2016 U.S. Virgin Islands Republican presidential caucuses
March 10, 2016 (2016-03-10)
9 delegates to the Republican National Convention (6 bound, 3 unbound)
 
Candidate Donald Trump Uncommitted Ted Cruz
Home state New York N/A Texas
Delegate count 8 1 0
Popular vote 104 1,063 191
Percentage 6.4% 65.3% 11.7%
 
Candidate Marco Rubio Ben Carson
Home state Florida Florida
Delegate count 0 0
Popular vote 161 108
Percentage 9.9% 6.6%

The 2016 U.S. Virgin Islands Republican presidential caucuses took place on March 10 in the U.S. territory of the United States Virgin Islands as one of the Republican Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

While on the same day, neither the Republican Party nor the Democratic Party held any other primaries, the Democratic Party's own Virgin Islands caucuses took place only on June 4.

Six of Virgin Islands' nine Republican delegates were elected during a Presidential caucus. Territorial Caucuses met from noon to 6 p.m. Atlantic Standard Time on St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John as a Convention to vote for Presidential Preference and select at-large delegates to the Republican National Convention.

Three party leaders -- the National Committeeman, the National Committeewoman, and the chairman of the Virgin Islands's Republican Party -- attended the convention by virtue of their position. On election day all six delegates were voted to be uncommitted to the national convention in Ohio. This means that they will decide whom to support at the convention. [1] All 6 delegates were disqualified by the territorial party and were replaced. Rubio received 2 delegates, 2 delegates were uncommitted, Ted Cruz received 1, and Donald Trump received 1. This decision is being contested.

Results

Virgin Islands Republican territorial caucus, March 10, 2016
Candidate Votes Percentage Actual delegate count
Bound Unbound Total
Uncommitted 1,063 65.3% 1 0 0
Ted Cruz 191 11.7% 0 0 0
Marco Rubio 161 9.9% 0 0 0
Ben Carson (withdrawn) 108 6.6% 0 0 0
Donald Trump 104 6.4% 5 3 8
Unprojected delegates: 0 0 0
Total: 1,627 100.00% 6 3 9
Sources: John Yob ; The Green Papers

All delegates decided to back Trump after he was determined as the presumptive nominee.

Delegates

RNC Delegates

  1. John Canegata (Republican Party Chairman) (automatically a delegate)
  2. Lilliana Belardo de O'Neal (RNC Committeewoman) (automatically a delegate)
  3. Holland Redfield, II (RNC Committeeman) (automatically a delegate)

Original

  1. John P. Yob (uncommitted)
  2. Gwendolyn D. 'Gwen' Hall Brady (uncommitted)
  3. Warren B. Cole (uncommitted)
  4. Erica L. Yob (uncommitted)
  5. George H. Logan (uncommitted)
  6. Lindsey Eilon (uncommitted)

Replacements

  1. David Johnson (uncommitted)
  2. Valerie L.Stiles (Marco Rubio)
  3. Andrea Lee Moeekel (uncommitted)
  4. Humberto O’Neal (Marco Rubio)
  5. Steven K. Hardy (Donald Trump)
  6. Robert Max Schanfarber (Ted Cruz)

References

  1. ↑ "U.S. Virgin Islands | Decision Desk HQ". Archived from the original on 2016-03-30. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
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