2016 Tennessee Republican presidential primary explained

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.

Opinion polling

See also: Statewide opinion polling for the 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries.

Primary date: March 1, 2016
Poll sourceDate1st2nd3rdOther
Primary resultsMarch 1, 2016Donald 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: 772February 22–29, 2016Donald 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, 2016Donald 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, 2015Donald 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, 2015Donald 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%

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: 2016-09-29 . Tennessee Primary Election Results 2016 . 2024-02-12 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
  2. Web site: Tennessee Primary Election Results 2016: President Live Map by County, Real-Time Voting Updates . 2024-02-12 . Election Hub.
  3. Web site: Polls: Trump, Clinton Ahead in Super Tuesday States. NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist. 29 February 2016 . 29 February 2016.