2016 Alabama Republican presidential primary

2016 Alabama Republican presidential primary

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50 pledged delegates to the
2016 Republican National Convention
 
Candidate Donald Trump Ted Cruz
Home state New York Texas
Delegate count 36 13
Popular vote 373,721 181,479
Percentage 43.42% 21.09%

 
Candidate Marco Rubio Ben Carson
Home state Florida Virginia
Delegate count 1 0
Popular vote 160,606 88,094
Percentage 18.66% 10.24%

  Donald Trump
  30–40%
  40–50%
  50–60%

The 2016 Alabama Republican presidential primary took place on March 1, 2016. This was the fifth primary held in the 2016 Republican primary. Donald Trump won the primary handily. The election was also held on Super Tuesday. Trump eventually won the Republican primary. He was elected President of the United States on November 8, 2016, against Hillary Clinton.

Ahead of the primary, Alabama was considered one of Donald Trump's strongest states.[1] Trump enjoyed the endorsement of Senator Jeff Sessions,[2] who would later join his Department of Justice as Attorney General. Sessions was Trump's first endorsement in the U.S. Senate.

  1. ^ Cox, Amanda; Katz, Josh; Quealy, Kevin (March 1, 2016). "Who Will Win Super Tuesday? Live Estimates of Tonight's Final Republican Delegate Count". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  2. ^ Stokols, Eli. "Sen. Jeff Sessions endorses Trump". POLITICO. Retrieved May 6, 2019.