2020 Colorado Republican presidential primary

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2020 Colorado Republican presidential primary
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  2016 March 3, 2020 2024  
  CA
ME  

37 Republican National Convention delegates
  Donald Trump official portrait (cropped).jpg William Weld in 2016.jpg
Candidate Donald Trump Bill Weld
Home state Florida [1] Massachusetts
Delegate count370
Popular vote628,87625,698
Percentage92.26%3.77%

2020 Colorado Republican presidential primary results map by county.svg
Results by county

Trump

  Trump—≥95%
  Trump—90–95%
  Trump—85–90%

The 2020 Colorado Republican presidential primary took place in the US state of Colorado on March 3, 2020.

Contents

Background

Various state Republican parties had cancelled their state primaries or caucuses, including Nevada, South Carolina and Kansas. [2] This was going to be the case in Colorado, but advertising executive Robert Ardini filed on the first day permitted, triggering a law that states that the primary cannot be cancelled if more than one person has filed. [3] Ardini was followed by perennial candidate Rocky de la Fuente, former governor Bill Weld, incumbent Donald Trump, Matthew John Matern, Joe Walsh, and Zoltan Istvan. [4] De La Fuente, who was on the list when the ballot order was being decided, [5] was not on the final ballot list, having withdrawn his name because of the state's "sore loser" law.

Procedure

The primary was held by mail. Overseas and military voters were sent ballots on January 18, 2020, and in-state voters were sent them on February 10. The primary lasted until Super Tuesday (March 3) when all envelopes were opened and votes counted. [6]

The state uses a "winner-take-most" system. If a candidate wins 50% or more of the vote, it's "winner-take-all". Otherwise, delegates are proportionally allocated to candidates who received 20% or more of the vote.

Results

2020 Colorado Republican presidential primary [4] [7]
CandidateVotes %Estimated
delegates [8]
Donald Trump (incumbent)628,87692.2637
Bill Weld 25,6983.770
Joe Walsh (withdrawn)13,0721.920
Matthew John Matern7,2391.060
Robert Ardini 3,3880.500
Zoltan Istvan 3,3500.490
Total681,623100%37

Results by county

2020 Colorado Republican primary

(results per county) [7]

CountyDonald TrumpBill WeldJoe WalshMatthew John MaternRobert ArdiniZoltan IstvanTotal votes cast
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
Adams 39,10793.041,2352.948141.944881.162090.501810.4342,034
Alamosa 1,78093.44472.47422.20241.26100.5220.101,905
Arapahoe 56,05190.372,9274.721,4612.368091.303970.643770.6162,022
Archuleta 2,52693.14823.02471.73391.44110.4170.262,712
Baca 1,13798.6150.4370.6120.1720.1700.001,153
Bent 82695.93151.74101.1691.0510.1200.00861
Boulder 18,55186.211,6477.656182.873331.551860.861830.8521,518
Broomfield 7,37189.624395.342002.431231.50510.62410.508,225
Chaffee 3,36492.541233.38691.90451.24200.55140.393,635
Cheyenne 63696.9550.7630.4650.7640.6130.46656
Clear Creek 1,22990.84634.66322.37151.1180.5960.441,353
Conejos 1,02892.95262.35242.17110.9950.45121.081,106
Costilla 22592.5972.8841.6541.6500.0031.23243
Crowley 76295.01182.2481.00111.3720.2510.12802
Custer 1,50693.25613.78321.9880.5040.2540.251,615
Delta 7,19896.021271.69911.21440.59190.25170.237,496
Denver 25,64085.302,3297.759443.145301.762790.933371.1230,059
Dolores 63898.0030.4650.7740.6110.1500.00651
Douglas 54,26392.602,3003.929511.625560.952770.472530.4358,600
Eagle 3,68790.082245.471122.74320.78120.29260.644,093
El Paso 101,82593.573,3523.081,6991.561,0340.954840.444340.40108,828
Elbert 7,42495.951401.81801.03430.56260.34240.317,737
Fremont 9,15395.901421.491261.32640.67320.34270.289,544
Garfield 6,82793.692072.841281.76610.84300.41340.477,287
Gilpin 74293.22273.39121.5150.6360.7540.50796
Grand 2,46490.621214.45722.65301.10160.59160.592,719
Gunnison 1,66691.39804.39452.47191.0450.2780.441,823
Hinsdale 21286.18187.3262.4431.2220.8152.03246
Huerfano 1,12594.78231.94262.1980.6750.4200.001,187
Jackson 45493.61112.27132.6851.0310.2110.21485
Jefferson 69,85090.453,6124.681,8352.389631.254680.614940.6477,222
Kiowa 51496.4481.5061.1340.7500.0010.19533
Kit Carson 1,97396.48271.32221.08160.7810.0560.292,045
La Plata 6,60892.572603.641472.06650.91210.29370.527,138
Lake 47291.65203.88142.7240.7830.5820.39515
Larimer 41,35190.732,2144.869672.125551.222490.552390.5245,575
Las Animas 1,88696.03281.43301.53110.5660.3130.151,964
Lincoln 1,32096.42151.10191.3990.6620.1540.291,369
Logan 4,79595.98761.52711.42270.54120.24150.304,996
Mesa 27,38294.586732.324321.492390.831130.391130.3928,952
Mineral 23593.2583.1751.9820.7900.0020.79252
Moffat 2,99796.12391.25351.12260.83110.35100.323,118
Montezuma 5,03494.981092.06771.45460.87110.21230.435,300
Montrose 9,11595.891741.831171.23560.59270.28170.189,506
Morgan 4,75495.58841.69821.65280.56150.30110.224,974
Otero 3,10594.49561.70641.95391.19120.37100.303,286
Ouray 85491.63434.61171.82101.0730.3250.54932
Park 3,49393.921102.96571.53270.73120.32200.543,719
Phillips 1,15395.76121.00221.8390.7560.5020.171,204
Pitkin 87287.11717.09333.30161.6030.3060.601,001
Prowers 2,35596.75200.82291.19150.6270.2980.332,434
Pueblo 18,35894.663841.983441.771580.81760.39730.3819,393
Rio Blanco 1,98696.69341.66180.8890.4440.1930.152,054
Rio Grande 1,94492.62472.24622.95291.3870.33100.482,099
Routt 2,41188.571535.62863.16381.40100.37240.882,722
Saguache 65694.93131.88152.1760.8700.0010.14691
San Juan 7486.0578.1433.4900.0022.3300.0086
San Miguel 45689.76295.71142.7650.9820.3920.39508
Sedgwick 67894.04162.22152.0891.2510.1420.28721
Summit 1,91586.771456.57984.44210.95110.50170.772,207
Teller 5,81395.401612.64600.98370.6190.15130.216,093
Washington 1,64196.19291.70201.1760.3560.3540.231,706
Weld 41,03794.421,1932.755501.273660.841660.381480.3443,460
Yuma 2,37296.54240.98251.02240.9870.2850.202,457
Total628,87692.2625,6983.7713,0721.927,2391.063,3880.503,3500.49681,623

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