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The2016 Florida Republican presidential primary was held on March 15, 2016, with 99 delegates being allocated on awinner-take-all basis. BusinessmanDonald Trump scored a decisive victory in the state, defeating SenatorMarco Rubio by nearly 20 points. Rubio had previously vowed to continue his campaign regardless of the results in Florida,[1] but suspended his campaign after the state was called for Trump.[2]
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bound | Unbound | Total | |||
| Donald Trump | 1,079,870 | 45.72% | 99 | 0 | 99 |
| Marco Rubio | 638,661 | 27.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Cruz | 404,891 | 17.14% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Kasich | 159,976 | 6.77% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeb Bush(withdrawn) | 43,511 | 1.84% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Carson(withdrawn) | 21,207 | 0.90% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rand Paul(withdrawn) | 4,450 | 0.19% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Huckabee(withdrawn) | 2,624 | 0.11% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Christie(withdrawn) | 2,493 | 0.11% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carly Fiorina(withdrawn) | 1,899 | 0.08% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Santorum(withdrawn) | 1,211 | 0.05% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lindsey Graham(withdrawn) | 693 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Gilmore(withdrawn) | 319 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unprojected delegates: | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total: | 2,361,805 | 100.00% | 99 | 0 | 99 |
| Source:The Green Papers | |||||
| County[3] | Donald Trump | Marco Rubio | Ted Cruz | John Kasich |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alachua | 9,273 | 7,040 | 5,232 | 1,917 |
| Baker | 2,163 | 769 | 971 | 70 |
| Bay | 14,448 | 5,847 | 7,166 | 1,417 |
| Bradford | 1,802 | 700 | 964 | 94 |
| Brevard | 45,527 | 24,360 | 19,357 | 6,253 |
| Broward | 53,329 | 30,794 | 14,018 | 7,803 |
| Calhoun | 524 | 206 | 356 | 27 |
| Charlotte | 16,527 | 6,111 | 4,215 | 2,315 |
| Citrus | 15,245 | 4,991 | 4,865 | 1,706 |
| Clay | 19,380 | 8,475 | 7,835 | 1,643 |
| Collier | 30,108 | 15,607 | 10,569 | 7,071 |
| Columbia | 4,033 | 1,438 | 2,443 | 264 |
| Desoto | 1,449 | 425 | 452 | 103 |
| Dixie | 1,103 | 206 | 349 | 31 |
| Duval | 53,606 | 30,683 | 20,558 | 5,854 |
| Escambia | 20,876 | 12,721 | 11,374 | 3,096 |
| Flagler | 9,690 | 3,366 | 2,387 | 1,030 |
| Franklin | 630 | 249 | 246 | 73 |
| Gadsden | 995 | 463 | 742 | 110 |
| Gilchrist | 1,860 | 384 | 779 | 79 |
| Glades | 632 | 162 | 226 | 38 |
| Gulf | 1,039 | 392 | 519 | 89 |
| Hamilton | 581 | 126 | 252 | 29 |
| Hardee | 1,113 | 435 | 519 | 55 |
| Hendry | 1,290 | 645 | 552 | 69 |
| Hernando | 15,535 | 4,777 | 4,760 | 1,442 |
| Highlands | 7,496 | 3,153 | 3,062 | 782 |
| Hillsborough | 53,154 | 37,150 | 26,032 | 9,160 |
| Holmes | 1,239 | 454 | 812 | 64 |
| Indian River | 13,691 | 6,580 | 4,195 | 2,938 |
| Jackson | 2,487 | 6,580 | 1,357 | 145 |
| Jefferson | 676 | 247 | 537 | 68 |
| Lafayette | 402 | 126 | 204 | 13 |
| Lake | 26,424 | 12,199 | 10,625 | 2,918 |
| Lee | 51,754 | 23,969 | 19,186 | 8,628 |
| Leon | 9,115 | 8,843 | 8,672 | 2,773 |
| Levy | 3,751 | 994 | 1,277 | 256 |
| Liberty | 160 | 68 | 114 | 7 |
| Madison | 796 | 266 | 472 | 54 |
| Manatee | 26,334 | 13,467 | 9,412 | 4,587 |
| Marion | 31,377 | 11,183 | 9,873 | 3,284 |
| Martin | 16,070 | 6,759 | 3,906 | 3,586 |
| Miami-Dade | 40,188 | 111,985 | 16,186 | 5,200 |
| Monroe | 6,073 | 2,762 | 1,067 | 986 |
| Nassau | 9,199 | 3,921 | 3,401 | 1,051 |
| Okaloosa | 17,795 | 8,856 | 8,212 | 3,191 |
| Okeechobee | 2,204 | 731 | 574 | 149 |
| Orange | 41,129 | 31,873 | 19,389 | 7,401 |
| Osceola | 10,359 | 5,740 | 4,193 | 926 |
| Palm Beach | 66,313 | 30,999 | 15,384 | 11,996 |
| Pasco | 33,563 | 13,846 | 12,414 | 3,832 |
| Pinellas | 61,174 | 29,984 | 21,997 | 10,978 |
| Polk | 33,217 | 18,807 | 15,565 | 3,841 |
| Putnam | 5,123 | 1,554 | 1,672 | 290 |
| Santa Rosa | 16,073 | 7,931 | 7,492 | 1,962 |
| Sarasota | 34,620 | 17,886 | 10,108 | 8,107 |
| Seminole | 25,780 | 17,856 | 11,950 | 4,344 |
| St. Johns | 24,215 | 13,710 | 7,834 | 3,865 |
| St. Lucie | 18,353 | 6,205 | 3,973 | 2,096 |
| Sumter | 17,769 | 7,717 | 4,418 | 2,375 |
| Suwannee | 2,850 | 859 | 1,648 | 198 |
| Taylor | 1,204 | 358 | 553 | 61 |
| Union | 719 | 232 | 370 | 29 |
| Volusia | 34,204 | 13,503 | 9,933 | 3,972 |
| Wakulla | 1,664 | 586 | 1,317 | 190 |
| Walton | 6,660 | 2,405 | 2,548 | 883 |
| Washington | 1,738 | 615 | 1,251 | 112 |
| Total | 1,079,870 | 638,661 | 404,891 | 159,976 |
Donald Trump won a landslide victory in Florida by a margin of 18.7 percentage points against 3 other candidates on the ballot, and carried every county besides Miami-Dade (won by Marco Rubio). Donald Trump had several significant investments in the state through his real estate company. According to theNew York Times, Mr. Trump "was able to appeal to voters with his message of economic populism and his hard line onimmigration" in Florida.[4]
According to exit polls, Trump swept all age groups, income levels, and educational attainment levels. His particular area of strength was withwhites without acollege degree, whom he won 54–22 over Marco Rubio. Trump also wonborn-again andEvangelical Christians 46–24, andwhiteborn-againEvangelical Christians 49–19. He also carriedProtestants 45-24 andCatholics 50–33.
In terms of voters' primary concerns, Trump won over all groups, performing particularly well among those who worried aboutterrorism (he won 60–16) and those who worried most about theeconomy (he won 43–30). He won a particularly large victory among those whose familyfinancial situation was "falling behind", among those who called themselves "dissatisfied" or "angry" about thefederal government, and among those who said they felt betrayed byRepublican politicians. He won among voters who said the U.S. support forIsrael is "Not Strong Enough" 48–26. An overwhelming majority of voters said they support Trump's proposed Muslim ban.
Trump swept most regions of the state, winning in thePanhandle with 48 percent (Rubio, 25%; Cruz, 21%; Kasich, 7%), inOrlando with 49 percent (Rubio, 27%; Cruz, 17%; Kasich, 5%; Carson, 1%), in theTampa Bay area with 46 percent (Rubio, 23%; Cruz, 18%; Kasich, 10%), and in theGulf Coast and Mid-Florida with 48 percent (Rubio, 21%; Cruz, 18%; Kasich, 7%; Carson, 1%).[5]
Rubio, for his part, won inMiami 42-39 as compared to Trump (Cruz, 10%; Kasich, 6%; Carson, 1%). While Trump won the state's white vote 51-22 as compared to Rubio, Rubio won Florida'sHispanic/Latino vote 52-26 as compared to Trump, which was 15% of the state's electorate. Compared to Trump, Rubio wonCubans 63–17, otherHispanics 40–38, andnon-whites 45–27.[5]
After losing his home state of Florida, Rubio withdrew from the race. AsThe New York Times described in its analysis of the primary results, Rubio "ran for president offering his youthful optimism and Cuban-American heritage as the embodiment of a new and more diverse generation of Republican leadership, but ultimately failed to galvanize voters in a much darker mood [...]"[4]
Trump would later go on to win the nomination and then become the President of the United States. During his term, his official home state was also changed to Florida.[6]
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