Cash Ostrander
Cash Ostrander was a 2012 candidate for District 43 of the Nebraska Unicameral.
Ostrander's professional experience includes owning his own ranch and serving in the United States Marine Corps.
Ostrander was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Nebraska.
Elections
2012
- See also: Nebraska State Senate elections, 2012
Ostrander ran in the 2012 election for District 43 of the Nebraska Unicameral. He was defeated in the May 15 primary election.[1][2]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 John W. Ravenscroft Incumbent |
38.6% | 3,210 |
| Al Davis |
21.6% | 1,801 |
| Cash Ostrander | 21% | 1,747 |
| Earl M. Jones | 8.9% | 740 |
| Jack Andersen | 6.6% | 550 |
| Ernest R. Fellows | 2% | 166 |
| Michael Jacobson | 1.3% | 108 |
| Total Votes | 8,322 | |
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Ostrander was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Nebraska. All 36 delegates from Nebraska were bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention.[3] As of July 13, 2016, Trump had approximately 1,542 delegates. The winner of the Republican nomination needed the support of 1,237 delegates. Trump formally won the nomination on July 19, 2016.
Delegate rules
Delegates from Nebraska to the Republican National Convention were elected at a state convention in May 2016. Donald Trump won all 36 Nebraska delegates in the state primary election on May 10, 2016. Delegates from Nebraska were bound for the first two ballots at the national convention unless the candidate to whom they were pledged released them or received less than 35 percent of the vote on the first ballot.
Nebraska primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Nebraska, 2016
| Nebraska Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
|
Donald Trump |
61.5% | 122,327 | 36 | |
| Ted Cruz | 18.4% | 36,703 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 11.4% | 22,709 | 0 | |
| Marco Rubio | 3.6% | 7,233 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 5% | 10,016 | 0 | |
| Totals | 198,988 | 36 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and Nebraska Secretary of State | ||||
Delegate allocation
Nebraska had 36 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). Nebraska's district delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the plurality winner of the statewide primary vote received all of the state's district delegates.[4][5]
Of the remaining 27 delegates, 24 served at large. Nebraska's at-large delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the plurality winner of the statewide primary vote received all of the state's at-large delegates. 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.[4][5]
Personal
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Ostrander and his wife, Jecca, have three children.
Recent news
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External links
- Official campaign website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Cash Ostrander on Facebook
- Cash Ostrander on LinkedIn
Footnotes
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Statewide Candidate List," accessed February 14, 2014
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Official Report of The Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska - Primary Election, May 15, 2012," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ Lincoln Journal Star, "Nebraska GOP selects convention delegates," May 19, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
