March 5, 2016 Contests in Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine

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March 5 Dems:
KS, LA, NE 

155 Delegates
Summary
:  Trump and Cruz each claimed a couple of wins, while Rubio finished well back in all four contests.

KANSAS PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE CAUCUS (40 delegates)

Official Results - 3.479 of 3,479 precincts reporting - Kansas Republican Party  |  Caucus Rules [PDF]  |  FAQ  |  Ballot [PDF]
CRUZ
TRUMP
RUBIO KASICH OTHERS (3)
UNCOMM. TOTAL
37,510
(47.49%)
18,443
(23.35%)
13,295
(16.83%)
8,741
(11.07%)
708
279
78,978
Ballots were printed the day after New Hampshire primary so Fiorina. Bush, and Carson were included: Carson 582, Bush 84, Fiorina 42.
As of March 18, absentee and provisional ballots are still being checked and recorded.


Organization:  CRUZ  |  FIORINA  |  PAUL  |  RUBIO  |  TRUMP


OVERVIEW

The caucus resulted in Cruz's strongest showing to date.  He had the backing of Rep. Tim Huelskamp and 18 state legislators.  Secretary of State Chris Koback endorsed Trump.  As with other states, Rubio had some big name endorsements--Gov. Sam Brownback, Sen Pat Roberts, Rep. Mike Pompeo and Treasurer Ron Estes, but it did not help.


DELEGATES

National delegate allocation:  Cruz 24, Trump 9, Rubio 6, Kasich 1.

Conventions to pick delegates:
CD1:  Apr 16
CD2: Mar 26
CD3: Mar 28
CD4: Apr 6
State: May 14, 2016 at the Capital Plaza Hotel in Topeka.

Delegates




KENTUCKY PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE CAUCUS (46 delegates)

Kentucky Republican Party  |  Call to Caucus [PDF] FAQ Ballot
TRUMP
CRUZ RUBIO
KASICH
UNCOMM. MORE (7)
TOTAL
82,493
(35.92%)
72,503
(31.57%)
37,579
(16.36%)
33,134
(14.43%)
496
(0.22%)
3,462
(1.51%)
229,667
Carson 1,951 (0.85%), Paul 872 (0.38%), Bush 305 (0.13%), Huckabee 174 (0.08%), Christie 65 (0.03%), Fiorina 64 (0.03%), Santorum 31 (0.01%)


 Organization: CRUZ  |  PAUL  |  KASICH  |  RUBIO  |  TRUMP   

OVERVIEW
A year before the presidential caucus, then likely candidate Sen. Rand Paul persuaded the Republican Party of Kentucky's executive committee to hold a presidential caucus in March instead of the presidential preference primary in May (+).  However by the time the caucus took place, Paul had dropped out of the race.

The Republican Party of Kentucky reported, "Total statewide turnout in the caucus was 18.0%, easilly exceeding the 15.7% of voters who cast ballots in the 2012 presidential primary."


DELEGATES
National delegate allocation:  Trump 17, Cruz 15, Rubio 7, Kasich 7.


County Mass Meetings:
Congressional District Conventions:
State Convention:  April 23, 2016 at the Lexington Convention Center in Lexington, KY.

For example:
"The Boyle County Republican Party will hold a County Mass Meeting on Thursday, March 10th, at 6:30 pm at Inter-County RECC on 1009 Hustonville Road for the purpose of electing 5 delegates and 5 alternates to attend the Second Congressional District (April 16th in Bowling Green) and State Conventions (April 23rd in Lexington)."

See also: Scott Wartman.  "GOP rift widens as Ky. chooses delegates."  Cincinnati.com, Mar. 30, 2016.


                  


LOUISIANA PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY (46 delegates)

Official Results - 3,934 of 3,934 precincts reporting - Louisiana Secretary of State  |  Ballot [PDF]
TRUMP CRUZ RUBIO KASICH (CARSON) MORE (9)
TOTAL
124,854
(41.45%)
113,968
(37.83%)
33,813
(11.22%)
19,359
(6.43%)
4,544
(1.51%)
4,703
(1.56%)
301,241
Bush 2,145 (1%), Christie 401, Cook 219, Fiorina 243, Graham 152, Huckabee 645, Messina 48, Paul 670, Santorum 180
Turnout: 35.6%


Organization:  BUSH  |  CRUZ  |  CRUZ SUPER PAC  |  KASICH  |  RUBIO  |  TRUMP


OVERVIEW
Trump carried 47 parishes to 17 for Cruz.


REACTION

Louisiana Republican Party

LAGOP Congratulates Donald Trump on Louisiana Victory

Republican Party of Louisiana Chairman Roger F. Villere, Jr. tonight congratulated Donald Trump on his victory in the Louisiana Republican Presidential Primary.
 
"On behalf of Louisiana Republicans, I congratulate Mr. Trump and wish him well on the campaign trail in Michigan and Mississippi next week," Villere said."More than 100,000 Louisiana voters made their voices heard tonight by sending a clear message that they are fed up with the political establishment and want to see real change in Washington by electing Donald Trump as President. Louisiana Trump supporters are extremely patriotic and enthusiastic citizens. They have our thanks and congratulations, also.”
 
According to the Louisiana Secretary of State, 36.3 percent of Louisiana Republicans cast their vote for their preferred Republican presidential candidate while only 23.3 percent of Democrat voters went to the polls. A record 301,169 Republicans voted in today’s Presidential Preference Primary compared to 161,169 in 2008 and 186,410 in 2012. 
 
“Our candidates have energized our base and attracted thousands of new voters to the fold,” Villere said. “Louisiana’s voters showed they are ready for change after eight years of President Obama’s failed policies and turned out in record numbers today. Democrat voters clearly are not thrilled to choose between scandal-plagued Hillary Clinton and Socialist Bernie Sanders, who are promising more of the same."
 
Trump received 124,818 votes, or 41.4%, this evening. Senator Ted Cruz received 113,949 votes, or 37.8%. No other candidate received more than 20% of the votes statewide. Therefore, complete but unofficial returns indicate that Trump will be allocated 12 at-large delegates, Cruz will receive 11 and five delegates will be unbound.
 
Each of Louisiana's six congressional districts will receive three delegates to the Republican National Convention. Complete but unofficial returns indicate that Trump, Cruz and Senator Marco Rubio will each receive one delegate in each district except for the Fourth District, where Cruz will receive two delegates and Trump one.


DELEGATES
from LAGOP website...
"According to the complete, but unofficial results: Trump Received 18 (12 At-Large and 6 CD) Cruz Received 18 (11 At-Large and 7 CD) Rubio Received 5 (All CD) 5 will be Unallocated (All At-Large) In the end, Trump received 41.44 percent of the vote and 39.13 percent of the delegates. Cruz received 37.84 percent of the vote and received 39.13 percent of the delegates. Rubio received 11.22 percent of the vote 10.86 percent of the delegates. All other candidates received a total of 9.5 percent of the vote and 10.86 percent of the delegates are unallocated."

National delegate allocation:  Trump 18, Cruz 18, Rubio 5, Unallocated 5.

Subsequently...
On March 12 attendees of the 2016 Louisiana Republican State Convention in Baton Rouge elected delegates and alternates to the national convention.

tweet
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump 5:11 PM - 27 Mar 2016
Just to show you how unfair Republican primary politics can be, I won the State of Louisiana and get less delegates than Cruz-Lawsuit coming




MAINE PRESIDENTIAL CAUCUS (23 delegates)

Official Results - Maine Republican Party  |  Caucus Rules and Facts [PDF]
CRUZ TRUMP KASICH
RUBIO
MORE (5)
TOTAL
8,550
(45.84%)
6,070
(32.55%)
2,270
(12.17%)
1,492
(8.00%)
245
(1.44%)
18,627
Bush 31, Carson 132, Fiorina 17, Huckabee 10,  Paul 55



Organization:  BUSH  |  CRUZ  |  FIORINA  |  KASICH  |  RUBIO  |  TRUMP


OVERVIEW
Ted Cruz carried all counties except for Knox, which Trump won.


DELEGATES
National delegate allocation:  Cruz 12, Trump 9, Kasich 2.

State Convention: April 22-23 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, ME. +