Results of Georgia's Presidential Preference Primaries
Georgia held it’s Presidential Preference Primaries on Tuesday. Both Democrats and Republicans took to the polls to decide on the 178 delegates (76 Republican, 102 Democrat) up for grabs between the two parties.
The delegates in the Democratic Primary are given out proportionally to the votes cast while the Republican Primary rules are a bit unique. If a Republican candidate reaches over 50 percent, the entire state goes to that candidate. If no one candidate reaches that threshold, all the candidates between 20 and 50 percent will be awarded delegates proportionally.
Here is a look at the current results:
REPUBLICAN
76 delegates — 32% of precincts reporting
43.7% – Donald J. Trump – 24 Delegates
23.4% – Marco Rubio – 0 Delegates
20.5% – Ted Cruz – 0 Delegates
6.5% – John R. Kasich – 0 Delegates
4.4% – Ben Carson – 0 Delegates
Suspended campaigns: Bush, Christie, Fiorina, Graham, Huckabee, Pataki, Paul, Santorum
DEMOCRAT
102 delegates — 34% of precincts reporting
73.7% – Hillary Clinton – 57 Delegates
25.6% – Bernie Sanders – 21 Delegates
Suspended campaigns: O’Malley
Super Tuesday has 1460 delegates (595 Republican, 865 Democrat) up for grabs in 12 different states and one U.S. territory.
Here is a look at the delegate count from across the nation:
REPUBLICAN
1,237 needed
182 – Donald J. Trump
28 – Marco Rubio
22 – Ted Cruz
6 – John R. Kasich
5 – Ben Carson
Suspended campaigns: Bush, Christie, Fiorina, Graham, Huckabee, Pataki, Paul, Santorum
DEMOCRAT
2,383 needed
786 – Hillary Clinton (including 457 superdelegates)
180 Bernie Sanders (including 22 superdelegates)
Suspended campaigns: O’Malley
