Results of the 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries
This article shows the results of the 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries. The Republican Party presidential primary is a process of choosing delegates, or people that represent someone, to go to the 2016 Republican National Convention. People in each state will vote on who they think will be good for the presidency, and each candidate gets a certain amount of delegates based on the number of votes they receive.
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First place (popular vote or delegate count)
Donald Trump Ted Cruz Marco Rubio John Kasich
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The primaries began on 1 February 2016 in Iowa.[1] On May 4 2016, Donald Trump became the only candidate left in the race.[2][3] He became the official Republican nominee on July 19, 2016.[4] Trump would later win the presidency on November 8.[5]
Main candidates
The following table shows all the candidates who have/had a major campaign.[6]
Candidate | Most recent position | Announced | Withdrew | State |
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Jeb Bush | Governor | June 15, 2015 | February 20, 2016[7] | Florida |
Ben Carson | Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery | May 4, 2015 | March 4, 2016[8] | Maryland |
Chris Christie | Governor | June 30, 2015 | February 10, 2016[9] | New Jersey |
Ted Cruz | Senator | March 23, 2015 | May 3, 2016[10] | Texas |
Carly Fiorina | Chief Executive Officer | May 4, 2015 | February 10, 2016[11] | Virginia |
Jim Gilmore | Governor | July 30, 2015 | February 12, 2016[12] | Virginia |
Lindsey Graham | Senator | June 1, 2015 | December 21, 2015[13] | South Carolina |
Mike Huckabee | Governor | May 5, 2015 | February 1, 2016[14] | Arkansas |
Bobby Jindal | Governor | June 24, 2015 | November 17, 2015[15] | Louisiana |
John Kasich | Governor | July 21, 2015 | May 4, 2016[3] | Ohio |
George Pataki | Governor | May 28, 2015 | December 29, 2015[16] | New York |
Rick Perry | Governor | June 4, 2015 | September 11, 2015[17] | Texas |
Rand Paul | Senator | April 7, 2015 | February 3, 2016[18] | Kentucky |
Marco Rubio | Senator | April 13, 2015 | March 15, 2016[19] | Florida |
Rick Santorum | Senator | May 27, 2015 | February 3, 2016[20] | Pennsylvania |
Donald Trump | Chairman | June 16, 2015 | Won | New York |
Scott Walker | Governor | July 13, 2015 | September 21, 2015[21] | Wisconsin |
Results
Top seven
Candidates | Donald Trump |
Ted Cruz |
Marco Rubio |
John Kasich |
Ben Carson |
Jeb Bush |
Carly Fiorina | |
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Total delegates | 1,441 | 551 | 173 | 161 | 7 | 4 | 1 | |
Popular votes | 14,015,993 | 7,822,100 | 3,515,576 | 4,290,448 | 857,039 | 286,694 | 40,666 | |
Results | ||||||||
Feb 1 | Iowa | 24% | 28% | 23% | 2% | 9% | 3% | 2% |
Feb 9 | New Hampshire | 35% | 12% | 11% | 16% | 2% | 11% | 4% |
Feb 20 | South Carolina | 33% | 22% | 22% | 8% | 7% | 8% | |
Feb 23 | Nevada | 46% | 21% | 24% | 4% | 5% | ||
March 1 | Alabama | 43% | 21% | 19% | 4% | 10% | ||
Alaska | 34% | 36% | 15% | 4% | 11% | |||
Arkansas | 33% | 31% | 25% | 4% | 6% | |||
Georgia | 39% | 24% | 24% | 6% | 6% | |||
Massachusetts | 50% | 10% | 18% | 18% | 3% | |||
Minnesota | 21% | 29% | 37% | 6% | 7% | |||
Oklahoma | 28% | 34% | 26% | 4% | 6% | |||
Tennessee | 39% | 25% | 21% | 5% | 8% | |||
Texas | 27% | 44% | 18% | 4% | 4% | |||
Vermont | 33% | 10% | 19% | 30% | 4% | |||
Virginia | 35% | 17% | 32% | 9% | 6% | |||
March 5 | Kansas | 23% | 48% | 17% | 11% | |||
Kentucky | 36% | 32% | 16% | 14% | ||||
Louisiana | 41% | 38% | 11% | 6% | ||||
Maine | 33% | 46% | 8% | 12% | ||||
March 6 | Puerto Rico | 13% | 9% | 71% | 1% | |||
March 8 | Hawaii | 42% | 33% | 13% | 11% | |||
Idaho | 28% | 45% | 16% | 7% | ||||
Michigan | 37% | 25% | 9% | 24% | ||||
Mississippi | 47% | 36% | 5% | 9% | ||||
March 12 | District of Colombia | 14% | 12% | 37% | 36% | |||
Wyoming | 7% | 66% | 20% | 0% | ||||
March 15 | Florida | 46% | 17% | 27% | 7% | |||
Illinois | 39% | 30% | 9% | 20% | ||||
Missouri | 41% | 41% | 6% | 10% | ||||
North Carolina | 40% | 37% | 8% | 13% | ||||
North Marianas | 73% | 24% | 1% | 2% | ||||
Ohio | 36% | 13% | 3% | 47% | ||||
March 22 | Arizona | 47% | 25% | 10% | ||||
Utah | 14% | 69% | 17% | |||||
April 1-3 | North Dakota | ?% | ?% | ? | ||||
April 5 | Wisconsin | 35% | 48% | 14% | ||||
April 7-9 | Colorado | ? | ?% | ? | ||||
April 14-16 | Wyoming | ? | ?% | ? | ||||
April 19 | New York | 60% | 15% | 25% | ||||
April 26 | Connecticut | 58% | 12% | 29% | ||||
Delaware | 61% | 16% | 20% | |||||
Maryland | 54% | 19% | 23% | |||||
Pennsylvania | 57% | 22% | 19% | |||||
Rhode Island | 64% | 10% | 24% | |||||
May 3 | Indiana | 53% | 37% | 8% | ||||
May 10 | Nebraska | 61% | ||||||
West Virginia | 77% | |||||||
May 17 | Oregon | 64% | ||||||
May 24 | Washington | 75% | ||||||
June 7 | California | 75% | ||||||
Montana | 74% | |||||||
New Jersey | 80% | |||||||
New Mexico | 71% | |||||||
South Dakota | 67% | |||||||
% of popular vote | 45.0% | 25.1% | 11.3% | 13.8% | 2.8% | 0.9% | 0.1% |
Legend: 1st place
- Only states that voted with pledged delegates are shown. The states/territories that voted for unpledged delegates are North Dakota, Colorado, Wyoming and Virgin Islands.
Statistics
Results Of The 2016 Republican Party Presidential Primaries Media
Related pages
References
- ↑ "Iowa caucuses: Ted Cruz wins; Clinton declares victory". CNN. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ↑ "First on CNN: Kasich 'doing the right thing' by dropping out, Trump says". CNN. May 4, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "John Kasich exits the presidential race, leaving Trump as presumptive nominee". Washington Post. May 4, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
- ↑ "Donald Trump Formally Nominated For President". Huffington Post. July 19, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
- ↑ "Donald Trump Is Elected President in Stunning Repudiation of the Establishment". The New York Times. November 9, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
- ↑ "Presidential candidates, 2016". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ↑ "Jeb Bush drops out of 2016 presidential campaign". The Washington Post. February 20, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
- ↑ "Ben Carson ends campaign, will lead Christian voter group". CNN. March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
- ↑ "Chris Christie suspends campaign". CNN. February 10, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
- ↑ "Ted Cruz drops out of presidential race after Indiana loss". CBS News. May 3, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
- ↑ "Carly Fiorina Drops Out of Republican Presidential Race". February 10, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
- ↑ "Jim Gilmore drops out of GOP presidential race". February 12, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
- ↑ "Lindsey Graham drops out of presidential race". December 21, 2015. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
- ↑ "Mike Huckabee suspends his 2016 campaign". February 1, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
- ↑ "Bobby Jindal drops out of White House race". Politico. November 17, 2015. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
- ↑ "George Pataki drops presidential bid". CNN. December 30, 2015. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
- ↑ "Rick Perry Ends His Run for President". The New York Times. September 11, 2015. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
- ↑ "Rand Paul drops out of White House race". Politico. February 3, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
- ↑ "A Distant Second at Home, Marco Rubio Ends a Disappointing Campaign". The New York Times. March 15, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
- ↑ "Rick Santorum drops presidential bid, endorses Marco Rubio". CNN. February 3, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
- ↑ "Scott Walker Ends His 2016 Presidential Run". The New York Times. September 21, 2015. Retrieved September 4, 2017.