2016 United States presidential election in Virginia
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The 2016 United States presidential election in Virginia will take place on November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 General Election in which all 50 states plus The District of Columbia participate. Virginia voters will choose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote.
On March 1, 2016, in the presidential primaries, Virginia voters expressed their preferences for the Democratic, Republican, and Green parties' respective nominees for President. Virginia voters did not register by party. Any voter requested a ballot only for one party.
Primary elections
Democratic primary
 | This section should include a summary of Virginia Democratic primary, 2016. |
| Virginia Democratic primary, March 1, 2016 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Popular vote | Estimated delegates | |||
| Count | Percentage | Pledged | Unpledged | Total | |
| Hillary Clinton | 504,741 | 64.29% | 62
|
13
|
75
|
| Bernie Sanders | 276,370 | 35.20% | 33
|
0
|
33
|
| Martin O'Malley (withdrawn) | 3,930 | 0.50% | |||
| Uncommitted | — | 0
|
1
|
1
| |
| Total | 785,041 | 100% | 95 | 14 | 109 |
| Source: The Green Papers, Virginia Department of Elections | |||||
Green Primary
The Virginia Green Party held its primary from March 20 through April 3. Party members were able to vote online through an email ballot or through the mail.[1] On April 13, it was announced that Jill Stein had won with 76% of the vote. The state's four delegates will be apportioned at the May 28 state meeting.[2]
| Virginia Primary, April 3, 2016 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
 Jill Stein
|
35 | 76% | 3 |
| Kent Mesplay | 3 | 6% | 1 |
| William Kreml | 2 | 4.1% | - |
| Darryl Cherney | 2 | 3.8% | - |
| Sedinam Curry | 1 | 1.7% | - |
| Write-ins | 3 | 8.4% | - |
| Total | 46 | 100.00% | 4 |
Republican primary
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bound | Unbound | Total | |||
| Donald Trump | 356,840 | 34.80% | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Marco Rubio | 327,918 | 31.98% | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Ted Cruz | 171,150 | 16.69% | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| John Kasich | 97,784 | 9.54% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Ben Carson | 60,228 | 5.87% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Jeb Bush (withdrawn) | 3,645 | 0.36% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rand Paul (withdrawn) | 2,917 | 0.28% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Huckabee (withdrawn) | 1,458 | 0.14% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Christie (withdrawn) | 1,102 | 0.11% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carly Fiorina (withdrawn) | 914 | 0.09% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Gilmore (withdrawn) | 653 | 0.06% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lindsey Graham (withdrawn) | 444 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Santorum (withdrawn) | 399 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unprojected delegates: | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total: | 1,025,452 | 100.00% | 49 | 0 | 49 |
See also
| Elections in Virginia |
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- Democratic Party presidential debates, 2016
- Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2016
- Republican Party presidential debates, 2016
- Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016
References
- ^ "GPVA Presidential Preference Primary 2016". Green Party of Virginia. 2016-03-12. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ "GREEN PARTY OF VIRGINIA PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY RESULTS". Green Party of Virginia. 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
- ^ "2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions : Virginia Republican". The Green Papers. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
External links
- RNC 2016 Republican Nominating Process
- Green papers for 2016 primaries, caucuses, and conventions
- 2016 Presidential primaries, ElectionProjection.com
- Decision Desk Headquarter Results for Virginia
