2016 Florida Republican presidential primary

none June 2025 September 2023 Florida primary no March 15, 2016 Florida Republican primary, 2012 2012 2020 Florida Republican primary 2020 File:Donald Trump by Gage Skidmore 10 (cropped).jpg 160x160px Donald Trump 283681 New York 99 1,079,870 45.72% File:Marco Rubio by Gage Skidmore 8 (cropped).jpg Marco Rubio C60E3B Florida 0 638,661 27.04% File:Ted Cruz by Gage Skidmore 10 (cropped).jpg Ted Cruz DAA520 Texas 0 404,891 17.14% File:John Kasich (24618295175) (cropped).jpg John Kasich 29AB87 Ohio 0 159,976 6.77% 300px County results 300px Congressional district results Trump: #eef3fd <30% #dee8fb 30-40% #b4c7ec 40-50% #8da9e2 50-60% #678cd7 60-70% Rubio: #f1b4b2 40-50% #ed8783 50-60% #e55651 60-70% 2016 Florida Republican presidential primary WY IL 99 pledged delegates to the Republican National Convention 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries The 2016 Florida Republican presidential primary was held on March 15, 2016, with 99 delegates being allocated on a winner-take-all basis. Businessman Donald Trump scored a decisive victory in the state, defeating Senator Marco Rubio by nearly 20 points. Rubio had previously vowed to continue his campaign regardless of the results in Florida,Killough Ashley Marco Rubio: I'm going to Utah 'irrespective' of Florida results http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/15/politics/marco-rubio-campaign-florida-utah/ CNN 15 March 2016 but suspended his campaign after the state was called for Trump.Kopan Tal Marco Rubio drops out of presidential race after Florida loss http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/15/politics/marco-rubio-drops-out/ CNN 16 March 2016 Results Results by county CountyMarch 15, 2016 Presidential Preference Primary - Republican Primary https://results.elections.myflorida.com/Index.asp?ElectionDate=3/15/2016&DATAMODE= 2025-10-17 Florida Department of State: Division of ElectionsDonald TrumpMarco RubioTed CruzJohn Kasich Alachua9,2737,0405,2321,917 Baker2,16376997170 Bay14,4485,8477,1661,417 Bradford1,80270096494 Brevard45,52724,36019,3576,253 Broward53,32930,79414,0187,803 Calhoun52420635627 Charlotte16,5276,1114,2152,315 Citrus15,2454,9914,8651,706 Clay19,3808,4757,8351,643 Collier30,10815,60710,5697,071 Columbia4,0331,4382,443264 Desoto1,449425452103 Dixie1,10320634931 Duval53,60630,68320,5585,854 Escambia20,87612,72111,3743,096 Flagler9,6903,3662,3871,030 Franklin63024924673 Gadsden995463742110 Gilchrist1,86038477979 Glades63216222638 Gulf1,03939251989 Hamilton58112625229 Hardee1,11343551955 Hendry1,29064555269 Hernando15,5354,7774,7601,442 Highlands7,4963,1533,062782 Hillsborough53,15437,15026,0329,160 Holmes1,23945481264 Indian River13,6916,5804,1952,938 Jackson2,4876,5801,357145 Jefferson67624753768 Lafayette40212620413 Lake26,42412,19910,6252,918 Lee51,75423,96919,1868,628 Leon9,1158,8438,6722,773 Levy3,7519941,277256 Liberty160681147 Madison79626647254 Manatee26,33413,4679,4124,587 Marion31,37711,1839,8733,284 Martin16,0706,7593,9063,586 Miami-Dade40,188111,98516,1865,200 Monroe6,0732,7621,067986 Nassau9,1993,9213,4011,051 Okaloosa17,7958,8568,2123,191 Okeechobee2,204731574149 Orange41,12931,87319,3897,401 Osceola10,3595,7404,193926 Palm Beach66,31330,99915,38411,996 Pasco33,56313,84612,4143,832 Pinellas61,17429,98421,99710,978 Polk33,21718,80715,5653,841 Putnam5,1231,5541,672290 Santa Rosa16,0737,9317,4921,962 Sarasota34,62017,88610,1088,107 Seminole25,78017,85611,9504,344 St. Johns24,21513,7107,8343,865 St. Lucie18,3536,2053,9732,096 Sumter17,7697,7174,4182,375 Suwannee2,8508591,648198 Taylor1,20435855361 Union71923237029 Volusia34,20413,5039,9333,972 Wakulla1,6645861,317190 Walton6,6602,4052,548883 Washington1,7386151,251112Total1,079,870638,661404,891159,976 Analysis Donald Trump won a landslide victory in Florida by a margin of 18.7 percentage points against 3 other candidates on the ballot, and carried every county besides Miami-Dade (won by Marco Rubio). Donald Trump had several significant investments in the state through his real estate company. According to the New York Times, Mr. Trump "was able to appeal to voters with his message of economic populism and his hard line on immigration" in Florida.https://www.nytimes.com/live/primary-elections-march-15/ Florida, Ohio and Other Primaries on March 15: Analysis Rappeport Alan Maggie Haberman 2016-03-15 The New York Times - The New York Times Politics and Washington 2016-10-22 According to exit polls, Trump swept all age groups, income levels, and educational attainment levels. His particular area of strength was with whites without a college degree, whom he won 54–22 over Marco Rubio. Trump also won born-again and Evangelical Christians 46–24, and white born-again Evangelical Christians 49–19. He also carried Protestants 45-24 and Catholics 50–33. In terms of voters' primary concerns, Trump won over all groups, performing particularly well among those who worried about terrorism (he won 60–16) and those who worried most about the economy (he won 43–30). He won a particularly large victory among those whose family financial situation was "falling behind", among those who called themselves "dissatisfied" or "angry" about the federal government, and among those who said they felt betrayed by Republican politicians. He won among voters who said the U.S. support for Israel is "Not Strong Enough" 48–26. An overwhelming majority of voters said they support Trump's proposed Muslim ban. Trump swept most regions of the state, winning in the Panhandle with 48 percent (Rubio, 25%; Cruz, 21%; Kasich, 7%), in Orlando with 49 percent (Rubio, 27%; Cruz, 17%; Kasich, 5%; Carson, 1%), in the Tampa Bay area with 46 percent (Rubio, 23%; Cruz, 18%; Kasich, 10%), and in the Gulf Coast and Mid-Florida with 48 percent (Rubio, 21%; Cruz, 18%; Kasich, 7%; Carson, 1%).http://www.cnn.com/election/primaries/polls/fl/Rep 2016 Election Center CNN 2018-07-11 Rubio, for his part, won in Miami 42-39 as compared to Trump (Cruz, 10%; Kasich, 6%; Carson, 1%). While Trump won the state's white vote 51-22 as compared to Rubio, Rubio won Florida's Hispanic/Latino vote 52-26 as compared to Trump, which was 15% of the state's electorate. Compared to Trump, Rubio won Cubans 63–17, other Hispanics 40–38, and non-whites 45–27. After losing his home state of Florida, Rubio withdrew from the race. As The New York Times described in its analysis of the primary results, Rubio "ran for president offering his youthful optimism and Cuban-American heritage as the embodiment of a new and more diverse generation of Republican leadership, but ultimately failed to galvanize voters in a much darker mood [...]" Trump would later go on to win the nomination and then become the President of the United States. During his term, his official home state was also changed to Florida.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-11-25/trump-now-a-florida-man-makes-home-state-center-of-campaign Trump, Now a Florida Man, Makes Home State Center of Campaign Bloomberg.com 25 November 2019 References Republican primary Florida 2016 Category:March 2016 in the United States