2016 Virginia Republican presidential primary

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2016 Virginia Republican presidential primary
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Candidate Donald Trump Marco Rubio Ted Cruz
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Delegate count17168
Popular vote356,840327,918171,150
Percentage34.80%31.98%16.69%
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Home state Ohio Virginia
Delegate count53
Popular vote97,78460,228
Percentage9.54%5.87%
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The 2016 Virginia Republican presidential primary was held on March 1, 2016, as part of the 2016 Republican Party primaries for the 2016 presidential election. 49 delegates from Virginia to the Republican National Convention were allocated proportionally based on the popular vote. [1] Donald Trump edged out a narrow plurality of pledged delegates, with Marco Rubio coming in second place and Ted Cruz placing in a distant third.

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The Virginia Democratic primary occurred on the same day.

Polling

Winner: America Symbol.svg Donald Trump
Primary date: March 1, 2016

Poll sourceDate1st2nd3rdOther
[1] March 1, 2016 Donald Trump
34.80%		 Marco Rubio
31.98%		 Ted Cruz
16.69%		 John Kasich 9.54%, Ben Carson 5.87%, Jeb Bush 0.36%, Rand Paul 0.28%, Mike Huckabee 0.14%, Chris Christie 0.11%, Carly Fiorina 0.09%, Jim Gilmore 0.06%, Lindsey Graham 0.04%, Rick Santorum 0.04%
CBS/YouGov [2]

Margin of error: ± 8.6% Sample size: 481

February 22–26, 2016Donald Trump
40%		Marco Rubio
27%		Ted Cruz
22%		John Kasich 6%, Ben Carson 4%, Undecided 1%
Monmouth University [3]

Margin of error: ± 4.8% Sample size: 421

February 22–24, 2016Donald Trump
41%		Marco Rubio
27%		Ted Cruz
14%		John Kasich 7%, Ben Carson 7%, Undecided 4%
Roanoke College [4]

Margin of error: ± 4.5% Sample size: 466

February 16–24, 2016Donald Trump
38%		Ted Cruz
15%		Marco Rubio
13%		John Kasich 8%, Ben Carson 8%, Undecided 19%
Christopher Newport University [5]

Margin of error: ± 5.6%
Sample size: 368

February 3–14, 2016Donald Trump
28%		Marco Rubio
22%		Ted Cruz
19%		Ben Carson 7%, John Kasich 7%, Jeb Bush 4%, Chris Christie 4%, Carly Fiorina 2%, Jim Gilmore <1%, Someone else 1%, Undecided 6%
University of Mary Washington [6]

Margin of error: ± ?%
Sample size: 333

November 4–9, 2015Ben Carson
29%		Donald Trump
24%		Marco Rubio
11%		Ted Cruz 10%, Jeb Bush 5%, Carly Fiorina 5%, Rand Paul 4%, Chris Christie 4%, Mike Huckabee 4%, John Kasich 1%, Jim Gilmore 0%, Don't know 2%
Christopher Newport University [7]

Margin of error: ± 5.1%
Sample size: 412

September 29 – October 8, 2015Donald Trump
23%		Ben Carson
17%		Marco Rubio
14%		Carly Fiorina 13%, Jeb Bush 9%, Ted Cruz 5%, Chris Christie 4%, Mike Huckabee 3%, John Kasich 2%, Rand Paul 2%, Lindsey Graham 1%, Bobby Jindal <1%, George Pataki <1%, Rick Santorum <1%, Jim Gilmore <1%, Someone else 1%, Undecided 5%
Opinion Savvy/Insider Advantage [8]

Margin of error: ± 4.1%
Sample size: 546

August 2–3, 2015Donald Trump
27.9%		Jeb Bush
14.8%		Scott Walker
10.1%		Ben Carson 8%, Carly Fiorina 6.8%, Ted Cruz 6.4%, Rand Paul 5.1%, Marco Rubio 3.5%, John Kasich 3.2%, Chris Christie 3.1%, Rick Perry 2.3%, Mike Huckabee 1.5%, Bobby Jindal 1%, Lindsey Graham 0.7%, George Pataki 0.7%, Rick Santorum 0%, Someone else 1.8%, Undecided 3.2%
Public Policy Polling [9]

Margin of error: ± 4.4%
Sample size: 502

July 13–15, 2015Jeb Bush
18%		Donald Trump
14%		Scott Walker
14%		Ben Carson 10%, Mike Huckabee 8%, Marco Rubio 7%, Chris Christie 5%, Ted Cruz 5%, Carly Fiorina 5%, Rand Paul 5%, Bobby Jindal 3%, Rick Perry 2%, Jim Gilmore 1%, Lindsey Graham 1%, John Kasich 1%, Rick Santorum 1%, George Pataki 0%, Someone else/Not sure 3%
Christopher Newport University [10]

Margin of error: ± ?
Sample size: ?

April 13–24, 2015Jeb Bush
17%		Marco Rubio
16%		Chris Christie
10%		Rand Paul 10%, Scott Walker 10%, Ben Carson 7%, Ted Cruz 7%, Mike Huckabee 6%, Donald Trump 5%, Bobby Jindal 2%, Carly Fiorina 1%, John Kasich <1%, Rick Perry <1%, Rick Santorum <1%, Someone else <1%, Undecided 7%
Christopher Newport University [11]

Margin of error: ± 3.6%
Sample size: 794

January 30 – February 10, 2015Jeb Bush
21%		Scott Walker
16%		Chris Christie
10%		Mike Huckabee 10%, Ben Carson 9%, Rand Paul 6%, Marco Rubio 6%, Paul Ryan 5%, Ted Cruz 3%, John Kasich 3%, Bobby Jindal 2%, Mike Pence 1%, Rick Perry 1%, Rob Portman 1%, Rick Santorum 1%, Someone else 1%, Undecided 4%
Christopher Newport University [12]

Margin of error: ± 5.3%
Sample size: 338

February 23–28, 2014Chris Christie
19%		Jeb Bush
18%		Mike Huckabee
13%		Paul Ryan 13%, Ted Cruz 9%, Rand Paul 7%, Marco Rubio 4%, Scott Walker 3%, Undecided 13%
University of Mary Washington [13]

Margin of error: ±?
Sample size: ?

September 25–29, 2013Chris Christie
20%		Jeb Bush
10%		Rand Paul
10%		Paul Ryan 8%, Marco Rubio 7%, Ted Cruz 5%, None 14%, Don't know 19%
Public Policy Polling [14]

Margin of error: ±4.8%
Sample size: 415

July 11–14, 2013Jeb Bush
16%		Chris Christie
16%		Rand Paul
15%		Marco Rubio 12%, Paul Ryan 11%, Ted Cruz 9%, Bob McDonnell 8%, Bobby Jindal 4%, Rick Santorum 2%, Someone Else/Undecided 7%
Public Policy Polling [15]

Margin of error: ±4.4%
Sample size: 500

May 24–26, 2013Marco Rubio
17%		Chris Christie
15%		Jeb Bush
14%		Bob McDonnell 12%, Rand Paul 10%, Ted Cruz 8%, Paul Ryan 8%, Bobby Jindal 3%, Rick Santorum 2%, Someone Else/Undecided 11%
Chris Christie
20%		Marco Rubio
20%		Jeb Bush
17%		Paul Ryan 10%, Rand Paul 9%, Ted Cruz 8%, Bobby Jindal 3%, Rick Santorum 2%, Someone Else/Undecided 10%
University of Mary Washington [16]

Margin of error: ±3.5
Sample size: 1004

March 20–24, 2013Chris Christie
18%		Bob McDonnell
12%		Rand Paul
11%		Paul Ryan 11%, Marco Rubio 9%, Jeb Bush 8%, Other 1%, None 10%, Don't know 16%

Results

Virginia Republican primary, March 1, 2016 [17]
CandidateVotesPercentageActual delegate count
BoundUnboundTotal
Donald Trump356,84034.80%17017
Marco Rubio327,91831.98%16016
Ted Cruz171,15016.69%808
John Kasich97,7849.54%505
Ben Carson60,2285.87%303
Jeb Bush (withdrawn)3,6450.36%000
Rand Paul (withdrawn)2,9170.28%000
Mike Huckabee (withdrawn)1,4580.14%000
Chris Christie (withdrawn)1,1020.11%000
Carly Fiorina (withdrawn)9140.09%000
Jim Gilmore (withdrawn)6530.06%000
Lindsey Graham (withdrawn)4440.04%000
Rick Santorum (withdrawn)3990.04%000
Unprojected delegates:000
Total:1,025,452100.00%49049

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References

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  2. ↑ "Poll: Donald Trump leads in Virginia, Georgia; Ted Cruz hanging on in Texas". YouGov. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  3. ↑ "VIRGINIA: TRUMP, CLINTON LEAD PRIMARIES" (PDF). Monmouth University. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
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  5. ↑ "Trump leads GOP field, with Rubio and Cruz next;Clinton leads Sanders among Virginia Democrats" (PDF). Christopher Newport University. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
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