Republicans in Wyoming awarded former President Donald Trump all 29 of their national delegates in a presidential preference poll conducted Saturday. Trump was the only candidate in the poll at the state Republican convention in Cheyenne.
Quick Read
- Complete Delegate Support for Trump: Former President Donald Trump secured all 29 of Wyoming’s Republican national delegates during a presidential preference poll at the state Republican convention in Cheyenne.
- Exclusive Candidacy: Trump was the only candidate listed in the poll, reflecting his strong support within the state party.
- Binding Commitment: These delegates are committed to Trump for both the first and second rounds of balloting at the upcoming Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in July.
- Delegate Selection Process: Twenty-three of these delegates were previously selected at county conventions starting in February, with the remaining six chosen at the state convention.
- Political Context: This decision underscores the dominant support for Trump within Wyoming, which provided him with the highest state vote percentage in the 2020 elections.
- Democratic Counterpart: In a similar move, Wyoming Democrats assigned all 17 of their national delegates to President Joe Biden during county caucuses held on April 13.
The Associated Press has the story:
Trump picks up more national delegates as the only choice for Wyoming GOP
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Republicans in Wyoming awarded former President Donald Trump all 29 of their national delegates in a presidential preference poll conducted Saturday.
Trump was the only candidate in the poll at the state Republican convention in Cheyenne.
The poll decided how all 29 of Wyoming’s delegates to the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in July will pledge their votes.
National convention rules require delegates be bound to a candidate for at least the first round of voting, but Wyoming Republicans on Saturday decided to bound their delegates to Trump for the first and second rounds of balloting, the state party’s national committeeman Corey Steinmetz said Saturday in a text message.
Trump effectively clinched the Republican nomination in March.
Twenty three of Wyoming’s national delegates — one from each county in the state — were selected at Republican county conventions that began in February. The remaining six were chosen at the state convention.
Republicans are dominant in Wyoming politics and gave Trump the highest percentage of votes of any state in 2020.
Wyoming Democrats gave President Joe Biden all 17 of their national delegates in a similar poll conducted at county caucuses statewide April 13.
