2016 Constitution Party presidential primaries

The 2016 Constitution Party presidential primaries were 2 electoral contests, held in the states of Idaho and Missouri, by the Constitution Party during the 2016 election season in order to allocate delegates from those states to the 2016 Constitution Party National Convention.

2016 Constitution Party presidential primaries

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339½ delegates to the Constitution Party National Convention
 
Candidate Uncommitted Scott Copeland
Home state n/a Texas
Contests won 1 1
Popular vote 691 250
Percentage 58.8% 21.3%

 
Candidate J. R. Myers Patrick Anthony Ockander
Home state Alaska Texas
Contests won 0 0
Popular vote 139 95
Percentage 11.8% 8.1%

First place by first-instance vote

Previous Constitution Party nominee

Virgil Goode

Constitution Party nominee

Darrell Castle

Candidates

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Candidates are sorted by delegate votes received at the 2016 Constitution Party National Convention.

Candidate Profession State Campaign Popular vote Contests won Delegates Ref
 
Darrell Castle
Attorney
Nominee for Vice President of the United States in 2008
 
Tennessee
 
(CampaignWebsite)
Running mate: Scott Bradley
0 0 184
 
Scott Copeland
Minister
Former Pastor
 
Texas
250 1 103.5
 
J.R. Myers
Chairman of the Constitution Party of Alaska  
Alaska
138 0 9
 
Patrick Anthony Ockander
Author  
Texas
95 0 0

Results

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National

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     Scott Copeland       J.R. Myers        Patrick Anthony Ockander
     Uncommitted        Tie        No votes

Idaho primary

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The Constitution Party of Idaho held its primary on March 8.

 
Election results, by county, of the 2016 Constitution presidential primary in Idaho
  Scott Copeland
  J.R. Myers
  Patrick Anthony Ockander
  Tie
  No votes
Idaho Constitution Party presidential primary, 2016[1][2][3]
Candidate Popular vote Pledged delegates
Count Percentage
  Scott Copeland 250 51.7% 8
J.R. Myers 139 28.7% 0
Patrick Anthony Ockander 95 19.6% 0
Total: 484 100% 8
Key: Withdrew prior to contest

Missouri primary

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Election results, by county, of the 2016 Constitution presidential primary in Missouri
  Uncommitted
  No votes

The Constitution Party of Missouri held its primary on March 15. No candidate made it on the ballot, and the only option for voters was "Uncommitted".

Missouri Constitution Party presidential primary, 2016[4]
Candidate Popular vote
Count Percentage
  Uncommitted 691 100%
Total: 691 100%

See also

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Presidential primaries

References

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  1. ^ "Mar 08, 2016 Presidential Primary Election Results United States - by County". sos.idaho.gov. Idaho Secretary Of State. Archived from the original on November 26, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  2. ^ Gr, The; Inquirer (March 10, 2016). "Scott Copeland wins Idaho Constitution Party primary". The Grand Inquirer. Archived from the original on November 26, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  3. ^ Gr, The; Inquirer (March 2, 2016). "Patrick Ockander drops out of Constitution Party presidential race, endorses J.R. Myers and Ted Cruz". The Grand Inquirer. Archived from the original on November 26, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  4. ^ IT, Missouri Secretary of State -. "State of Missouri - Election Night Results". enrarchives.sos.mo.gov. Retrieved November 21, 2016.