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The2016Rhode Island Republican presidential primary took place on April 26, 2016, in whichRepublicanvoters nominateddelegates for the2016 Republican nomination.
The Rhode IslandDemocratic Partypresidential primary took place on the same day.[1]
The caucus was originally scheduled to take place on April 23, but the date was changed due to potential conflict withPesach.
BusinessmanDonald Trump won the election in alandslide, with 63.7% of the popular vote, compared to runner-upJohn Kasich's 24.3% andTed Cruz's 10.4%. Trump's win was partially attributed to independent voters or voters unregistered with the Republican party or the Democratic party.[2][3]Donald Trump carried a majority of twelve of the nineteen possible delegates, whileJohn Kasich carried five andTed Cruz carried two.Marco Rubio, the worst performing candidate, who had dropped out but still had ballot access, received no delegates.
The following primary would be Indiana, and resulted in anotherlandslide in favor ofDonald Trump. FollowingIndiana,Florida would hold its own primary,Marco Rubio's home state, and would vote forDonald Trump in an unexpected turn. Following the results,John Kasich would suspend his trailing campaign along with Ted Cruz.[4]
Donald Trump won the contest with 63.7% of the popular vote, withJohn Kasich ending second with 24.3%, andTed Cruz ending in third place with 10.4%. Trump carried a majority of 12 possible delegates, whileJohn Kasich carried 5 andTed Cruz carried 2.Marco Rubio, who had dropped out but still had ballot access, received no delegates.
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
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| Bound | Unbound | Total | |||
| Donald Trump | 39,221 | 63.7% | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| John Kasich | 14,963 | 24.3% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Ted Cruz | 6,416 | 10.4% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Uncommitted | 417 | 0.7% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Rubio(withdrawn) | 382 | 0.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Write-in | 215 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unprojected delegates: | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total: | 61,614 | 100.00% | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| Source:Rhode Island Board of Elections | |||||
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