The roll call brings to an end the GOP presidential primary, though it's been known for months that Trump would be the party's choice to take on President Biden in November. The former president clinched the nomination in March, after he secured the 1,215 Republican delegates needed to become the presumptive GOP presidential nominee.
Trump announced Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance as his vice presidential running mate as the roll call was underway. Trump will also deliver a speech formally accepting the Republican presidential nomination to close out the convention Thursday.
With the announcement of Florida's 125 votes for Trump, delivered by his son, Eric Trump, the GOP officially nominated him for president. Eric Trump was accompanied by Donald Trump Jr., the former president's eldest son, and Tiffany Trump, his daughter.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, who is chair of the convention, announced at the conclusion of the roll call that 2,387 votes were cast for Trump.
"Let's make it official," he said. "Accordingly, the chair announces the President Donald J. Trump, having received a majority of the votes entitled to be cast at the convention, has been selected as the Republican Party nominee for president of the United States."
Results of the RNC roll call of states for 2024
State delegations announced their votes for the presidential nomination. Here is the breakdown of votes from each state and territory:
Iowa: 40 votes for Trump
Nevada: 26 votes for Trump
Oklahoma: 43 votes for Trump
West Virginia: 32 votes for Trump
New Hampshire: 22 votes for Trump
Nebraska: 36 votes for Trump
California: 169 votes for Trump
Tennessee: 58 votes for Trump
Washington state: 43 votes for Trump
Alabama: 50 votes for Trump
Massachusetts: 40 votes for Trump
Indiana: 58 votes for Trump
Georgia: 59 votes for Trump
Utah: 40 votes for Trump
Maryland: 37 votes for Trump
Texas: 161 votes for Trump
Ohio: 79 votes for Trump
American Samoa: 9 votes for Trump
Wisconsin: 41 votes for Trump
New York: 91 votes for Trump
Florida: 125 votes for Trump
Puerto Rico: 23 for Trump
Kentucky: 46 votes for Trump
Hawaii: 19 votes for Trump
Kansas: 39 votes for Trump
Louisiana: 47 votes for Trump
Delaware: 16 votes for Trump
Guam: 9 votes for Trump
Connecticut: 28 votes for Trump
Alaska: 29 votes for Trump
Oregon: 31 votes for Trump
Mississippi: 40 votes for Trump
Northern Mariana Islands: 9 votes for Trump
Wyoming: 29 votes for Trump
Maine: 20 votes for Trump
Missouri: 54 votes for Trump
Idaho: 32 votes for Trump
Illinois: 64 votes for Trump
North Dakota: 29 votes for Trump
Arizona: 43 votes for Trump
New Jersey: 12 votes for Trump
U.S. Virgin Islands: 4 votes for Trump
North Carolina: 62 votes for Trump; 12 votes to be cast pursuant to convention rules
Arkansas: 40 votes for Trump
Virginia: 42 votes for Trump; 6 votes to be cast pursuant to convention rules
Michigan: 51 votes for Trump; 4 votes to be cast pursuant to convention rules
Minnesota: 39 votes for Trump
Colorado: 37 votes for Trump
Rhode Island: 19 votes for Trump
Pennsylvania: 67 votes for Trump
South Dakota: 29 votes for Trump
New Mexico: 22 votes for Trump
Montana: 31 votes for Trump
South Carolina: 50 votes for Trump
Vermont: 17 votes for Trump
Washington, D.C.: 19 votes to be cast pursuant to convention rules
How does the RNC's roll call of states work?
During the roll call, the head of each state's and territory's delegation was called on to announce the votes of their state or territory's respective nomination for president. If a state delegation had passed when its name is called, it will be called again at the conclusion of the roll call.
Delegates are selected to represent their state or area at the convention, and most of those are bound to back Trump, as they're required to vote in accordance with the outcome of their state's primary or caucus. Roughly 150 delegates were unbound heading into the convention, since a small number of delegations, including those from Montana, New Mexico and South Dakota, were not required to vote for their state's chosen candidate.
Trump came into the convention with an estimated 2,243 delegates based on the results of primaries and caucuses held earlier this year, according to the CBS News Delegate Tracker.
What happens to delegates for candidates who have dropped out?
Though Trump cruised to victory during the primary elections, his former rival in the race, Nikki Haley, secured 94 delegates, according to the Delegate Tracker. Haley's campaign said she earned 97 delegates during the primary process.
But Haley announced last week she would be releasing those delegates and encouraged them to vote for Trump at the convention. State party rules dictate whether Haley's delegates are bound to her or whether they're free to vote for a different candidate since she withdrew from the presidential contest .
In Iowa, for example, Trump, Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswaky secured delegates after the caucuses . But under state party rules, since Trump was the only candidate nominated at the convention, the entire 40-person delegation voted for him.
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