2024 Nevada Republican presidential caucuses
The 2024 Nevada Republican presidential caucuses will be held on February 24, 2024, as part of the Republican Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 26 delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention will be allocated on a proportional basis.[1] Held following the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary, the contest is set to vote concurrently with South Carolina as the third contests in the primary.[2]
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Background
In 2012, a report by Reuters described the Republican electorate in Nevada as "libertarian-minded". Eric Herzik, a professor of political science at the University of Nevada, Reno, argued that Republican voters in the state are more animated by fiscal issues than social conservatism.[3]
2016 caucus
Donald Trump won the 2016 Nevada caucus with 45.9% of the vote and 14 out of 30 pledged delegates, with closest opponents Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz taking 23.9% and 21.4% of the vote, respectively. During the campaign, both Rubio and Cruz vied for the support of Mormons in Nevada, who form an influential bloc within the state party.[4]
Candidates
Declared candidates
Former President Donald Trump, former Governor of South Carolina and Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, former Governor of Arkansas Asa Hutchinson, Businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, and radio host Larry Elder are the only main contenders to officially announce their candidacy so far.[5][6][7][8][9]
Potential candidates
Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis is widely expected to announce his candidacy as soon as May 2023.[10] Commentators have described DeSantis as Trump's closest rival in the Republican primary based on primary polling taken in 2022 and 2023.[11][12] Former Vice President Mike Pence is also considering a candidacy for the Republican nomination.[13]
Other Republicans reportedly considering a candidacy include Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina;[14] Governor Chris Sununu of New Hampshire;[15] former Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey;[16] former National Security Advisor John Bolton of Maryland;[17] former Representative Mike Rogers of Michigan;[18] former Representative Will Hurd of Texas;[19] and Miami Mayor Francis X. Suarez of Florida.[20]
Campaign
In March 2023, it was reported that Trump hosted a range of Nevada Republican Party officials at Mar-a-Lago as part of his campaign's "aggressive outreach to state and local party officials in the early primary states."[21]
Endorsements
- Federal officials
- Steven Cheung, Special Assistant to the President (2017–2018)[22]
- State executive officials
Adam Laxalt, Attorney General (2015–2019)[23] (switched endorsement to Ron DeSantis)[24]
- State legislators
- Jim Marchant, NV Assembly (2016–2018)[25]
- Local and county officials
- Michele Fiore, Nye County Justice of the Peace (2022–present)[26]
- Notable individuals
- Wayne Allyn Root, TV and radio host[27]
- State executive officials
- Adam Laxalt, Attorney General (2015–2019); Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in 2022[28] (Previously endorsed Donald Trump)
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 1] |
Ron DeSantis |
Nikki Haley |
Mike Pence |
Donald Trump |
Other | Undecided |
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| Susquehanna Polling & Research | Oct 24–27, 2022 | – | 34% | 1% | 7% | 41% | 7%[lower-alpha 2] | 10% |
See also
Notes
- Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear - Ted Cruz with 5%; Mike Pompeo and Marco Rubio with 1%; Larry Hogan with 0%
References
- "Nevada Republican Presidential Nominating Process". thegreenpapers.com. March 5, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
- Birenbaum, Gabby (February 25, 2023). "One year out, Republicans preview how Nevadans will land on presidential nomination". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- Johnston, Cynthia (2012-01-31). "Nevada is friendly turf for Romney". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
- Lee, Kurtis (2015-12-29). "As Rubio and Cruz vie for Mormon support in Nevada, divide over taxes looms". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
- Singman, Brooke (November 15, 2022). "Donald Trump announces 2024 re-election run for president". Fox News. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
- Burlij, Terence; Sullivan, Kate (February 14, 2023). "Nikki Haley announces 2024 White House bid". CNN. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- Wiersema, Alisa (April 2, 2023). "ABC News exclusive: Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson announces 2024 presidential run". ABC News. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- "Ramaswamy for President? Readers Respond". The Wall Street Journal. February 27, 2023. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
- Kelly Garrity (April 20, 2023). "Larry Elder enters 2024 presidential race". Politico. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
- Contorno, Steve; Warren, Michael (November 16, 2022). "As Trump blusters, DeSantis builds his case but tells people to 'chill out' with 2024 talk". CNN. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- Ulmer, Alexandra (2022-02-27). "Trump wins CPAC conservative meeting's 2024 presidential straw poll". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
- Palmer, Ewan (2022-01-25). "Trump Blows Ron DeSantis Out of the Water in 2024 Presidential Polling". Newsweek. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
- McCormick, John. "How Nikki Haley Went From Tea-Party Favorite to Governor to Trump 2024 Challenger". WSJ. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
- Jones, Dustin (April 12, 2023). "South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott takes a significant step toward a presidential run". NPR. Archived from the original on April 12, 2023. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
- LeBlanc, Paul; Maher, Kit (January 29, 2023). "New Hampshire GOP governor says he's considering 2024 White House bid". CNN. Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
- King, Ryan (March 15, 2023). "Chris Christie lays out time frame for possible 2024 run". Washington Examiner. Archived from the original on March 15, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
- Watson, Kathryn (January 26, 2023). "Bolton says Trump's 2024 campaign is "poison" for GOP and will "continue to go downhill"". CBS News. Archived from the original on April 15, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- Steinhauser, Paul (March 21, 2023). "Potential 2024 GOP long shot says his ideas may be enough to boost him past Trump, DeSantis". Fox News. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- Metzger, Bryan (April 23, 2023). "Former Rep. Will Hurd might launch a 2024 GOP presidential campaign. He's still waiting to see if his party agrees that 'we're better together.'". Business Insider. Archived from the original on April 23, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- Schwartz, Brian (March 8, 2023). "Miami's popular Republican Mayor Suarez weighs GOP challenge to Trump for White House in 2024". CNBC. Archived from the original on March 8, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
- Gómez, Fin (March 4, 2023). "Trump met with early primary state GOP leaders in Nevada while Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke to conservative group Club for Growth". CBS News. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
- Boggioni, Tom (November 25, 2022). "Trump insider unnerved he'll 'sabotage' his 2024 campaign with impulsive new hires". RawStory. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- Solis, Jacob (March 22, 2022). "Laxalt, Brown gear up for Senate debate, differ on Trump 2024 run". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- Steinhauser, Paul (April 22, 2023). "Longtime DeSantis friend Adam Laxalt to chair super PAC backing Florida governor's expected 2024 run". Fox News. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
- Pilkington, Ed (October 11, 2022). "Nevada secretary of state contender pledges to secure Trump victory in 2024". The Guardian. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
- Strozewski, Zoe (December 29, 2022). "'Lady Trump' Appointed to Oversee Court Cases Hopes to Become a Lawyer". Newsweek. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
- Allyn Root, Wayne (January 6, 2022). "I'm anti-jab but support President Trump; Here's why". World Tribune. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
- Steinhauser, Paul. "Longtime DeSantis friend Adam Laxalt to chair super PAC backing Florida governor's expected 2024 run". Retrieved 22 April 2023.