Republican delegates from West Virginia, 2016

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See also: Republican delegates by state, 2016

This page includes information on Republican delegates from West Virginia to the 2016 Republican National Convention. West Virginia sent 34 delegates to the national convention. Thirty delegates from West Virginia were pledged to Donald Trump; one was pledged to John Kasich; and three delegates were unpledged.

2016 Delegates

Donald Trump delegates

• Conrad Lucas
• Melody Potter
• Kris Warner
• Stephanie Abramowitz
• Gregory Baldt
• Joe Harper
• Kristi Beddow
• Brian Casto
• Craig Evans
• Kevin Honaker
• Kristi Jeffrey
• Stephen McElroy
• Aaron Metz
• Caleb Turner
• Michael Snelling
• Donna Boley
• Diana Bartley
• Vicki Dunn-Marshall
• Anne Brockus Dandelet
• Dan Hill (West Virginia)
• John Raese
• Mary Beth Andreini
• Mike Stuart (West Virginia)
• Barry Bledsoe
• Phil Mallow
• Vic Sprouse
• Ronald Walters
• Denny Canterbury Jr.
• Mark R. Maynard
• Michael Baisden

John Kasich delegates

• Katrina Lewis

Unpledged delegates

• Andy McKenzie
• Patrick Morrisey
• Mitch Carmichael

RNC Rules Committee members

See also: RNC Rules Committee, 2016

Each state and territorial delegation selected one male and one female delegate to sit on the RNC Rules Committee, a 112-member body responsible for crafting the rules that governed the 2016 Republican National Convention's proceedings. The Rules Committee members from West Virginia were Mary Beth Andreini and Mike Stuart.

Delegate rules

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

District-level and at-large delegates from West Virginia were elected directly by voters in the state's primary election on May 10, 2016. Delegates were allowed to run as unpledged delegates or to designate a candidate to whom they wished to be bound at the national convention.

West Virginia primary results

See also: Presidential election in West Virginia, 2016

West Virginia Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Donald Trump	77.1%	157,238	30
Ted Cruz	9%	18,301	0
John Kasich	6.7%	13,721	1
Ben Carson	2.2%	4,421	0
Marco Rubio	1.4%	2,908	0
Jeb Bush	1.1%	2,305	0
Rand Paul	0.9%	1,798	0
Mike Huckabee	0.9%	1,780	0
Chris Christie	0.4%	727	0
Carly Fiorina	0.3%	659	0
David Hall	0.1%	203	0
Totals		204,061	31
Source: The New York Times and West Virginia Secretary of State

Delegate allocation

See also: 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules

West Virginia had 34 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) and 22 served as at-large delegates. According to the Republican National Committee, West Virginia's district and at-large delegates were "elected on the primary ballot and [may have specified an] intention to be committed to a candidate."

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.

See also

• Republican National Convention, 2016
• Republican delegates by state, 2016
• 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules
• RNC delegate guidelines from West Virginia, 2016
• Republican delegate rules by state, 2016
• Presidential election, 2016
• Presidential candidates, 2016