2020 Mississippi Republican presidential primary

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2020 Mississippi Republican presidential primary
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  2016 March 10, 2020 2024  
  MI
MO  
  Donald Trump official portrait (cropped).jpg William Weld in 2016.jpg
Candidate Donald Trump Bill Weld
Home state Florida [1] Massachusetts
Delegate count400
Popular vote240,1272,292
Percentage98.61%0.9%

The 2020 Mississippi Republican presidential primary took place on March 10, 2020, as one of five contests scheduled for that date in the Republican presidential primaries for the 2020 election.

Results

Incumbent President Donald Trump was challenged by two candidates: businessman and perennial candidate Rocky De La Fuente of California, and former governor Bill Weld of Massachusetts. [2]

2020 Mississippi Republican primary [3]
CandidateVotes %Estimated
delegates
Donald Trump (incumbent)240,12598.6%40
Bill Weld 2,2920.9%0
Rocky De La Fuente 1,0780.4%0
Total243,495100%40

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References

  1. Matthew Choi (October 31, 2019). "Trump, a symbol of New York, is officially a Floridian now". Politico . Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  2. Harrison, Bobby (February 27, 2020). "Who's on the ballot for Mississippi's March 10 primary?". Mississippi Today. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  3. "2020 Candidate Qualifying List" (PDF). Mississippi Secretary of State. Retrieved March 10, 2020.