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Party rules for allocating delegates

As presidential candidates continue to emerge and begin preparing for the nomination process, many campaign staffers are refreshing their memories on how the paths to nomination vary from state to state. The most important part of winning the nomination: receiving the majority of delegates available before the Democratic and Republican national conventions take place.

Democrats and Republicans differ on how they allocate delegates. However, the Republican National Committee and the Democratic National Committee each work with their respective state parties to determine how delegates are allocated. Join the campaigns as they look at similar maps to those below to see how the parties’ delegates are allocated among the states:

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