The Washington State Republican Party will allocate delegates to the Republican National Convention in accordance with the vote of the people in the May 24, 2016 Washington State Primary.

The primary will take place days after the party’s state convention, scheduled for May 19-21 in Pasco. Party officials say national attention will be focused on the state, and GOP presidential candidates will have a strong incentive to campaign in Washington in an effort to win the vote of the people.

The GOP caucuses will take place on Saturday Feb. 20, with county GOP conventions taking place in March and April.  County conventions will elect delegates to the state convention, which in turn will elect delegates to the national convention. The state’s Republican delegates to the national convention will be bound by the decision of the voters, party officials said.