This article will show the current results of the Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016. 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.
The primaries began on 1 February 2016 in Iowa. As of May 4, 2016, Donald Trump became the unofficial nominee.
Main candidates
The following table shows all the candidates who have/had a major campaign.
| Candidate |
Most recent position |
Announced |
Withdrew |
State |
| Jeb Bush |
Governor |
June 15, 2015 |
February 20, 2016 |
Florida |
| Ben Carson |
Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery |
May 4, 2015 |
March 4, 2016 |
Maryland |
| Chris Christie |
Governor |
June 30, 2015 |
February 10, 2016 |
New Jersey |
| Ted Cruz |
Senator |
March 23, 2015 |
May 3, 2016 |
Texas |
| Carly Fiorina |
Chief Executive Officer |
May 4, 2015 |
February 10, 2016 |
Virginia |
| Jim Gilmore |
Governor |
July 30, 2015 |
February 12, 2016 |
Virginia |
| Lindsey Graham |
Senator |
June 1, 2015 |
December 21, 2015 |
South Carolina |
| Mike Huckabee |
Governor |
May 5, 2015 |
February 1, 2016 |
Arkansas |
| Bobby Jindal |
Governor |
June 24, 2015 |
November 17, 2015 |
Louisiana |
| John Kasich |
Governor |
July 21, 2015 |
|
Ohio |
| George Pataki |
Governor |
May 28, 2015 |
December 29, 2015 |
New York |
| Rick Perry |
Governor |
June 4, 2015 |
September 11, 2015 |
Texas |
| Rand Paul |
Senator |
April 7, 2015 |
February 3, 2016 |
Kentucky |
| Marco Rubio |
Senator |
April 13, 2015 |
March 15, 2016 |
Florida |
| Rick Santorum |
Senator |
May 27, 2015 |
February 3, 2016 |
Pennsylvania |
| Donald Trump |
Chairman |
June 16, 2015 |
|
New York |
| Scott Walker |
Governor |
July 13, 2015 |
September 21, 2015 |
Wisconsin |
Results
Top seven
| Candidates |
Donald Trump |
Ted Cruz |
Marco Rubio |
John Kasich |
Ben Carson |
Jeb Bush |
Carly Fiorina |
| Total delegates |
956 |
551 |
173 |
154 |
9 |
4 |
1 |
| Popular votes |
10,128,992 |
6,918,237 |
3,475,037 |
3,675,595 |
699,512 |
258,110 |
35,947 |
| 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% |
|
|
|
| % of popular vote |
40% |
27% |
15% |
14% |
3% |
1% |
0% |
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 by county:
Donald Trump Ted Cruz Marco Rubio John Kasich Ben Carson
Early states
Iowa
Results of the Iowa Republican caucus, 2016
Ted Cruz Donald Trump Marco Rubio Tie
Date: 1 February 2016
| Iowa Top 10 |
| Place |
Candidate |
Popular vote |
Percentage |
| 1 |
Ted Cruz |
51,666 |
27.6% |
| 2 |
Donald Trump |
45,429 |
24.3% |
| 3 |
Marco Rubio |
43,228 |
23.1% |
| 4 |
Ben Carson |
17,349 |
9.3% |
| 5 |
Rand Paul |
8,481 |
4.5% |
| 6 |
Jeb Bush |
5,238 |
2.8% |
| 7 |
Carly Fiorina |
3,485 |
1.9% |
| 8 |
John Kasich |
3,474 |
1.9% |
| 9 |
Mike Huckabee |
3,345 |
1.8% |
| 10 |
Chris Christie |
3,284 |
1.8% |
New Hampshire
Results of the New Hampshire Primary, 2016
Donald Trump
Date: 9 February 2016
| New Hampshire Top 10 |
| Place |
Candidate |
Popular vote |
Percentage |
| 1 |
Donald Trump |
100,406 |
35.3% |
| 2 |
John Kasich |
44,909 |
15.8% |
| 3 |
Ted Cruz |
33,189 |
11.7% |
| 4 |
Jeb Bush |
31,310 |
11.0% |
| 5 |
Marco Rubio |
30,032 |
10.6% |
| 6 |
Chris Christie |
21,069 |
7.4% |
| 7 |
Carly Fiorina |
11,706 |
4.1% |
| 8 |
Ben Carson |
6,509 |
2.3% |
| 9 |
Rand Paul |
1,900 |
0.7% |
| 10 |
Other Write-ins |
1,775 |
0.6% |
South Carolina
South Carolina Republican Presidential Primary Election Results by County, 2016.
Donald Trump Marco Rubio
Date: 20 February 2016
| South Carolina Top 10 |
| Place |
Candidate |
Popular vote |
Percentage |
| 1 |
Donald Trump |
239,851 |
32.5% |
| 2 |
Marco Rubio |
165,883 |
22.5% |
| 3 |
Ted Cruz |
164,791 |
22.3% |
| 4 |
Jeb Bush |
31,310 |
7.8% |
| 5 |
John Kasich |
56,207 |
7.6% |
| 6 |
Ben Carson |
53,327 |
7.2% |
| 7 |
All other candidates dropped out |
| 8 |
| 9 |
| 10 |
Nevada
Nevada Republican Presidential Caucuses Election Results by County, 2016.
Donald Trump Ted Cruz
Date: 23 February 2016
| Nevada Top 10 |
| Place |
Candidate |
Popular vote |
Percentage |
| 1 |
Donald Trump |
34,531 |
45.9% |
| 2 |
Marco Rubio |
17,940 |
23.9% |
| 3 |
Ted Cruz |
16,079 |
21.4% |
| 4 |
Ben Carson |
3,619 |
4.8% |
| 5 |
John Kasich |
2,709 |
3.6% |
| 6 |
All other candidates dropped out |
| 7 |
| 8 |
| 9 |
| 10 |
Super Tuesday
Super Tuesday will take place on March 1, 2016. 14 states will participate: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia and Wyoming.
Alabama
County results of the Alabama Republican presidential primaries, 2016
Donald Trump
| Alabama Top 10 |
| Place |
Candidate |
Popular vote |
Percentage |
| 1 |
Donald Trump |
371,736 |
43.4% |
| 2 |
Ted Cruz |
180,606 |
21.1% |
| 3 |
Marco Rubio |
159,805 |
18.7% |
| 4 |
Ben Carson |
87,515 |
10.2% |
| 5 |
John Kasich |
37,970 |
4.4% |
| 6 |
All other candidates dropped out |
| 7 |
| 8 |
| 9 |
| 10 |
Alaska
County results of the Alaska Republican presidential primaries, 2016
Donald Trump Ted Cruz Ben Carson
| Alaska Top 10 |
| Place |
Candidate |
Popular vote |
Percentage |
| 1 |
Ted Cruz |
7,971 |
36.3% |
| 2 |
Donald Trump |
7,347 |
33.5% |
| 3 |
Marco Rubio |
3,321 |
15.1% |
| 4 |
Ben Carson |
2,399 |
10.9% |
| 5 |
John Kasich |
892 |
4.1% |
| 6 |
All other candidates dropped out |
| 7 |
| 8 |
| 9 |
| 10 |
Arkansas
County results of the Arkansas Republican presidential caucuses, 2016.
Ted Cruz Donald Trump Marco Rubio
| Arkansas Top 10 |
| Place |
Candidate |
Popular vote |
Percentage |
| 1 |
Donald Trump |
133,145 |
32.8% |
| 2 |
Ted Cruz |
123,871 |
30.5% |
| 3 |
Marco Rubio |
101,238 |
24.9% |
| 4 |
Ben Carson |
23,171 |
5.7% |
| 5 |
John Kasich |
15,098 |
3.7% |
| 6 |
All other candidates dropped out |
| 7 |
| 8 |
| 9 |
| 10 |
Georgia
County results of the Georgia Republican presidential primaries, 2016
Donald Trump Marco Rubio
| Georgia Top 10 |
| Place |
Candidate |
Popular vote |
Percentage |
| 1 |
Donald Trump |
501,708 |
38.8% |
| 2 |
Marco Rubio |
315,982 |
24.4% |
| 3 |
Ted Cruz |
305,107 |
23.6% |
| 4 |
Ben Carson |
80,501 |
6.2% |
| 5 |
John Kasich |
72,303 |
5.6% |
| 6 |
All other candidates dropped out |
| 7 |
| 8 |
| 9 |
| 10 |
Massachusetts
County results of the Massachusetts Republican presidential primaries, 2016
Donald Trump
| Massachusetts Top 10 |
| Place |
Candidate |
Popular vote |
Percentage |
| 1 |
Donald Trump |
311,314 |
49.3% |
| 2 |
John Kasich |
113,783 |
18.0% |
| 3 |
Marco Rubio |
112,825 |
17.6% |
| 4 |
Ted Cruz |
60,471 |
9.6% |
| 5 |
Ben Carson |
16,275 |
2.6% |
| 6 |
All other candidates dropped out |
| 7 |
| 8 |
| 9 |
| 10 |
Minnesota
County results of the Minnesota Republican presidential primaries, 2016
Marco Rubio Ted Cruz
| Minnesota Top 10 |
| Place |
Candidate |
Popular vote |
Percentage |
| 1 |
Marco Rubio |
41,129 |
36.5% |
| 2 |
Ted Cruz |
32,682 |
29.0% |
| 3 |
Donald Trump |
24,019 |
21.3% |
| 4 |
Ben Carson |
8,231 |
7.3% |
| 5 |
John Kasich |
6,488 |
5.8% |
| 6 |
All other candidates dropped out |
| 7 |
| 8 |
| 9 |
| 10 |
Oklahoma
County results of the Oklahoma Republican presidential caucuses, 2016.
Ted Cruz Donald Trump Marco Rubio
| Oklahoma Top 10 |
| Place |
Candidate |
Popular vote |
Percentage |
| 1 |
Ted Cruz |
157,939 |
34.4% |
| 2 |
Donald Trump |
130,142 |
28.3% |
| 3 |
Marco Rubio |
119,565 |
26.0% |
| 4 |
Ben Carson |
28,570 |
6.2% |
| 5 |
John Kasich |
16,515 |
3.6% |
| 6 |
All other candidates dropped out |
| 7 |
| 8 |
| 9 |
| 10 |
Tennessee
County results of the Tennessee Republican presidential primaries, 2016
Donald Trump Marco Rubio
| Tennessee Top 10 |
| Place |
Candidate |
Popular vote |
Percentage |
| 1 |
Donald Trump |
332,703 |
38.9% |
| 2 |
Ted Cruz |
211,157 |
24.7% |
| 3 |
Marco Rubio |
180,992 |
21.2% |
| 4 |
Ben Carson |
64,844 |
7.6% |
| 5 |
John Kasich |
45,243 |
5.3% |
| 6 |
All other candidates dropped out |
| 7 |
| 8 |
| 9 |
| 10 |
Texas
County results of the Texas Republican presidential caucuses, 2016.
Ted Cruz Donald Trump
| Texas Top 10 |
| Place |
Candidate |
Popular vote |
Percentage |
| 1 |
Ted Cruz |
1,239,393 |
43.8% |
| 2 |
Donald Trump |
757,628 |
26.8% |
| 3 |
Marco Rubio |
502,227 |
17.7% |
| 4 |
John Kasich |
120,257 |
4.3% |
| 5 |
Ben Carson |
117,780 |
4.2% |
| 6 |
All other candidates dropped out |
| 7 |
| 8 |
| 9 |
| 10 |
Vermont
County results of the Vermont Republican presidential primaries, 2016.
Donald Trump John Kasich
| Vermont Top 10 |
| Place |
Candidate |
Popular vote |
Percentage |
| 1 |
Donald Trump |
19,969 |
32.7% |
| 2 |
John Kasich |
18,543 |
30.4% |
| 3 |
Marco Rubio |
11,781 |
19.3% |
| 4 |
Ted Cruz |
5,927 |
9.7% |
| 5 |
Ben Carson |
2,542 |
4.2% |
| 6 |
All other candidates dropped out |
| 7 |
| 8 |
| 9 |
| 10 |
Virginia
County results of the Virginia Republican presidential caucuses, 2016.
Donald Trump Marco Rubio
| Virginia Top 10 |
| Place |
Candidate |
Popular vote |
Percentage |
| 1 |
Donald Trump |
355,961 |
34.7% |
| 2 |
Marco Rubio |
327,045 |
31.9% |
| 3 |
Ted Cruz |
173,191 |
16.9% |
| 4 |
John Kasich |
96,519 |
9.4% |
| 5 |
Ben Carson |
60,091 |
5.9% |
| 6 |
All other candidates dropped out |
| 7 |
| 8 |
| 9 |
| 10 |
Early-March states
Kansas
| Kansas Top 10 |
| Place |
Candidate |
Popular vote |
Percentage |
| 1 |
Ted Cruz |
35,207 |
48.2% |
| 2 |
Donald Trump |
17,062 |
23.3% |
| 3 |
Marco Rubio |
12,189 |
16.7% |
| 4 |
John Kasich |
7,795 |
10.7% |
| 5 |
All other candidates dropped out |
| 6 |
| 7 |
| 8 |
| 9 |
| 10 |
Kentucky
County results of the Kentucky Republican presidential caucuses, 2016
Ted Cruz Donald Trump
| Kentucky Top 10 |
| Place |
Candidate |
Popular vote |
Percentage |
| 1 |
Donald Trump |
82,494 |
35.9% |
| 2 |
Ted Cruz |
72,501 |
31.6% |
| 3 |
Marco Rubio |
37,582 |
16.4% |
| 4 |
John Kasich |
33,129 |
14.4% |
| 5 |
All other candidates dropped out |
| 6 |
| 7 |
| 8 |
| 9 |
| 10 |
Louisiana
County results of the Louisiana Republican presidential caucuses, 2016
Ted Cruz Donald Trump
| Louisiana Top 10 |
| Place |
Candidate |
Popular vote |
Percentage |
| 1 |
Donald Trump |
124,819 |
41.4% |
| 2 |
Ted Cruz |
113,947 |
37.8% |
| 3 |
Marco Rubio |
33,807 |
11.2% |
| 4 |
John Kasich |
19,350 |
6.4% |
| 5 |
All other candidates dropped out |
| 6 |
| 7 |
| 8 |
| 9 |
| 10 |
Maine
County results of the Maine Republican presidential primaries, 2016
Ted Cruz
| Maine Top 10 |
| Place |
Candidate |
Popular vote |
Percentage |
| 1 |
Ted Cruz |
8,550 |
45.9% |
| 2 |
Donald Trump |
6,070 |
32.6% |
| 3 |
John Kasich |
2,270 |
12.2% |
| 4 |
Marco Rubio |
1,492 |
8.0% |
| 5 |
All other candidates dropped out |
| 6 |
| 7 |
| 8 |
| 9 |
| 10 |
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