2016 West Virginia Republican presidential primary

2016 West Virginia Republican presidential primary
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Candidate Donald Trump Ted Cruz John Kasich
Home state New York Texas Ohio
Delegate count 30 0 1
Popular vote 157,238 18,301 13,721
Percentage 77.05% 8.97% 6.72%
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Trump

  60 – 70%
  70 – 80%
  80 – 90%
  >90%

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The 2016 West Virginia Republican presidential primary was held on May 10 in the U.S. state of West Virginia as one of the Republican Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election. The only candidate on the ballot who had not withdrawn was Donald Trump.

Both the Democratic Party and the Libertarian Party hold their own West Virginia primaries on the same day.

Opinion polling

List of polls
Winner
Donald Trump
Primary date
May 10, 2016
Poll source Date 1st 2nd 3rd Other
Primary results May 10, 2016 Donald Trump
77.01% 		Ted Cruz
8.98% 		John Kasich
6.74% 		Ben Carson 2.17%, Marco Rubio 1.43%, Jeb Bush 1.14%, Rand Paul 0.89%, Mike Huckabee 0.87%, Chris Christie 0.36%, Carly Fiorina 0.33%
R.L. Repass & Partners/MetroNews[1]

Margin of error: ± 4%
Sample size: 228

April 22– May 2, 2016 Donald Trump
57% 		Ted Cruz
25% 		John Kasich
14% 		Undecided 4%
Public Policy Polling[2]

Margin of error: ± 4.2%
Sample size: 549

April 29– May 1, 2016 Donald Trump
61% 		Ted Cruz
22% 		John Kasich
14% 		Undecided 3%
Metro News[3]

Margin of error: ± ?%
Sample size: 159

February 11–16, 2016 Donald Trump
40% 		Ted Cruz
20% 		Marco Rubio
15% 		Ben Carson 10%, John Kasich 6%, Jeb Bush 4%, Carly Fiorina <1%, Chris Christie <1%, Not Sure 4%
Orion Strategies

Margin of error: ± 4.9%
Sample size: 406

August 25, 2015 Donald Trump
29% 		Marco Rubio
8% 		Ben Carson
7% 		Jeb Bush 7%, Mike Huckabee 7%, Ted Cruz 5%, Scott Walker 2%, Carly Fiorina 2%, John Kasich 1%, Rand Paul 1%, Undecided 32%
Harper Polling Archived 2015-07-09 at the Wayback Machine

Margin of error: ± 6.3%
Sample size: 242

April 9–11, 2015 Jeb Bush
23% 		Mike Huckabee
20% 		Scott Walker
13% 		Ben Carson 8%, Ted Cruz 8%, Rand Paul 7%, Chris Christie 5%, Marco Rubio 4%, Rick Santorum 1%, Undecided 11%

Results

West Virginia Republican primary, May 10, 2016
Candidate Votes Percentage Actual delegate count
Bound Unbound Total
Donald Trump 157,238 77.05% 30 0 30
Ted Cruz (withdrawn) 18,301 8.97% 0 0 0
John Kasich (withdrawn) 13,721 6.72% 1 0 1
Ben Carson (withdrawn) 4,421 2.17% 0 0 0
Marco Rubio (withdrawn) 2,908 1.43% 0 0 0
Jeb Bush (withdrawn) 2,305 1.13% 0 0 0
Rand Paul (withdrawn) 1,798 0.88% 0 0 0
Mike Huckabee (withdrawn) 1,780 0.87% 0 0 0
Chris Christie (withdrawn) 727 0.36% 0 0 0
Carly Fiorina (withdrawn) 659 0.32% 0 0 0
David Eames Hall 203 0.10% 0 0 0
Uncommitted 3 0 3
Unprojected delegates: 0 0 0
Total: 204,061 100.00% 34 0 34
Source: The Green Papers

References

  1. ^ "Overwhelming support for Trump, small lead for Sanders in MetroNews West Virginia Poll". Repass Research and Strategic Consulting. May 6, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  2. ^ "Trump, Sanders lead in West Virginia" (PDF). Public Policy Polling. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  3. ^ "Trump and Sanders Have Big Leads in MetroNews West Virginia Poll" (PDF). Metro News West Virginia. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2016.