Results of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries

This article contains the results of the 2012 Republican presidential primaries and caucuses, which resulted in the nomination of Mitt Romney as the Republican nominee for President of the United States. The 2012 Republican primaries were the selection processes by which the Republican Party selected delegates to attend the 2012 Republican National Convention from August 27–30. The series of primaries, caucuses, and state conventions culminated in the national convention, where the delegates cast their votes to formally select a candidate. A simple majority of the total delegate votes was required to become the party's nominee.
Seven major candidates were in the race to become the nominee. Michele Bachmann was the first to drop out, ending her campaign after a poor performance in Iowa. Jon Huntsman withdrew from the race after placing third in the New Hampshire primary. Rick Perry dropped out after Iowa and New Hampshire but prior to the South Carolina primary after polling poorly. Rick Santorum suspended his campaign in April after polls showed a strong possibility that he would lose his home state of Pennsylvania to Mitt Romney, and his daughter Bella's condition worsened. Newt Gingrich withdrew after insufficient funds prevented him from moving forward with a strong campaign. On May 14, 2012, Ron Paul announced that his campaign would switch to a delegate accumulation strategy. On May 29, according to projected counts, Mitt Romney crossed the threshold of 1,144 delegates. He was formally nominated at the Republican National Convention on August 28.

Overview of results

The delegate totals given by the AP,other sites such as this one and other major news outlets are a projection and have not been officially pledged yet. This applies to a delegate from a non-binding primary or caucus election, as in Iowa, Colorado, Minnesota, Maine, and Washington. These are awarded officially at Congressional and State Conventions on a later date.
Unprojected delegates included in Total for each State. 1,869 pledged, 417 unprojected/unpledged.
Winner-take-all states begin with the April 3, 2012 primaries, with the exception of Florida's and Arizona's primaries.
Major candidates

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Other primary events electing delegates

Convention roll call

The traditional roll call of the states, which shows final distribution of delegates for every candidate, took place on Tuesday August 28, the first full day of the Republican National Convention.

State	Mitt Romney	Ron Paul	Rick Santorum	Jon Huntsman	Michele Bachmann	Buddy Roemer	Uncommitted	Abstain	Undecided	Unknown	Total
Total	2061	190	9	1	1	1	1	13	1	8	2286
Alabama	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50
Alaska	18	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27
American Samoa	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9
Arizona	26	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29
Arkansas	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	36
California	172	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	172
Colorado	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	36
Connecticut	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28
Delaware	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17
Washington, D.C.	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19
Florida	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50
Georgia	72	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	76
Guam	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9
Hawaii	17	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20
Idaho	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	32
Illinois	69	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	69
Indiana	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	46
Iowa	6	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28
Kansas	39	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40
Kentucky	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	45
Louisiana	32	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	46
Maine	14	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24
Maryland	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	37
Massachusetts	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	41
Michigan	24	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	30
Minnesota	6	33	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40
Mississippi	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40
Missouri	45	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	52
Montana	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26
Nebraska	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	35
Nevada	5	17	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	28
New Hampshire	9	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12
New Jersey	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50
New Mexico	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23
New York	95	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	95
North Carolina	48	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	55
North Dakota	23	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28
N. Mariana Islands	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9
Ohio	66	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	66
Oklahoma	34	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	43
Oregon	23	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28
Pennsylvania	67	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	72
Puerto Rico	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23
Rhode Island	15	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19
South Carolina	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25
South Dakota	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28
Tennessee	58	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	58
Texas	130	20	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	155
Utah	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40
Vermont	13	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17
Virginia	46	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29
Virgin Islands, U.S.	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9
Washington	38	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	43
West Virginia	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31
Wisconsin	41	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	42
Wyoming	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29

Other candidates

Two major candidates, who had been invited to the debates, Herman Cain and Gary Johnson, had withdrawn from the race after states began to certify candidates for ballot spots. Two serious candidates who were not invited, Buddy Roemer and Fred Karger, had a very hard time getting on primary ballots and achieved only limited success. Six candidates, L. John Davis, Randy Crow, Chris Hill, Keith Drummond, Mike Meehan, and Mark Callahan, qualified for the ballot in two primaries, while the rest, over 25 in all, were on the ballot in only one, either New Hampshire or Arizona, which both had relatively easy requirements. Some votes for minor candidates are unavailable, because in many states they can be listed as Others or Write-ins. At the conclusion of the primary season, none of these other candidates was able to be awarded any delegates.

Results

Primary and caucuses can be binding or nonbinding in allocating delegates to the respective state delegations to the National convention. But the actual election of the delegates can be at a later date. Delegates are elected at conventions, from slates submitted by the candidates, selected by the state chairman or at committee meetings or elected directly at the caucuses and primaries.
Until the delegates are actually elected the delegate numbers are by nature projections, but it is only in the nonbinding caucus states where they are not allocated at the primary or caucus date.

Early states

Twelve states voted from January 3 to March 3. Out of 374 delegates only 172 were allocated to the candidates, 18 were unbound RNC delegates, 2 were allocated for Huntsman but were unbound, and 182 delegates were unallocated.

Iowa

Nonbinding Caucus: January 3, 2012
State Convention: June 16, 2012
National delegates: 28

New Hampshire

Primary date: January 10, 2012
National delegates: 12^#

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South Carolina

Primary date: January 21, 2012
District conventions: April 12, 2012
State convention: May 19, 2012
National delegates: 25

Florida

National delegates: 50
Note: 4,063,853 registered Republicans

Nevada

National delegates: 28
Note: 400,310 registered Republicans

Although 22 of the 28 bound delegates are Ron Paul supporters, Republican rules require the first vote at the national convention to reflect the results of the caucus. After the first vote, all delegates become unbound.
Colorado

National delegates: 36

13 of the 17 unbound delegates are planning to vote for Paul; 1 for Santorum.
Minnesota

National delegates: 40

Missouri

National delegates: 52

Maine

National delegates: 24

Arizona

National delegates: 29
Note: Delegate total was halved due to violation of Rule 15 of the RNC rules.

Michigan

National delegates: 30

Wyoming

National delegates: 29

Washington

National delegates: 43

Super Tuesday

Super Tuesday 2012 is the name for March 6, 2012, the day on which the largest simultaneous number of state presidential primary elections was held in the United States. It included Republican primaries in seven states and caucuses in three states, totaling 419 delegates. 18 additional RNC superdelegates from the states are not bound by the voting result.

Alaska

National delegates: 27

Georgia

National delegates: 76

Idaho

National delegates: 32

Massachusetts

National delegates: 41

North Dakota

National delegates: 28
Results prior to certification:

Ohio

National delegates: 66

Oklahoma

National delegates: 43

Tennessee

National delegates: 58

Vermont

National delegates: 17

Virginia

National delegates: 49
Note: Ballot restrictions resulted in most of the candidates failing to get on the ballot.

Mid-March states

Kansas

National delegates: 40
Results prior to certification with 100% of precincts reporting:

Guam

National delegates: 9

Northern Mariana Islands

National delegates: 9

U.S. Virgin Islands

National delegates: 9
No straw poll was taken at the caucus, but the delegates were bound to the candidate they pledged themselves to before the voting started. The six delegates receiving the most votes go to the National Convention. Three of the top vote-getters had previously pledged to Romney, and one had pledged to Paul. In addition, two of the elected uncommitted delegates committed themselves to Romney after the election.

Alabama

National delegates: 50

Hawaii

National delegates: 20
Certified results doesn't include 858 outstanding votes.

Mississippi

National delegates: 40

American Samoa

National delegates: 9
Mitt Romney had the most support but there were a few votes for each of the candidates Ron Paul, Rick Santorum, and Newt Gingrich. About 70 people participated but no formal vote was taken.

Puerto Rico

National delegates: 23

Illinois

National delegates: 54

Louisiana primary

National delegates: 20

April states

Maryland

National delegates: 37
Rick Santorum was unable to receive full delegate support.

District of Columbia

National delegates: 19
Rick Santorum was not on the ballot.

Wisconsin

National delegates: 42

Connecticut

National delegates: 28
Official source reports a turnout of 59,639, with the difference from 59,578 likely due to blank ballots.

Delaware

National delegates: 17

New York

National delegates: 95

Pennsylvania

National delegates: 72

Rhode Island

National delegates: 19

Louisiana caucuses

Caucuses: April 28, 2012
National delegates: 26

May states

Indiana

National delegates: 46

North Carolina

National delegates: 55

West Virginia

National delegates: 31

Nebraska

National delegates: 35

Oregon

National delegates: 28

Arkansas