2020 Republican Party presidential primaries facts for kids
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2,552 delegate votes (2,442 pledged and 110 unpledged) to the Republican National Convention 1,276 delegates votes needed to win |
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First place by first-instance vote
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The 2020 Republican Party presidential primaries and caucuses were a series of elections which took place in many U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and five U.S. territories. These events elected most of the 2,550 delegates to send to the Republican National Convention. This election selected the Republican Party's nominee for president of the United States in the 2020 election.
On March 17, Donald Trump had won more than half of the delegates for the election. He became the presumptive nominee. On August 24, the delegates voted for Trump as the official nominee.
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Background
Incumbent president Donald Trump informally launched his bid for re-election on February 18, 2017. He launched his reelection campaign earlier in his presidency than any of his predecessors did. He was followed by former Governor of Massachusetts Bill Weld, who announced his campaign on April 15, 2019, former Illinois congressman Joe Walsh, who declared his candidacy on August 25, 2019.
Former governor of South Carolina and U.S. Representative Mark Sanford launched the third primary challenge on September 8, 2019 and withdrew from the race two months later.
In February 2019, the Republican National Committee voted to provide undivided support to Trump. Seven states have decided to cancel their primaries and caucuses.
Candidates
Nominee
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President of the United States (2017-present) |
Vice President of the United States (2017-present) |
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Other candidates
Candidates in this section are sorted by state ballot access | |||||||
Bill Weld | Joe Walsh | Rocky De La Fuente | Zoltan Istvan | Mark Sanford | |||
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2016 Libertarian vice presidential nominee 68th Governor of Massachusetts (1991–1997) |
U.S. Representative from Illinois (2011–2013) |
Businessman Reform nominee for President in 2016 |
Transhumanist | U.S. Representative from South Carolina (1995–2001, 2013–2019) 68th Governor (1998–2002) |
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Campaign FEC filing |
Campaign FEC filing |
Campaign FEC filing |
FEC filing | Campaign FEC filing |
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Exploratory Committee: February 15, 2019 Announced: April 15, 2019 Suspended: March 18, 2020 |
Announced: August 25, 2019 Suspended: February 7, 2020 Endorsed Joe Biden (Democrat) |
Announced: May 16, 2019 | Announced: November 18, 2019 Suspended: March 12, 2020 |
Announced: September 8, 2019 Suspended: November 12, 2019 |
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1 delegate 286,564 votes (1.97%) |
169,713 votes (1.17%) | 73,119 votes (0.50%) | 14,291 votes (0.10%) | 4,258 votes (0.03%) | |||
Convention site
On July 20, 2018, the Republican National Convention chose Charlotte, North Carolina as the site for their 2020 national convention. The convention will be held between August 24 to August 27.
Convention site
On July 20, 2018, the Republican National Convention chose Charlotte, North Carolina as the site for their 2020 national convention. The convention will be held between August 24 to August 27.
Timeline
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Active campaign | Exploratory committee | Withdrawn candidate | |||||
Midterm elections | Iowa caucuses | Super Tuesday | Republican convention |
See also
In Spanish: Primarias presidenciales del Partido Republicano de 2020 para niños