Primary Election Results 2016



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.

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