2016 GOP Primary Madness, Sweet Sixteen Results

The Sweet Sixteen of our 2016 GOP Primary Madness has come to a close, and here are the results (with links for more details on the voting):

Division 'A'

1. Scott Walker (68%) vs. 4. Mike Pence (32%)

2. Marco Rubio (67%) vs 3. Rick Santorum (33%)

Division 'B'

1. Mike Huckabee (25%) vs. 4. Ben Carson (75%)

2. Ted Cruz (76%) vs. 3. Rick Perry (24%)

Division 'C'

1. Jeb Bush (18%) vs. 4. John Kasich (82%)

3. Paul Ryan (49%) vs. 7. Jan Brewer (51%)

Division 'D'

1. Sarah Palin (52%) vs. 5. Nikki Haley (48%)

2. Rand Paul (81%) vs. 3. Bobby Jindal (19%)

The closest race was also the biggest upset: 3-seed Paul Ryan (49%) falling to 7-seed Jan Brewer (51%). Brewer previously defeated a 2-seed (Chris Christie). Rand Paul had the highest percentage (81%).

Voting increased exponentially in this round; pro-Sarah Palin and pro-Rand Paul sites got involved, resulting in 800-1,100 votes being cast this round. Click on the above links for state-by-state breakdowns of the voting.

I plan to have voting in the 'Elite Eight' start sometime this evening.