2016 West Virginia Republican presidential primary

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2016 West Virginia Republican presidential primary
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  2012 May 10, 2016 (2016-05-10) 2020  
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Candidate Donald Trump Ted Cruz John Kasich
Home state New York Texas Ohio
Delegate count3001
Popular vote157,23818,30113,721
Percentage77.05%8.97%6.72%

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County results

The 2016 West Virginia Republican presidential primary was held on May 10 in the U.S. state of West Virginia as one of the Republican Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election. The only candidate on the ballot who had not withdrawn was Donald Trump.

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Both the Democratic Party and the Libertarian Party hold their own West Virginia primaries on the same day.

Opinion polling

Results

West Virginia Republican primary, May 10, 2016
CandidateVotesPercentageActual delegate count
BoundUnboundTotal
Donald Trump157,23877.05%30030
Ted Cruz (withdrawn)18,3018.97%000
John Kasich (withdrawn)13,7216.72%101
Ben Carson (withdrawn)4,4212.17%000
Marco Rubio (withdrawn)2,9081.43%000
Jeb Bush (withdrawn)2,3051.13%000
Rand Paul (withdrawn)1,7980.88%000
Mike Huckabee (withdrawn)1,7800.87%000
Chris Christie (withdrawn)7270.36%000
Carly Fiorina (withdrawn)6590.32%000
David Eames Hall2030.10%000
Uncommitted303
Unprojected delegates:000
Total:204,061100.00%34034
Source: The Green Papers

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