2016 Republican National Convention Roll Call Vote

Tuesday, July 19

Much can happen between when delegates are allocated in primary and caucus processes and the roll call vote at the National Convention.  Primary and caucus voting is only one step; the nitty gritty of delegate selection occurs at district conventions and state conventions.  In the weeks and months following voting, unsuccessful candidates suspend their campaign; they may choose to keep their delegates, but there are also state and national party and convention rules.  This is illustrated by the first-in-the-nation states of Iowa and New Hampshire.  All 30 of Iowa's votes went for Trump, while the New Hampshire vote reflected the results of the Feb. 9 primary. 

When the roll call arrives at a state, cameras gather and members of the delegation crowd in close to the mic to get in the shot.  The person selected as spokesperson touts the state's attributes and then delivers the tally. 

There were four delegations—Alaska, DC, Nevada and Utah*—where the delegation spokesperson read one tally and the convention secretary reported a different tally, a somewhat awkward situation.  This occurred because the tally is done "pursuant to the announcement of the delegation and the rules of this convention."  Members of those delegations were not happy (+).  Alaska challenged the misrecording of its vote (announced as 11 Trump, 12 Cruz, 5 Rubio and reported as 28 Trump).  The delegation was polled, but the same result was reported.  RNC Chairman Reince Priebus explained that the issue was rule affecting only about four states (16f filing, where if a candidate drops out, the bound vote gets reallocated to the candidate(s) running).

Nomination Process
Senator Jeff Session (AL) - Nominating Speech
U.S. Representative Chris Collins (NY) - Seconding Speech
Lieutenant Governor Henry McMaster (SC) - Seconding Speech

Roll Call of the States  [6:11 p.m. ET]
Susie Hudson, Convention Secretary
Jeff Kent, Assistant Convention Secretary


 Trump
 Cruz
 Kasich
 Rubio
 Carson
 Bush
 Paul
 Abs.
AL 50
36
 13
1



AK 28
 28 [11]
 [12]
[5]



AS 9
 9






AZ 58
 58






AR 40
 25
15





CA 172
 172






CO 37
4
 31




2
CT 28
 28






DE 16
 16






DC 19
 19 [0]
[9]
 [10]



FL 99
 99






GA 76
42
18
16



GU 9
 9






HI 19
11
 7
1



ID 32
12
 20





IL 69
54
 9
 6




IN 57
 57






IA 30
 30






KS 40
 9
 24
 1
 6



KY 46
 17
 15
 7
 7



LA 46
31
15





ME 23
 9
 12
 2




MD 38
 38






MA 42
 22
 4
 8
 8



MI 59
pass






MN 38
8
 13
17



MS 40 
25
 15





MO 52
41
 11





MT 27
 27






NE 36
 36






NV 30
14 [16]
 6 [6]
 1 [1]
 7 [7]
 2


NH 23
11
 3
 4
 2
3

NJ 51
 51






NM 24
 24






NY 95
 pass






NC 72
 29
 27
 9
 6
 1


ND 28
21
 6

1


CNMI 9
 9






OH 66

66




OK 43
24
 19





OR 28
 23
 5





PA 71
 defers to NY






NY 95
 89
6













PR 23


23



RI 19
12
 2
 5




SC 50
 50






SD 29
 29






TN 58
 33
 16
 9




TX 155
 48
 104
3



USVI 9
 8





1
UT 40
 40
 [40]





VT 16
13
1


2
VA 49
17
 8
 5
 16
 3


WA 44
 44






WV 34
 34






WI 42
6
 36





WY 29
3
 23
 2
 1



MI 59
 51
 6
 2




PA 71
 70
 1






1,725
 475
 120
 114
 7
 3
 2
 3


Timeline
6:11 p.m.  roll call started
7:12 p.m.  Donald Trump, Jr. reads NY tally putting Trump over the top. 
7:13 p.m.  "Over the Top" on screen.  Music.
7:46 p.m.  roll call finished
7:50 p.m.  Alaska seeks to change vote. Misrecorded. Requests polling of delegation.
8:08 p.m.  Ryan reads 1,725 Trump  475 Cruz  120 Kasich  114 Rubio  7 Carson  3 Bush  2 Paul

Ryan "Donald J. Trump...has been selected as the Republican Party nominee for President of the United States" [gavel 8:09 p.m. ET]

[Vice President]
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky)
Lieutenant Governor Eric Holcomb (IN) - Nominating Speech
U.S Senator Dan Coats (IN) - Moves for Nomination By Acclamation

Ryan Trump and Pence the Republican nominees. for President and Vice President of these United States [8:22 p.m.]



Note:
Three states and DC reported their tallies but the convention secretary/assistant secretary announced different tallies "pursuant to the announcement of the delegation and the rules of this convention."

Alaska 28:  11 Trump, 12 Cruz, 5 Rubio  >  28 Trump
DC 19:  9 Kasich, 10 Rubio  > 19 Trump
Nevada 30:  16 Trump, 6 Cruz, 1 Kasich, 7 Rubio  > 14 Trump, 6 Cruz, 1 Kasich, 7 Rubio, 2 Carson
Utah 40:  40 Cruz  >  40 Trump