Sorry Mitt… RNC Rules State GOP Nominee Must Have Won 8 States to Be Considered Candidate at Convention Steve Watson Posted on March 7, 2016 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with Featured Stories, Tile, U.S. News So far only one candidate qualifies with 12 state victories – Donald Trump. Share this:Share Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email