National party officials have decided to count only half of the delegates from Florida as a penalty for holding its primary earlier than allowed. All of the remaining 57 delegates will be awarded to the candidate with the most votes statewide.



Without the penalty, Florida would allocate 114 delegates to the national convention based on the primary results: 75 of those would be divided among candidates with the most votes in each of the state’s 25 Congressional districts. The district-level delegates would be selected at caucuses held sometime between March and May. The rest of the 39 delegates — 36 at-large delegates and three party officials selected at a party meeting — would be allocated to the candidate with the most votes statewide.