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Gayle Ruzicka

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Gayle Ruzicka
Republican National Convention, 2016
Status:At-large delegate
State:Utah
Bound to:Ted Cruz
Delegates to the RNC 2016
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Gayle Ruzicka was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Utah. All 40 delegates from Utah were bound by state party rules to support Ted Cruz at the convention.[1] Cruz suspended his campaign on May 3, 2016. At the time, he had approximately 546 bound delegates. For more on what happened to his delegates, see this page.

Delegate rules

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

Delegates from Utah to the Republican National Convention were elected at the Utah state GOP convention in April 2016. All Utah delegates were bound by the results of the state's caucus on the first ballot. If a candidate allocated delegates did not compete at the national convention, then his or her delegates were reallocated and bound to the remaining candidates.

Utah primary results

See also: Presidential election in Utah, 2016
Utah Republican Caucus, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
Green check mark transparent.pngTed Cruz 69.2% 122,567 40
John Kasich 16.8% 29,773 0
Donald Trump 14% 24,864 0
Totals 177,204 40
Source: The New York Times and CNN

Delegate allocation

See also: 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules
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Utah had 40 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 12 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's four congressional districts). District delegates were allocated proportionally; a candidate had to win at least 15 percent of the statewide caucus vote in order to be eligible to receive any district-level delegates. If a candidate received more than 50 percent of the statewide caucus vote, he or she received all of the state's district delegates.[2][3]

Of the remaining 28 delegates, 25 served at large. Utah's at-large delegates were allocated proportionally; a candidate had to win at least 15 percent of the statewide caucus vote in order to be eligible to receive any at-large delegates. If a candidate received more than 50 percent of the statewide vote, he or she won 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.[2][3]

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