PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island gave GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump his biggest majority of any state primary this year, but it’s awarding a consolation prize that’s a significant gain for Ohio Gov. John Kasich.
Of the five states that held Tuesday primaries, Rhode Island was the only one where John Kasich and Ted Cruz picked up some delegates.
That’s because of the complicated way the state’s Republican Party allocates the 19 people it will send to the GOP convention in July.
Party officials are scheduled to confirm the delegates late Thursday. Preliminary indications are that Trump will get 12 delegates, Kasich will get five and Cruz will get two.
Cruz is narrowly missing the 10 percent voter threshold that would have gained him another delegate from Rhode Island’s Second Congressional District.
