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Presidential Primaries 2020
Republican Hard and Soft Count Delegate Summary


 
Republican Party Republican
Hard and Soft Count Delegate Summary
Sorted by Pledged Delegate Votes

 
Total Delegates: 2,550
Pledged/Unpledged delegates: 2,443 pledged, 107 unpledged.
Need to nominate: 1,276.
Rank (sort)
Date
(sort)
State
Trump, D (available) Uncommitted Weld, W Allocation
(sort)
Hard
2,310
(sort)
Soft
2,339
(sort)
Hard
157
(sort)
Soft
210
(sort)
Hard
83
Soft
 
Hard
 
(sort)
Soft
1
(sort)
Pledged
(sort)
Unpledged
(sort)
Total
13 MarCalifornia172172      172 172
23 MarTexas155155      155 155
317 MarFlorida122122      122 122
423 JunNew York9494      94 94
528 AprOhio8282      82 82
69 JunGeorgia7676      76 76
710 MarMichigan7373      73 73
83 MarNorth Carolina7171      71 71
917 MarIllinois6767      67 67
102 JunIndiana5858      58 58
113 MarTennessee5858      58 58
129 MayArizona5757      57 57
1310 MarMissouri5454      54 54
147 AprWisconsin5252      52 52
153 MarAlabama5050      50 50
162 MaySouth Carolina5050      50 50
177 JulNew Jersey4949      49 49
182 MayVirginia  4848    48 48
1923 JunKentucky4646      46 46
2011 JulLouisiana4646      46 46
213 MarOklahoma4343      43 43
2210 MarWashington4343      43 43
233 MarMassachusetts4141      41 41
243 MarArkansas4040      40 40
253 FebIowa39391    140 40
2610 MarMississippi4040      40 40
273 MarUtah4040      40 40
286 SepKansas3939      39 39
293 MarMinnesota3939      39 39
302 JunMaryland3838      38 38
313 MarColorado3737      37 37
3212 MayNebraska3636      36 36
339 JunWest Virginia3535      35 35
342 JunPennsylvania3434 5454   345488
3510 MarIdaho3232      32 32
364 AprAlaska  2929    29 29
372 JunSouth Dakota2929      29 29
3811 AugConnecticut2828      28 28
3919 MayOregon2828      28 28
402 JunMontana2727      27 27
41Circa AprPWyoming  2929    26329
4222 FebNevada2525      25 25
435 JunPuerto Rico  2323    23 23
443 MarMaine2222      22 22
4511 FebNew Hampshire2222      22 22
462 JunNew Mexico2222      22 22
472 JunDistrict of Columbia1919      19 19
4811 DecHawaii1919      19 19
492 JunRhode Island1919      19 19
503 MarVermont1717      17 17
517 JulDelaware1616      16 16
52Circa MarPNorthern Marianas  99    9 9
5330 MayVirgin Islands  99    639
5418 MarAmerican Samoa99       99
5514 MarGuam  99     99
5629 MarNorth Dakota 29  29    2929
Convention2,3102,33915721083  12,4431072,550
Rank Date State HardSoft HardSoft HardSoft HardSoft PledgedUnpledgedTotal
Trump, D (available) Uncommitted Weld, W Allocation
 

P indicates presumably-- an unofficial date. An unconfirmed Presidential Primary established by currently-effective State statute or introduced bill; or- where the foregoing information could not be obtained- the state's prior delegate selection process and associated dates adjusted to the corresponding dates in the current year.

Soft: Soft count, estimated delegate preferences prior to the convention.
Hard: Hard count, the preference as originally assigned. (Note: unpledged delegates are hard counted as "Uncommitted".)
Pledged: Pledged, Bound, or Committed Delegates.
Unpledged: Unpledged, Not Bound, Unbound, or Uncommitted Delegates
Commentary: THE TIES THAT BIND-- OR DO THEY? or, Politicus Unbound

 
 


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Documentation
  Historical Analysis of the Presidential Nominating Process  
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  Primary/Caucus/Convention Glossary  
  Statutory Election Information of the Several states / Presidential Primary  
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