2016 Guam Republican presidential caucuses

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2016 Guam Republican presidential caucuses
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The 2016 Guam Republican presidential caucuses took place on March 12 in the U.S. territory of Guam as one of the Republican Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

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On the same day, the Republican Party held their Washington, D.C. caucus, while the Democratic Party held a caucus in the Northern Mariana Islands. The Democratic Party's own Guam caucus was held on May 7, 2016.

Results

Guam Republican territorial caucus, March 12, 2016
CandidateActual delegate count
BoundUnboundTotal
Uncommitted 099
Ted Cruz 000
John Kasich 000
Marco Rubio 000
Donald Trump 000
Unprojected delegates:000
Total:099
Source: The Green Papers

Gov. Eddie Calvo, one of the delegates from Guam, had announced his support for Cruz prior to the March 12 Guam caucus. But, the slate of delegates all committed to Trump after both Cruz and Kasich dropped out. [1]

Delegates

  1. Governor Eddie Calvo
  2. Territorial Senator Frank Blas Jr.
  3. Territorial Senator Tony Ada
  4. Juan Carlos Benitez
  5. Benny Pinaula
  6. Former Territorial Senator Telo Taitague
  7. Mike Benito (Republican Party Chairman) (automatically a delegate)
  8. David Sablan (National Committeeman) (automatically a delegate)
  9. Margaret Metcalfe (National Committeewoman) (automatically a delegate)

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References

  1. "Guam GOP delegates back Trump". 18 May 2016.