Today, Idaho became the first state in the contiguous Pacific Northwest region to hold a nominating event in the 2016 presidential contest. The polls have now closed in the Gem State’s Republican primary, and here are the early results:
Idaho Republican Primary: March 8th, 2016
With 95 of 955 precincts reporting.
(includes absentee precincts where applicable)
Last updated Mar 8 2016 9:27PM Mountain Time
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Ted Cruz | 5,779 | 39.1% |
| Donald J. Trump | 5,066 | 34.2% |
| Marco Rubio | 2,227 | 15.1% |
| John R. Kasich | 1,193 | 8.1% |
| Ben Carson | 284 | 1.9% |
| Jeb Bush | 77 | 0.5% |
| Rand Paul | 61 | 0.4% |
| Chris Christie | 24 | 0.2% |
| Mike Huckabee | 34 | 0.2% |
| Carly Fiorina | 13 | 0.1% |
| Lindsey Graham | 11 | 0.1% |
| Peter Messina | 0 | 0.0% |
| Rick Santorum | 23 | 0.2% |
Unofficial early results are here.
It’s still early, but there’s no doubt Ted Cruz is off to a good start. He has a small but important lead over Donald Trump. Rubio and Kasich, meanwhile, are at a distant third and fourth place, and probably won’t be contending for victory in this election.
Thirty-two delegates are at stake in Idaho. It is not a winner-take-all state, so no matter how well Ted Cruz does, he’ll still be splitting some delegates with Trump.
POSTSCRIPT: Cruz cruised to victory in this contest.
Idaho Republican Primary: March 8th, 2016
With 963 of 963 precincts reporting.
(includes absentee precincts where applicable)
Last updated Mar 9 2016 4:04PM
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Ted Cruz | 100,928 | 45.4% |
| Donald J. Trump | 62,466 | 28.1% |
| Marco Rubio | 35,333 | 15.9% |
| John R. Kasich | 16,515 | 7.4% |
| Ben Carson | 3,884 | 1.7% |
| Rand Paul | 834 | 0.4% |
| Jeb Bush | 937 | 0.4% |
| Mike Huckabee | 357 | 0.2% |
| Chris Christie | 355 | 0.2% |
| Carly Fiorina | 241 | 0.1% |
| Rick Santorum | 210 | 0.1% |
| Lindsey Graham | 79 | 0.0% |
| Peter Messina | 27 | 0.0% |
