2016 Indiana Republican presidential primary

none June 2025 September 2023 2016 Indiana Republican presidential primary Indiana presidential no 2012 Indiana Republican presidential primary 2012 2020 Indiana Republican presidential primary 2020 2016 05 03 x160px Donald Trump by Gage Skidmore 10 (cropped).jpg Donald Trump 283681 New York 57 591,514 53.26% Ted Cruz by Gage Skidmore 10 (cropped).jpg Ted Cruz d4aa00 Texas 0 406,783 36.63% John Kasich (24618295175) (cropped).jpg John Kasich 29ab87 Ohio 0 84,111 7.57% 2016 IN GOP Presidential primary.svg 255px Results by county #283681 Donald Trump#7786d5 40–50%#5063c9 50–60%#3649af 60–70% #d4aa00 Ted Cruz #ffdc4d 40–50%#ffd21a 50–60% RI NE 57 pledged delegates to the Republican National Convention The 2016 Indiana Republican presidential primary was held on May 3 in the U.S. state of Indiana as one of the Republican Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election. This was a winner-take-all election, so Donald Trump, who came in first in the popular vote, won all the delegates. The Democratic Party held their own Indiana primary on the same day, which was won by Bernie Sanders. Other primaries were not scheduled for that day. Following Trump's win, both Cruz and Kasich suspended their campaigns and Trump was declared the presumptive GOP nominee. Primary Pre-primary strategies By late April, Cruz and Kasich had both been eliminated from getting 1,237 delegates, but they still had a chance to accumulate enough delegates to force a contested convention in Cleveland. Realizing this, Cruz and Kasich attempted to focus their efforts in different states, with Cruz challenging Trump head-to-head in Indiana and Kasich challenging Trump head-to-head in Oregon and New Mexico. However, the alliance was tenuous at best, with Kasich telling voters in Indiana the next day to still vote for him and Cruz downplaying the alliance later in the week; it also met with disapproval from 58% of Indiana voters.Ian Schwartz http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/04/25/kasich_on_indiana_i_never_told_people_not_to_vote_for_me_they_ought_to_vote_for_me.html Kasich on Indiana: 'I Never Told People Not To Vote For Me, They Ought To Vote For Me' | Video RealClearPolitics April 25, 2016 May 4, 2016https://www.cnn.com/2016/04/28/politics/john-kasich-ted-cruz-alliance/ Ted Cruz on John Kasich: 'There is no alliance' Eugene Scott CNN April 28, 2016 April 29, 2016Mack Justin L. https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2016/05/01/poll-reversal-fortune-donald-trump-tops-ted-cruz-indiana/83789056/ Poll: Reversal of fortune, Donald Trump tops Ted Cruz in Indiana Indystar.com May 2, 2016 May 4, 2016 Final attempts to stop Trump Indiana was seen as the final state for the "Stop Trump" movement. Indiana, whose delegates were awarded winner-take all statewide and by congressional district, was seen as essential to denying Trump the 1,237 delegates needed to secure the nomination.Ted Cruz and John Kasich team up in deal to stop Trump https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/apr/25/ted-cruz-and-john-kasich-team-up-in-deal-to-stop-trump April 24, 2016 April 24, 2016 The Guardian Following the Acela primaries, Cruz attempted to bolster his chances by announcing that, if nominated, he would name Fiorina as his running mate.https://www.npr.org/2016/04/27/475894723/in-unprecedented-move-cruz-will-name-fiorina-as-his-vice-presidential-pick Ted Cruz Will Name Carly Fiorina As His Vice Presidential Pick NPR Fiorina had served as a Cruz campaign surrogate since March after suspending her own presidential campaign in February and Cruz hoped that Fiorina could help his campaign in Indiana and her home state of California.Sullivan Sean Costa Robert Cruz announces Carly Fiorina as his running mate https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/cruz-says-he-will-make-a-major-announcement-at-afternoon-rally/2016/04/27/397bc1f0-0c18-11e6-8ab8-9ad050f76d7d_story.html April 27, 2016 The Washington Post April 27, 2016 On April 29, 2016, Governor Mike Pence of Indiana, who eventually became Donald Trump's running mate, announced that he would vote for Cruz in the primary election.Bradner Eric Mike Pence endorses Ted Cruz https://www.cnn.com/2016/04/29/politics/mike-pence-to-endorse-ted-cruz-friday/index.html 3 March 2019 CNN 29 April 2016 However, Cruz's posturing and endorsements proved to be insufficient, as Trump handily won Indiana with 53% of the vote, despite being outspent by a margin of more than 4–1.Collinson Stephen CNN projects Donald Trump wins Indiana, on cusp of GOP nomination https://www.cnn.com/2016/05/03/politics/indiana-primary-highlights/index.html CNN May 3, 2016 May 3, 2016 Cruz lost Indiana by a wide margin to Trump (53% to 37% with Kasich at 8%) and subsequently dropped out of the race. Trump emerges as Republican nominee Cruz lost Indiana by a wide margin to Trump (53% to 37% with Kasich at 8%) and subsequently dropped out of the race. As a result, Reince Priebus, Republican National Committee chairman, tweeted that Trump was the presumptive nominee in the GOP. The next day, Kasich also suspended his campaign, leaving Trump as the only candidate in the race. Despite his endorsement of Cruz, Mike Pence went on to become Trump's running mate. Opinion polling Statewide opinion polling for the 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries List of polls Indiana Results Results of the 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries Trump won Indiana by a considerable margin statewide. He won nearly all regions of the state except for five counties in northeast Indiana containing the Fort Wayne and Elkhart areas, which Cruz won. By county Sourcehttps://indianavoters.in.gov/ENRHistorical/ElectionResults Historical Election Results Indiana Voter Portal President: May 3, 2016 Primary Election State of Indiana 2016 20 October 2025 County Donald Trump Ted Cruz John Kasich Ben Carson Jeb Bush Marco Rubio Rand Paul Chris Christie Carly Fiorina Margin Total Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Adams 2,458 35.80%3,85156.09% 367 5.35% 90 1.31% 35 0.51% 20 0.29% 28 0.41% 11 0.16% 6 0.09% -1,393 -20.29%6,866 Allen 29,495 44.72%29,99445.48% 4,880 7.40% 569 0.86% 289 0.44% 327 0.50% 239 0.36% 96 0.15% 60 0.09% -499 -0.76%65,949 Bartholomew7,91848.86% 6,284 38.78% 1,451 8.95% 164 1.01% 141 0.87% 92 0.57% 94 0.58% 30 0.19% 30 0.19% 1,634 10.08%16,204 Benton1,17554.65% 720 33.49% 171 7.95% 28 1.30% 21 0.98% 16 0.74% 10 0.47% 7 0.33% 2 0.09% 455 21.16%2,150Blackford1,01951.78% 800 40.65% 101 5.13% 17 0.86% 13 0.66% 6 0.30% 8 0.41% 3 0.15% 1 0.05% 219 11.13%1,968 Boone7,02345.74% 6,223 40.53% 1,728 11.25% 101 0.66% 93 0.61% 82 0.53% 65 0.42% 15 0.10% 24 0.16% 800 5.21%15,354 Brown2,20256.66% 1,387 35.69% 189 4.86% 33 0.85% 29 0.75% 16 0.41% 15 0.39% 6 0.15% 9 0.23% 815 20.97%3,886 Carroll2,42352.66% 1,737 37.75% 302 6.56% 37 0.80% 31 0.67% 19 0.41% 25 0.54% 18 0.39% 9 0.20% 686 14.91%4,601 Cass3,94156.89% 2,362 34.09% 411 5.93% 67 0.97% 59 0.85% 44 0.64% 24 0.35% 11 0.16% 9 0.13% 1,579 22.79%6,928 Clark10,63959.47% 5,853 32.71% 901 5.04% 140 0.78% 96 0.54% 117 0.65% 94 0.53% 33 0.18% 18 0.10% 4,786 26.75%17,891 Clay3,61562.80% 1,788 31.06% 212 3.68% 38 0.66% 47 0.82% 21 0.36% 17 0.30% 8 0.14% 10 0.17% 1,827 31.74%5,756 Clinton3,25249.17% 2,637 39.87% 474 7.17% 81 1.22% 73 1.10% 39 0.59% 28 0.42% 17 0.26% 13 0.20% 615 9.30%6,614 Crawford1,16260.18% 634 32.83% 56 2.90% 17 0.88% 22 1.14% 12 0.62% 16 0.83% 9 0.47% 3 0.16% 528 27.34%1,931 Daviess3,89460.70% 1,920 29.93% 393 6.13% 69 1.08% 57 0.89% 34 0.53% 22 0.34% 17 0.27% 9 0.14% 1,974 30.77%6,415 Dearborn6,61864.47% 2,376 23.15% 1,086 10.58% 47 0.46% 29 0.28% 33 0.32% 54 0.53% 17 0.17% 5 0.05% 4,242 41.32%10,265 Decatur3,31956.46% 2,078 35.35% 345 5.87% 47 0.80% 41 0.70% 27 0.46% 7 0.12% 9 0.15% 6 0.10% 1,241 21.11%5,879 DeKalb4,20447.65% 3,748 42.48% 624 7.07% 92 1.04% 55 0.62% 37 0.42% 27 0.31% 17 0.19% 18 0.20% 456 5.17%8,822 Delaware8,79552.83% 6,154 36.97% 1,255 7.54% 147 0.88% 113 0.68% 75 0.45% 55 0.33% 26 0.16% 28 0.17% 2,641 15.86%16,648 Dubois4,69258.50% 2,475 30.86% 651 8.12% 72 0.90% 45 0.56% 37 0.46% 27 0.34% 11 0.14% 11 0.14% 2,217 27.64%8,021 Elkhart 14,467 42.58%16,21147.71% 2,446 7.20% 278 0.82% 194 0.57% 165 0.49% 110 0.32% 60 0.18% 47 0.14% -1,744 -5.13%33,978 Fayette2,74466.15% 1,056 25.46% 245 5.91% 33 0.80% 28 0.68% 14 0.34% 15 0.36% 8 0.19% 5 0.12% 1,688 40.69%4,148 Floyd7,45855.67% 4,499 33.58% 1,046 7.81% 91 0.68% 74 0.55% 107 0.80% 80 0.60% 22 0.16% 19 0.14% 2,959 22.09%13,396 Fountain2,74261.48% 1,301 29.17% 234 5.25% 66 1.48% 44 0.99% 16 0.36% 39 0.87% 11 0.25% 7 0.16% 1,441 32.31%4,460 Franklin3,48864.13% 1,326 24.38% 524 9.63% 28 0.51% 18 0.33% 16 0.29% 22 0.40% 5 0.09% 12 0.22% 2,162 39.75%5,439 Fulton2,55658.21% 1,433 32.63% 280 6.38% 38 0.87% 30 0.68% 18 0.41% 20 0.46% 10 0.23% 6 0.14% 1,123 25.58%4,391 Gibson4,23860.15% 2,263 32.12% 369 5.24% 77 1.09% 42 0.60% 25 0.35% 21 0.30% 8 0.11% 3 0.04% 1,975 28.03%7,046 Grant5,99247.03% 5,653 44.37% 739 5.80% 141 1.11% 97 0.76% 46 0.36% 36 0.28% 23 0.18% 14 0.11% 339 2.66%12,741 Greene4,49164.59% 1,971 28.35% 302 4.34% 71 1.02% 53 0.76% 27 0.39% 24 0.35% 7 0.10% 7 0.10% 2,520 36.24%6,953 Hamilton35,03446.20% 29,409 38.78% 9,598 12.66% 435 0.57% 396 0.52% 420 0.55% 297 0.39% 118 0.16% 131 0.17% 5,625 7.42%75,838 Hancock9,54153.77% 6,581 37.09% 1,244 7.01% 105 0.59% 89 0.50% 68 0.38% 72 0.41% 23 0.13% 21 0.12% 2,960 16.68%17,744 Harrison4,48258.07% 2,585 33.49% 425 5.51% 84 1.09% 55 0.71% 31 0.40% 36 0.47% 14 0.18% 6 0.08% 1,897 24.58%7,718 Hendricks18,55549.88% 14,876 39.99% 2,869 7.71% 290 0.78% 193 0.52% 175 0.47% 125 0.34% 62 0.17% 51 0.14% 3,679 9.89%37,196 Henry5,71458.41% 3,362 34.37% 453 4.63% 78 0.80% 67 0.68% 36 0.37% 40 0.41% 14 0.14% 19 0.19% 2,352 24.04%9,783 Howard8,47554.08% 5,946 37.95% 833 5.32% 150 0.96% 104 0.66% 63 0.40% 59 0.38% 17 0.11% 23 0.15% 2,529 16.14%15,670 Huntington4,10047.80% 3,658 42.64% 547 6.38% 111 1.29% 63 0.73% 51 0.59% 21 0.24% 15 0.17% 12 0.14% 442 5.15%8,578 Jackson5,36260.59% 2,647 29.91% 517 5.84% 108 1.22% 84 0.95% 55 0.62% 50 0.57% 17 0.19% 9 0.10% 2,715 30.68%8,849 Jasper3,90357.91% 2,120 31.45% 494 7.33% 68 1.01% 64 0.95% 36 0.53% 36 0.53% 16 0.24% 3 0.04% 1,783 26.45%6,740 Jay2,19453.66% 1,475 36.07% 289 7.07% 47 1.15% 40 0.98% 14 0.34% 13 0.32% 12 0.29% 5 0.12% 719 17.58%4,089 Jefferson3,07859.42% 1,584 30.58% 367 7.08% 46 0.89% 41 0.79% 26 0.50% 27 0.52% 4 0.08% 7 0.14% 1,494 28.84%5,180 Jennings3,36364.65% 1,470 28.26% 221 4.25% 56 1.08% 38 0.73% 22 0.42% 19 0.37% 5 0.10% 8 0.15% 1,893 36.39%5,202 Johnson17,21853.87% 11,849 37.07% 2,199 6.88% 215 0.67% 158 0.49% 136 0.43% 92 0.29% 45 0.14% 48 0.15% 5,369 16.80%31,960 Knox4,91866.68% 1,929 26.15% 344 4.66% 74 1.00% 50 0.68% 31 0.42% 18 0.24% 5 0.07% 7 0.09% 2,989 40.52%7,376 Kosciusko8,75048.48% 7,702 42.68% 1,128 6.25% 176 0.98% 114 0.63% 59 0.33% 84 0.47% 19 0.11% 15 0.08% 1,048 5.81%18,047 LaGrange2,57147.01% 2,373 43.39% 368 6.73% 51 0.93% 39 0.71% 24 0.44% 23 0.42% 10 0.18% 10 0.18% 198 3.62%5,469 Lake28,62064.21% 12,098 27.14% 2,981 6.69% 280 0.63% 127 0.28% 189 0.42% 166 0.37% 65 0.15% 48 0.11% 16,522 37.07%44,574 LaPorte9,50162.53% 4,434 29.18% 925 6.09% 101 0.66% 77 0.51% 62 0.41% 61 0.40% 22 0.14% 11 0.07% 5,067 33.35%15,194 Lawrence5,97160.08% 3,132 31.52% 507 5.10% 107 1.08% 80 0.80% 50 0.50% 62 0.62% 13 0.13% 16 0.16% 2,839 28.57%9,938Madison12,48756.05% 8,023 36.01% 1,156 5.19% 213 0.96% 144 0.65% 111 0.50% 66 0.30% 36 0.16% 41 0.18% 4,464 20.04%22,277 Marion49,84349.10% 39,562 38.97% 9,633 9.49% 699 0.69% 547 0.54% 503 0.50% 396 0.39% 169 0.17% 164 0.16% 10,281 10.13%101,516 Marshall4,75551.47% 3,644 39.44% 563 6.09% 89 0.96% 74 0.80% 47 0.51% 39 0.42% 18 0.19% 10 0.11% 1,111 12.03%9,239 Martin1,39861.45% 744 32.70% 80 3.52% 14 0.62% 17 0.75% 7 0.31% 7 0.31% 6 0.26% 2 0.09% 654 28.75%2,275 Miami3,28653.17% 2,409 38.98% 316 5.11% 59 0.95% 43 0.70% 22 0.36% 31 0.50% 8 0.13% 6 0.10% 877 14.19%6,180 Monroe7,25948.87% 5,505 37.06% 1,683 11.33% 115 0.77% 98 0.66% 90 0.61% 70 0.47% 15 0.10% 19 0.13% 1,754 11.81%14,854 Montgomery4,41253.54% 2,912 35.34% 632 7.67% 81 0.98% 55 0.67% 60 0.73% 46 0.56% 24 0.29% 19 0.23% 1,500 18.20%8,241 Morgan10,23658.54% 5,885 33.66% 941 5.38% 155 0.89% 102 0.58% 72 0.41% 51 0.29% 22 0.13% 20 0.11% 4,351 24.89%17,484 Newton1,81464.01% 725 25.58% 206 7.27% 26 0.92% 25 0.88% 14 0.49% 9 0.32% 4 0.14% 11 0.39% 1,089 38.43%2,834 Noble4,42249.33% 3,706 41.34% 578 6.45% 95 1.06% 71 0.79% 52 0.58% 21 0.23% 12 0.13% 7 0.08% 716 7.99%8,964 Ohio78665.55% 299 24.94% 91 7.59% 7 0.58% 4 0.33% 6 0.50% 2 0.17% 2 0.17% 2 0.17% 487 40.62%1,199 Orange2,57460.51% 1,223 28.75% 248 5.83% 65 1.53% 61 1.43% 33 0.78% 27 0.63% 15 0.35% 8 0.19% 1,351 31.76%4,254 Owen2,67964.29% 1,217 29.21% 165 3.96% 39 0.94% 26 0.62% 16 0.38% 17 0.41% 2 0.05% 6 0.14% 1,462 35.09%4,167 Parke2,37163.41% 1,059 28.32% 199 5.32% 41 1.10% 33 0.88% 12 0.32% 9 0.24% 11 0.29% 4 0.11% 1,312 35.09%3,739 Perry1,64266.05% 607 24.42% 166 6.68% 14 0.56% 25 1.01% 12 0.48% 13 0.52% 5 0.20% 2 0.08% 1,035 41.63%2,486 Pike1,64962.09% 821 30.91% 122 4.59% 29 1.09% 11 0.41% 13 0.49% 7 0.26% 4 0.15% 0 0.00% 828 31.17%2,656 Porter16,20661.76% 7,082 26.99% 2,362 9.00% 150 0.57% 131 0.50% 126 0.48% 118 0.45% 38 0.14% 26 0.10% 9,124 34.77%26,239 Posey3,15959.76% 1,696 32.08% 322 6.09% 35 0.66% 23 0.44% 18 0.34% 22 0.42% 2 0.04% 9 0.17% 1,463 27.68%5,286 Pulaski1,66855.25% 1,042 34.51% 192 6.36% 32 1.06% 43 1.42% 14 0.46% 13 0.43% 10 0.33% 5 0.17% 626 20.74%3,019 Putnam4,08756.05% 2,737 37.53% 309 4.24% 48 0.66% 41 0.56% 19 0.26% 26 0.36% 7 0.10% 18 0.25% 1,350 18.51%7,292 Randolph2,93955.58% 1,840 34.80% 350 6.62% 49 0.93% 47 0.89% 13 0.25% 21 0.40% 19 0.36% 10 0.19% 1,099 20.78%5,288 Ripley4,05562.00% 1,581 24.17% 745 11.39% 56 0.86% 26 0.40% 23 0.35% 31 0.47% 8 0.12% 15 0.23% 2,474 37.83%6,540 Rush2,36256.20% 1,457 34.67% 255 6.07% 35 0.83% 38 0.90% 20 0.48% 17 0.40% 15 0.36% 4 0.10% 905 21.53%4,203 Scott1,92965.06% 867 29.24% 100 3.37% 28 0.94% 5 0.17% 9 0.30% 23 0.78% 2 0.07% 2 0.07% 1,062 35.82%2,965 Shelby5,04456.61% 3,190 35.80% 439 4.93% 69 0.77% 79 0.89% 26 0.29% 35 0.39% 10 0.11% 18 0.20% 1,854 20.81%8,910 Spencer2,35056.85% 1,378 33.33% 292 7.06% 42 1.02% 24 0.58% 24 0.58% 16 0.39% 4 0.10% 4 0.10% 972 23.51%4,134 St. Joseph19,06050.79% 15,241 40.61% 2,568 6.84% 192 0.51% 120 0.32% 137 0.37% 117 0.31% 52 0.14% 40 0.11% 3,819 10.18%37,527 Starke2,45666.38% 1,072 28.97% 128 3.46% 6 0.16% 17 0.46% 6 0.16% 9 0.24% 3 0.08% 3 0.08% 1,384 37.41%3,700 Steuben3,97354.51% 2,500 34.30% 614 8.42% 56 0.77% 54 0.74% 34 0.47% 31 0.43% 22 0.30% 5 0.07% 1,473 20.21% 7,289 Sullivan2,37968.30% 944 27.10% 115 3.30% 17 0.49% 15 0.43% 6 0.17% 5 0.14% 2 0.06% 0 0.00% 1,435 41.20%3,483 Switzerland85866.10% 263 20.26% 137 10.55% 14 1.08% 7 0.54% 4 0.31% 9 0.69% 4 0.31% 2 0.15% 595 45.84%1,298 Tippecanoe10,30644.56% 9,468 40.94% 2,706 11.70% 188 0.81% 145 0.63% 125 0.54% 115 0.50% 36 0.16% 39 0.17% 838 3.62%23,128 Tipton2,26952.74% 1,631 37.91% 251 5.83% 46 1.07% 43 1.00% 34 0.79% 13 0.30% 9 0.21% 6 0.14% 638 14.83% 4,302 Union87559.28% 365 24.73% 203 13.75% 17 1.15% 8 0.54% 4 0.27% 1 0.07% 2 0.14% 1 0.07% 510 34.55%1,476 Vanderburgh14,54954.71% 9,300 34.97% 2,170 8.16% 202 0.76% 121 0.46% 106 0.40% 74 0.28% 37 0.14% 33 0.12% 5,249 19.74%26,592 Vermillion1,74869.86% 602 24.06% 92 3.68% 16 0.64% 14 0.56% 13 0.52% 10 0.40% 3 0.12% 4 0.16% 1,146 45.80%2,502 Vigo8,54163.56% 3,830 28.50% 788 5.86% 82 0.61% 60 0.45% 65 0.48% 29 0.22% 20 0.15% 23 0.17% 4,711 35.06%13,438 Wabash3,93252.00% 2,964 39.20% 450 5.95% 88 1.16% 51 0.67% 31 0.41% 27 0.36% 5 0.07% 13 0.17% 968 12.80%7,561 Warren1,32163.45% 583 28.00% 114 5.48% 16 0.77% 18 0.86% 8 0.38% 15 0.72% 5 0.24% 2 0.10% 738 35.45% 2,082 Warrick7,45055.53% 4,721 35.19% 957 7.13% 118 0.88% 60 0.45% 51 0.38% 40 0.30% 10 0.07% 10 0.07% 2,729 20.34%13,417 Washington3,15662.21% 1,542 30.40% 206 4.06% 59 1.16% 39 0.77% 18 0.35% 41 0.81% 7 0.14% 5 0.10% 1,614 31.82%5,073 Wayne6,11859.25% 2,939 28.46% 1,023 9.91% 89 0.86% 71 0.69% 44 0.43% 20 0.19% 12 0.12% 9 0.09% 3,179 30.79%10,325 Wells 2,777 39.12%3,82653.89% 349 4.92% 48 0.68% 39 0.55% 25 0.35% 27 0.38% 2 0.03% 6 0.08% -1,049 -14.78%7,099 White3,04557.19% 1,753 32.93% 394 7.40% 31 0.58% 42 0.79% 24 0.45% 17 0.32% 12 0.23% 6 0.11% 1,292 24.27% 5,324 Whitley 3,919 44.33%4,06445.97% 610 6.90% 83 0.94% 43 0.49% 42 0.48% 50 0.57% 16 0.18% 14 0.16% -145 -1.64%8,841 References 30em Indiana Republican primary 2016 Category:May 2016 in the United States