Since the beginning of the race, the Paul campaign has focused on getting delegates rather than coming first in the popular vote.
Jackson focused more on getting enough delegates to make sure African-American interests were represented in the platform than on winning.
Democratic candidates, by contrast, would get delegates in proportion to their vote.
It's almost impossible for an independent candidate to get enough delegates outside of party politics.
Any candidate with more than 15 percent of the vote gets delegates; anyone with fewer gets nothing.
"I think it's interesting that I'm the only major candidate that's gotten delegates outside his own region."
But not every candidate managed to get delegates on the ballot to run with them in each of the state's 29 Congressional districts.
But do those candidates who have pulled out of the race still get delegates?
Mr. McNamara said that candidates who "suspended" their campaigns get delegates.
Not only did candidates from multitown districts need the 15 percent, they were also forced to get delegates at conventions, a much tougher hurdle.