Republican delegates by state, 2016
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From July 18 to July 21, 2016, 2,472 delegates from all fifty states, the five insular territories, and Washington, D.C., met in Cleveland, Ohio, for the forty-first Republican National Convention, where they formally nominated Donald Trump for President and Mike Pence for Vice President of the United States.
For most delegates, their path to the convention was complicated. Not just anyone gets be a delegate. Many first had to win elections or caucuses in their state or congressional district; others had to win over the support of state party activists and/or state party leaders; and, at least in some cases, delegate-hopefuls needed to gain the trust of the candidates themselves. Once at the convention, the complexities continued: delegates were required to navigate not only the bylaws and guidelines of their state or territorial parties but also the convention’s own unique set of rules, which were established in the week leading up to convention. On top of this came a media frenzy, the national spotlight, and public scrutiny, all of which was intensified by well-publicized divisions within the GOP and the rise of Trump as the party's nominee.
So who were these people who in July 2016 waded through the chaos in order to take on the responsibility of selecting the Republican Party's nominee? Members of Congress, governors, lieutenant governors, attorneys general, secretaries of state, state legislators, city councilors, school board members, party activists, business owners, current and past candidates for public office, donors, nonprofit executives, and political newcomers, the delegates to the 2016 Republican National Convention represented a cross-section of the Republican Party with representatives from the federal, state, and local levels.
To paint a more vivid picture of the delegates to the 2016 Republican National Convention, Ballotpedia set out to build profiles for all 2,472 of them. They can be accessed by clicking the links below.
How was this list compiled?
To compile our lists and profiles of the delegates to the 2016 Republican National Convention, Ballotpedia primarily relied upon official lists provided by state and territorial Republican parties. In cases where we could not obtain official lists, we used unofficial lists provided by local media outlets. If you think we have made an error in identifying delegates or if you are aware of changes to a certain list or to a specific delegate's status, please send an email to [email protected].
Republican delegates by state
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Washington, D.C., and the territories
- American Samoa
- Northern Marianas Islands
- Guam
- Puerto Rico
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Washington, D.C.
Rules Committee members
- See also: RNC Rules Committee, 2016
In addition to our list of delegates to the 2016 national convention, Ballotpedia also compiled a list of members of the 2016 Rules Committee, a 112-member body responsible for setting the rules that governed the convention's proceedings. Each state and territorial delegation elected one male and female delegate to serve on the committee.
- Enid Mickelsen (Chair)
- Ron Kaufman (Co-chair)
Alabama
Alaska
Arkansas
American Samoa
Arizona
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Iowa
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Maryland
Maine
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
Nevada
North Carolina
North Dakota
Northern Marianas Islands
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
U.S. Virgin Islands
Virginia
Washington
Washington, D.C.
Wisconsin
West Virginia
Wyoming
See also
- Republican National Convention, 2016
- 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules
- Republican delegate rules by state, 2016
- Presidential election, 2016
- Presidential candidates, 2016
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