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2016 Presidential Election

Information on 2016 Presidential Election

Primaries (P) and Caucuses (C) by Location

Alabama – P – March 1

Alaska, Dem – C – March 26

Alaska, Rep – C – March 1

Arizona – P – March 22

Arkansas – P – March 1

California – P – June 7

Colorado – C – March 1

Connecticut – P – April 26

Delaware – P – April 26

District of Columbia, Dem -- June 14

District of Columbia, Rep -- March 12

Florida – P – March 15

Georgia – P – March 1

Guam, Dem – P – May 7

Guam, Rep – P – March 12

Hawaii, Dem – C – March 26

Hawaii, Rep – C – March 8

Idaho, Dem – C – March 22

Idaho, Rep – P – March 8

Illinois – P – March 15

Indiana – P – May 3

Iowa – C – Feb 1

Kentucky, Dem – P – May 17

Kentucky, Rep – C – March 5

Louisiana – P – March 5

Maine, Dem – C – March 6

Maine, Rep – C – March 5

Maryland – P – April 26

Massachusetts – P – March 1

Michigan – P – March 8

Minnesota – C – March 1

Mississippi – P – March 8

Missouri – P – March 15

Montana – P – June 7

Nebraska, Dem – C – March 5

Nebraska, Rep – P – May 10

Nevada, Dem – C – Feb 20

Nevada, Rep – C – Feb 23

New Hampshire – P – Feb 9

New Jersey – P – June 7

New Mexico – P – June 7

New York – P – April 19

North Carolina – P – March 15

North Dakota, Dem – C – June 7

North Dakota, Rep – C – March 1

Ohio – P – March 15

Oklahoma – P – March 1

Oregon – P – May 17

Pennsylvania – P – April 26

Puerto Rico, Dem – P – June 5

Puerto Rico, Rep – P – March 6

Rhode Island – P – April 26

South Carolina, Dem – P – Feb 27

South Carolina, Rep – P – Feb 20

South Dakota – P – June 7

Tennessee – P – March 1

Texas – P – March 1

U.S. Virgin Islands, Dem – P – June 4

U.S. Virgin Islands, Rep – P – April 19

Utah – C – March 22

Vermont – P – March 1

Virginia – P – March 1

Washington, Dem – C – March 26

Washington, Rep – P – May 24

West Virginia – P – May 10

Wisconsin – P – April 5

Wyoming, Dem – C – April 9

Wyoming, Rep – C – March 1

Definitions

Caucus -- A closed meeting of party policy makers, originally to nominate candidates and now, more typically, to agree on a legislative program; as a verb, so to meet. (p. 105)

Primary -- An interparty election to select candidates for a forthcoming general election.

   The closed primary is restricted to registered members of a particular party.  In an open primary, voters may cross lines, regardless of their party affiliation, to vote for candidates of another party. (p. 577)

Definitions taken from:

   Saffire, W. (2008). Safire's political dictionary. (Rev. ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.  REF JK9 .S2 2008

Primary and Caucus Result Summary

Democratic

  Delegates available --  4,763

  Delegates needed for nomination -- 2,383

  Delegates allocated -- 4,755

      Clinton -- Has 2,800   Needs  0

      Sanders -- Has 1,881  Needs  502

Republican

   Delegates available -- 2,472   

   Delegates needed for nomination -- 1,237

   Delegates allocated -- 2,464

      Trump -- Has 1,542   Needs 0

For a complete breakdown of results by primary/caucus location, visit the Associated Press' Election16 Delegate Tracker.  

Primaries (P) and Caucuses (C) by Date

Feb 1 Iowa – C

Feb 9 New Hampshire – P

Feb 20 Nevada, Dem – C

            South Carolina, Rep – P

Feb 23 Nevada, Rep – C

Feb 27 South Carolina, Dem – P

Mar 1 Alaska, Rep – C

          Alabama – P

          Arkansas – P

          Colorado, Dem – C

          Georgia – P

          Massachusetts – P

          Minnesota – C

          Oklahoma ­­– P

          Tennessee – P

          Texas – P

          Vermont – P

          Virginia – P

Mar 5 Kansas – C

          Kentucky, Rep – C

          Louisiana – P

          Maine, Rep – C

          Nebraska, Dem – C

Mar 6 Maine, Dem – C

          Puerto Rico, Rep – P

Mar 8 Hawaii, Rep – C

          Idaho, Rep – P

          Michigan – P

          Mississippi – P

Mar 12 District of Columbia, Rep – P

          Wyoming, Rep – C

          Guam, Rep – P

Mar 15 Florida – P

            Illinois – P

            Missouri – P

            North Carolina – P

            Ohio – P

Mar 22 Arizona – P

            Idaho, Dem – C

            Utah – C

Mar 26 Alaska, Dem – C

            Hawaii, Dem – C

            Washington, Dem – C

Mar 29 Colorado, Rep – C

Apr 2 North Dakota, Rep – C

Apr 5 Wisconsin – P

Apr 9 Wyoming, Dem – C

Apr 19 New York – P

            U.S. Virgin Islands, Rep – P

Apr 26 Connecticut – P

            Delaware – P

            Maryland – P

            Pennsylvania – P

            Rhode Island – P

May 3 Indiana – P

May 7 Guam, Dem – P

May 10 Nebraska, Rep – P

            West Virginia – P

May 17 Kentucky, Dem – P

            Oregon – P

May 24 Washington, Rep – P

Jun 4   U.S. Virgin Islands, Dem -- P

Jun 5  Puerto Rico, Dem – P

Jun 7  California – P

         Montana – P

         New Jersey – P

         New Mexico – P

         North Dakota, Dem – C

         South Dakota – P

Jun 14 District of Columbia, Dem – P

Indiana Primary Election

Indiana's Presidential and State Primary Elections will take place on May 3, 2016.

Democratic Party Primary Debates 2016

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Link includes: schedule, ratings, criticism and controvery, debate summaries, and forums

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Republican Party Primary Debates 2016

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