Over one million voters participated in the March 1 , 2016 state-run Virginia Republican presidential primary , under which the party 's 49 delegates to the 2016 Republican National Convention were allocated proportionally . Donald Trump placed first with 35 % of the vote , followed by Marco Rubio ( 32 % ) , Ted Cruz ( 17 % ) , John Kasich ( 10 % ) , and Ben Carson ( 6 % )
2016 Republican National Convention
2016 Republican National Convention
Republican Party of Virginia