Four states head to primaries or caucus sites Saturday to have their say in the Republican presidential primary process. Puerto Rico holds its primary Sunday. Combined, the five contests will award 14 percent of the delegates needed to win the GOP nomination. Here’s a state-by-state breakdown of how the delegates will be allocated once the votes are counted. (All times are EST.)
Kansas
Caucuses begin at 11 a.m. and run until 3 p.m.
Total delegates: 40
At-large delegates: 25. Proportional distribution. Candidates must reach a 10 percent threshold to earn any delegates.
Congressional district delegates: 12. Kansas has four congressional districts. Each district gets three delegates, allocated proportionally.
Kentucky
Caucuses begin at 10 a.m. local time and run until 4 p.m.
Total delegates: 45. All delegates are allocated proportionally based on the statewide vote. Candidates must pass a five percent threshold to earn delegates.
Louisiana
Polls close: 8 p.m.
Total delegates: 47
At-large delegates: 26. Proportional distribution. Candidates must reach a 20 percent threshold to earn delegates.
Congressional district delegates: 18. Louisiana has six congressional districts. Each district gets three delegates. Delegates are distributed proportionally without a threshold.
Maine
Caucuses run from various times between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Total delegates: 23. Proportional distribution. Candidates must reach a 10 percent threshold to earn delegates. If anyone gets more than 50 percent of the vote, they earn all delegates.
Puerto Rico (Sunday, March 6)
Total delegates: 23. Proportional distribution. Candidates must meet a 20 percent threshold to earn delegates. If anyone gets more than 50 percent fo the vote, they win all delegates.
In every state, three of the total delegates are RNC delegates: the national committeeman, the national committeewoman, and the chairman of the state party. These delegates are tied to a specific candidate, they are not allowed to choose whomever they want.
Jason Russell is a commentary writer for the Washington Examiner.
