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2020 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions
 
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Presidential Nominating Process
Precinct Conventions: Circa February 2020 (date not set)
County Conventions: March 2020 (presumably)
Primary: Tuesday 3 March 2020 (presumably)
District Conventions: Circa April 2020 (date not set)
State Convention: Thursday 14 May - Sunday 17 May 2020
Republicans
CandidateDelegate Votes
Hard TotalFloor
Trump, Donald John71 100.00%71 100.00%
Total71 100.00%71 100.00%

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North Carolina Primaries for Statewide offices and Congress
 
North Carolina State and Local Government

 
 

2020 NCGOP State Convention from The Republican Party of North Carolina. New rules for 2020 are in the 2019 Plan of Organization Committee Report and 2019 Plan of Organization.

Important Election Dates and click on Fact Sheets from the North Carolina State Board of Elections.


3 March 2020 Returns from the North Carolina State Board of Elections.

Results from CSB 17.


SB 655, signed by Governor Roy Cooper (Democratic) on 22 June 2018, moves the Presidential and Statewide Primaries from May to the 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in March.


   

Circa February 2020 (date not set): Precinct Conventions. The precinct conventions elect delegates to the county conventions [North Carolina Republican Party Plan of Organization. Article II(A)(3)].

 

March 2020 (presumably): County Conventions. The County Conventions elect delegates to the state District and State conventions [Article III (A)(2)(b)(iii))].

 

Tuesday 3 March 2020 (presumably): North Carolina Primary. Hours 6:30a-7:30p EST (1130-0030 UTC). In extraordinary circumstances, the county board of elections may direct that the polls remain open until 8:30 p.m. Delegate Selection: Combined Selection Statewide: Proportional, District: Winner-Take-Most Primary. Voter Eligibility: Modified Primary.

Primary
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections.
Status: Official. Retrieved: Saturday 4 April 2020.
Included in Nationwide vote.

CandidatePop
Vote
%
Donald John Trump750,60093.53%
No Preference20,0852.50%
Joe Walsh16,3562.04%
William Floyd "Bill" Weld15,4861.93%
Total802,527100.00%
 

All 71 of North Carolina's delegates to the Republican National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's Presidential Primary.

39 district delegates, 3 from each of the 13 congressional districts, are to be allocated to the presidential contenders based on the primary results in each congressional district [ByLaws of the North Carolina Republican Party. Article VIII].

  • If one candidate receives more than 2/3 of the vote or only 1 candidate receives 20% or more of the vote in a congressional district, that candidate receives all 3 delegates.
  • Otherwise, the highest vote getter receives 2 delegates and the next highest vote getter receives 1 delegate.
  • Otherwise, if no candidate receives 20% of the vote, the top 3 vote getters each receive 1 delegate.

32 (10 at-large, 19 bonus, 3 RNC) delegates are bound to presidential contenders based on the primary results statewide [Article VIII].

  • The delegates are distributed proportionally to those candidates receiving more than 20% of the statewide vote (rounding rules are not known).

The 3 party leaders, the National Committeeman, the National Committeewoman, and the chairman of the North Carolina's Republican Party, will attend the convention as bound delegates by virtue of their position.

Primary (preliminary)
100% Reporting. Estimate as of 29 March 2020 00:25 EDT.

ContestTrumpNo Preference
 Pop
Vote
Qual
Vote
DelPop
Vote
%DelPop
Vote
%Del
CD144,89744,897343,09895.993%37661.706% 
CD247,65947,659342,21788.581%31,7753.724% 
CD372,15972,159368,77495.309%31,4902.065% 
CD436,80736,807332,89189.361%31,2203.315% 
CD582,14682,146378,30195.319%31,5461.882% 
CD648,02048,020343,65690.912%31,6923.524% 
CD775,47475,474371,19694.332%31,7272.288% 
CD857,73357,733354,29494.043%31,4222.463% 
CD950,27450,274347,00293.492%31,2252.437% 
CD1081,96481,964376,97393.911%32,1362.606% 
CD1191,92091,920386,63694.252%32,1282.315% 
CD1230,64630,646326,76687.339%31,2324.020% 
CD1379,06479,064375,22495.143%31,5591.972% 
Statewide798,763798,76332747,02893.523%3219,9182.494% 
Total
Delegates
  71  71   

Statewide: Winner-take-all for Trump.

Delegates are bound for the 1st and 2nd ballot at the National Convention. After that, they are officially unbound. However, the delegates shall be bound by the will of the North Carolina Delegation who shall determine how the North Carolina Delegation shall vote. [Article VIII .D.]

 

Circa April 2020 (date not set): District Conventions. The 39 National Convention district delegates are elected according to the results of the primary.

"In every Presidential Election Year the Congressional District Convention shall elect 3 Delegates ... to the Republican National Convention [Article V (A)(2)(d)].

CD 1: TBD.
CD 2: TBD.
CD 3: TBD.
CD 4: TBD.
CD 5: TBD.
CD 6: TBD.
CD 7: TBD.
CD 8: TBD.
CD 9: TBD.
CD 10: TBD.
CD 11: TBD.
CD 12: TBD.
CD 13: TBD.

 

Thursday 14 May - Sunday 17 May 2020: The State Convention. The State Convention elects the 29 National Convention statewide Delegates according to the results of the primary.

In addition, the convention elects the National Committeeman and National Committeewoman. The party Chairman, who will also attend the national convention, may be elected at a different time.

 

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.

 

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  The Courier-Tribune - Asheboro
  The Daily News - Jacksonville
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  The McDowell News
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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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