United States presidential primaries in Puerto Rico, 2016

United States presidential election in Puerto Rico, 2016
November 8, 2016
Incumbent President

Barack Obama
Democratic

Puerto Rico will not participate in the November 8, 2016, general election because it is a territory and not a state. However, the five non-incorporated territories that send Delegates to the House of Representatives will participate in the presidential primaries.

In the presidential primaries, Puerto Rico voters will express their preferences for the Democratic and Republican parties' respective nominees for President. Registered members of each party may only vote in their party's primary, while voters who are unaffiliated may choose any one primary in which to vote. Democrats will battle for 60 delegates[1] and GOP candidates will compete for 23.[2]

Primary elections

Republican primary

The Republican primary took place on March 6, 2016:[3] Twelve candidates appeared on the Republican presidential primary ballot, with only four still possessing active campaigns:[4] Marco Rubio, Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, and John Kasich

Sen. Marco Rubio carried the primary with 73.8% of the vote and was awarded all 23 delegates due to the territory's 50% winner-take-all threshold.[5]

Puerto Rico Republican primary, March 6, 2016
Candidate Votes Percentage Actual delegate count
Bound Unbound Total
Marco Rubio 27,485 71.02% 23 0 23
Donald Trump 5,052 13.05% 0 0 0
Ted Cruz 3,340 8.63% 0 0 0
Other 1,466 3.79% 0 0 0
John Kasich 516 1.33% 0 0 0
Carly Fiorina (withdrawn) 286 0.74% 0 0 0
Jeb Bush (withdrawn) 236 0.61% 0 0 0
Ben Carson (withdrawn) 138 0.36% 0 0 0
Mike Huckabee (withdrawn) 63 0.16% 0 0 0
Rand Paul (withdrawn) 41 0.11% 0 0 0
Rick Santorum (withdrawn) 31 0.08% 0 0 0
Jim Gilmore (withdrawn) 25 0.06% 0 0 0
Chris Christie (withdrawn) 20 0.05% 0 0 0
Unprojected delegates: 0 0 0
Total: 38,699 100% 23 0 23
Source: The Green Papers

Democratic caucus

The Democratic caucus will take place on June 5, 2016.

Puerto Rico Democratic caucuses, June 5, 2016
Candidate Popular vote Estimated delegates
Count Percentage Pledged Unpledged Total
Hillary Clinton
Bernie Sanders
Rocky De La Fuente
Martin O'Malley (withdrawn)
Willie Wilson
Keith Russell Judd
John Wolfe, Jr.
Uncommitted N/A
Total 100%
Source: The Green Papers

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P16/PR-D
  2. ↑ http://heavy.com/news/2016/03/puerto-rico-republican-gop-primary-pr-date-when-delegates-info-day-commonwealth/
  3. ↑ http://ballot-access.org/2016/02/04/republican-presidential-primary-in-puerto-rico-shows-pictures-of-all-candidates/
  4. ↑ http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/06/politics/puerto-rico-maine-results/
  5. ↑ http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/06/politics/puerto-rico-maine-results/

External links

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