Mark Townsend
Mark Townsend (Republican Party) is running for election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives to represent the 2nd Plymouth District. Townsend declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on September 1, 2026.[source]
Townsend was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Massachusetts. Townsend was one of 22 delegates from Massachusetts bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the national 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.
Elections
2026
See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on September 1, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Democratic primary
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Plymouth District
Sarah Hewins (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Plymouth District on September 1, 2026.
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Republican primary
Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Plymouth District
Incumbent John Gaskey (R) and Mark Townsend (R) are running in the Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Plymouth District on September 1, 2026.
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Campaign themes
2026
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What is a superdelegate?
Superdelegates in 2016 were automatic delegates to the Democratic National Convention, meaning that, unlike regular delegates, they were not elected to this position. Also unlike regular delegates, they were not required to pledge their support to any presidential candidate, and they were not bound by the results of their state's presidential primary election or caucus. In 2016, superdelegates included members of the Democratic National Committee, Democratic members of Congress, Democratic governors, and distinguished party leaders, including former presidents and vice presidents. All superdelegates were free to support any presidential candidate of their choosing at the 2016 Democratic National Convention.[2]
Massachusetts primary results
| Massachusetts Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
 Donald Trump |
49% | 312,425 | 22 | |
| Marco Rubio | 17.7% | 113,170 | 8 | |
| Ted Cruz | 9.5% | 60,592 | 4 | |
| John Kasich | 17.9% | 114,434 | 8 | |
| Ben Carson | 2.6% | 16,360 | 0 | |
| Jeb Bush | 1% | 6,559 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0.3% | 1,906 | 0 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.3% | 1,864 | 0 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0.2% | 1,153 | 0 | |
| Jim Gilmore | 0.1% | 753 | 0 | |
| Mike Huckabee | 0.1% | 709 | 0 | |
| George Pataki | 0.1% | 500 | 0 | |
| Rick Santorum | 0% | 293 | 0 | |
| Other | 0.4% | 2,325 | 0 | |
| No preference | 0.5% | 3,220 | 0 | |
| Blank votes | 0.2% | 1,440 | 0 | |
| Totals | 637,703 | 42 | ||
| Source: Massachusetts Elections Division and CNN | ||||
Delegate allocation
Massachusetts had 42 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 27 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's nine congressional districts). District-level delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 5 percent of the statewide primary vote in order to be eligible to receive any of the state's district delegates.[3][4]
Of the remaining 15 delegates, 12 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to at least 5 percent of the statewide primary vote in order to be eligible to win any 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.[3][4]
See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Massachusetts GOP, "MassGOP caucuses," April 30, 2016
- ↑ Congressional Research Service, "The Presidential Nominating Process and the National Party Conventions, 2016: Frequently Asked Questions," December 30, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
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