Election Name: | 2016 Constitution Party presidential primaries |
Country: | United States |
Type: | primary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Name: | no |
Previous Election: | Constitution Party presidential primaries, 2012 |
Previous Year: | 2012 |
Election Date: | March 8–15, 2016 |
Next Election: | 2020 Constitution Party presidential primaries |
Next Year: | 2020 |
Votes For Election: | 339½ delegates to the Constitution Party National Convention |
Candidate1: | Uncommitted |
Color1: | 000000 |
States Carried1: | 1 |
Popular Vote1: | 691 |
Percentage1: | 58.8% |
Candidate2: | Scott Copeland |
Color2: | 500080 |
Home State2: | Texas |
States Carried2: | 1 |
Popular Vote2: | 250 |
Percentage2: | 21.3% |
Candidate4: | J. R. Myers |
Color4: | DA6A5E |
Home State4: | Alaska |
States Carried4: | 0 |
Popular Vote4: | 139 |
Percentage4: | 11.8% |
Candidate5: | Patrick Anthony Ockander |
Color5: | 8AD2E1 |
Home State5: | Texas |
States Carried5: | 0 |
Popular Vote5: | 95 |
Percentage5: | 8.1% |
Map Size: | 350px |
Constitution Party nominee | |
Before Election: | Virgil Goode |
After Election: | Darrell Castle |
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.
Candidates are sorted by delegate votes received at the 2016 Constitution Party National Convention.
Candidate | Profession | State | Campaign | Popular vote | Contests won | Delegates | Ref | ||||
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data-sort-value="Darrell, Castle" | Darrell Castle | Attorney Nominee for Vice President of the United States in 2008 | Tennessee | (Campaign • Website) Running mate: Scott Bradley | data-sort-value="0" | 0 | 0 | 184 | |||
data-sort-value="Copeland, Scott" | Scott Copeland | Minister Former Pastor | Texas | data-sort-value="250" | 250 | 1 | 103.5 | ||||
data-sort-value="Myers, J.R." | J.R. Myers | Chairman of the Constitution Party of Alaska | Alaska | data-sort-value="138" | 138 | 0 | 9 | ||||
data-sort-value="Ockander, Patrick Anthony" | Patrick Anthony Ockander | Author | Texas | data-sort-value="95" | 95 | 0 | 0 |
The Constitution Party of Idaho held its primary on March 8.
Idaho Constitution Party presidential primary, 2016[1] [2] [3] | ||||
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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 |
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% |
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