Constitution Party presidential primaries, 2016

Constitution Party presidential primaries, 2016
339½ delegates to the Constitution Party National Convention
Scott Copeland (1) Uncommitted (1)	No contest (48)
Previous Constitution Party nominee; Virgil Goode ;	Constitution Party nominee; Darrell Castle ;

Last updated March 21, 2019

The Constitution Party held a primary election in the states of Idaho and Missouri during the 2016 election season in order to allocate delegates from that state to the 2016 Constitution Party National Convention.

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Candidates

Candidate		Profession	State	Campaign
Candidate		Profession	State	Campaign	Darrell Castle		Attorney. Owner of Darrell Castle and Associates. Constitution Party Nominee for Vice President of the United States (2008)	Tennessee	(Campaign • Website) Running mate: Scott Bradley
Scott Copeland			Texas

Results

National

Scott Copeland J.R. Myers Patrick Anthony Ockander
Uncommitted Tie No votes

Idaho primary

The Constitution Party of Idaho held its primary on March 8.

Idaho Constitution Party presidential primary, 2016^[1]^[2]^[3]
Candidate	Popular vote		Pledged delegates
Candidate	Count	Percentage	Pledged delegates
Scott Copeland	250	51.7%	8
J.R. Myers	139	28.7%	0
Patrick Anthony Ockander	95	19.6%	0
Total:	484	100%	8

Key:

Withdrew prior to contest

Missouri primary

The Constitution Party of Missouri held its primary on March 15. No candidate made it on the ballot, and the only option for voters was "Uncommitted".

Missouri Constitution Party presidential primary, 2016^[4]
Candidate	Popular vote
Candidate	Count	Percentage
Uncommitted	691	100%
Total:	691	100%

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References

↑ "Mar 08, 2016 Presidential Primary Election Results United States - by County". sos.idaho.gov. Idaho Secretary Of State. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
↑ Gr, The; Inquirer (2016-03-10). "Scott Copeland wins Idaho Constitution Party primary". The Grand Inquirer. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
↑ Gr, The; Inquirer (2016-03-02). "Patrick Ockander drops out of Constitution Party presidential race, endorses J.R. Myers and Ted Cruz". The Grand Inquirer. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
↑ IT, Missouri Secretary of State -. "State of Missouri - Election Night Results". enrarchives.sos.mo.gov. Retrieved 2016-11-21.

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[1] "Mar 08, 2016 Presidential Primary Election Results United States - by County". sos.idaho.gov. Idaho Secretary Of State. Retrieved 2016-11-25.

[2] Gr, The; Inquirer (2016-03-10). "Scott Copeland wins Idaho Constitution Party primary". The Grand Inquirer. Retrieved 2016-11-26.

[3] Gr, The; Inquirer (2016-03-02). "Patrick Ockander drops out of Constitution Party presidential race, endorses J.R. Myers and Ted Cruz". The Grand Inquirer. Retrieved 2016-11-26.

[4] IT, Missouri Secretary of State -. "State of Missouri - Election Night Results". enrarchives.sos.mo.gov. Retrieved 2016-11-21.