Will Rockefeller
| Will Rockefeller | |
| Republican National Convention, 2016 | |
| Status: | At-large delegate |
| State: | Arkansas |
| Bound to: | Ted Cruz |
| 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 | |
| Will Rockefeller | |
| Basic facts | |
| Role: | Partner |
| Location: | Arkansas |
| Affiliation: | Republican |
Will Rockefeller was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Arkansas. Rockefeller was one of 15 delegates from Arkansas 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.
Career
Will Rockefeller is a projects director for U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-Ark.).[2][3]
Personal life
Will Rockefeller is the great-great-grandson of notable American industrialist John D. Rockefeller. Will Rockefeller is also the son of former Arkansas Lt. Governor Win Rockefeller (R).[4]
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Will Rockfeller was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Arkansas. Rockefeller was one of 15 delegates from Arkansas bound by state party rules to support Ted Cruz at the convention.[5] 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.
Lisenne Rockefeller, Will Rockefeller's mother, was also a part of the Arkansas delegation.[4]
Delegate rules
Congressional district delegates from Arkansas to the Republican National Convention were elected at district conventions in April 2016, while at-large delegates were elected by the Arkansas Republican State Committee at a state convention in May 2016. Arkansas GOP rules in 2016 required delegates to the convention to vote for the candidate whom they designated on their delegate-filing form through the first round of voting. The rules allowed delegates to vote for a different candidate on the first ballot only if their designated candidate released them prior to the first round of voting or if their designated candidate "withdrew" from the race.
Arkansas primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Arkansas, 2016
| Arkansas Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
 Donald Trump |
32.8% | 133,144 | 16 | |
| Ted Cruz | 30.5% | 123,873 | 15 | |
| Marco Rubio | 24.9% | 101,235 | 9 | |
| Ben Carson | 5.7% | 23,173 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 3.7% | 15,098 | 0 | |
| Mike Huckabee | 1.2% | 4,703 | 0 | |
| Jeb Bush | 0.6% | 2,406 | 0 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.3% | 1,127 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0.2% | 651 | 0 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0.1% | 409 | 0 | |
| Rick Santorum | 0.1% | 286 | 0 | |
| Lindsey Graham | 0.1% | 250 | 0 | |
| Bobby Jindal | 0% | 167 | 0 | |
| Totals | 406,522 | 40 | ||
| Source: The New York Times | ||||
Delegate allocation
Arkansas 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-level delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; the highest vote-getter in a district received two of that district's delegates, and the second highest vote-getter received the remaining delegate. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the vote in a district, he or she received all three of that district's delegates.[6][7]
Of the remaining 28 delegates, 25 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 15 percent of the statewide vote in order to receive any at-large delegates. Each candidate who met the 15 percent threshold received one delegate. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the statewide vote, he or she was allocated the remaining at-large delegates. If no candidate won a majority of the statewide vote, the unallocated at-large delegates were divided proportionally among those candidates who met the 15 percent threshold. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.[6][7]
Top influencers by state
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In 2016, Ballotpedia identified Will Rockefeller as a top influencer by state. We identified top influencers across the country through several means, including the following:
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See also
- Republican National Convention, 2016
- 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules
- RNC delegate guidelines from Arkansas, 2016
- Republican delegate rules by state, 2016
- Presidential election, 2016
- Presidential candidates, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ KATV.com, "Arkansas GOP Convention Delegates and Alternates Elected," May 14, 2016
- ↑ Inside Gov, "William G. Rockefeller," accessed July 18, 2016
- ↑ Arkansas Times, "A Rockefeller for the future?" July 17, 2012
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Cleveland.com, "RNC 2016: Arkansas Republican delegation honors Cleveland's legendary John D. Rockefeller," July 17, 2016
- ↑ KATV.com, "Arkansas GOP Convention Delegates and Alternates Elected," May 14, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
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