Washington – The Republican governor, senators and about 2,500 delegates Held in Milwaukee, Wisconsinfor Republican National ConventionFormer President Donald Trump is set to receive the party's official endorsement. 2024 Nominees He was elected president by roll call vote of each state's delegation on Monday.
The vote officially ends the Republican presidential primary, but it has been known for months that Trump would be the party's choice to face President Biden in November. Earned the nomination This comes after he won the 1,215 Republican delegates needed to secure the GOP presidential nomination in March.
Trump Announced by Ohio Senator J.D. Vance Trump accepted the nomination as vice presidential candidate during the roll call and is expected to deliver a speech formally accepting the Republican presidential nomination at the conclusion of the convention on Thursday.
2024 Republican National Convention State Results
Each state's delegation has announced its vote for the presidential nomination.
- Iowa: 40 votes for Trump
- Nevada: 26 votes for Trump
- Oklahoma: 43 votes for Trump
- West Virginia: 32 votes for Trump
- New Hampshire: 22 votes for Trump
- Nebraska: 36 votes for Trump
- California: 169 votes for Trump
- Tennessee: 58 votes for Trump
- Washington state: 43 votes for Trump
- Alabama: 50 votes for Trump
- Massachusetts: 40 votes for Trump
- Indiana: 58 votes for Trump
- Georgia: 59 votes for Trump
- Utah: 40 votes for Trump
- Maryland: 37 votes for Trump
- Texas: 161 votes for Trump
- Ohio: 79 votes for Trump
- American Samoa: 9 votes for Trump
How will the RNC's roll call of states be conducted?
During the roll call, the head of delegation for each state and territory is asked to announce the results of their state's or territory's vote for the presidential candidate. If a state's delegation passes when their name is called, they will be called again at the end of the roll call.
Delegates are selected at the convention to represent states and regions, but most are bound to support Trump because they must vote according to the results of their state's primaries and caucuses. A handful of states, such as Montana, New Mexico and South Dakota, are not bound to vote for their state's chosen candidate, leaving about 150 of them uncommitted delegates heading into the convention.
Trump will go to the convention with an estimated 2,243 delegates, based on the results of primaries and caucuses held earlier this year, according to the CBS News delegate tracker.
What happens to the delegates of candidates who drop out?
While Trump won the primary handily, his former rival in the race, Nikki Haley, won 94 delegates, according to delegate trackers, and Haley's campaign said she had won 97 delegates in the primary.
But Haley Announced last week She plans to free up those delegates and urge them to vote for Trump at the convention. Now that Haley has dropped out of the presidential race, state party rules dictate whether the delegates are bound to her or are free to vote for another candidate.
In Iowa, for example, Trump, Haley, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswaki Delegates secured after caucusBut under state party rules, if Trump is the only candidate nominated at the convention, all 40 delegates will vote for him.
