2016 Republican Party presidential primaries and caucuses were a series of electoral contests that took place within all 50 U.S. states , the District of Columbia , and five U.S. territories between February 1 and June 7 , 2016 . Sanctioned by the Republican Party , these elections selected the 2,472 delegates that were sent to the Republican National Convention . Businessman and reality television star Donald Trump won the Republican nomination for president of the United States
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2016 Republican National Convention
2016 Republican Party presidential primaries