2016 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses

2016 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses
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30 pledged delegates to the Republican National Convention
 
Candidate Ted Cruz Donald Trump Marco Rubio
Home state Texas New York Florida
Delegate count 8 7 7
Popular vote 51,666 45,429 43,228
Percentage 27.6% 24.3% 23.1%
 
Candidate Ben Carson Rand Paul Jeb Bush
Home state Virginia Kentucky Florida
Delegate count 3 1 1
Popular vote 17,394 8,481 5,238
Percentage 9.3% 4.5% 2.8%
 
Candidate Carly Fiorina John Kasich Mike Huckabee
Home state Virginia Ohio Arkansas
Delegate count 1 1 1
Popular vote 3,485 3,474 3,345
Percentage 1.9% 1.9% 1.8%
Results by county
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The 2016 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses took place on February 1 in the U.S. state of Iowa, traditionally marking the Republican Party's first nominating contest in their series of presidential primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

The Democratic Party held its own Iowa caucuses on the same day.

Ted Cruz was able to defeat Donald Trump in the Iowa Caucus by winning over Evangelical caucus-goers;[1] Cruz won 51,666 caucus votes or 27.6%, giving him a net gain of one delegate over Trump. Cruz visited all 99 counties of Iowa and held small events.[2] Cruz outperformed his polling average, which predicted a narrow Trump victory in the caucus.

Following poor performances in the caucuses, Rand Paul,[3] Mike Huckabee[4] and Rick Santorum[5] suspended their campaigns.

  1. ^ Glueck, Katie (February 3, 2020). "How Cruz beat Trump". Politico. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
  2. ^ Editorial, The Register's. "Editorial: Cruz won Iowa the old-fashioned way: He earned it". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  3. ^ Goldmacher, Shane; Isenstadt, Alex; Strauss, Daniel (February 3, 2016). "Rand Paul drops out of White House race". Politico. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  4. ^ Bradner, Eric; Preston, Mark (February 1, 2016). "Mike Huckabee drops out of 2016 presidential race". CNN. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  5. ^ King, John; Kopan, Tal; Diamond, Jeremy (February 3, 2016). "Rick Santorum drops presidential bid, endorses Marco Rubio". CNN. Retrieved June 18, 2016.