2016 Mississippi Republican presidential primary

2016 Mississippi Republican presidential primary

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Candidate Donald Trump Ted Cruz
Home state New York Texas
Delegate count 25 15
Popular vote 196,659 150,364
Percentage 47.24% 36.12%

 
Candidate Marco Rubio John Kasich
Home state Florida Ohio
Delegate count 0 0
Popular vote 36,795 21,885
Percentage 8.84% 5.26%

Election results by county.

The 2016 Mississippi Republican presidential primary took place in Mississippi on March 8, 2016, ahead of the presidential election that November. The Democrats held their Mississippi primary on the same day.

Mississippi's 40 Republican delegates were contested. Donald Trump won the primary, receiving 47.24% of the vote, while Ted Cruz came in second, with 36.12% of the vote. Trump received 25 of the state's delegates, while Cruz received the remaining 15.[1]

  1. ^ "Mississippi Republican Delegation 2016". The Green Papers. Retrieved September 10, 2018.