See main article: 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries.
| Election Name: | 2016 Tennessee Republican presidential primary |
| Country: | Tennessee |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 Tennessee Republican presidential primary |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2020 Tennessee Republican presidential primary |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
| Outgoing Members: | OK |
| Elected Members: | TX |
| Image1: | Donald Trump by Gage Skidmore 10 (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Donald Trump |
| Home State1: | New York |
| Color1: | 283681 |
| Popular Vote1: | 333,180 |
| Percentage1: | 38.94% |
| Delegate Count1: | 33 |
| Candidate2: | Ted Cruz |
| Home State2: | Texas |
| Color2: | d4aa00 |
| Popular Vote2: | 211,471 |
| Percentage2: | 24.71% |
| Delegate Count2: | 16 |
| Image3: | Marco Rubio by Gage Skidmore 8 (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate3: | Marco Rubio |
| Home State3: | Florida |
| Color3: | c60e3b |
| Popular Vote3: | 181,274 |
| Percentage3: | 21.18% |
| Delegate Count3: | 9 |
| Image4: | Ben Carson by Skidmore with lighting correction (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate4: | Ben Carson |
| Home State4: | Maryland |
| Color4: | 99ccff |
| Popular Vote4: | 64,951 |
| Percentage4: | 7.59% |
| Delegate Count4: | 0 |
| Image5: | John Kasich (24618295175) (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate5: | John Kasich |
| Home State5: | Ohio |
| Color5: | 00B487 |
| Popular Vote5: | 45,301 |
| Percentage5: | 5.29% |
| Delegate Count5: | 0 |
| Map Size: | 350px |
| Votes For Election: | 58 Republican National Convention delegates |
The 2016 Tennessee Republican presidential primary took place on Super Tuesday, March 1, 2016, in the U.S. state of Tennessee as one of the Republican Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election. Businessman Donald Trump won the primary with a plurality, carrying 38.94% of the vote and all but one county, awarding him 33 delegates.[1]
Texas Senator Ted Cruz, came second with 24.71% of the vote and 16 delegates. Florida Senator Marco Rubio came third with 21.18% of the vote and 9 delegates, carrying only the county of Williamson. All other candidates did not receive any delegates.[2]
The Democratic Party held their own Tennessee primary on the same day, which was won by Hillary Clinton.
See also: Statewide opinion polling for the 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries.
| Poll source | Date | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Other | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary results | March 1, 2016 | Donald Trump 38.94% | Ted Cruz 24.71% | Marco Rubio 21.18% | Ben Carson 7.59%, John Kasich 5.29%, Jeb Bush 1.12%, Mike Huckabee 0.28%, Rand Paul 0.27%, Chris Christie 0.15%, Carly Fiorina 0.08%, Rick Santorum 0.08%, Jim Gilmore 0.03%, Lindsey Graham 0.03%, George Pataki 0.02% | ||
| SurveyMonkeyMargin of error: ± ?%Sample size: 772 | February 22–29, 2016 | Donald Trump 48% | Marco Rubio 18% | Ted Cruz 15% | Ben Carson 10%, John Kasich 5%, Undecided 4% | ||
| NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist[3] Margin of error: ± 3.8% Sample size: 665 | February 22–25, 2016 | Donald Trump 40% | Ted Cruz 22% | Marco Rubio 19% | Ben Carson 9%, John Kasich 6% | ||
| Vanderbilt/PSRAMargin of error: 5.6% Sample size: 495 | November 11–23, 2015 | Donald Trump 29% | Ben Carson 25% | Ted Cruz 14% | Marco Rubio 12%, Jeb Bush 6%, Carly Fiorina 2%, Undecided 7%, Other 4%, Wouldn't Vote 1% | ||
| Opinion Savvy/Insider AdvantageMargin of error: 4.6% Sample size: 440 | August 2–3, 2015 | Donald Trump 35.3% | Ben Carson 14.5% | Jeb Bush 11.7% | Mike Huckabee 6.5%, Ted Cruz 6.2%, Scott Walker 5.8%, John Kasich 3.3%, Rand Paul 3%, Marco Rubio 2.8%, Chris Christie 1.7%, Carly Fiorina 1.7%, Bobby Jindal 1.4%, Rick Santorum 0.7%, George Pataki 0.3%, Lindsey Graham 0.2%, Rick Perry 0.2%, Someone else 1.3%, Undecided 3.5% |