2016 Nevada Republican presidential caucuses
February 23, 2016
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The 2016 Nevada Republican presidential caucuses took place on February 23 in the U.S. state of Nevada, marking the Republican Party's fourth nominating contest in their series of presidential primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
With the Democratic Party having already held its Nevada caucuses three days earlier on February 20, the Republican caucus in Nevada was the only presidential primary on that day.
Donald Trump won the caucuses with his most convincing victory yet, with broad support across rural and urban counties. Ted Cruz carried two counties with large Mormon populations, but Marco Rubio narrowly surpassed Cruz due to his second place showing in populous Clark County.
During the 2015 legislative session, lawmakers attempted to change the caucus into a regular primary and at a much earlier date, however the bill failed to advance to a vote.