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2020 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions
 
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Presidential Nominating Process
Congressional Caucuses: Saturday 6 June 2020
State Convention: Saturday 13 June 2020
Primary: Saturday 11 July 2020
Republicans
CandidateDelegate Votes
Hard TotalFloor
Trump, Donald John46 100.00%46 100.00%
Total46 100.00%46 100.00%

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Louisiana State and Local Government

 
 

14 April 2020: Due to concerns over the coronavirus, Governor John Bel Edwards postponed the 20 June primary until 11 July. This date is outside the RNC's window, second Saturday in June (13 June), for state parties to hold their primaries and caucuses.

13 March 2020: Due to concerns over the coronavirus, the 4 April primary is postponed until 20 June as announced by Louisiana Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin. This date is outside the RNC's window, second Saturday in June (13 June), for state parties to hold their primaries and caucuses.

16 March 2020: Due to the COVID-19 virus, the LAGOP Executive Committee voted unanimously to postpone the 28 March Congressional Caucuses until mid-April 2020.

27 March 2020: The LAGOP Executive Committee voted unanimously to reschedule the Congressional District Caucuses from 28 March to 6 June and the Louisiana Republican State Party Convention from 18 April to 13 June.

20 June 2019: Govenor John Bel Edwards (Democratic) signed HB 563 which changes the date for the Presidential Primary: "... the statewide presidential preference primary election shall be held on the first Saturday in April in 2020...."

2020 ELECTIONS from the Louisiana Department of State.

Guidelines for Delegates and Alternates from the Louisiana Republican Party.


Returns from the Louisiana Department of State.

Results from a media source.


   

The delegate contest was uncontested so there was no caucus.

Saturday 6 June 2020: Congressional Caucuses convene to nominate candidates for National Convention delegates. The delegates will be elected at the State Convention.

 

Saturday 13 June 2020: The State Convention convenes in Baton Rouge to elect delegates to the Republican National Convention according to the results of the primary.

  • 18 National Convention district delegates-- 3 from each of the state's 6 Congressional Districts are confirmed at the State Convention.
  • 25 National Convention At-Large delegates are elected by the convention as a whole.
  • The 3 party leaders, the National Committeeman, the National Committeewoman, and the chairman of the Louisiana's Republican Party, will attend the convention as pledged delegates by virtue of their position [Rule 4. (e]).
 

Saturday 11 July 2020: Louisiana Primary. Hours 7:00a-8:00p CDT (1200-0100 UTC). Delegate Selection: Winner-Take-All Primary. Voter Eligibility: Closed Primary.

Primary
Source: Louisiana Department of State.
Status: Official. Retrieved: Monday 24 August 2020.
Included in Nationwide vote.

CandidatePop
Vote
%
Donald John Trump195,91095.90%
William Floyd "Bill" Weld3,3201.63%
Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente, Jr.2,3361.14%
Matthew John "Matt" Matern1,6860.83%
Robert "Bob" Moulton-Ely1,0430.51%
Total204,295100.00%
 

All 46 of Louisiana's delegates to the Republican National Convention are allocated to the presidential contender who received the most votes in today's Presidential Primary.

Delegates to the National Convention ... are bound ... on the first ballot only .... If a presidential candidate ends or suspends his/her candidacy, the designated delegates are no longer bound. [Rule 4. (f)].

 

Notes

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

 

Links Links to other web sites

Election Authority
  Geaux Vote
  Louisiana Ethics Administration
  Louisiana Secretary of State
  Louisiana Secretary of State
Republican
  The Republican Party of Louisiana
Media & others
  American Press - Lake Charles
  Bossier Press-Tribune
  Crowley Post Signal
  KATC TV - Lafayette
  Louisiana Politics by John Maginnis
  Louisiana Progress - Baton Rouge
  Louisiana Radio Network
  Monroe Free Press
  New Orleans CityBusiness
  NewsLink.org - Louisiana
  Politics1.com - Louisiana
  St. Mary and Franklin Banner-Tribune
  The Daily & Sunday Star - Hammond
  The Daily Iberian - New Iberia
  The Daily Review - Morgan City
  The Greater Baton Rouge Business Report
  The Hayride
  The Times-Picayune - nola.com - New Orleans
  Tri-Parish Times - Houma
  WABF TV - CBS - Baton Rouge
  WWL AM - New Orleans
  WWL AM - New Orleans
 


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  Estimating the Delegate Count  
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Documentation
  Historical Analysis of the Presidential Nominating Process  
  Historical Analysis of the apportionment of delegate votes at the National Conventions of the two major parties  
  Primary/Caucus/Convention Glossary  
  Statutory Election Information of the Several states / Presidential Primary  
  Dates of PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES re: selection and/or allocation/distribution of Delegates to Major Party National Conventions  
 
  Major Third Party Presidential Nomination Process  
 
  Straw Polls  
 
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