2016 Georgia Republican presidential primary

The 2016 Georgia Republican presidential primary was held on Tuesday March 1, as part of that election cycle's Super Tuesday. It took place ahead of the presidential election that November, and the state's Democratic primary was held on the same day.

2016 Georgia Republican presidential primary

March 1, 2016 (2016-03-01)

76 pledged delegates to the Republican National Convention
 
Candidate Donald Trump Ted Cruz Marco Rubio
Home state New York Texas Florida
Delegate count 42 18 16
Popular vote 502,994 305,847 316,836
Percentage 38.81% 23.60% 24.45%

 
Candidate Ben Carson John Kasich
Home state Virginia Ohio
Delegate count 0 0
Popular vote 80,723 72,508
Percentage 6.23% 5.59%

Donald Trump won the primary, with 38.8% of all votes cast. Marco Rubio came in second, with 24.5% of the vote, and Ted Cruz came in third, with 23.6% of the vote. Of Georgia's 76 bound delegates, Trump, Rubio, and Cruz took home 42, 16, and 18, respectively.

Evangelicals were a key voting bloc for Republican candidates in the primary, and Donald Trump won them handily.

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