Primary Election Results 2016

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Completed Primary and Caucus of Republican Party
Feb 1, 2016	Iowa	Caucus	Closed	See Result
Feb 9, 2016	New Hampshire	Primary	Mixed	See Result
Feb 20, 2016	South Carolina	Primary	Open	See Result
Feb 23, 2016	Nevada	Caucus	Closed	See Result
Super Tuesday March 1, 2016	Alabama	Primary	Open	See Result
	Alaska	Caucus	Closed	See Result
	Arkansas	Primary	Open	See Result
	Georgia	Primary	Open	See Result
	Massachusetts	Primary	Mixed	See Result
	Minnesota	Caucus	Open	See Result
	Oklahoma	Primary	Closed	See Result
	Tennessee	Primary	Open	See Result
	Texas	Primary	Open	See Result
	Vermont	Primary	Open	See Result
	Virginia	Primary	Open	See Result
Mar 5, 2016	Kansas	Caucus	Closed	See Result
	Kentucky	Caucus	Closed	See Result
	Louisiana	Primary	Closed	See Result
	Maine	Caucus	Closed	See Result
Mar 6, 2016	Puerto Rico	Primary	Open	See Result
Mar 8, 2016	Hawaii	Caucus	Closed	See Result
	Idaho	Primary	Closed	See Result
	Michigan	Primary	Open	See Result
	Mississippi	Primary	Open	See Result
Mar 10, 2016	Virgin Islands	Caucus	Open	NA
Mar 12, 2016	Guam	Territorial convention	Closed	NA
	Washington, D.C.	Convention	Closed	See Result
	Wyoming	Caucus	Closed	See Result
Mar 15, 2016	Florida	Primary	Closed	See Result
	Illinois	Primary	Open	See Result
	Missouri	Primary	Open	See Result
	North Carolina	Primary	Mixed	See Result
	Marianas	Caucus	Closed	See Result
	Ohio	Primary	Mixed	See Result
Mar 22, 2016	American Samoa	Territorial convention	Open	NA
	Arizona	Primary	Closed	See Result
	Utah	Caucus	Closed	See Result
Apr 5, 2016	Wisconsin	Primary	Open	See Result
Apr 19, 2016	New York	Primary	Closed	See Result
Apr 26, 2016	Connecticut	Primary	Closed	See Result
	Delaware	Primary	Closed	See Result
	Maryland	Primary	Closed	See Result
	Pennsylvania	Primary	Closed	See Result
	Rhode Island	Primary	Mixed	See Result
May 3, 2016	Indiana	Primary	Open	See Result
May 10, 2016	Nebraska	Primary	Closed	See Result
	West Virginia	Primary	Mixed	See Result
May 17, 2016	Oregon	Primary	Closed	See Result
May 24, 2016	Washington	Primary	Closed	See Result
Jun 7, 2016	California	Primary	Closed	See Result
	Montana	Primary	Open	See Result
	New Jersey	Primary	Mixed	See Result
	New Mexico	Primary	Closed	See Result
	South Dakota	Primary	Closed	See Result

Democratic Party Presidential Primary and Caucus Schedule See Results

Completed Primary and Caucus of Democratic Party
Feb 1, 2016	Iowa	caucus	Semi-open	See Result
Feb 9, 2016	New Hampshire	primary	Semi-closed	See Result
Feb 20, 2016	Nevada	caucus	Closed	See Result
Feb 27, 2016	South Carolina	primary	Open	See Result
Mar 1, 2016	Alabama	primary	Open	See Result
	American Samoa	caucus	Closed	See Result
	Arkansas	primary	Open	See Result
	Colorado	caucus	Closed	See Result
	Georgia	primary	Open	See Result
	Massachusetts	primary	Semi-closed	See Result
	Minnesota	caucus	Open	See Result
	Oklahoma	primary	Semi-closed	See Result
	Tennessee	primary	Open	See Result
	Texas	primary	Open	See Result
	Vermont	primary	Open	See Result
	Virginia	primary	Open	See Result
Mar 5, 2016	Louisiana	primary	Closed	See Result
	Nebraska	caucus	Closed	See Result
	Kansas	caucus	Closed	See Result
Mar 6, 2016	Maine	caucus	Closed	See Result
Mar 8, 2016	Mississippi	primary	Open	See Result
	Michigan	primary	Open	See Result
Mar 12, 2016	Marianas	TBD	TBD	See Result
Mar 15, 2016	Florida	primary	Closed	See Result
	Illinois	primary	Open	See Result
	Missouri	primary	Open	See Result
	NorthCarolina	primary	Semi-closed	See Result
	Ohio	primary	Semi-open	See Result
Mar 22, 2016	Arizona	primary	Closed	See Result
	Idaho	caucus	Open	See Result
	Utah	caucus	Semi-open	See Result
Mar 26, 2016	Alaska	caucus	Closed	See Result
	Hawaii	caucus	Semi-closed	See Result
	Washington	caucus	Open	See Result
Apr 5, 2016	Wisconsin	primary	Open	See Result
Apr 9, 2016	Wyoming	caucus	Closed	See Result
Apr 19, 2016	New York	primary	Closed	See Result
Apr 26, 2016	Maryland	primary	Closed	See Result
	Connecticut	primary	Closed	See Result
	Delaware	primary	Closed	See Result
	Pennsylvania	primary	Closed	See Result
	Rhode Island	primary	Semi-closed	See Result
May 3, 2016	Indiana	primary	Open	See Result
May 10, 2016	West Virginia	primary	Semi-closed	See Result
May 7, 2016	Guam	caucus	Closed	See Result
May 17, 2016	Kentucky	primary	Closed	See Result
	Oregon	primary	Closed	See Result
Jun 4, 2016	Virgin Islands	caucus	Closed	See Result
Jun 5, 2016	Puerto Rico	primary	Open	See Result
Jun 7, 2016	California	primary	Semi-closed	See Result
	Montana	primary	Open	See Result
	New Jersey	primary	Semi-closed	See Result
	New Mexico	primary	Closed	See Result
	South Dakota	primary	Semi-open	See Result
Jun 14, 2016	DC	primary	Closed	See Result

The two major political parties, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party, officially select their presidential nominees in the months leading up to the presidential election in November. In order to determine which presidential hopeful will become the party’s official nominee, statewide votes take place around the country.

There are two methods of choosing the state’s winning nominee: the primary and the caucus. Each state chooses which system it uses. After the vote, delegates selected from each state attend the party’s national convention, where the party officially chooses its candidate. The national conventions of each major party take place a few months before the presidential election, around August and September.

Primaries

The primary is the most common system of electing party nominees, and is the most typical kind of election. Voters take their pick of candidates on secret written ballots. They can choose among all registered candidates or write in the name of another person.

There are two main types of primaries: closed and open. In closed primaries elections, voters can only vote in the primary of the party in which they have registered. Voters must be officially registered as a member of the specific political party in order to cast their vote. For example, a registered Republican can only vote in the Republican primary Some states allow voters registered as independents to choose which political party’s primary in which to vote, which is known as a semi-closed primary. An open primary allows any registered voter to choose which primary to vote. Each voter is only allowed to cast one ballot in one primary. Each state determines whether its primary will be closed or open, or semi-closed.

The names on the primary ballots also differ from state to state. Some states use the names of the candidates, while others have the names of delegates for the convention. Both types of ballots accomplish the same thing: choosing delegates to represent the state in the party convention. But delegates can be pledged, or bound, to a specific candidate, or unpledged. Unpledged delegates are uncommitted to any of the candidates.

Caucuses

The caucus differs from the more common polling style of election. Rather than casting an anonymous vote on a ballot, voters in states which have caucuses attend a meeting in their district. Only registered voters of each party are able to vote in the meeting. Some precincts, or election centers, allow observers.

Voters arrive at the caucus and join the group that supports their candidate. Undecided voters group together. Then the floor is opened for speeches and debates, in order to persuade the undecided voters to join one preference group or the other.

At the end of the caucus, the members of each group are counted, and the candidate with the largest group is declared the winner and the party nominee. Some states divide their delegates proportionately, while others use the winner-take-all model. A minimum of 15 percent of the total voters in a precinct is required to remain viable and receive delegates. If a candidate does not receive 15 percent of the precinct voters, those voters might be able to join a different candidate’s preference group. The other option is to remain uncommitted.

An alternate method of running a caucus involves a secret ballot, which is held after the persuasive speeches and debates, much like the other type of caucus. The public declaration of support required by many caucuses has been criticized, as the public pressure can sway voters away from their beliefs.