Monday, January 18, 2016

2016 Republican Presidential Nominating Process


The 2016 Republican nominee will be chosen by Primary voters and delegates, as allotted by State parties and Republican Nation Committee (RNC) rules.

How Many Delegates Does Each State Get?

Each State’s delegate allotment is set by National Party rules and includes at-large delegates, Congressional District delegates, and National Party representatives. Apart from the states, the District of Columbia and the five territories are awarded a specified number of at-large delegates.

What Are the Different Kinds of Delegates?

There are three types of delegates: At-Large Delegates (AL), Congressional District Delegates (CD), and Republican National Committee Members (RNC).

- AL delegates are statewide delegates who are residents of that state and are selected at large. Each state receives 10 AL delegates plus additional AL delegates based on the state’s past Republican electoral successes, 10 delegates + bonus.

- CD delegates must be residents of and selected by the Congressional district they represent. Each state gets three CD delegates per district.

- RNC members are automatically National Convention delegates and include the state’s National Committeeman, National Committeewoman, and State Chair, 3 delegates.

How Are Delegates Allocated Among Candidates?

Each state assigns its delegates according to its own rules in consultation with the RNC and according to its location in the primary calendar. There are three main allocation methods:

- Proportional methods divide the state’s delegates based on results of their primary vote. Most proportional states have a threshold percentage that a candidate must reach to be eligible for delegates.

- Proportional states may also award their delegates on a winner-take-all basis for candidates who receive more than 50% of the vote.

*All States with votes between March 1 and March 14 must have proportional allocation.

Winner-Take-All method awards all of the state’s delegates to the candidate that wins the highest percentage of the state’s votes.

- States are permitted to award their delegates based on winner-take-all after March 14.

Hybrid states award delegates based on a combination of methods.

- States are permitted to award their delegates based on winner-take-all after March 14.

Delegates to the Convention: 2,472
Delegates Needed to Win the Nomination (50%+1): 1,236

February 1, 2016 - Iowa, Caucus with 30 Delegates
February 9, 2016 - New Hampshire, Primary with 23 Delegates
February 20, 2016 - South Carolina, Primary with 50 Delegates
February 23, 2016 - Nevada, Caucus with 30 Delegates

March 1, 2016
Alabama, Primary with 50 Delegates
Alaska, Caucus with 28 Delegates
Arkansas, Primary with 40 Delegates
Colorado, Caucus with 37 Delegates
Georgia, Primary with 76 Delegates
Massachusetts, Primary with 42 Delegates
Minnesota, Caucus with 38 Delegates
Oklahoma, Primary with 43 Delegates
Tennessee, Primary with 58 Delegates
Texas, Primary with 155 Delegates
Vermont, Primary with 16 Delegates
Virginia, Primary with 49 Delegates

March 5, 2016
Kansas, Caucus with 40 Delegates
Kentucky, Caucus with 46 Delegates
Louisiana, Primary with 46 Delegates
Maine, Caucus with 23 Delegates

March 6, 2016 - Puerto Rico, Primary with 23 Delegates

March 8, 2016
Hawaii, Caucus with 19 Delegates
Idaho, Primary with 32 Delegates
Michigan, Primary with 59 Delegates
Mississippi, Primary with 40 Delegates

March 12, 2016 - District of Columbia, Convention with 19 Delegates

March 15, 2016
Florida, Primary with 99 Delegates
Illinois, Primary with 69 Delegates
Missouri, Primary with 52 Delegates
North Carolina, Primary with 72 Delegates
Ohio, Primary with 66 Delegates
Northern Mariana Islands, Caucus with 9 Delegates

March 19, 2016 - U.S. Virgin Islands, Caucus with 9 Delegates

March 22, 2016
Arizona, Primary with 58 Delegates
Utah, Caucus with 40 Delegates

April 5, 2016 - Wisconsin, Primary with 42 Delegates

April 19, 2016 - New York - Primary with 95 Delegates

April 26, 2016
Connecticut, Primary with 28 Delegates
Delaware, Primary with 16 Delegates
Maryland, Primary with 38 Delegates
Pennsylvania, Primary with 71 Delegates
Rhode Island, Primary with 19 Delegates

May 3, 2016 - Indiana, Primary with 57 Delegates

May 10, 2016
Nebraska, Primary with 36 Delegates
West Virginia, Primary with 34 Delegates

May 17, 2016 - Oregon, Primary with 28 Delegates

May 24, 2016 - Washington, Primary with 44 Delegates

June 7, 2016
California, Primary with 172 Delegates
Montana, Primary with 27 Delegates
New Jersey, Primary with 51 Delegates
New Mexico, Primary with 24 Delegates
South Dakota, Primary with 29 Delegates

Like Democrats Super Delegates, Republicans have Unpledged Delegates. There are 437 Unpledged Delegates of which include 168 RNC members.











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