John Foltz
| John Foltz | |
| Republican National Convention, 2016 | |
| Status: | Delegate |
| State: | Delaware |
| Bound to: | Donald Trump |
| Delegates to the RNC 2016 | |
| Calendar and delegate rules overview • Types of delegates • Delegate rules by state • State election law and delegates • Delegates by state | |
John Foltz was a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Delaware. All 16 of Delaware's delegates were bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention.[1] 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 Delaware to the Republican National Convention were elected at a state convention in April 2016. Delaware GOP bylaws stipulated that delegates were to be bound to support the candidate who won a plurality of the vote in the state primary election.
Delaware primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Delaware, 2016
| Delaware Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
 Donald Trump |
60.8% | 42,472 | 16 | |
| Ted Cruz | 15.9% | 11,110 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 20.4% | 14,225 | 0 | |
| Jeb Bush | 0.8% | 578 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 1.3% | 885 | 0 | |
| Marco Rubio | 0.9% | 622 | 0 | |
| Totals | 69,892 | 16 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and Delaware Secretary of State | ||||
Delegate allocation
Delaware had 16 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, three were district-level delegates (all representing the state's single congressional district). Delaware's district delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the plurality winner of the primary received all of the state's district delegates.[2][3]
Of the remaining 13 delegates, 10 served at large. Delaware's at-large delegates were also allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the plurality winner of the primary 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.[2][3]
See also
- Republican National Convention, 2016
- 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules
- RNC delegate guidelines from Delaware, 2016
- Republican delegate rules by state, 2016
- Presidential election, 2016
- Presidential candidates, 2016
Footnotes
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