2016 Tennessee Republican presidential primary

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2016 Tennessee Republican presidential primary
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  2012 March 1, 2016 (2016-03-01) 2020  
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58 Republican National Convention delegates
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Candidate Donald Trump Ted Cruz Marco Rubio
Home state New York Texas Florida
Delegate count33169
Popular vote333,180211,471181,274
Percentage38.94%24.71%21.18%

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Candidate Ben Carson John Kasich
Home state Maryland Ohio
Delegate count00
Popular vote64,95145,301
Percentage7.59%5.29%

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Results by county

The 2016 Tennessee Republican presidential primary took place on Super Tuesday, March 1, 2016, in the U.S. state of Tennessee as one of the Republican Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election. Businessman Donald Trump won the primary with a plurality, carrying 38.94% of the vote and all but one county, awarding him 33 delegates. [1]

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Texas Senator Ted Cruz, came second with 24.71% of the vote and 16 delegates. Florida Senator Marco Rubio came third with 21.18% of the vote and 9 delegates, carrying only the county of Williamson. All other candidates did not receive any delegates. [2]

The Democratic Party held their own Tennessee primary on the same day, which was won by Hillary Clinton.

Opinion polling

Primary date
March 1, 2016
Poll sourceDate1st2nd3rdOther
Primary results March 1, 2016 Donald Trump
38.94%
Ted Cruz
24.71%
Marco Rubio
21.18%
Ben Carson 7.59%, John Kasich 5.29%, Jeb Bush 1.12%, Mike Huckabee 0.28%, Rand Paul 0.27%, Chris Christie 0.15%, Carly Fiorina 0.08%, Rick Santorum 0.08%, Jim Gilmore 0.03%, Lindsey Graham 0.03%, George Pataki 0.02%
SurveyMonkey

Margin of error: ± ?% Sample size: 772

February 22–29, 2016Donald Trump
48%
Marco Rubio
18%
Ted Cruz
15%
Ben Carson 10%, John Kasich 5%, Undecided 4%
NBC News/Wall Street
Journal/Marist [3]

Margin of error: ± 3.8%
Sample size: 665

February 22–25, 2016Donald Trump
40%
Ted Cruz
22%
Marco Rubio
19%
Ben Carson 9%, John Kasich 6%
Vanderbilt/PSRA

Margin of error: 5.6%
Sample size: 495

November 11–23, 2015Donald Trump
29%
Ben Carson
25%
Ted Cruz
14%
Marco Rubio 12%, Jeb Bush 6%, Carly Fiorina 2%, Undecided 7%, Other 4%, Wouldn't Vote 1%
Opinion Savvy/Insider Advantage

Margin of error: 4.6%
Sample size: 440

August 2–3, 2015Donald Trump
35.3%
Ben Carson
14.5%
Jeb Bush
11.7%
Mike Huckabee 6.5%, Ted Cruz 6.2%, Scott Walker 5.8%, John Kasich 3.3%, Rand Paul 3%, Marco Rubio 2.8%, Chris Christie 1.7%, Carly Fiorina 1.7%, Bobby Jindal 1.4%, Rick Santorum 0.7%, George Pataki 0.3%, Lindsey Graham 0.2%, Rick Perry 0.2%, Someone else 1.3%, Undecided 3.5%

Results

Tennessee Republican primary, March 1, 2016
CandidateVotesPercentageActual delegate count
BoundUnboundTotal
Donald Trump333,18038.94%33033
Ted Cruz211,47124.71%16016
Marco Rubio181,27421.18%909
Ben Carson64,9517.59%000
John Kasich45,3015.29%000
Jeb Bush (withdrawn)9,5511.12%000
Mike Huckabee (withdrawn)2,4150.28%000
Rand Paul (withdrawn)2,3500.27%000
Uncommitted1,8490.22%000
Chris Christie (withdrawn)1,2560.15%000
Carly Fiorina (withdrawn)7150.08%000
Rick Santorum (withdrawn)7100.08%000
Jim Gilmore (withdrawn)2670.03%000
Lindsey Graham (withdrawn)2530.03%000
George Pataki (withdrawn)1860.02%000
Unprojected delegates:000
Total:855,729100.00%58058
Source: The Green Papers

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References

  1. "Tennessee Primary Election Results 2016". The New York Times. September 29, 2016. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  2. "Tennessee Primary Election Results 2016: President Live Map by County, Real-Time Voting Updates". Election Hub. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  3. "Polls: Trump, Clinton Ahead in Super Tuesday States". NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist. February 29, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016.