May 24 is the Washington Presidential Primary, one of a handful of states remaining in the final countdown to the Presidential nominations. It is a closed primary. Voting is by mail only, and voters must sign a political party declaration on the ballot return envelope and that declaration must match the voted candidate’s political party. “I declare that I am a Republican and I have not participated and will not participate in the 2016 precinct caucus or convention system of any other party.”
Washington has 44 Republican delegates, which are awarded proportionally based upon votes. How that is done:
Delegates are awarded by State total vote (14) and by congressional district (30):
- Each of the state’s 10 congressional districts is allocated 3 delegates. If a candidate receives a majority of the vote or only 1 candidate receives 20% of the vote, that candidate receives all 3 delegates.
- If there are 2 candidates who receive at least 20% of the primary vote, then the top vote getter will be allocated 2 delegates and the other candidate will be allocated 1 delegate.
- If no candidate receives at least 20% of the vote or more than 2 candidates receive at least 20% of the vote, then the top three vote getters each receive 1 delegate.
14 at-large delegates (10 base at-large delegates plus 1 bonus delegates plus 3 RNC delegates) are allocated proportionally based on the statewide vote.
- At-Large candidates must receive at least 20% of the total statewide vote in order to be allocated delegates.
- Allocation is in proportion to the total statewide vote NOT the total vote of those candidates receiving 20% or more of statewide vote.Compute the number of delegates allocated to each Presidential candidate: 14 delegates × candidate’s vote ÷ total statewide vote. Round to the nearest whole number.
- If more than 14 delegates are allocated, subtract 1 delegate from the candidate or candidates furthest from the rounding threshold until 14 delegates have been allocated.
If fewer than 14 delegates are allocated (due to the 20% threshold or rounding), those delegates become unbound. [link]
IF YOU LIVE IN WASHINGTON, PLEASE VOTE! Ballots are mailed to voters. Ballots must be postmarked by Tuesday or deposited in an elections drop box by 8 p.m. Tuesday. The state’s 39 counties will begin reporting numbers after 8 p.m., and most will provide daily updates as more votes are processed and arrive by mail. Results will be posted on vote.wa.gov.
Although Donald Trump is the presumptive nominee for the Republican Party, it will not be assured until he accrues 1,237 delegates. As things stand right now, he needs fewer than 70 delegates (depending on whose count you use), which should be easy to reach, but we can’t take anything for granted.
Real Clear Politics has a good summary of the Republican Party primaries/caucuses: RCP Republican Primaries.
There are no poll results for Washington at RCP, but Trump is believed to have a healthy lead. Links to follow the vote tallies:
Washington State Primary Results
Stella's Place 
Talk about a total waste of $11 million dollars. The Democrats already chose delegates by earlier caucus, so their “primary” is a poll that doesn’t count except to generate a mailing list, and the GOP primary is merely symbolic with only one candidate still in the contest. Plus, WA will be voting for the Democratic nominee for President, no matter who the GOP nominates.
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I am in Washington and to tell you the truth, I really don’t know how it is going to go. The local news channels haven’t even said much about the Primary. A lot of my friends wanted Cruz or Kasich. I still think that Mr. Trump will win, just not sure how many delegates he will get. Most of the Republicans I know around here are Fox News junkies.
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You may have posted this and I didn’t see it, but did you cut the cord?
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I am making the call today. DISH will let me suspend instead of canceling outright. I am going to suspend and see how it goes.
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I dropped cable a year ago, and I really don’t miss it. I suppose it depends on what you like to watch, but I do appreciate being able to subscribe to just what I want, through Roku, Amazon, Netflix etc.
I subscribe to Sling TV, which offers a limited number of cable-only channels (owned by Dish). It’s great because you can cancel at any time, and it’s easy to pick up again, add packages for a while etc. Their basic package is $20 a month, includes basic ESPN, CNN, HGTV, A&E etc. You can get a Roku through them too, either free or at a reduced price.
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Thanks, I will check it out. My internet is not all that reliable which is why I want to try going without DISH for awhile and see if I can actually watch something.
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Can you get over the air programs? I watch the PBS Create channel, Masterpiece etc.
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No, too far away from the transmitters. I would have to put up a really tall antennae.
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That’s too bad.
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I love living where I do, but it does have some drawbacks. My internet is wireless from the nearest grain elevator and it sometimes comes and goes. Just the nature of line of sight.
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Hope it works out! Glad they gave you an option that can be reversed if needed! 🙂
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Aren’t you over in the Tri-Cities area?
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No, I am in the Spokane area. About 30 miles west of Spokane. I am in a very rural farm area.
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It’s like a different planet over there. You have seasons and stuff.
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Why yes we do. It is one of the reasons I moved here 30 years ago. I was born and raised in Michigan. I love the seasons. I also have a truly spectacular view where I live. I have deer, pheasants, quail, and many other wildlife species in my front yard. God’s creations to behold.
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We have electricity and buy food in stores over on our side.
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Tumwater, where the
water taste like beer. 😉
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Sorry shiloh1973. I thought I was being funny.
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Heck Nye, you always are funny, and I love it.
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I don’t think they send me a ballot any more since I vote no to everything they ask money for.
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This is taken from the East of Downtown. The Space Needle is out of frame to the right. I live between the hippy college and the Downtown core.
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I’ve got a hippy cousin that teaches in one of the high schools up there.
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