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Monday, March 14, 2016

2016 US Presidential Elections - Republican Primary/Caucus in Washington DC/Wyoming Saturday March 12,2016

Republicans Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz were the big winners on Saturday March 12,2016 primaries in Washington DC and Wyoming, with John Kasich also coming up ahead.

Washington DC primary
Marco Rubio took Washington DC with 37.3% of the vote, while Ted Cruz nabbed Wyoming with a whopping 66.3%

The win was Marco Rubio's third presidential contest victory, after the Florida senator won the Minnesota Caucus  and the Puerto Rico primary earlier this month.

Marco Rubio split the 19 delegates up for grabs with Kasich, who came in second place with 35.5%. The Florida senator took 10 delegates, while the Ohio governor grabbed nine
Donald Trump came in a distant third, with 13.8%, while Texas Senator Ted Cruz came in dead last, with 12.4%. Neither Trump nor Cruz took home any delegates from Washington DC.

Wyoming Caucus  
Wyoming Republicans caucused on 12 March to choose the state's first 12 delegates and will select the remaining 14 delegates at their state convention in mid-April. Cruz, the only active Republican candidate to campaign in Cowboy State, took home the lion's share of the delegates on 12 March.
Ted Cruz,the Texas Senator, grabbed 9 delegates with 66.3% of the vote. Rubio (19.5%) and Trump (7.2%) each took home one delegate

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