Republican candidates race to win delegates Candidates must win delegates in each state to capture their nomination for the presidency but with over half the contests held in March, the race could be over well before the Republican Convention in July REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES Total delegates: 2,472 Required to win: 1,237 Segment size by number of delegates APR MAY JUN FEB MAR WI 42 NY 95 CT 28 DE 16 MD 38 PA 71 RI 19 IN 57 NE 36 WV 34 OR 28 WA 44 CA 172 MT 27 NJ 51 NM 24 SD 29 Iowa: 30 delegates NH 23 SC 50 NV 30 Super Tuesday (March 1) AL 50 AK 28 AR 40 CO 37 GA 76 MA 42 MN 38 ND 28 OK 43 TN 58 TX 155 VT 16 VA 49 WY 29 KS 40 KY 45 LA 47 ME 23 Puerto Rico 23 HI 19 ID 32 MI 59 MS 40 Guam 9 DC 19 FL 99 IL 69 MO 52 Marians 9 NC 72 OH 66 Virgin Islands 9 American Samoa 9 AZ 58 UT 40 Number of delegates from each state reflects population size and past electoral success. State rules dictate whether delegates are allocated proportionally or winner-takes-all Source: Republican Party