| Election Name: | 2016 Alaska Republican presidential caucuses |
| Color5: | 98d5e9 |
| Map Size: | 305px |
| Color1: | d4aa00 |
| Color2: | 283681 |
| Candidate4: | Marco Rubio |
| Candidate5: | Ben Carson |
| Color4: | c60e3b |
| Percentage5: | 10.83% |
| Percentage2: | 33.64% |
| Percentage4: | 15.16% |
| Popular Vote4: | 3,488 |
| Popular Vote5: | 2,492 |
| Home State4: | Florida |
| Home State5: | Virginia |
| Delegate Count4: | 5 |
| Popular Vote2: | 7,740 |
| Country: | Alaska |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States presidential election in Alaska |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2020 United States presidential election in Alaska |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
| Delegate Count2: | 11 |
| Candidate1: | Ted Cruz |
| Home State1: | Texas |
| Delegate Count1: | 12 |
| Popular Vote1: | 8,369 |
| Percentage1: | 36.37% |
| Candidate2: | Donald Trump |
| Home State2: | New York |
| Delegate Count5: | 0 |
| Elected Members: | AL |
| Outgoing Members: | NV |
| Votes For Election: | 28 pledged delegates to the Republican National Convention |
The 2016 Alaska Republican presidential caucuses took place on March 1, 2016 as part of "Super Tuesday." Senator Cruz won the state's caucuses by less than 1,000 votes, despite Trump enjoying the endorsement of former Governor and 2008 Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin, the 9th Governor of Alaska.
While Cruz performed best in the state's urban legislative districts, Trump won rural precincts in the Alaska Bush. Alaska was the only state where neurosurgeon Ben Carson carried a jurisdiction over the course of the primary, albeit one of the country's least populated.
| Poll source | Date | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Other | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caucus results | March 1, 2016 | Ted Cruz 36.37% | Donald Trump 33.64% | Marco Rubio 15.16% | Ben Carson 10.83%, John Kasich 3.99%, Other 0.01% | |||
| Alaska Dispatch News/Ivan Moore Research[1] Margin of error: – Sample size: 651 | January 23, 2016 | Donald Trump 27.9% | Ted Cruz23.8% | Ben Carson8.5% | Jeb Bush 7.3%, Marco Rubio 6.9%, Chris Christie 3.3%, Rand Paul 3.0%, John Kasich 1.7%, Other 4.1%, Undecided 13.4% | |||
| Public Policy PollingMargin of error: ± 5.3% Sample size: 337 | July 31 – August 3, 2014 | Ted Cruz 16% | Rand Paul 15% | Mike Huckabee 14% | Chris Christie 12%, Jeb Bush 12%, Sarah Palin 11%, Scott Walker 7%, Paul Ryan 6%, Marco Rubio 5%, Someone else/Not sure 4% | |||
| Public Policy PollingMargin of error: ± 5.5% Sample size: 313 | May 8–11, 2014 | Ted Cruz 15% | Jeb Bush 14% | Chris Christie 14% | Sarah Palin 12%, Rand Paul 11%, Mike Huckabee 11%, Paul Ryan 4%, Scott Walker 4%, Marco Rubio 3%, Someone else/Not sure 11% | |||
| Chris Christie 16% | Jeb Bush 15% | Ted Cruz 15% | Rand Paul 14%, Mike Huckabee 10%, Paul Ryan 5%, Scott Walker 5%, Marco Rubio 4%, Someone else/Not sure 16% | |||||
| Magellan StrategiesMargin of error: ± 7% Sample size: 190 | April 14, 2014 | Ted Cruz 16% | Rand Paul 15% | Jeb Bush 13% | Mike Huckabee 12%, Chris Christie 11%, Marco Rubio 7%, Scott Walker 6%, John Kasich 1%, Undecided 19% | |||
| Public Policy PollingMargin of error: ± 4.7% Sample size: 442 | January 30 – February 1, 2014 | Rand Paul 15% | Ted Cruz 13% | Sarah Palin 13% | Jeb Bush 12%, Mike Huckabee 11%, Chris Christie 10%, Marco Rubio 6%, Paul Ryan 4%, Scott Walker 4%, Someone Else/Undecided 12% | |||
| Ted Cruz 16% | Jeb Bush 14% | Rand Paul 14% | Mike Huckabee 13%, Chris Christie 9%, Marco Rubio 8%, Paul Ryan 7%, Scott Walker 5%, Someone Else/Undecided 15% | |||||
| Public Policy PollingMargin of error: ± 4.4% Sample size: 507 | July 25–28, 2013 | Rand Paul 18% | Sarah Palin 14% | Chris Christie13% | Jeb Bush 11%, Marco Rubio 9%, Paul Ryan 9%, Ted Cruz 8%, Rick Santorum 5%, George Zimmerman 2%, Someone Else/Undecided 12% | |||
| Rand Paul 20% | Jeb Bush15% | Chris Christie14% | Paul Ryan 14%, Marco Rubio 10%, Ted Cruz 9%, Rick Santorum 6%, Someone Else/Undecided 12% | |||||
| Public Policy PollingMargin of error: ± 4.2% Sample size: 537 | Feb. 4–5, 2013 | Marco Rubio 18% | Mike Huckabee 14% | Rand Paul12% | Chris Christie 11%, Paul Ryan 10%, Jeb Bush 9%, Sarah Palin 9%, Bobby Jindal 6%, Rick Perry 1%, Someone Else/Undecided 10% |
Delegates were awarded to candidates who got 13% or more of the vote proportionally.
At the Republican National Convention, Alaska's floor votes were all recorded for Donald Trump by the convention secretary, even though the Alaska delegation read their votes according to the results of the caucuses- 12 for Cruz, 11 for Trump and 5 for Rubio. An Alaska delegate challenged the results as recorded.[2] However, RNC chair Reince Priebus defended the actions of the convention secretary, saying that the delegates were bound to Trump.[3]