David McElwee wasa district-level delegate to the2016 Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania.^[1] All 54 district-level delegates from Pennsylvania were elected directly by voters in the state primary election asunpledged delegates, meaning they were not bound to vote for any specific candidate at the national convention. Pennsylvania’s 14 at-large delegates and its three RNC delegates, however, were bound by the results of the state primary election to supportDonald Trump. As of July 13, 2016, Trump had approximately1,542 delegates. The winner of the Republican nomination needed the support of 1,237 delegates. Trump formally won the nomination on July 19, 2016.

Delegate rules

See also:RNC delegate guidelines from Pennsylvania, 2016 andRepublican delegates from Pennsylvania, 2016

At-large delegates from Pennsylvania were selected at the summer meeting of the State Committee on May 21, 2016. They were allocated to the statewide winner of thestate primary election. Pennsylvania's 54 congressional district delegates were directly elected on the primary ballot as unbound delegates. They were not required to disclose which candidate they supported at the time of their election.

Pennsylvania primary results

See also:Presidential election in Pennsylvania, 2016

Pennsylvania Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Donald Trump	56.6%	902,593	17
Ted Cruz	21.7%	345,506	0
John Kasich	19.4%	310,003	0
Jeb Bush	0.6%	9,577	0
Marco Rubio	0.7%	11,954	0
Ben Carson	0.9%	14,842	0
Totals		1,594,475	17
Source:The New York Times andPennsylvania Secretary of State

Delegate allocation

See also:2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules

Pennsylvania had 71 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 54 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 18 congressional districts). According to the Republican National Committee, Pennsylvania's district delegates were "elected on the primary ballot as officially unbound," meaning that these delegates were not required to pledge their support to the winner of the state's primary.^[2][3]

Of the remaining 17 delegates, 14 served at large. Pennsylvania's at-large delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the plurality winner of the state's primary received all of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention. The RNC delegates were required to pledge their support to the winner of the state's primary.^[2][3]

See also

• Republican National Convention, 2016
• 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules
• RNC delegate guidelines from Pennsylvania, 2016
• Republican delegate rules by state, 2016
• Presidential election, 2016
• Presidential candidates, 2016

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