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March 8, 2016 Contests in Hawaii, Idaho, Michigan, Mississippi
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Summary: Donald Trump
won
three of
the four contests, finishing first in the Mississippi primary (47%),
the Hawaii caucus (43%) and the Michigan primary (36.5%), and
second in the Idaho primary (28%). Ted Cruz finished first in the
Idaho primary (45%) and tallied second place finishes in Mississippi
(36%), Hawaii (32%) and Michigan (25%). Marco Rubio, whose
campaign
seems to be on the precipice, had another not very good night,
finishing with
distant thirds
in Idaho (16%) and Hawaii (13%) and fourths in Michigan (9%) and
Mississippi (5%). Kasich achieved a strong third place finish
in Michigan (24%), a weak third in Mississippi (9%) and fourth in
Hawaii (10.%) and Idaho (7%).
HAWAII REPUBLICAN CAUCUS (19 delegates)
| TRUMP | CRUZ |
RUBIO |
KASICH |
(CARSON) | (BUSH) | TOTAL |
| 6,805 (43.42%) |
5,063 (32.31%) |
2,068 (13.20%) |
1,566 (9.99%) |
146 (0.93%) |
24 (0.15%) |
15,672 |
OVERVIEW
The Hawaii Republican Party reported
turnout increased by 53-percent
over the 10,228 who participated in the 2012 caucus (+).
DELEGATES
National Delegate
allocation: Trump 11, Cruz 7, Rubio 1.
Donald Trump: 11
delegates and 9
alternates
Ted Cruz: 7 delegates and 6 alternates
Marco Rubio: 1 delegate and 1
alternate
State Convention:
May 21, 2016 at Filipino Community Center's Casamina Flores Ballroom.
IDAHO PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY (32 delegates)
| CRUZ | TRUMP | RUBIO |
KASICH | MORE (9) |
TOTAL |
| 100,889 (45.4%) |
62,413 (28.1%) |
35,290 (15.9%) |
16,514 (7.4%) |
6,898 (3.2%) |
222,004 |
OVERVIEW
(Democrats are holding their caucus at the end of this
month).
REACTIONS
Idaho Republican Party
March 9, 2016
With Record Voter
Turn-Out,
Cruz
wins Idaho
BOISE, IDAHO - The
Idaho Republican Party is pleased to announce that Senator Ted Cruz has
won Idaho in the first Idaho Presidential Primary that saw
record-setting voter turnout, beating all expectations.
More
than 222,000 Idaho Republicans cast a ballot, the highest voter
participation in a primary in Idaho history. This equates to 74%
participation among Republicans and 30% among all registered voters.
We
look forward to turnout results from Idaho Democrats, who opted to
forego Idaho's Presidential Primary in favor for a caucus system.
"Idaho
matters, and last night served as confirmation of that. Five candidates
visited in 2015, two candidates rallied in Idaho over the weekend to
seek our votes, and record turnout yesterday made the move to the
presidential primary a major success," said Idaho GOP Chairman Steve
Yates. "Last night's record breaking turnout - in addition to the
capacity crowds by multiple candidates in the last week - prove that
Republicans are energized and ready to take the fight to either Bernie
Sanders or Hillary Clinton in November."
Texas
Senator Ted Cruz won 45.4%, trailed by Donald Trump at 28.1%, Senator
Marco Rubio at 15.9%, and Governor John Kasich at 7.4%. While official
results won't come until next week after the election has been
certified, as of now Cruz will receive 20 delegates and Trump 12.
The
Ted Cruz Idaho leadership team consisted of Idaho Treasurer Ron Crane
and Norm Semanko. We congratulate the Cruz campaign on a hard fought
campaign in Idaho.
After last night's success, Idaho Republicans
look forward to building on our momentum in order to ensure a
Republican victory in November.
###
DELEGATES
National delegate allocation:
Cruz 20, Trump 12.
Counties select delegates to State Convention: Between the 8th
and 11th day after the May 17, 2016 primary. example 1, 2
State Convention: June 2-4, 2016 at the Ford Idaho Center in
Nampa.
MICHIGAN PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY (59 delegates)
| TRUMP | CRUZ | KASICH |
RUBIO |
MORE
(9) |
UNCOMM. |
TOTAL |
| 483,753 (36.55%) |
326,627 (24.68%) |
321,115 (24.26%) |
123,587 (9.34%) |
45,693 (3.45%) |
22,824 (1.72%) |
1,323,599 |
OVERVIEW
"The primary is open to any registered voter regardless of
whether
he or she is or is not
a member or
supporter of the Republican or Democratic party. However, the
voter must
select a Republican or Democratic ballot in writing to receive one."
Efforts to stop Trump picked up in the weeks leading to the primary, but he still finished first. Cruz secured another second place finish. The Kasich campaign went "all-in" in Michigan, but only managed a strong third place finish (+). Rubio obtained just 9.3% of the vote, finishing fourth.
Five days before the primary, Rubio, Trump, Cruz and
Kasich
participated in a contentious debate in Detroit, hosted by Fox News
Channel.
Trump carried 78 of Michigan's 83 counties. Cruz
won five counties in the Grand Rapids area plus St. Joesph in the
southwest, Midland in central MI, and Houghton on the Upper
Peninsula. Kasich carried Ann Arbor and Kalamazoo Counties.
Trump carried 10 congressional districts (1, 4, 5 and
7-13), Cruz three (2, 3 and 6, all in western MI), and Kasich one,
CD-14 (Detroit). Trump's best showing by percentage of the vote
was in CD-10 (the Thumb, 47.2%); his worst was in CD-2 (24.0%).
REACTION
Michigan Republican Party
MRP statement on Michigan’s Presidential Primary
TUESDAY, March 8, 2016 – Michigan Republican
Party Chairman Ronna Romney McDaniel on Tuesday released the following
statement regarding Michigan's Presidential Primary:
"I'd like to congratulate the winner of tonight's
primary, Donald Trump. The election today clearly showed the enthusiasm
Michigan voters have for strong Republican leadership. I look forward
to continuing this momentum through the general election in November.
"Michigan voices and voters matter this election, and we'll continue to play an important part in deciding the next President. Whoever becomes our nominee, we'll do our part to support them against either Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders."
DELEGATES
National delegate allocation:
Trump 25, Cruz 17, Kasich 17.
County Conventions: March 22, 2016.
State Convention: April 8-9, 2016 at the Lansing Center in
Lansing.
MISSISSIPPI PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY (40 delegates)
| TRUMP | CRUZ | KASICH |
RUBIO |
MORE
(9) |
TOTAL |
| 196,659 (47.24%) |
150,364 (36.12%) |
36,795 (8.84%) |
21,885 (5.26%) |
10,567 (2.54%) |
416,270 |
OVERVIEW
Trump scored a broad win, carrying 75 of 82 counties. Cruz' won a scattering of seven counties, the largest of which was DeSoto in the northern part of the state (part of the Memphis MSA) and also he also won Lee County (Tupelo). Cruz's campaign was led by state Sen. Chris McDaniel, who forced U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran into a runoff in 2014; Gov. Phil Bryant added a late endorsement on March 7. Kasich gained early support from former U.S. Sen. Majority Leader Trent Lott as well as the backing U.S. Rep. Gregg Harper but was unable to pull any delegates out of the state.
REACTION
Mississippi Republican Party
MSGOP Statement on Tonight’s Results of the Mississippi Presidential Primary
JACKSON, MS – Mississippi Republican Party Chairman (MSGOP) Joe Nosef released the following statement tonight regarding Mississippi’s results of the presidential primary:
"We are appreciative of all the voters who participated in today's MSGOP primary election for President. We are also grateful to all of the presidential candidates who spent time in our state proving that once again Mississippi is important to our Party and country. We now move ahead to the remaining states' elections and look forward to having a nominee to rally around and support. It will soon be time to focus our energy on the general election and putting a Republican back in the White House."
DELEGATES
National delegate allocation: Trump 25 (16AL and 9CD), Cruz 15 (12AL and 3CD).
Precinct Caucuses and County Conventions: April 23, 2016.
State Convention: May 13-14, 2016 at the Hilton Hotel in Jackson.
-The number of delegates to the County Convention will be elected by each Precinct Caucus and shall be one (1) delegate and one (1) alternate, unless the County Executive Committee has designated previously and given proper notice that the delegates will be apportioned according to the number of votes received in the various precincts by Mitt Romney in the 2012 General Election.
-The delegates to the State Convention shall be apportioned among the several counties according to the ratio of one delegate per 10,000 citizens of population.
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