US presidential election 2016: Caucus/primary schedules & results
The series of caucuses and primaries for the 2016 presidential election in the US began with the Iowa caucuses on February 1 in which both the Democrats and Republicans witnessed close contests.
Here is the complete list of caucus and primary schedules along with their results (latest first)
- What are primaries and how are they different from caucuses?
- Who has won which state
- Candidates & their delegate numbers

JUNE 18-21: Republican Convention in Cleveland
JULY 25-28: Democratic National Convention
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JUNE 14: District of Columbia (Democratic)
Result: Hillary Clinton wins with 78.71% votes; bags 16 delegates as against Sanders's 4
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JUNE 7: California, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota caucus (Democratic), South Dakota
Results:
Democrats: Hillary Clinton won California, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota (total delegates won 402); Bernie Sanders won Montana and North Dakota with (delegates won 283)
Republicans: Donald Trump won all five states (total delegates won 297)
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MAY 24: Washington (Republican)
Results: Donald Trump wins with 76.22% [he got 40 delegates]
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MAY 17: Oregon, Kentucky (Democratic)
Results: Hillary Clinton wins Kentucky with 46.8% [Hillary - 27 delegates, Sanders - 27]; Bernie Sanders wins Oregon with 54.45% [Sanders - 28 delegates, Hillary - 24]
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MAY 10: Nebraska (Republican), West Virginia
Results:
Democrats: Bernie Sanders wins with 51.36% [Sanders - 16 delegates, Hillary Clinton - 11]
Republicans: Donald Trump wins Nebraska with 61.4% [gets all 36 delegates]; West Virginia with 76.65% [gets 3 delegates]
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MAY 7: Guam (Democratic)
Results:
Hillary Clinton wins with 60% [Clinton gets 4 delegates; Sanders gets 3 delegates]
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MAY 3: Indiana
Results:
Democrats: Bernie Sanders wins with 52.49% [Sanders - 43 delegates; Hillary - 37 delegates]
Republicans: Donald Trump wins with 53.25% [Trump - 51 delegates; Ted Cruz - 0 delegates]
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APRIL 26: Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island
Results:
Democrats: Hillary Clinton wins Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania; Bernie Sanders wins Rhode Island [Hillary - 183 delegates; Sanders - 13 delegates]
Republicans: Donald Trump wins all five states [Trump - 105 delegates; John Kasich - 5 delegates; Ted Cruz - 1 delegate]
Cruz now looks to Rubio's 173 delegates; will they save him?
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APRIL 19: New York
Results:
Democrats: Hillary Clinton wins with 57.73% [Hillary - 135 delegates; Sander - 104]
Republicans: Donald Trump wins with 60.01% [Trump - 89 delegates; Kasich - 3]
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APRIL 9: Wyoming (Democratic caucus)
Results:
Sanders beats Clinton [Sanders: 55.71%, Clinton: 44.29%] Both won 7 delegates each
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APRIL 5: Wisconsin
Results:
Democrats: Bernie Sanders win [delegates: Sanders 45, Clinton 31]
Republicans: Ted Cruz wins [delegates: Cruz 33, Trump 3]
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MARCH 26: Alaska, Hawaii and Washington caucuses (Democratic)
Results:
Bernie Sanders wins Alaska, Washington, Hawaii
Trump's ant-women remarks may cost contest against Hillary, feels GOP
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MARCH 22: Idaho caucuses (Democratic), Arizona, Utah
Results:
Democrats: Hillary Clinton wins Arizona; Bernie Sanders wins Utah and Idaho caucuses
Republicans: Donald Trump wins Arizona; Ted Cruz wins Utah [Total delegates: Trump 58, Cruz 40]
Trump, Hillary win Arizona
Cruz wins Utah; Sanders makes it 2-1 against Hillary
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MARCH 15: Florida, Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio
Results:
Democrats: Hillary Clinton wins all five states
Republicans: Donald Trump wins Florida, Illinois, Missouri and North Carolina; Joh Kasich wins Ohio
Hillary, Trump sweep yet another Super Tuesday
Rubio pulls out of presidential race
Rubio regrets on the eve of Florida primary
What is a Super Tuesday
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MARCH 12: Guam & Wyoming Republican conventions, Northern Mariana Islands caucus (Democratic), District of Columbia caucus (Republican)
Results:
Democrats: Hillary wins Northern Mariana Islands, gets 54% votes [Delegates: Hillary - 4; Sanders - 2]
Repubicans: Rubio wins DC, gets 37.3% votes; Kasich gets 35.5% [Total delegates at stake -19]
Republican Convention results:
Wyoming: Ted Cruz wins 9 out of 12 delegates; Rubio and Donald Trump 1 each; 1 uncomitted
Guam: Out of 9 delegates, 1 goes to Cruz; 8 still uncommitted
Cruz wins most delegates in Wyoming conventions
Trump and Modi have one common advantage: The middle class
Ben Carson endorses Donald Trump
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MARCH 8: Hawaii (Republican caucus), Idaho (Republican), Michigan, Mississippi, Democrats abroad
Results:
Republicans: Trump wins Michigan, Mississippi and leads in Hawaii, Cruz wins Idaho
Democrats: Hillary won Mississippi, Sanders won Michigan
Trump, Hillary expand lead in US presidential race
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MARCH 6: Maine caucus (Democratic), Puerto Rico primary (Republican)
Results:
Democrats: Bernie Sanders 64.5%, Hillary Clinton 35.5% [Delegates: Sanders 15, Hillary 7]
Republicans: Marco Rubio 71%, Donald Trump 13%, Ted Cruz 9%, John Kasich 1% [Delegates: Rubio 23]
Rubio sweeps Puerto Rico, stays in GOP nomination race
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MARCH 5: Super Saturday (5-state polling)
Results:
Democrats: Bernie Sanders wins Kansas and Nebraska, Hillary Clinton wins Louisiana
Republicans: Donald Trump wins Kentucky and Louisiana, Ted Cruz wins Kansas and Maine
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MARCH 1: Super Tuesday (11-state polling)
Results:
Democrats: Hillary Clinton wins Georgia, Virginia, Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas, Texas, Massachusetts (total seven states); Bernie Sanders wins Vermont, Oklahoma, Colorado and Minnesota (four states)
Republicans: Donald Trump wins Georgia, Alabama, Virginia, Arkansas, Vermont, Massachusetts, Tennessee (total seven states); Ted Cruz wins Texas, Oklahoma, Alaska (three states); Marco Rubio wins Minnesota (one state)
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FEB 27: South Carolina primary (Democratic)
Results:
Hillary Clinton 73.5%, Bernie Sanders 26% [Delegates: Hillary - 37, Sanders - 12]
Hillary Clinton bags biggest victory over Sanders so far
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FEB 23: Nevada Caucuses (Republican)
Results:
Donald Trump 45%, Marco Rubio 23.5%, Ted Cruz 22.4.8% [Delegates: Trump - 12, Rubio - 5, Cruz -5 ]
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FEB 20: South Carolina Primary (Republican); Nevada Caucus (Democratic)
Results:
Donald Trump wins South Carolina with 32.5%, Marco Rubio finishes second with 22.5% and Ted Cruz 22.3%
Hillary Clinton wins Nevada Caucuses with 52.6%, Sanders 47.3%
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FEB 9: New Hampshire primaries (both Democratic and Republican parties)
Results:
Democrats: Bernie Sanders 60%, Hillary Clinton 38%
Republicans: Donald Trump 35%, John Kasich 16%, Ted Cruz 12%
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FEB 1: Iowa caucuses (both Democratic and Republican parties)
Results:
Democrats: Hillary Clinton 50%, Bernie Sanders 50%
Republicans: Ted Cruz 28%, Donald Trump 24%, Marco Rubio 23%
Cruz beats Trump in Iowa; Clinton, Sanders both claim victory---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NOV 8: General election
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