Story highlights Kentucky GOP officials picked 25 delegates on Saturday as part of the state's delegation to the Republican convention

These delegates are bound for the first round of ballot but free to vote for whomever in subsequent rounds

Lexington, Kentucky (CNN) Kentucky Republicans selected a group of 25 national delegates Saturday, dominated by top party leaders and insiders.

Saturday's event largely left the Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and John Kasich campaigns sidelined. It was a flash mob of a state convention, lasting just a few hours in comparison to the sometimes days long affairs in other states where Cruz and his vaunted ground game has bested Trump. In fact, campaigns sent higher profile surrogates to Maine, which was battling out how to distribute their delegates on the same day.

Topping the list of Kentucky delegates picked Saturday were Gov. Matt Bevin, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Sen. Rand Paul, after being selected by a small group of party leaders led by former Republican National Committee Chairman Mike Duncan.

These delegates will be bound on the first ballot -- but free to support whomever they like after that. The 25 at-large delegates decided Saturday, combined with 21 previously allocated delegates mean that Trump will get 17 delegates, Cruz will get 15 delegates and Kasich will get seven. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, who has dropped out of the race, will also get seven delegates.

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