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Presidential election in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 2016

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2016 U.S. Presidential election
Democratic Caucus Date
March 12, 2016
Democratic Caucus Winner:
Hillary Clinton
Republican Caucus Date
March 15, 2016
Republican Caucus Winner:
Donald Trump
Presidential candidates, 2016

The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or CNMI, does not cast electoral votes for the president of the United States. The territory does, however, participate in the Democratic and Republican presidential nominating processes. CNMI held Republican caucuses on March 15, 2016. The Democratic caucuses took place on March 12, 2016.

2016

Hillary Clinton won the Northern Mariana Islands' first-ever Democratic caucuses. With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Clinton received 102 votes and Bernie Sanders received 65 votes.[1] Clinton entered the caucuses with the support of one unpledged superdelegate and won four additional delegates; Sanders won two delegates. The caucuses took place on the islands of Tinian, Saipan and Rota.[2]

Quick facts

See also: March 15 presidential primary elections and caucuses, 2016
Democrats:
  • 2016 Democratic winner: Hillary Clinton
  • 2008 Democratic winner: -
  • Type: Caucus
  • Delegate allocation: Proportional
  • Pledged delegates at stake: 6
 Republicans
  • 2016 Republican winner: Donald Trump
  • 2012 Republican winner: Mitt Romney
  • Type: Caucus
  • Delegate allocation: Proportional
  • Pledged delegates at stake: 9

Election results

2016

Democrats

CNMI Democratic Caucuses, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
Hillary Clinton 54% 102 9
Bernie Sanders 34% 65 2
Totals 167 11
Source: ABC News

Republicans

CNMI Republican Caucuses, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Trump 72.8% 343 9
Ted Cruz 24% 113 0
John Kasich 2.1% 10 0
Marco Rubio 1.1% 5 0
Totals 471 9
Source: CNMI GOP

2012

Mitt Romney won the Republican caucuses in 2012. The CNMI did not hold official Democratic caucuses in 2008, as the Democratic National Committee did the not formally recognize the CNMI Democratic Party until 2012.[3]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ ABC News, "Hillary Clinton Wins Democratic Caucuses in Northern Mariana Islands," March 12, 2016
  2. ↑ Robert Yoon, CNN, "Clinton wins first N. Marianas caucuses; one Guam GOP delegate favors Cruz," March 12, 2016
  3. ↑ Cohen, R. and Barnes, J. 2015. The Almanac of American Politics, 2016. New York, NY: Columbia Books
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