Iowa Republican caucuses, 2016
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The 2016 Iowa Republican caucuses took place on February 1 in the U.S. state of Iowa, traditionally marking the Republican Party's first nominating contest in their series of presidential primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
The Democratic Party held its own Iowa caucuses on the same day.
Ted Cruz was able to defeat Donald Trump in the Iowa Caucus by winning over evangelical and libertarian caucus-goers;[1] Cruz won 51,666 caucus votes or 27.6%, giving him a net gain of one delegate over Trump. Mike Huckabee, the 2008 Iowa Caucus winner, dropped out following a poor performance in the caucus.
Procedure
According to the Republican Party of Iowa's bylaws, if more than one candidate is nominated at the Republican National Convention, all of Iowa's delegates are bound to vote "proportionally in accordance with the outcome of the Iowa Caucuses" on the first ballot, even if the candidate has withdrawn from the race.[2] The ballot is a blank piece of paper, and the candidates that voters may vote for in the non-binding preference poll included the following:
Forums and debates
November 20, 2015 – Des Moines, Iowa The Presidential Family Forum was held in the Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, Mike Huckabee, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, and Rick Santorum attended the forum hosted by evangelical Christian advocacy group The Family Leader. It was hosted by politician and political activist Bob Vander Plaats and moderated by political consultant and pollster Frank Luntz.[3] Protesters interrupted the beginning of the event and were removed by police.[4]
January 28, 2016 – Des Moines, Iowa The seventh debate was the second debate to air on Fox News. As in Fox's first debate, the moderators were Bret Baier, Megyn Kelly, and Chris Wallace.[5] This was the last debate before actual voting begins with the Iowa caucuses on February 1, 2016.[6][7] Due to personality conflicts with Fox News, Donald Trump opted out of the debate.[8]
Results
| Iowa Republican precinct caucuses, February 1, 2016 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
| Bound | Unbound | Total | |||
 Ted Cruz |
51,666 | 27.64% | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Donald Trump | 45,427 | 24.3% | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Marco Rubio | 43,165 | 23.12% | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Ben Carson | 17,395 | 9.3% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Rand Paul | 8,481 | 4.54% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeb Bush | 5,238 | 2.8% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Carly Fiorina | 3,485 | 1.86% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| John Kasich | 3,474 | 1.86% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Huckabee | 3,345 | 1.79% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Christie | 3,284 | 1.76% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Santorum | 1,783 | 0.95% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 117 | 0.06% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Gilmore | 12 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unprojected delegates: | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total: | 186,932 | 100.00% | 30 | 0 | 30 |
| Source: "Iowa". cnn.com. Retrieved 23 November 2016. | |||||
Following poor performances in the caucuses, Rand Paul,[9] Mike Huckabee[10] and Rick Santorum[11] suspended their campaigns.
Controversy
Ben Carson accused Ted Cruz's campaign of winning the caucuses using dishonest tactics, such as falsely telling caucus-goers that Carson had dropped out in order to get them to switch their votes to Cruz.[12] Donald Trump also accused Cruz of 'stealing' the Iowa caucuses through fraud.[13]
References
- ↑ "How Cruz beat Trump". Retrieved 2016-06-25.
- ↑ Article VIII, Republican Party of Iowa bylaws, amended June 27, 2015.
- ↑ "Presidential candidates display faith, fire". Des Moines Register. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
- ↑ "Republican Candidates Talk Religion, Security at Iowa Forum". ABC News. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
- ↑ "Fox News Channel's Megyn Kelly will be at GOP debate in January". Los Angeles Times. August 13, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
- ↑ "These States Could Pick the GOP Nominee, Each for Different Reasons". National Journal. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Fox News to host last GOP debate before Iowa caucuses". FoxNews. December 21, 2015.
- ↑ "Trump Says Skipping Debate 'Turned Out Great'". NBC News. January 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Rand Paul drops out of White House race". POLITICO. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
- ↑ CNN, Eric Bradner and Mark Preston. "Mike Huckabee drops out of 2016 presidential race". CNN. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
- ↑ CNN, John King, Tal Kopan and Jeremy Diamond. "Rick Santorum drops presidential bid, endorses Marco Rubio". CNN. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
- ↑ "Carson calls for Cruz camp dismissals after cheating allegations".
- ↑ "Trump accuses Cruz of stealing Iowa caucuses through 'fraud'".
External links
- RNC 2016 Republican Nominating Process
- Green papers for 2016 primaries, caucuses, and conventions
- 2016 Presidential primaries, ElectionProjection.com
- Decision Desk Headquarter Results for Iowa