The 2016 Guam Republican presidential caucuses took place on March 12 in the U.S. territory of
Guam
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as one of the
Republican Party's primaries ahead of the
2016 presidential election.
On the same day, the
Republican Party
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held their
Washington, D.C. caucus, while the
Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to:
*Democratic Party (United States)
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*Botswana Democratic Party
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held a
caucus in the Northern Mariana Islands. The Democratic Party's own
Guam caucus was held on May 7, 2016.
Results
Gov.
Eddie Calvo
Edward Jerome Baza Calvo (born August 29, 1961) is an American (U.S. citizen) politician who served as the 8th Governor of Guam from January 3, 2011 to January 7, 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Calvo was a five-term Senator within the ...
, one of the delegates from Guam, had announced his support for Cruz prior to the March 12 Guam caucus. But, the slate of delegates all committed to Trump after both Cruz and Kasich dropped out.
Delegates
# Governor Eddie Calvo
# Territorial Senator Frank Blas, Jr.
# Territorial Senator Tony Ada
# Juan Carlos Benitez
# Benny Pinaula
# Former Territorial Senator Telo Taitague
# Mike Benito (Republican Party Chairman) (automatically a delegate)
# David Sablan (National Committeeman) (automatically a delegate)
# Margaret Metcalfe (National Committeewoman) (automatically a delegate)
See also
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2016 United States presidential straw poll in Guam
The 2016 United States presidential straw poll in Guam was held on November 8, 2016. Guam is a territory and not a state. Thus, it is ineligible to elect members of the Electoral College, who would then in turn cast direct electoral votes for pre ...
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2016 United States presidential election
The 2016 United States presidential election was the 58th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. The Republican ticket of businessman Donald Trump and Indiana governor Mike Pence defeated the Democratic ticket ...
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2016 Guam Democratic presidential caucuses
The 2016 Guam Democratic presidential caucuses took place on May 7 in the U.S. territory of Guam as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
No other primary election was scheduled for this day. The Repub ...
References
External links
RNC 2016 Republican Nominating Process
Green papers for 2016 primaries, caucuses, and conventions
{{2016 Republican Primaries
Guam
Guam (; ch, Guåhan ) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. It is the westernmost point and territory of the United States (reckoned from the geographic cent ...
2016 Guam elections
2016
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