The Green Papers
Presidential Primaries 2016
Republican Hard and Soft Count Delegate Summary

 
Republican Party Republican
Hard and Soft Count Delegate Summary
Sorted by first date
 
Total Delegates: 2,472
Pledged/Unpledged delegates: 2,363 pledged, 109 unpledged.
Need to nominate: 1,237.
Rank (sort)
Date		 (sort)
State		 Trump, D Cruz, R Rubio, M Kasich, J Uncommitted Carson, B Bush, J Fiorina, C Huckabee, M Paul, R Allocation
(sort)
Hard
1,441		(sort)
Soft
1,537		 (sort)
Hard
551		(sort)
Soft
569		 (sort)
Hard
173		(sort)
Soft
166		 (sort)
Hard
161		(sort)
Soft
163		 (sort)
Hard
130		(sort)
Soft
22		 (sort)
Hard
9		(sort)
Soft
7		 (sort)
Hard
4		(sort)
Soft
4		 (sort)
Hard
1		(sort)
Soft
1		 (sort)
Hard
1		(sort)
Soft
1		 (sort)
Hard
1		(sort)
Soft
2		 (sort)
Pledged		(sort)
Unpledged		(sort)
Total
181 FebIowa77887711  331111111130 30
329 FebNew Hampshire1111332244    33      23 23
4520 FebSouth Carolina5050                  50 50
3123 FebNevada1414667711 22         30 30
11 MarAlabama3636131311              50 50
21 MarAlaska1111121255              28 28
51 MarArkansas1616151599              40 40
121 MarGeorgia424218181616              76 76
241 MarMassachusetts2222448888            42 42
261 MarMinnesota8813131717              38 38
401 MarOklahoma131415151212  32          43 43
471 MarTennessee3333161699              58 58
481 MarTexas484810410433              155 155
501 MarVermont88    87           116 16
521 MarVirginia171788161655  33        49 49
195 MarKansas9924246611            40 40
205 MarKentucky171715157777            46 46
215 MarLouisiana182518185   53          46 46
225 MarMaine991212  22            23 23
436 MarPuerto Rico    2323              23 23
148 MarHawaii11117711              19 19
158 MarIdaho12122020                32 32
258 MarMichigan25251717  1717            59 59
278 MarMississippi25251515                40 40
5110 MarVirgin Islands191 2   5           639
1012 MarDistrict of Columbia    101099            19 19
1312 MarGuam 9      9            99
5612 MarWyoming11232411  43          26329
1115 MarFlorida9999                  99 99
1615 MarIllinois545499  66            69 69
2815 MarMissouri37371515                52 52
3615 MarNorth Carolina292927276699  11        72 72
3815 MarNorthern Marianas99                  9 9
3915 MarOhio      6666            66 66
322 MarAmerican Samoa 9      9            99
422 MarArizona5858                  58 58
4922 MarUtah  4040                40 40
72 AprColorado 13033    73          34337
373 AprNorth Dakota 17 11    28            2828
555 AprWisconsin663636                42 42
3519 AprNew York8989    66            95 95
826 AprConnecticut2828                  28 28
926 AprDelaware1616                  16 16
2326 AprMaryland3838                  38 38
4226 AprPennsylvania1759 4   3545          175471
4426 AprRhode Island121222  55            19 19
173 MayIndiana5757                  57 57
3010 MayNebraska3636                  36 36
5410 MayWest Virginia3032    1131          34 34
4117 MayOregon181855  55            28 28
5324 MayWashington4141      33          44 44
67 JunCalifornia172172                  172 172
297 JunMontana2727                  27 27
337 JunNew Jersey5151                  51 51
347 JunNew Mexico2424                  24 24
467 JunSouth Dakota2929                  29 29
Convention1,4411,5375515691731661611631302297441111122,3631092,472
Rank Date State HardSoft HardSoft HardSoft HardSoft HardSoft HardSoft HardSoft HardSoft HardSoft HardSoft PledgedUnpledgedTotal
Trump, D Cruz, R Rubio, M Kasich, J Uncommitted Carson, B Bush, J Fiorina, C Huckabee, M Paul, R Allocation
 

P indicates presumably-- an unofficial date. An unconfirmed Presidential Primary established by currently-effective State statute or introduced bill; or- where the foregoing information could not be obtained- the state's prior delegate selection process and associated dates adjusted to the corresponding dates in the current year.

Soft: Soft count, estimated delegate preferences prior to the convention.
Hard: Hard count, the preference as originally assigned. (Note: unpledged delegates are hard counted as "Uncommitted".)
Pledged: Pledged, Bound, or Committed Delegates.
Unpledged: Unpledged, Not Bound, Unbound, or Uncommitted Delegates
Commentary: THE TIES THAT BIND-- OR DO THEY? or, Politicus Unbound

 
 

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