Andy McKenzie

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Andy McKenzie
Republican National Convention, 2016
Status:At-large delegate
State:West Virginia
Bound to:Unpledged
Delegates to the RNC 2016
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Andy McKenzie was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from West Virginia. McKenzie was one of three unpledged delegates from West Virginia.[1]

Delegate rules

See also: RNC delegate guidelines from West Virginia, 2016 and Republican delegates from West Virginia, 2016

District-level and at-large delegates from West Virginia were elected directly by voters in the state's primary election on May 10, 2016. Delegates were allowed to run as unpledged delegates or to designate a candidate to whom they wished to be bound at the national convention.

West Virginia primary results

See also: Presidential election in West Virginia, 2016
West Virginia Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Trump 77.1% 157,238 30
Ted Cruz 9% 18,301 0
John Kasich 6.7% 13,721 1
Ben Carson 2.2% 4,421 0
Marco Rubio 1.4% 2,908 0
Jeb Bush 1.1% 2,305 0
Rand Paul 0.9% 1,798 0
Mike Huckabee 0.9% 1,780 0
Chris Christie 0.4% 727 0
Carly Fiorina 0.3% 659 0
David Hall 0.1% 203 0
Totals 204,061 31
Source: The New York Times and West Virginia Secretary of State

Delegate allocation

See also: 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules
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West Virginia had 34 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, nine were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's three congressional districts) and 22 served as at-large delegates. According to the Republican National Committee, West Virginia's district and at-large delegates were "elected on the primary ballot and [may have specified an] intention to be committed to a candidate."[2][3]

In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention. The RNC delegates were required to pledge their support to the winner of the state's primary.[2][3]

See also

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