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Summary:
This was the biggest day in terms of number of delegates at stake on
both the Republican and Democratic calendars. It was also
referred to as the SEC primary because voting took place
in seven southern states (AL, AR, GA, OK, TN, TX and VA). Georgia
Secretary of State Brian Kemp, who pushed the idea of the SEC primary,
noted it was "the largest collaboration of
southern states in a presidential primary since Super Tuesday
1992."
Donald Trump carried the day, winning contests in seven
states.
Ranked by Trump's share of the vote:
| Share of the Vote |
Plurality Over Nearest |
|
| MA |
49.1% |
31.1% |
| AL |
43.4% |
22.3% |
| TN |
38.9% |
14.2% |
| GA |
38.8% |
14.4% |
| VA | 34.8% | 2.8% |
| AR |
32.8% |
2.3% |
| VT |
32.5% |
12.5% |
Ted
Cruz's campaign had long signaled that it anticipated big wins in
the SEC primary, a strategy that would put him on the path to the
nomination. It did not quite turn out that way, although
Cruz did get wins in
his home state of Texas, in neighboring Oklahoma and in Alaska,
providing a
rebound after third place finishes in South Carolina and Nevada.
Despite a raft of endorsements, Marco Rubio only managed a win in
Minnesota. His next best showing was a close second place finish
in Virginia.
John Kasich scored seven fifth-place finishes, two fourths, and
second-place finishes in Vermont and Massachusetts; he also did well in
Northern Virginia. His strategy was to try to pick up some
delegates in carefully targeted areas while looking ahead to later
contests in the
Midwest.
Ben Carson's best showings were 10.8-percent in Alaska and
10.2-percent in Alabama; elsewhere he finished in single digits.
Carson ended his campaign a few days later
(+).
Alabama - Alaska -
Arkansas - Georgia - Massachusetts - Minnesota - Oklahoma - Tennessee -
Texas - Vermont - Virginia
ALABAMA PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY (50 delegates)
| TRUMP | CRUZ | RUBIO | CARSON | KASICH | UNCOMM. | MORE
(7) |
TOTAL |
| 373,721 (43.42%) |
181,479 (21.09%) |
160,606 (18.66%) |
88,094 (10.24%) |
38,119 (4.43%) |
7,953 (0.92%) |
10,680 (1.24%) |
860,652 |
OVERVIEW
Donald Trump carried all seven congressional districts. He
did not get more than 50-percent of the vote in any CD; his strongest
showing was in the 4th CD (in the northern part of the state,
represented by U.S. Rep. Robert Adeholt, where he obtained 48.85%) and
his weakest showing was in the 6th CD (in the central part of the
state, represented by U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer, where he obtained
37.09%). The 6th CD also saw Ted Cruz's best showing (24.73%) and
Marco Rubio's best showing (22.03%).
REACTION
Alabama
Republican
Party
Chairman Lathan Comments on the 2016 Alabama Republican Primary
On Tuesday, Alabamians across the state cast their votes in the 2016 Alabama Republican Primary.
Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan made the following statement:
“Tuesday saw a record-breaking day for the Alabama Republican Party when over 867,000 individuals voted in our primary. That number is an increase of 35% from the Republican primary vote of 2012. We are seeing this pattern across the nation as well. Our state saw a large number of new registered voters participate for the first time in our election. There is no doubt that the opportunity to take back our country from Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton’s liberal agenda has the full attention of our citizens.”
“While we are still in the process of choosing our presidential nominee, there is no doubt that our candidate, chosen directly by our voters, will be ready to win in November. With a highly motivated electorate who wants to leave the failed policies of the Obama administration behind us, the Republican Party stands ready to go into November 2016 with a strong team of engaged voters. Working together, we will defend our Alabama Republican races in November as we take back the White House.”
“I advise all Republicans to ignore the divisiveness of the liberal news media. We will not allow them to set our agenda or speak for us. Make no mistake; the Republican Party will join hands across our state and nation as we come together in November. America needs us now, and we will work for one ultimate goal – reversing the liberal policies of the Obama-Clinton regime.”
DELEGATES
50 Total Delegates: 26 At-Large, 21
Congressional District
and 3 RNC.
Allocation of at-large delegates is proportional based on the statewide vote with a 20% threshold. If a candidate receives more than 50% of the statewide vote, he or she gets all at-large delegates.
Allocation of CD delegates
is proportional based on the CD vote with a
20% threshold. If only one candidate receives 20% of the CD vote,
he or she receives all three CD delegates. If a candidate
receives over 50% he or she receives all three CD delegates. If
no candidate reaches 20%, allocation is proportional with no threshold.
The qualifying period for
delegates ran from early Oct.-Nov. 6, 2015; over 400 people qualified to
appear on the ballot backing 10
candidates.
National delegate allocation: Trump
36, Cruz 13, Rubio 1.
Trump won 20 at-large
delegates to 9 for Cruz, and he won 16 CD delegates to 4 for Cruz and 1
for Rubio.
ALASKA PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE POLL (28 delegates)
| CRUZ | TRUMP | RUBIO | CARSON | KASICH |
TOTAL |
| 8,369 (36.38%) |
7,740 (33.64%) |
3,488 (15.16%) |
2,492 (10.83%) |
918 (3.99%) |
23,007 |
Organization:
RUBIO
REACTION
Alaska Republican Party
Alaska Republicans
turn out in record numbers
Posted by Suzanne
Downing 70.60sc on March 02, 2016
ANCHORAGE - Preliminary totals from
the 2016
Alaska
Presidential Poll show the highest number of Alaskans participating in
decades in the Alaska GOP process. Nearly 22,000 Alaskans voted on
March 1; out-of-district votes will be added to that.
Interesting facts about the Alaska PPP:
The farthest west polling site, District 37-Unalaska,
had 71 voters.
The farthest north site, District 40-Barrow, had 21 voters. The
farthest south and also east site, District 36-Ketchikan, had 654
voters.
The highest-voting district, 14-Eagle River, had 1,114
voters.
Bettles, the smallest site that voted, had just one person cast a
ballot.
"The interest in the Republican candidates is
extraordinarily high,"
said Peter S. Goldberg, Alaska Republican Party chairman. "This turnout
is over 57 percent higher than 2012, and nearly double the turnout of
2008."
Hundreds of volunteers worked for weeks to produce the
presidential poll, the results of which bind the votes of Alaska's
delegates to the Republican National Convention.
Final preliminary: 21,930 votes cast
Carson 2,401 - 10.9%
Cruz 7,973 - 36.4%
Kasich 892 - 4.1%
Rubio 3,318 - 15.1%
Trump 7,346 - 33.5%
"I especially want to thank the volunteers," Goldberg
said. "The
lines were long, but people want their voice heard. And the Republican
volunteers are the real heroes of the day for making this such a
historic success."
Other interesting highlights from the
preliminary count:
Highest percent of votes for Ben Carson: District
38-Bethel, at 41.5%
Lowest percent of votes for Ben Carson: District 17: U-Med
District, 2.9%
Highest percent of votes for Ted Cruz: District
3-North Pole
& North Central FNSB, 48.4%
Lowest percent of votes for Ted Cruz: District 36,
Ketchikan/Wrangell, 21.7%
Highest percent of votes for John
Kasich: District 33,
Haines/Juneau, 14.4%
Lowest percent of votes for John Kasich: District 40:
Barrow, 0.0%
Highest percent of votes for Marco
Rubio: District 20, Downtown
Anchorage, 25.6%
Lowest percent of votes for Marco Rubio: District 8: Knik
Goose Bay/Big Lake, 7.5%
Highest percent of votes for Donald Trump: District
39, Nome, 47.3%
Lowest percent of votes for Donald Trump: District 38,
Bethel, 9.8%
If percentages do not change substantially as
out-of-district votes
are added, the delegates will be proportionally bound to these
candidates:
Carson: 0 (Below 13%)
Cruz: 12 Delegates
Kasich: 0 (Below 13%)
Rubio: 5 Delegates
Trump: 11 Delegates
DELEGATES
28 Total Delegates: 22
At-Large, 3 Congressional District
and 3 RNC.
Allocation is proportional based on the statewide vote with a 13%
threshold.
National delegate
allocation: Cruz 12, Trump 11, Rubio 5.
On March 17, the Alaska Republican Party announced that the delegate
count would
be recalculated after Rubio suspended his campaign. However,
Rubio
subsequently sought to keep his delegates, and the party's Central
Committee approved his request in a vote at the state convention (+).
District Meetings (40 around the
state): Throughout March 2016.
State Convention: April 28-30, 2016 in Fairbanks, AK.
Delegates
ARKANSAS PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY (40 delegates)
| TRUMP | CRUZ | RUBIO | CARSON | KASICH | MORE
(8) |
TOTAL |
| 134,744 (32.79%) |
125,340 (30.50%) |
101,910 (24.80%) |
23,521 (5.72%) |
15,305 (3.72%) |
10,100 (2.46%) |
410,920 |
Jindal 168 (0.04%), Paul 1,151 (0.28%), Santorum 292 (0.07%)
Note: Early voting began on Feb. 16, 2016. Of the 410,920 total votes, 132,224 (32.2-percent) were early vote,
263,358 (64.1-percent) were cast on Election Day and the rest were absentee, provisional and manual.
OVERVIEW
Early on former Gov. Mike Huckabee
locked up many endorsements of Arkansas elected officials, but he ended
his
campaign a full month before the primary. Marco Rubio then
secured endorsements of the governor, lieutenant governor and two
congressman, but only managed a third place showing.
Donald Trump carried 57 counties and the 1st, 3rd and 4th congressional
districts. Ted Cruz carried the 2nd congressional district and
Rubio finished second there. Cruz carried 15 counties,
including a ring of seven counties around Pulaski and four counties in
the southwest corner. Marco Rubio carried two counties - Pulaski, which
includes Little Rock, and Benton in the far northwest corner.
DELEGATES
40 Total Delegates: 25 At-Large, 12
Congressional District
and 3 RNC.
Allocation of at-large
delegates is proportional based on the statewide vote with at 15%
threshold. After that, if a candidate receives more than 50% of
the vote, he or she is allocated
all the remaining delegates. Otherwise, the remaining delegates
are allocated proportionally among those who have reached the 15%.
Allocation of the CD
delegates is proportional based on the CD vote. If a candidate
receives more than 50% of the vote in the CD, he or she receives all
three delegates. Otherwise the highest voter getter in the CD
gets two delegates and the next highest gets one.
National delegate allocation:
Trump 16, Cruz 15, Rubio 9.
Special County Convention
Meetings: March 7-25, 2016.
Special District Conventions (12): April 30, 2016.
State Committee Meeting (25): May 14, 2016.
Arkansas Republican Party - 2016
Arkansas Delegate Selection Process [PDF]
GEORGIA PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY (76 delegates)
| TRUMP | RUBIO | CRUZ | CARSON | KASICH | MORE
(8) |
TOTAL |
| 502,994 (38.81%) |
316,836 (24.45%) |
305,846 (23.60%) |
80,723 (6.23%) |
72,508 (5.59%) |
17,056 (1.32%) |
1,295,963 |
Huckabee 2,625 (0.20%), Pataki 236 (0.02%), Paul 2,910 (0.22%), Santorum 539 (0.04%)
Mail in Absentee and Advance In-Person Voting
OVERVIEW
Trump carried all but four
of Georgia's 159 counties. Rubio won Atlanta-area Fulton, Cobb
and DeKalb counties as well as Clarke county (Athens) to the east of
Atlanta.
DELEGATES
76 Total Delegates: 31 At-Large, 42
Congressional District
and 3 RNC.
Allocation of at-large
delegates is proportional based on the statewide vote with a 20%
threshold. If a candidates receives more than 50% of the
statewide vote, he or she receives all at-large and CD delegates.
Allocation of CD delegates is proportional based on the CD vote with no
threshold. If a candidate receives more than 50% of the vote in
the CD, he or she
receives all three delegates. Otherwise the highest voter getter
in
the CD gets two delegates and the next highest gets one.
National delegate allocation:
Trump 42, Cruz 18, Rubio 16.
"Congressional District
Conventions shall elect three [3] District Delegates and three [3]
District Delegate Alternates to the Republican National Convention. The
State Convention
shall elect thirty-one [31] Delegates-at-Large and thirty-one [31]
Delegates-at-Large
Alternates to the Republican National Convention. In addition to
the election of Delegates at-Large
and Delegates-at-Large Alternates, the State Convention shall elect a
National
Committeeman and a National Committeewoman." (+)
County Conventions:
March 19, 2016
District Conventions (42): April 16, 2016 at 10:00 a.m.
State Convention (31): June 3-4, 2016 at Augusta Convention
Center in
Augusta, GA.
MASSACHUSETTS PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY (42 delegates)
| TRUMP |
KASICH | RUBIO |
CRUZ |
CARSON | MORE
(8+oth) |
NO PREF. |
TOTAL |
| 312,425 (49.10%) |
114,434 (17.99%) |
113,170 (17.79%) |
60,592 (9.52%) |
16,360 (2.57%) |
16,062 (2.52%) |
3,220 (0.51%) |
636,263 |
Huckabee 709 (0.11%), Pataki 500 (0.08%), Santorum 293 (0.05%), All Others 2,325 (0.37%).
Note. There were also 1,440 blank votes for total votes cast of 637,703.
Organization: BUSH
| CHRISTIE
|
CRUZ
|
FIORINA
|
KASICH
|
RUBIO
| TRUMP
OVERVIEW
Trump carried every county by a wide margin. The race for second
was tight; Kasich carried nine counties to five for Rubio.
REACTION
MASSGOP STATEMENT ON MASSACHUSETTS
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY
BOSTON
-- MassGOP Chairman Kirsten Hughes released the following
statement after the close of polls in the Massachusetts presidential
primary:
"On
behalf of the Massachusetts Republican Party, I want to
congratulate and thank all of our Republican candidates on successful
and energetic campaigns. As Democrats experience a mass exodus of
voters from their party and Republicans see a record-breaking turnout
here in Massachusetts, I'm excited about our Party's growth and
enthusiasm as we look toward November.
"Tonight,
Hillary
Clinton
experienced
a
huge
setback
with
an
embarrassingly
dismal
showing
in
a
race
with
a
radical
socialist
in
a
state
she
won
handily
in
2008,
because
voters
simply
do
not
trust
her.
Clearly,
Democrats
are
weakened
and
bruised
heading
into
the
fall,
as
an
energized
Republican
Party
prepares
to
turn
the
page
on
the
failed
Obama
years."
###
DELEGATES
42 Total Delegates: 12 At-Large, 27
Congressional District
and 3 RNC.
Allocation of at-large and CD delegates is proportional based on the
statewide vote with a 5% threshold.
National delegate
allocation: Trump 22, Kasich 8, Rubio 8, Cruz 4.
MassGOP
-
Delegate Selection Process,
Congressional District Caucuses
Congressional
district
caucuses
(27):
April
30,
2016.
+
State Committee meeting (12 at-large): May 25, 2016.
Delegates
MINNESOTA PRESIDENTIAL CAUCUS (38 delegates)
Official
Results
-
Republican
Party
of
Minnesota | Ballot [PDF]
| RUBIO |
CRUZ | TRUMP | CARSON | KASICH | WRITE
IN |
TOTAL |
| 41,184 (36.2%) |
33,142 (29.1%) |
24,433 (21.5%) |
8,407 (7.4%) |
6,531 (5.7%) |
208 (0.2%) |
113,905 |
Organization: BUSH | CRUZ | FIORINA | KASICH | PAUL | RUBIO | TRUMP | WALKER
OVERVIEW
Minnesota provided Marco Rubio's only win of the night. He won in
CDs 1 through 5, doing best in the 5th CD [Minneapolis] (47.5% to 22.9%
for Cruz),
followed by the 4th (45.1%), 3rd (44.0%), 2nd (37.8%) and 1st
(31.9%). Ted Cruz won in CDs 6, 7 and 8, securing his largest
margin in the 8th [Northeast MN including Duluth] (32.9% to 28.5% for
Trump), followed by the 7th and
6th. The 8th CD was the only one where Trump finished second.
REACTION
Republican Party of Minnesota
Republican Party of Minnesota
Chairman Keith Downey issues statement on Caucuses
(Minneapolis,
Minn.) –
Republican
Party
of
Minnesota
Chairman
Keith
Downey
issued
the
following
statement
at
the
close
of
the
Republican
Precinct
Caucuses
and
their
record
turnout.
“First,
congratulations to Senator Marco Rubio on his big win in Minnesota.
Tonight was a fantastic night for Minnesota Republicans who are
energized and turned out in record numbers.” said Chairman Keith
Downey. “From greater Minnesota, to the urban core, to the University
of Minnesota, to the suburbs we had caucus rooms filled to overflowing
with people who are concerned about the future of our country. Our
enthusiasm, coupled with Hillary Clinton’s loss in Minnesota, sends a
strong signal that Minnesota is looking more and more like a
battleground state in November.”
“Again,
a huge thank you to our volunteers and state party team on an expertly
run caucus night. I could not be more proud of the care and
professionalism exhibited across the state. We could not have done this
if not for the dedication of the thousands of volunteers who printed
ballots, held caucus training and staffed the over 4,000 precinct
caucuses. With nearly twice the previous record for turnout, all the
hard work and preparation paid off.”
###
March
2,
2016
Inspiring Candidates. Record-Shattering Turnout. And Sanders
Crushing
Clinton.
Congratulations
to
Senator
Rubio
on
his
big
win
in
Minnesota
last
night.
And
thank
you
to
Minnesota
Republicans
for
coming
to
caucuses
in
record-setting
numbers!
Motivated
for
November
Republican
turnout
was
115,000,
over
75%
higher
than
our
previous
turnout
record
from
2008.
Thank
you!
Motivated
by
the
fallout
from
seven
years
of
the
Obama-Clinton
agenda
and
inspired
by
our
candidates,
Minnesota
Republicans
have
the
enthusiasm
heading
into
campaign
season.
Yes, the
DFL is that extreme and Hillary is doing that poorly
Democrats
had
good
but
not
record-setting
turnout.
And
with
a
60%
–
40%
crushing
victory
by
Bernie
Sanders,
any
energy
they
did
have
was
for
the
avowed
socialist,
not
their
actual
candidate,
Hillary
Clinton.
Polls
show Clinton is viewed very unfavorably in Minnesota. Voters
don’t trust her and have seen her foreign policy disasters. It
appears that is equally true for Democrats.
Onward!
Let’s
take our energy from last night on to November!
It’s
time to grow our Republican, no our American, coalition. Let the
F(armers) and L(abor) know that the DFL has been taken over by an
extremist, out of touch, big-money faction in Minneapolis led by
Hillary Clinton.
Let’s spread our positive vision for real growth and opportunity in our economy, securing our borders, protecting our citizens, and defending our bill of rights!
DELEGATES
38 Total Delegates: 11 At-Large, 24
Congressional District
and 3 RNC.
Allocation of at-large delegates is proportional based on the statewide
vote with a 10% threshold. Allocation of CD delegates is
proportional based on the CD vote with a 10% threshold.
National delegate allocation:
Rubio 17, Cruz 13, Trump 8.
Basic
Political Operating Unit Conventions: about 130 BPOUs.
Congressional
District
Conventions:
April
and
early
May
2016.
(+)
State Convention: May 20-21, 2016 Duluth Entertainment
Convention Center in Duluth, MN.
(+)
OKLAHOMA PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY (43 delegates)
Official
Results
-
1,956
of
1,956
precincts
-
Oklahoma
State
Election
Board | Ballot [PDF]
| CRUZ |
TRUMP | RUBIO | CARSON |
KASICH | MORE
(7) |
TOTAL |
| 158,078 (34.37%) |
130,267 (28.32%) |
119,633 (26.01%) |
28,601 (6.22%) |
16,524 (3.59%) |
16,062 (2.52%) |
459,922 |
Organization: BUSH
|
CRUZ
|
FIORINA
|
RUBIO
| TRUMP
OVERVIEW
Oklahoma provided an important win for Ted Cruz. He carried all
congressional districts except the 5th CD, won by Marco Rubio.
| CRUZ |
TRUMP |
RUBIO |
CARSON |
KASICH |
|
| CD-1 (in the NE corner, Tulsa) |
37,595 |
30,919 |
32,011 |
6,419 |
4,941 |
| CD-2 (all or part of 24 cos. in
NE) |
21,172 |
20,093 |
12,507 |
4,372 |
1,541 |
| CD-3 (all or part of 32 cos. in
NW) |
38,812 |
31,603 |
25,302 |
7,035 |
3,067 |
| CD-4 (southcentral OK) |
32,692 |
24,935 |
20,656 |
5,630 |
2,976 |
| CD-5 (includes Oklahoma City) |
27,807 |
22,717 |
29,157 |
5,145 |
3,999 |
Table
shows
final
vote
totals
fo
the
five
candidates
still
in
the
race.
REACTION
Oklahoma Republican Party
Republican Primary Sets New State Record,
GOP Nomination Race Continues
(Oklahoma
City)—Oklahoma
Republicans
continued
their
expansion
among
state
voters
in
Tuesday’s
Presidential
Preference
Primary
with
an
impressive,
record-breaking
turnout
of
approximately
460,000
votes.
The
turnout
breaks
a
previous
vote
record
set
by
Democrats
in
the
2008
presidential
primary.
Despite
the inclusion of Independent voters in yesterday’s Democrat primary (+),
the party’s turnout was an anemic 334,000, further demonstrating the
move of Oklahoma voters toward the Republican Party.
Oklahoma
Republican Party Chairman Pam Pollard detailed, “The results in the
Oklahoma primary are proof that a strong, grassroots campaign is still
essential to presidential politics. Sen. Cruz’s victory demonstrated an
effective ground operation.”
The
historic turnout in yesterday’s GOP primary was presaged by strong
voter registration trends toward the Republican Party in the weeks
leading up to the primary.
Pollard
continued, “Since January 15th of this month, the Oklahoma Republican
Party added nearly 20,000 new voters to our party rolls. That’s
compared to a mere 5,000 for Democrats. It’s clear that Oklahoma voters
continue to be concerned about the direction of our nation and are
putting their trust in Republicans to lead them to real solutions.”
After
the primary’s full votes were tallied, Sen. Ted Cruz earned 15
delegates to the Republican National Convention while Donald Trump and
Sen. Marco Rubio both earned 13. [Ed.
Corrected
to
12
for
Rubio]
The
party will soon begin preparing for the state and congressional
district conventions in which delegates to the National Convention will
be selected.
DELEGATES
43 Total Delegates: 25 At-Large, 15
Congressional District
and 3 RNC.
Allocation
of
at-large
delegates
is
proportional
based
on
statewide
vote
with
a
15%
threshold.
If
a
candidate
receives
more
than
50%
of
the
statewide
vote
he
or
she receives all the at-large delegates.
Allocation
of
the
CD
delegates
is
proportional
based
on
the
CD
vote
with
a
15%
threshold.
If
tow
candidates
receive
more
than
15%,
the
highest
vote
getter
receives two delegates and the second highest receives
one. If three or more candidates receive more than 15%, the top
three vote getters each receive one delegate. If a candidate
recieves more than 50% of the CD vote, he or she receives all three CD
delegates.
National delegate
allocation: Cruz
15, Trump 13, Rubio 12.
County
Conventions: Mostly in early March 2016.
District Conventions: April 2 (CDs 3 and 4), April 9 (CD 2) and
April 16 (CDs 1 and 5).
State Convention: May 14, 2016 at First Moore Baptist Church in
Moore, OK.
TENNESSEE PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY (58 delegates)
Official
Results
- Tennessee
Secretary
of
State | Delegate Candidates
[PDF] | Ballot [PDF]
| TRUMP |
CRUZ | RUBIO |
CARSON |
KASICH | MORE
(9) |
UNCOMM. |
TOTAL |
| 333,180 (38.94%) |
211,471 (24.71%) |
181,274 (21.18%) |
64,951 (7.59%) |
45,301 (5.29%) |
17,714 (2.07%) |
1,849 (0.22%) |
873,443 |
Early in-person voting from Feb. 10-Feb. 23, 2016.
Organization: BUSH
|
CRUZ
|
FIORINA
| HUCKABEE
| KASICH
|
RUBIO
| TRUMP
OVERVIEW
Amid record breaking turnout for a presidential
primary
(+), Donald Trump won with a
comfortable
statewide plurality of 14 percentage points over Ted Cruz.
Trump carried all seven congressional districts and every county except
one. Despite endorsements from Gov. Haslam and Sen. Alexander,
Marco Rubio
finished third. (Rubio did carry Williamson County, just south of
Nashville; he held a rally at the county seat in Franklin on Feb. 21,
which might have helped).
REACTIONS
Tennessee Republican Party
TNGOP
Statement
on
Tonight’s
Results
in
the
Tennessee
Presidential
Preference
Primary
NASHVILLE,
Tenn.-March
1,
2016–The
Tennessee
Republican
Party
released
the
following
statement
from
Chairman
Ryan
Haynes
regarding
Tennessee’s
results
from
the
Presidential
Preference
Primary:
“While
we are still awaiting complete results from around the state, it is
clear that Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, and Marco Rubio will leave Tennessee
with delegates. Those three campaigns had large operations in our state
and earned votes here. I congratulate Mr. Trump for winning here, as
well as Senator Cruz and Senator Rubio for their strong showings.
Tonight was the first stage of a national campaign and I commend all of
our candidates for competing hard across the SEC Primary and Super
Tuesday.”
“Meanwhile,
Democrats
continue
underperforming.
Hillary
Clinton
cannot
put
away
a
socialist
who
is
outraising
her.
On
our
side,
Republicans
continue
turning
out
at
a
record
level.
We
are
focused
squarely
on
November
and
it
is
clear,
as
long
as
our
candidates
focus
on
our
conservative
policy
solutions
that
empower
Americans
of
all
colors
and
all
backgrounds,
we
will
win
a
resounding
victory
against
Hillary
Clinton
this
fall.”
Tennessee Secretary of State
March 3, 2016
Tennesseans Break Primary Voting Record
The Division of Elections reports a record number of Tennesseans voted in the March 1 presidential preference primary or "SEC Primary."
A record-breaking 1,226,113 Tennesseans voted to decide who could be the next president of the United States. That figure includes the 385,653 people who shattered the early voting record as well. A total of 854,792 Republicans voted in the primary along with 371,321 Democrats.
The previous records for a presidential preference primary were in 2008 when 1,178,579 Tennesseans voted, 329,154 of which voted early or absentee. 553,815 Republicans and 624,764 Democrats voted during that election.
DELEGATES
58 Total Delegates: 28
At-Large, 27 Congressional District
and 3 RNC.
Allocation
of
at
large
delegates
is
proportional
based
on
the
statewide
vote
with
a
20%
threshold.
If
a
candidate
receives
more
than
66%
of
the
statewide
vote
he or she receives all the at-large delegates.
Allocation
of
CD
delegates
is
proportional
based
on
the
CD
vote
with
a
20%
threshold.
If
a
candidate
receives
more
than
66%
of
the
CD
vote
he
or she receives all the CD delegates. After 20% threshold,
highest vote getter in the CD receives two delegates and the next
highest receives one. If no candidate reaches 20% the top three
candidates each receive one delegate.
National delegate
allocation: Trump
31, Cruz 15, Rubio 9.
Tennessee Republican Party - Tennessee
Presidential
Preference
Primary [PDF]
"half [the at-large delegates) are appointed by the Executive Committee with the consent of the respective Presidential campaigns"
The
party's executive committee met on April 2, 2016 at party headquarters
in Nashville (Hillsboro Village) to select the at-large
delegates. The meeting was contentious; Trump supporters were
upset that some of their people were knocked off the list.
See:
Joey Garrison and Dave Boucher. "Trump camp accuses Tennessee GOP
of stealing delegates." The Tennessean, April 2, 2016.
Shane
Goldmacher and Kyle Cheney. "Tennessee GOP delegate fight erupts
ahead of party meeting." Politico, April 2, 2016.
April 1, 2016 tweet from TN GOP executive director Brent Leatherwood:
Reminder:
Under
Tennessee
Code,
all
delegates
are
bound
for
the
first
two
rounds
of
balloting
at
#RNC2016.
No
exceptions.
#TNGOP
Delegates altpha by candidate
TEXAS PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY (155 delegates)
Official
Results
-
7,927
of
7,927
precincts
- Texas
Secretary
of
State | Ballot [PDF]
| CRUZ | TRUMP | RUBIO |
KASICH | CARSON | MORE
(8) |
UNCOMM. |
TOTAL |
| 1,241,118 (43.76%) |
758,762 (26.75%) |
503,055 (17.74%) |
120,473 (4.25%) |
117,969
(4.16%)
|
65,502 (2.31%) |
29,609 (1.04%) |
2,836,488 |
Early voting from Tuesday, Feb. 16 to Friday, Feb. 26 (+).
Organization: BUSH
|
CRUZ
|
FIORINA | KASICH
| PAUL |
RUBIO
| TRUMP
VERMONT PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY (16 delegates)
Official
Results
- Vermont
Secretary
of
State | Ballot [PDF]
| TRUMP |
KASICH | RUBIO |
CRUZ |
CARSON | MORE
(5+w/in) |
TOTAL |
| 19,974 (32.52%) |
18,534 (30.17%) |
11,781 (19.18%) |
5,932 (9.66%) |
2,551 (4.15%) |
2,656 (4.32%) |
61,428 |
Not included in total - Spoiled Votes 137, Blank Votes 191.
Organization: CRUZ
|
FIORINA | KASICH | KASICH
SUPER PAC | PAUL |
RUBIO
OVERVIEW
Donald Trump eked out a win over John Kasich. Candidate visits
included a Trump rally at the Flynn Center in Burlington on Jan. 7 and
a Kasich town hall at Colchester High School on Feb. 20 (Kasich also
visited in Oct. 2015). Marco Rubio had the most impressive list
of endorsements among the
Republican candidates, led by Lt. Gov. Phil Scott and including 29
state legislators, but it did not translate into electoral
success.
DELEGATES
16 Total Delegates: 10 At-Large, 3
Congressional District
and 3 RNC.
At-large and CD allocation is proportional based on the statewide vote
with a 20% threshold. If a candidate receives 50% of the
statewide vote it is winner-take all.
National delegate
allocation: Trump 8, Kasich 8.
Delegates
and
alternates
to
be
elected
at
the
State
Convention
on
May
21,
2016
at
the
Sheraton
Conference
Center
in
South
Burlington,
VT
(+).
VIRGINIA PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY (49 delegates)
Official
Results
-
Virginia
Department
of
Elections
| Ballot [PDF]
| TRUMP |
RUBIO | CRUZ |
KASICH |
CARSON | MORE
(8) |
TOTAL |
| 356,840 (34.80%) |
327,918 (31.98%) |
171,150 (16.69%) |
97,784 (9.54%) |
60,228 (5.87%) |
11,532 (1.12%) |
1,025,452 |
Organization: BUSH
| CRUZ
|
FIORINA | KASICH | KASICH SUPER PAC
|
RUBIO | TRUMP
OVERVIEW
Donald Trump carried seven congressional districts to four for Marco
Rubio. Trump prevailed in the districts in southeast Virginia and
the
western part of the state (CDs 1-6 and 9). Rubio carried DC-area
districts 8, 10 and 11 plus CD-7. Rubio's strong second place
finish was one of his few bright spots on the day. Ted Cruz was a
distant third; his best showings were in CD6 (23.11%) and CD5
(20.14%). John Kasich did well in the DC area (20.48% in the CD8,
15.96% in CD11 and 12.33% in CD10).
REACTION
Republican Party of Virginia
More than 1,000,000 Virginia GOP
Voters
Smash Record
RPV Chairman John Whitbeck
issued the
following statement following
the GOP Super Tuesday Primary in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
"This was a truly amazing night in Virginia. We smashed our previous GOP record and the Democrats in 2008 for primary turnout. With votes still being counted, we have surpassed 1,000,000 GOP voters. The enthusiasm for the GOP in Virginia is overshadowing the Democrats here and across the Country.
We congratulate Donald Trump on his victory tonight, as well as Senator Rubio, Senator Cruz, Governor Kasich and Dr. Carson for running great campaigns in the Commonwealth.
We are another step closer to finding out who our eventual nominee will be. As with the other Super Tuesday states, Virginia has proportional distribution of our delegates, subject to change, as of 9:30 pm election night we project the following:
Donald
Trump 17
delegates
Marco
Rubio
16
delegates
Ted
Cruz
8
delegates
John
Kasich
5
delegates
Ben
Carson
3
delegates
Virginia is the key to
winning the White House and our candidates
showed tonight that whomever is our nominee has what it takes to win
our Commonwealth in November."
John Whitbeck, RPV Chairman
DELEGATES
49 Total Delegates: 13
At-Large, 33 Congressional District
and 3 RNC.
At-large and CD allocation is proportional based on the statewide vote
with no threshold.
National delegate
allocation: Trump 17, Rubio 16, Cruz 8, Kasich 5, Carson 3.
County Conventions:
February 8-April 9, 2016.
District Conventions (33): April 9-May 21, 2016. (+)
State Convention (13): April 29-30, 2016 at James Madison
University
in Harrisonburg, VA. (+)
Republican Party of Virginia: Facts
and Dates
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