JUST IN: Trump Projected Winner in North Carolina on Super Tuesday
Trump is projected to win the GOP Presidential Primary in North Carolina, where polls closed at 7:30 pm on Tuesday.
According to 270 to Win, North Carolina’s 74 delegates are awarded as follows:
- There are 32 statewide delegates and 42 congressional district delegates (3 per district).
- Statewide delegates are proportionately allocated to candidates receiving 20% or more of the vote.
- In each district, winner take all where a candidate receives 67% of the vote or only one candidate receives 20%. Otherwise, delegates are split 2, 1 to the top two finishers.
North Carolina was the second state called early in the evening for Trump, following an early call in Virginia after polls closed at 7 pm ET.