2016 United States presidential election in Delaware
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The 2016 United States presidential election in Delaware was held on November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 General Election in which all 50 states plus The District of Columbia participated. Delaware voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting the Republican Party's nominee, businessman Donald Trump, and running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her running mate, Virginia Senator Tim Kaine.
On April 26, 2016, in the presidential primaries, Delaware voters expressed their preferences for the Democratic, Republican, and Libertarian parties' respective nominees for President (Green on April 2). Registered members of each party only voted in their party's primary, while voters who were unaffiliated chose any one primary in which to vote.
Hillary Clinton won the election in Delaware with 53.4% of the vote. Donald Trump, who later went on to win the presidency, received 41.9% of the vote.[1]Although Democrats had once again carried Delaware's three electoral vote, the state swung 7.19% Republican from the 2012 election, and Kent County flipped from Democratic to Republican
General Election
Statewide Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Hillary Clinton | 235,581 | 53.4 | |
| Republican | Donald Trump | 185.103 | 41.9 | |
| Libertarian | Gary Johnson | 14,751 | 3.3 | |
| Green | Jill Stein | 6,100 | 1.4 | |
| Total votes | 441,535 | 100.0 | ||
Results by County
| County | Trump# | Trump% | Clinton# | Clinton% | Johnson# | Johnson% | Stein# | Stein% | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent | 36,989 | 49.8% | 33,347 | 44.9% | 2,876 | 3.9% | 1,041 | 1.4% | 74,253 |
| New Castle | 85,507 | 32.7% | 162,905 | 62.3% | 9,101 | 3.5% | 3,955 | 1.5% | 261,468 |
| Sussex | 62,607 | 59.2% | 39,329 | 37.2% | 2,774 | 2.6% | 1,104 | 1.0% | 105,814 |
Primary Elections
Democratic primary
Five candidates appeared on the Democratic presidential primary ballot:
- Bernie Sanders
- Hillary Clinton
- Rocky De La Fuente
- Martin O'Malley (withdrawn)
- Danny Choi (withdrawn)
Opinion polling
Results
| Candidate | Popular vote | Estimated delegates | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | Percentage | Pledged | Unpledged | Total | |
| Hillary Clinton | 55,954 | 59.75% | 12 | 11 | 23 |
| Bernie Sanders | 36,662 | 39.15% | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Roque De La Fuente | 1,024 | 1.09% | |||
| Uncommitted | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 93,640 | 100% | 21 | 11 | 32 |
| Source: The Green Papers, Delaware Department of Elections - Official Primary Results | |||||
Republican primary
Six candidates appeared on the Republican presidential primary ballot:[3]
- Jeb Bush (withdrawn)
- Ben Carson (withdrawn)
- Ted Cruz
- John Kasich
- Marco Rubio (suspended, to convention)
- Donald Trump
Opinion polling
Results
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bound | Unbound | Total | |||
| Donald Trump | 42,472 | 60.77% | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| John Kasich | 14,225 | 20.35% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Cruz | 11,110 | 15.90% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Carson (withdrawn) | 885 | 1.27% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Rubio (withdrawn) | 622 | 0.89% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeb Bush (withdrawn) | 578 | 0.83% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unprojected delegates: | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total: | 69,892 | 100.00% | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Source: The Green Papers | |||||
Green convention
On April 2, 2016 the Green Party of Delaware announced that all four of its delegates will support Jill Stein at the national convention.[4]
| Delaware Green Party Convention, April 2, 2016. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| Jill Stein | 14 | 100% | 4 |
| William Kreml | - | - | - |
| Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyowasifza Curry | - | - | - |
| Kent Mesplay | - | - | - |
| Darryl Cherney | - | - | - |
| Total | 14 | 100% | 4 |
Polling
See also
- Democratic Party presidential debates, 2016
- Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2016
- Republican Party presidential debates, 2016
- Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016
References
- ^ "Connecticut Election Results 2016 – The New York Times". Retrieved November 10, 2016.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "GPDE Annual Meeting Notes 2016-04-02". Retrieved May 4, 2016.
External links
- RNC 2016 Republican Nominating Process
- Green papers for 2016 primaries, caucuses, and conventions
- 2016 Presidential primaries, ElectionProjection.com
