The 2016 Arizona Republican presidential primary took place on March 22 in the U.S. state of Arizona as one of the Republican Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election. Despite a late challenge by Texas Senator Ted Cruz, Donald Trump won the primary and netted all 58 delegates in the winner-take-all contest. On the same day were held Democratic and Green primaries in Arizona, as well as Republican and Democratic caucuses in Utah and Idaho Democratic caucus, so the day was dubbed "Western Tuesday" by media.
Businessman Donald Trump at a campaign rally at Fountain Park in Fountain Hills on March 19, 2016.Senator Ted Cruz at a campaign rally at Arizona Christian University in Phoenix on March 18, 2016.
There was controversy surrounding the Arizona primary elections of 2016, specifically having to do with the decrease in polling places in Maricopa County from 200 in 2012 to only 60 in 2016, despite the number of registered voters having increased from 300,000 in 2012 to 800,000 in 2016.[1][2] This decrease in polling places was most pronounced in minority neighborhoods, most notably Latino neighborhoods, with areas like Central Phoenix having only one polling place for 108,000 voters. There were also reports of voters who had been previously registered coming up as unregistered or registered as an independent, making them ineligible to vote in the closed primary.[1] Voters who did manage to vote had to stand in long lines to cast their ballots, some for as long as five hours.[3] Additionally, voters reported being required to vote with a provisional ballot.[4] In 2005, Arizona threw out 27,878 provisional ballots, counting only about 72.5% of the total provisional ballots reported.[5] Taking into account the effects of the Supreme Court's "gutting of the Voting Rights Act",[6] it's unknown what percentage of the provisional ballots were counted in 2016. This was the first election in the state of Arizona since the 2013 Supreme Court decision to strike down Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which would have previously required states with a history of voter discrimination, including Arizona, to receive Federal approval before implementing any changes to voting laws and practices.
Within a day after the election took place on March 22, a petition went viral on the White House petitions site asking the Department of Justice to investigate voter suppression and election fraud in Arizona.[7] The petition reached 100,000 signatures in 40 hours,[8] and as of June 5, 2016, nearly 220,000 people had signed the petition. The White House responded on May 20, 2016. In addition, Phoenix mayor Greg Stanton asked the Justice Department to launch an investigation into the allegations of voter suppression.[9]
The Department of Justice has since launched a federal investigation into the primary.[10]
Donald Trump won Arizona decisively, netting all 58 delegates and carrying all counties in the state but two. As The New York Times described, "Mr. Trump proved his appeal among immigration hard-liners, who make up a large bloc of Republicans in the border state."[11]
Trump won the populous cities of Phoenix in Maricopa County, and Tucson in Pima County. He enjoyed support from former Arizona GovernorJan Brewer and Maricopa County SheriffJoe Arpaio, both of whom hold a hard-line stance against immigration. As Eric Bradner of CNN described, "Their decision to side with Trump, and the size of his win, underscores the potency of Trump's build-a-wall plan with the Republican base."[12]
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Main article 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries Main article 2016 Arizona presidential primary The 2016 Arizona Republican presidential primary took place on March 22 in the U S state of Arizona as one of the Republican Party s primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election Despite a late challenge by Texas Senator Ted Cruz Donald Trump won the primary and netted all 58 delegates in the winner take all contest On the same day were held Democratic and Green primaries in Arizona as well as Republican and Democratic caucuses in Utah and Idaho Democratic caucus so the day was dubbed Western Tuesday by media 2016 Arizona Republican presidential primary 2012 March 22 2016 2020 ASUT 58 pledged delegates to the Republican National Convention Candidate Donald Trump Ted Cruz Home state New York Texas Delegate count 58 0 Popular vote 286 741 172 294 Percentage 45 95 27 61 Candidate Marco Rubio withdrawn John Kasich Home state Florida Ohio Delegate count 0 0 Popular vote 72 304 65 965 Percentage 11 59 10 57 Election results by countyElection results by congressional district Donald Trump 30 40 40 50 50 60 60 70 Ted Cruz 40 50 Contents 1 Voter suppression controversy 2 Results 2 1 Results by county 3 Analysis 4 See also 5 ReferencesVoter suppression controversy edit nbsp Businessman Donald Trump at a campaign rally at Fountain Park in Fountain Hills on March 19 2016 nbsp Senator Ted Cruz at a campaign rally at Arizona Christian University in Phoenix on March 18 2016 There was controversy surrounding the Arizona primary elections of 2016 specifically having to do with the decrease in polling places in Maricopa County from 200 in 2012 to only 60 in 2016 despite the number of registered voters having increased from 300 000 in 2012 to 800 000 in 2016 1 2 This decrease in polling places was most pronounced in minority neighborhoods most notably Latino neighborhoods with areas like Central Phoenix having only one polling place for 108 000 voters There were also reports of voters who had been previously registered coming up as unregistered or registered as an independent making them ineligible to vote in the closed primary 1 Voters who did manage to vote had to stand in long lines to cast their ballots some for as long as five hours 3 Additionally voters reported being required to vote with a provisional ballot 4 In 2005 Arizona threw out 27 878 provisional ballots counting only about 72 5 of the total provisional ballots reported 5 Taking into account the effects of the Supreme Court s gutting of the Voting Rights Act 6 it s unknown what percentage of the provisional ballots were counted in 2016 This was the first election in the state of Arizona since the 2013 Supreme Court decision to strike down Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 which would have previously required states with a history of voter discrimination including Arizona to receive Federal approval before implementing any changes to voting laws and practices Within a day after the election took place on March 22 a petition went viral on the White House petitions site asking the Department of Justice to investigate voter suppression and election fraud in Arizona 7 The petition reached 100 000 signatures in 40 hours 8 and as of June 5 2016 nearly 220 000 people had signed the petition The White House responded on May 20 2016 In addition Phoenix mayor Greg Stanton asked the Justice Department to launch an investigation into the allegations of voter suppression 9 The Department of Justice has since launched a federal investigation into the primary 10 Results editArizona Republican primary March 22 2016 Candidate Votes Percentage Actual delegate count Bound Unbound Total Donald Trump 286 743 45 95 58 0 58 Ted Cruz 172 294 27 61 0 0 0 Marco Rubio withdrawn 72 304 11 59 0 0 0 John Kasich 65 965 10 57 0 0 0 Ben Carson withdrawn 14 940 2 39 0 0 0 Jeb Bush withdrawn 4 393 0 70 0 0 0 Rand Paul withdrawn 2 269 0 36 0 0 0 Mike Huckabee withdrawn 1 300 0 21 0 0 0 Carly Fiorina withdrawn 1 270 0 20 0 0 0 Chris Christie withdrawn 988 0 16 0 0 0 Rick Santorum withdrawn 523 0 08 0 0 0 Lindsey Graham withdrawn 498 0 08 0 0 0 George Pataki withdrawn 309 0 05 0 0 0 Timothy Cook withdrawn 243 0 04 0 0 0 Unprojected delegates 0 0 0 Total 624 039 100 00 58 0 58 Source The Green Papers Results by county edit County Trump Cruz Apache 42 96 39 31 Cochise 49 28 30 75 Coconino 37 83 36 63 Gila 52 86 26 41 Graham 39 03 42 40 Greenlee 44 83 37 68 La Paz 66 52 19 12 Maricopa 44 77 26 24 Mohave 64 65 22 40 Navajo 41 08 41 85 Pima 43 25 28 83 Pinal 51 41 27 92 Santa Cruz 45 71 27 12 Yavapai 47 27 30 55 Yuma 48 45 31 09 TOTAL 45 95 27 61 Source https uselectionatlas org RESULTS state php fips 4 amp year 2016 amp f 0 amp off 0 amp elect 2Analysis editDonald Trump won Arizona decisively netting all 58 delegates and carrying all counties in the state but two As The New York Times described Mr Trump proved his appeal among immigration hard liners who make up a large bloc of Republicans in the border state 11 Trump won the populous cities of Phoenix in Maricopa County and Tucson in Pima County He enjoyed support from former Arizona Governor Jan Brewer and Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio both of whom hold a hard line stance against immigration As Eric Bradner of CNN described Their decision to side with Trump and the size of his win underscores the potency of Trump s build a wall plan with the Republican base 12 See also edit2016 Arizona Democratic primaryReferences edit a b Eugene Scott April 5 2016 DOJ looking into voter suppression claims in Arizona CNN Retrieved June 5 2016 Arizona primary Maricopa County had one polling site for every 21 000 voters azcentral Retrieved June 5 2016 Election Other President Obama Job Approval RealClearPolitics Retrieved March 23 2016 Sabato Larry J May 11 2015 Clinton s Real Opponent Barack Obama Politico Retrieved March 25 2016 Beal Tom January 29 2005 Counties inconsistent in provisional vote rules votersunite org Arizona Daily Star Archived from the original on April 5 2016 Retrieved March 26 2016 Reilly Ryan J Sacks Mike Siddiqui Sabrina June 25 2013 Key Provision Of Voting Rights Act Struck Down By Supreme Court HuffPost Petition to White House about Arizona voter suppression hit goal in about 40 hours Archived from the original on September 12 2016 Retrieved October 23 2016 TEGNA Petition to White House about Arizona voter suppression hit goal in about 40 hours KPNX Archived from the original on September 12 2016 Retrieved June 5 2016 Cohn Nate January 16 2015 What a Rise in Obama s Approval Rating Means for 2016 The New York Times Retrieved March 25 2016 Lachman Samantha Reilly Ryan J April 4 2016 The DOJ Is Investigating Arizona s Election Mess The Huffington Post Retrieved April 4 2016 Martin Jonathan March 22 2016 Clinton and Trump Win Arizona Cruz Picks Up Utah Sanders Takes 2 The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved October 23 2016 Eric Bradner March 23 2016 5 takeaways from Western Tuesday CNN Retrieved October 23 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2016 Arizona Republican presidential primary amp oldid 1215951157, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
