2016 Nebraska Republican presidential primary

2016 Nebraska Republican presidential primary

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36 pledged delegates to the Republican National Convention
 
Candidate Donald Trump Ted Cruz
(withdrawn)
Home state New York Texas
Delegate count 36 0
Popular vote 122,327 36,703
Percentage 61.47% 18.44%

 
Candidate John Kasich
(withdrawn)
Ben Carson
(withdrawn)
Home state Ohio Maryland
Delegate count 0 0
Popular vote 22,709 10,016
Percentage 11.41% 5.03%

Results by county
  Donald Trump
  40–50%
  50–60%
  60–70%
  70–80%

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The 2016 Nebraska Republican presidential primary was held on May 10 in the U.S. state of Nebraska as one of the Republican Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election. The only candidate on the ballot who did not withdraw was Donald Trump.

The Libertarian Party held their own Nebraska primary on the same day. The Democratic Party held their Nebraska caucuses on March 5.

Opinion polling

List of polls
Winner
Donald Trump
Primary date
May 10, 2016
Poll source Date 1st 2nd 3rd Other
Primary results May 10, 2016 Donald Trump
61.43%
Ted Cruz
18.45%
John Kasich
11.41%
Ben Carson 5.08%, Marco Rubio 3.63%
Harper Polling

Margin of error: ± 4%
Sample size: 565

February 3–4, 2014 Rand Paul
13.41%
Paul Ryan
12.85%
Chris Christie
12.66%
Ted Cruz 12.66%, Marco Rubio 8.38%, Scott Walker 8.38%, Bobby Jindal 5.03%, Rick Santorum 4.66%, Undecided 21.97%

Results

Nebraska Republican primary, May 10, 2016
Candidate Votes Percentage Actual delegate count
Bound Unbound Total
Donald Trump 122,327 61.47% 36 0 36
Ted Cruz (withdrawn) 36,703 18.44% 0 0 0
John Kasich (withdrawn) 22,709 11.41% 0 0 0
Ben Carson (withdrawn) 10,016 5.03% 0 0 0
Marco Rubio (withdrawn) 7,233 3.63% 0 0 0
Unprojected delegates: 0 0 0
Total: 198,988 100.00% 36 0 36
Source: The Green Papers

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