2020 Delaware Republican presidential primary explained

Election Name:2020 Delaware Republican presidential primary
Country:Delaware
Type:presidential
Ongoing:No
Previous Election:2016 Delaware Republican presidential primary
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2024 Delaware Republican presidential primary
Next Year:2024
Election Date:July 7, 2020
Outgoing Members:KY
Elected Members:NJ
Votes For Election:16 pledged delegates to the Republican National Convention
Candidate1:Donald Trump
Color1:283681
Home State1:Florida[1]
Popular Vote1:28,876
Percentage1:88.05%
Delegate Count1:16
Candidate2:Rocky De La Fuente
Color2:355E39
Home State2:California
Popular Vote2:3,920
Percentage2:11.95%
Delegate Count2:0

The 2020 Delaware Republican presidential primary took place on July 7, 2020, along with the New Jersey primary on the same day.

Donald Trump won the primary by a wide margin.[2] Rocky De La Fuente, the only candidate other than Trump on the ballot, won his highest share of the vote in this primary.[3] [4]

Results

2020Delaware Republican presidential primary! rowspan="2"
CandidatePopular vote[5] Pledgeddelegates[6]
%
Donald Trump28,87688.0516
Rocky De La Fuente3,92011.950
Total32,796100%16

Vote by county

2020 Delaware Republican presidential primary(results by county)
CountyDonald TrumpRocky De La FuenteTotal

votes

cast

Votes%Votes%
Kent6,23791.575748.436,811
New Castle10,11282.012,21817.9912,330
Sussex12,52791.741,1288.2613,655
Total28,87688.053,92011.9532,796

Notes and References

  1. News: Trump, a symbol of New York, is officially a Floridian now. Politico. October 31, 2019. February 3, 2020. Matthew Choi.
  2. News: Live results: 2020 Delaware Republican presidential primary. 2021-04-04. Washington Post. en.
  3. News: Delaware Presidential Republican Primary Election Results. en-US. The New York Times. July 7, 2020 . 2021-04-04. 0362-4331.
  4. Web site: 2020 Delaware Republican Primary Election Results USA TODAY. 2021-04-04. www.usatoday.com. en.
  5. Web site: Elections. The State of Delaware-Department of. Delaware Election Results. 2020-07-12. Department of Elections. en.
  6. Web site: Delaware Republican Delegation 2020. 2020-07-12. www.thegreenpapers.com.