Virginia Republican primary, 2016
March 1, 2016 (2016-03-01)
 
Candidate Donald Trump Marco Rubio Ted Cruz
Home state New York Florida Texas
Delegate count 17 16 8
Popular vote 356,840 327,918 171,150
Percentage 34.80% 31.98% 16.69%
 
Candidate John Kasich Ben Carson
Home state Ohio Virginia
Delegate count 5 3
Popular vote 97,784 60,228
Percentage 9.54% 5.87%
Virginia results by county
  Donald Trump
  Marco Rubio

The 49 delegates from Virginia to the Republican National Convention were allocated proportionally based on the popular vote.[1] Donald Trump edged out a narrow plurality of pledged delegates, with Marco Rubio coming in second place and Ted Cruz placing in a distant third.

The Virginia Democratic presidential primary occurred on the same day.

Virginia Republican primary, March 1, 2016[2]
Candidate Votes Percentage Actual delegate count
Bound Unbound Total
Donald Trump 356,840 34.80% 17 0 17
Marco Rubio 327,918 31.98% 16 0 16
Ted Cruz 171,150 16.69% 8 0 8
John Kasich 97,784 9.54% 5 0 5
Ben Carson 60,228 5.87% 3 0 3
Jeb Bush (withdrawn) 3,645 0.36% 0 0 0
Rand Paul (withdrawn) 2,917 0.28% 0 0 0
Mike Huckabee (withdrawn) 1,458 0.14% 0 0 0
Chris Christie (withdrawn) 1,102 0.11% 0 0 0
Carly Fiorina (withdrawn) 914 0.09% 0 0 0
Jim Gilmore (withdrawn) 653 0.06% 0 0 0
Lindsey Graham (withdrawn) 444 0.04% 0 0 0
Rick Santorum (withdrawn) 399 0.04% 0 0 0
Unprojected delegates: 0 0 0
Total: 1,025,452 100.00% 49 0 49

Polling

Winner
Donald Trump
Primary date
March 1, 2016
Poll source Date 1st 2nd 3rd Other
[1] March 1, 2016 Donald Trump
34.80%		 Marco Rubio
31.98%		 Ted Cruz
16.69%		 John Kasich 9.54%, Ben Carson 5.87%, Jeb Bush 0.36%, Rand Paul 0.28%, Mike Huckabee 0.14%, Chris Christie 0.11%, Carly Fiorina 0.09%, Jim Gilmore 0.06%, Lindsey Graham 0.04%, Rick Santorum 0.04%
CBS/YouGov[3]

Margin of error: ± 8.6% Sample size: 481

 February 22–26, 2016 Donald Trump
40%		 Marco Rubio
27%		 Ted Cruz
22%		 John Kasich 6%, Ben Carson 4%, Undecided 1%
Monmouth University[4]

Margin of error: ± 4.8% Sample size: 421

 February 22–24, 2016 Donald Trump
41%		 Marco Rubio
27%		 Ted Cruz
14%		 John Kasich 7%, Ben Carson 7%, Undecided 4%
Roanoke College[5]

Margin of error: ± 4.5% Sample size: 466

 February 16–24, 2016 Donald Trump
38%		 Ted Cruz
15%		 Marco Rubio
13%		 John Kasich 8%, Ben Carson 8%, Undecided 19%
Christopher Newport University[6]

Margin of error: ± 5.6%
Sample size: 368

 February 3–14, 2016 Donald Trump
28%		 Marco Rubio
22%		 Ted Cruz
19%		 Ben Carson 7%, John Kasich 7%, Jeb Bush 4%, Chris Christie 4%, Carly Fiorina 2%, Jim Gilmore <1%, Someone else 1%, Undecided 6%
University of Mary Washington[7]

Margin of error: ± ?%
Sample size: 333

 November 4–9, 2015 Ben Carson
29%		 Donald Trump
24%		 Marco Rubio
11%		 Ted Cruz 10%, Jeb Bush 5%, Carly Fiorina 5%, Rand Paul 4%, Chris Christie 4%, Mike Huckabee 4%, John Kasich 1%, Jim Gilmore 0%, Don't know 2%
Christopher Newport University

Margin of error: ± 5.1%
Sample size: 412

 September 29 – October 8, 2015 Donald Trump
23%		 Ben Carson
17%		 Marco Rubio
14%		 Carly Fiorina 13%, Jeb Bush 9%, Ted Cruz 5%, Chris Christie 4%, Mike Huckabee 3%, John Kasich 2%, Rand Paul 2%, Lindsey Graham 1%, Bobby Jindal <1%, George Pataki <1%, Rick Santorum <1%, Jim Gilmore <1%, Someone else 1%, Undecided 5%
Opinion Savvy/Insider Advantage[8]

Margin of error: ± 4.1%
Sample size: 546

 August 2–3, 2015 Donald Trump
27.9%		 Jeb Bush
14.8%		 Scott Walker
10.1%		 Ben Carson 8%, Carly Fiorina 6.8%, Ted Cruz 6.4%, Rand Paul 5.1%, Marco Rubio 3.5%, John Kasich 3.2%, Chris Christie 3.1%, Rick Perry 2.3%, Mike Huckabee 1.5%, Bobby Jindal 1%, Lindsey Graham 0.7%, George Pataki 0.7%, Rick Santorum 0%, Someone else 1.8%, Undecided 3.2%
Public Policy Polling[9]

Margin of error: ± 4.4%
Sample size: 502

 July 13–15, 2015 Jeb Bush
18%		 Donald Trump
14%		 Scott Walker
14%		 Ben Carson 10%, Mike Huckabee 8%, Marco Rubio 7%, Chris Christie 5%, Ted Cruz 5%, Carly Fiorina 5%, Rand Paul 5%, Bobby Jindal 3%, Rick Perry 2%, Jim Gilmore 1%, Lindsey Graham 1%, John Kasich 1%, Rick Santorum 1%, George Pataki 0%, Someone else/Not sure 3%
Christopher Newport University

Margin of error: ± ?
Sample size: ?

 April 13–24, 2015 Jeb Bush
17%		 Marco Rubio
16%		 Chris Christie
10%		 Rand Paul 10%, Scott Walker 10%, Ben Carson 7%, Ted Cruz 7%, Mike Huckabee 6%, Donald Trump 5%, Bobby Jindal 2%, Carly Fiorina 1%, John Kasich <1%, Rick Perry <1%, Rick Santorum <1%, Someone else <1%, Undecided 7%
Christopher Newport University

Margin of error: ± 3.6%
Sample size: 794

 January 30 – February 10, 2015 Jeb Bush
21%		 Scott Walker
16%		 Chris Christie
10%		 Mike Huckabee 10%, Ben Carson 9%, Rand Paul 6%, Marco Rubio 6%, Paul Ryan 5%, Ted Cruz 3%, John Kasich 3%, Bobby Jindal 2%, Mike Pence 1%, Rick Perry 1%, Rob Portman 1%, Rick Santorum 1%, Someone else 1%, Undecided 4%
Christopher Newport University

Margin of error: ± 5.3%
Sample size: 338

 February 23–28, 2014 Chris Christie
19%		 Jeb Bush
18%		 Mike Huckabee
13%		 Paul Ryan 13%, Ted Cruz 9%, Rand Paul 7%, Marco Rubio 4%, Scott Walker 3%, Undecided 13%
University of Mary Washington

Margin of error: ±?
Sample size: ?

 September 25–29, 2013 Chris Christie
20%		 Jeb Bush
10%		 Rand Paul
10%		 Paul Ryan 8%, Marco Rubio 7%, Ted Cruz 5%, None 14%, Don't know 19%
Public Policy Polling[10]

Margin of error: ±4.8%
Sample size: 415

 July 11–14, 2013 Jeb Bush
16%		 Chris Christie
16%		 Rand Paul
15%		 Marco Rubio 12%, Paul Ryan 11%, Ted Cruz 9%, Bob McDonnell 8%, Bobby Jindal 4%, Rick Santorum 2%, Someone Else/Undecided 7%
Public Policy Polling

Margin of error: ±4.4%
Sample size: 500

 May 24–26, 2013 Marco Rubio
17%		 Chris Christie
15%		 Jeb Bush
14%		 Bob McDonnell 12%, Rand Paul 10%, Ted Cruz 8%, Paul Ryan 8%, Bobby Jindal 3%, Rick Santorum 2%, Someone Else/Undecided 11%
Chris Christie
20%		 Marco Rubio
20%		 Jeb Bush
17%		 Paul Ryan 10%, Rand Paul 9%, Ted Cruz 8%, Bobby Jindal 3%, Rick Santorum 2%, Someone Else/Undecided 10%
University of Mary Washington[11]

Margin of error: ±3.5
Sample size: 1004

 March 20–24, 2013 Chris Christie
18%		 Bob McDonnell
12%		 Rand Paul
11%		 Paul Ryan 11%, Marco Rubio 9%, Jeb Bush 8%, Other 1%, None 10%, Don't know 16%

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Virginia Republican Delegation 2016". The Green Papers. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  2. ↑ "2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions : Virginia Republican". The Green Papers. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Poll: Donald Trump leads in Virginia, Georgia; Ted Cruz hanging on in Texas". YouGov. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  4. ↑ "VIRGINIA: TRUMP, CLINTON LEAD PRIMARIES" (PDF). Monmouth University. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  5. ↑ "RC Poll: Clinton, Trump hold leads in Virginia primary elections; Cruz, Rubio in tight battle for second". Roanoke College Institute of Policy and Opinion Research. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Trump leads GOP field, with Rubio and Cruz next;Clinton leads Sanders among Virginia Democrats" (PDF). Christopher Newport University. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Virginia survey 2015: Princeton Data Source for University of Mary Washington" (PDF). umw.edu. November 16, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  8. ↑ "GOP Presidential Primary Poll". Opinion Savvy/Insider Advantage. August 6, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Bush leads GOP Field in Virginia Poll" (PDF). Public Policy Polling. July 16, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Warner leads 2014 Senate Race" (PDF). Public Policy Polling. July 19, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  11. ↑ Farnsworth, Dr Stephen J (March 2013). "University of Mary Washington Center for Leadership and Media Studies Virginia Survey - March 2013" (PDF). umw.edu. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 8, 2013.
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