candidates were actively campaigning; these were (ordered by date of withdrawal from the race) former Governor Mike Huckabee of Arkansas, former Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey, businesswoman and former Hewlett-Packard Chief Executive Officer Carly Fiorina, former Governor Jim Gilmore of Virginia, Governor Jeb Bush of Florida, former neurosurgeon and Johns Hopkins University Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery Ben Carson, Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, Governor John Kasich of Ohio, and the eventual nominee, businessman and Trump Organization CEO Donald Trump.
Following poor results from the first-in-the-nation caucus, Huckabee was the first candidate to drop out.[3] Santorum also ended his campaign after a poor performance in Iowa.[4] Paul withdrew from the race after placing fifth in Iowa, and subsequently polling poorly leading into the New Hampshire primary.[4] Christie, who put nearly all of his campaign's resources into the critical state of New Hampshire, withdrew on February 10, 2016, after finishing sixth in the state.[5] Following Christie's announcement, Fiorina suspended her campaign, which was unable to gain traction. Gilmore, who severely lacked funding, campaign infrastructure, and support, surprised many political pundits by staying in the race as far as he did; he dropped out shortly after the New Hampshire primary.[6] Bush withdrew from actively campaigning after finishing fourth in the South Carolina primary.[7] After Super Tuesday, Carson announced that there would be "no path forward" for his bid for the Presidency, effectively suspending his campaign.[8] On March 15, 2016, Rubio dropped out after losing his home state, leaving three active candidates (Cruz, Kasich, and Trump).[9] Trump's resounding victory in the Indiana primary on May 3, 2016, prompted Cruz's exit from the race. The following day, Trump became the presumptive Republican nominee after Kasich dropped out. Trump was formally nominated by the delegates of the 2016 Republican National Convention on July 19, 2016, and proceeded to defeat Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in the general election on November 8, 2016, to become the 45th President of the United States.
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Overview of results
Major candidates
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- Notes
- a Vote totals may include votes for minor candidates, "uncommitted", "no preference", "write-ins" or other options.
- b In the Virgin Islands, 65% of the vote (1,063 votes) went to uncommitted delegates.
- c In Guam, 8 out of 9 delegates initially went uncommitted, and 1 unpledged delegate initially went to Cruz. After all candidates but Trump withdrew, Trump garnered the support of all 9.
- d In Wyoming, 5% of the vote went to uncommitted delegates.
- e In American Samoa, all 9 delegates initially went uncommitted. After all candidates but Trump withdrew, Trump garnered the support of all 9.
- f In North Dakota, some delegates have committed to Cruz or Trump, but these delegates are unpledged.
Other candidates
Prior to the Iowa caucuses, five major candidates, who had been invited to the debates, had withdrawn from the race after states began to certify candidates for ballot spots: Rick Perry, Scott Walker, Bobby Jindal, Lindsey Graham, and George Pataki. Other candidates, nearly 15 in New Hampshire alone, were able to make it on the ballot in individual states. Some votes for minor candidates are unavailable, because in many states (territories) they can be listed as Others or Write-ins. Since the beginning of the primary season, none of these other candidates have been awarded any delegates.
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Results
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Primary and caucuses can be binding or nonbinding in allocating delegates to the respective state delegations to the National convention. But the actual election of the delegates can be at a later date. Delegates are (1) elected at conventions, (2) from slates submitted by the candidates, (3) selected by the state chairman or (4) at committee meetings or (5) elected directly at the caucuses and primaries.
Until the delegates are actually elected the delegate numbers are by nature projections, but it is only in the nonbinding caucus states where they are not allocated at the primary or caucus date.
Early states
Iowa
Nonbinding caucus: February 1, 2016
State convention: June 2016
National delegates: 30

Ted Cruz
Donald Trump
Marco Rubio
Tie
New Hampshire
Primary date: February 9, 2016
National delegates: 23
County (left) and Municipal (right) results of the New Hampshire Republican primaries, 2016.
Donald Trump
John Kasich
Ted Cruz
Tie
Note: Delegates were awarded to candidates who got 10% or more of the vote proportionally. Of the 25 candidate/hopefuls, five candidates garnered delegates.
Results by County
South Carolina
Primary date: February 20, 2016
District conventions: April 2016
State convention: May 7, 2016
National delegates: 50

Donald Trump
Marco Rubio
Nevada
Primary date: February 23, 2016
County conventions: March 12 – April 2, 2016 (presumably)
State convention: May 7 – 8, 2016 (presumably)
National delegates: 30

Donald Trump
Ted Cruz
Super Tuesday
Super Tuesday is the name for March 1, 2016, the day on which the largest simultaneous number of state presidential primary elections will be held in the United States. It will include Republican primaries in nine states and caucuses in two states, totaling 595 delegates (24.1% of the total). North Dakota holds the last caucus on Super Tuesday, but there is no presidential straw poll, and all the delegates elected later at its convention will be unbound. Colorado and Wyoming take a straw poll, but it is non-binding, and no delegates are allocated on Super Tuesday. The 2016 schedule has been dubbed the "SEC Primary", since many of the participating states are represented in the U.S. collegiate Southeastern Conference.[14][15]
The participating states include Alabama, Alaska caucuses, Arkansas, Georgia, Massachusetts, Minnesota caucuses, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, and Virginia.[15]


Alabama
Primary date: March 1, 2016
National delegates: 50

Donald Trump
Alaska
Primary date: March 1, 2016
National delegates: 28

Donald Trump
Ted Cruz
Ben Carson
Arkansas
Primary date: March 1, 2016
National delegates: 40

Ted Cruz
Donald Trump
Marco Rubio
Georgia
Primary date: March 1, 2016
National delegates: 76

Donald Trump
Marco Rubio
Massachusetts
Primary date: March 1, 2016
National delegates: 42

Donald Trump
John Kasich
Marco Rubio
Tie

Donald Trump
Minnesota
Precinct Caucuses date: March 1, 2016
State Convention: May 20–21, 2016
National delegates: 38

Ted Cruz
Marco Rubio
Donald Trump
Tie
Oklahoma
Primary date: March 1, 2016
National delegates: 43

Ted Cruz
Donald Trump
Marco Rubio
Tennessee
Primary date: March 1, 2016
National delegates: 58

Donald Trump
Marco Rubio
Texas
Primary date: March 1, 2016
National delegates: 155

Ted Cruz
Donald Trump
Vermont
Primary date: March 1, 2016
National delegates: 16
County (left) and Municipal (right) results of the Vermont Republican primaries, 2016.
Donald Trump
John Kasich
Marco Rubio
Tie
Virginia
Primary date: March 1, 2016
National delegates: 49

Donald Trump
Marco Rubio
Early-March states
On March 5, 2016, one state held a primary while three others held caucuses. Because of the relative timeframe between Super Tuesday and because more than 100 delegates were awarded to each state's respective winner, the media has dubbed this date as "Super-Saturday."[20] The following day, Puerto Rico voted in their own primary and between March 8 and April 1, 17 more states have voted or will vote.
Maine
Primary date: March 5, 2016
National delegates: 23

Ted Cruz
Donald Trump
Kansas
Primary date: March 5, 2016
National delegates: 40

Ted Cruz
Kentucky
Primary date: March 5, 2016
National delegates: 46

Ted Cruz
Donald Trump
Louisiana
Primary date: March 5, 2016
National delegates: 46

Ted Cruz
Donald Trump
Puerto Rico
Primary date: March 6, 2016
National delegates: 23
Hawaii
Caucus date: March 8, 2016
National delegates: 19

Donald Trump
Idaho
Primary date: March 8, 2016
National delegates: 32

Ted Cruz
Donald Trump
Michigan
Primary date: March 8, 2016
National delegates: 59

Ted Cruz
Donald Trump
John Kasich
Mississippi
Primary date: March 8, 2016
National delegates: 40

Ted Cruz
Donald Trump
US Virgin Islands
Caucus date: March 10, 2016
National delegates: 9
Mid-March states
District of Columbia
Convention date: March 12, 2016
National delegates: 19

Marco Rubio
No votes
Guam
Caucus date: March 12, 2016
National delegates: 9
Gov. Eddie Calvo, one of the delegates from Guam, had announced his support for Cruz prior to the March 12 Guam caucus. But, the slate of delegates all committed to Trump after both Cruz and Kasich dropped out.[23]
Wyoming
County conventions date: March 12, 2016
National delegates: 12

Ted Cruz
Donald Trump
Marco Rubio
Uncommitted
Florida
Primary date: March 15, 2016
National delegates: 99

Donald Trump
Marco Rubio
Illinois
Primary date: March 15, 2016
National delegates: 69

Ted Cruz
Donald Trump
Missouri
Primary date: March 15, 2016
National delegates: 52

Ted Cruz
Donald Trump
Northern Mariana Islands
Caucus date: March 15, 2016
National delegates: 9
North Carolina
Primary date: March 15, 2016
National delegates: 72

Ted Cruz
Donald Trump
Ohio
Primary date: March 15, 2016
National delegates: 66

John Kasich
Donald Trump
Late March states
Arizona
Primary date: March 22, 2016
National delegates: 58

Ted Cruz
Donald Trump
Utah
Caucus date: March 22, 2016
National delegates: 40

Ted Cruz
American Samoa
Caucus date: March 22, 2016
National delegates: 9
April states
North Dakota
State Convention dates: April 1–3, 2016
National delegates: 28
Wisconsin
Primary date: April 5, 2016
National delegates: 42

Ted Cruz
Donald Trump
Colorado
District Conventions dates: April 2, 2016 (districts 1, 6), April 7 (district 7), and April 8 (districts 2, 3, 4, 5)
State Convention date: April 9, 2016
National delegates: 37

Ted Cruz
Wyoming
State Convention date: April 14–16, 2016
National delegates: 17
New York
Primary date: April 19, 2016
National delegates: 95

Donald Trump
John Kasich
Connecticut
Primary date: April 26, 2016
National delegates: 28

Donald Trump
Delaware
Primary date: April 26, 2016
National delegates: 16

Donald Trump
Maryland
Primary date: April 26, 2016
National delegates: 38

Donald Trump
Pennsylvania
Primary date: April 26, 2016
National delegates: 71

Donald Trump
Rhode Island
Primary date: April 26, 2016
National delegates: 19

Donald Trump
May states
Indiana
Primary date: May 3, 2016
National delegates: 57

Donald Trump
Ted Cruz
Nebraska
Primary date: May 10, 2016
National delegates: 36

Donald Trump
West Virginia
Primary date: May 10, 2016
National delegates: 34

Donald Trump
Oregon
Primary date: May 17, 2016
National delegates: 28

Donald Trump
Washington
Primary date: May 24, 2016
National delegates: 44

Donald Trump
June states
California
Primary date: June 7, 2016
National delegates: 172

Donald Trump
Montana
Primary date: June 7, 2016
National delegates: 27

Donald Trump
New Jersey
Primary date: June 7, 2016
National delegates: 51

Donald Trump
New Mexico
Primary date: June 7, 2016
National delegates: 24

Donald Trump
South Dakota
Primary date: June 7, 2016
National delegates: 29

Donald Trump
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Total votes and delegates by candidate
Candidates listed received at least 0.01% of the total vote:
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- Percentage of vote received by Trump by state or territory.
- Percentage of vote received by Cruz by state or territory.
- Percentage of vote received by Kasich by state or territory.
See also
- 2016 Republican National Convention
- Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2016
- Nationwide opinion polling for the Republican Party 2016 presidential primaries
- Republican Party presidential candidates, 2016
- Republican Party presidential debates, 2016
- Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016
- Statewide opinion polling for the Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016
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