2012 Republican Primary

The 2012 Republican Primary were won by Mitt Romney. They are the Republican Party's primary to decide who will run against Obama in the 2012 presidential election. Currently, there are four candidates in the running: RINO Mitt Romney, family values conservative Rick Santorum, conservative Newt Gingrich and libertarian Ron Paul. For sometime Romney was ahead in the polls, but many Republicans hoped a more conservative candidate would gain the nomination causing Newt to gain the lead briefly, but then Santorum surged. Ultimately, the goal of the Republicans in 2012 is to defeat President Barack Obama which will take a strong conservative candidate. See: Presidential Election 2012.

## Contents

* 1 Quotes
* 2 Results
* 3 See also
* 4 References and notes

## Quotes[edit]

Sarah Palin:It is quite volatile. Lots of fluidity, and that is the nature of competition which makes all of these candidates so much better. [1] Read more: https://www.foxnews.com/on-air/hannity/2012/02/22/palin-optimistic-about-volatile-gop-race-competition-makes-everybody-better#ixzz1nGfXzkOw

## Results[edit]

The following is a list of the Republican Primaries for the Presidential Election 2012 with results.[1]

Important days include:

* Super Tuesday: March 6th, with 10 states and 437 delegates.
* April 3rd, with 4 states and 253 delegates
* April 24th, with 5 states and 231 delegates
* June 5th, with 5 states and 299 delegates

1,144 delegates are needed to win.

State | Date | Delegates | Mitt Romney | Newt Gingrich | Rick Santorum | Ron Paul

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TOTAL |  | 2,286 | 87 | 32 | 35 | 13
Iowa | Jan 3 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0
New Hampshire | Jan 10 | 12* | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3
South Carolina | Jan 21 | 25* | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0
Florida | Jan 31 | 50* | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0
Nevada | Feb 4 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3
Minnesota | Feb 7 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4
Colorado | Feb 7 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 1
Maine | Feb 11 | 24 | - | - | - | \-
Michigan | Feb 28 | 30* | 13 | - | 13 | \-
Arizona | Feb 28 | 29 | 29 | - | - | \-
Washington | Mar 3 | 43 | - | - | - | \-
Georgia | Mar 6 | 76 | - | - | - | \-
Ohio | Mar 6 | 66 | - | - | - | \-
Tennessee | Mar 6 | 58 | - | - | - | \-
Virginia | Mar 6 | 49 | - | - | - | \-
Oklahoma | Mar 6 | 43 | - | - | - | \-
Massachusetts | Mar 6 | 41 | - | - | - | \-
Idaho | Mar 6 | 32 | - | - | - | \-
North Dakota | Mar 6 | 28 | - | - | - | \-
Alaska | Mar 6 | 27 | - | - | - | \-
Vermont | Mar 6 | 17 | - | - | - | \-
Kansas | Mar 10 | 40 | - | - | - | \-
Wyoming | Mar 10 | 29 | - | - | - | \-
Virgin Islands | Mar 10 | 9 | - | - | - | \-
Alabama | Mar 13 | 50 | - | - | - | \-
Mississippi | Mar 13 | 40 | - | - | - | \-
Hawaii | Mar 13 | 20 | - | - | - | \-
American Samoa | Mar 13 | 9 | - | - | - | \-
Missouri | Mar 17 | 52 | - | - | - | \-
Puerto Rico | Mar 18 | 23 | - | - | - | \-
Illinois | Mar 20 | 69 | - | - | - | \-
Louisiana | Mar 24 | 46 | - | - | - | \-
Texas | Apr 3 | 155 | - | - | - | \-
Wisconsin | Apr 3 | 42 | - | - | - | \-
Maryland | Apr 3 | 37 | - | - | - | \-
District of Columbia | Apr 3 | 19 | - | - | - | \-
New York | Apr 24 | 95 | - | - | - | \-
Pennsylvania | Apr 24 | 72 | - | - | - | \-
Connecticut | Apr 24 | 28 | - | - | - | \-
Rhode Island | Apr 24 | 19 | - | - | - | \-
Delaware | Apr 24 | 17 | - | - | - | \-
North Carolina | May 8 | 55 | - | - | - | \-
Indiana | May 8 | 46 | - | - | - | \-
West Virginia | May 8 | 31 | - | - | - | \-
Nebraska | May 15 | 35 | - | - | - | \-
Oregon | May 15 | 28 | - | - | - | \-
Kentucky | May 22 | 45 | - | - | - | \-
Arkansas | May 22 | 36 | - | - | - | \-
California | Jun 5 | 172 | - | - | - | \-
New Jersey | Jun 5 | 50 | - | - | - | \-
South Dakota | Jun 5 | 28 | - | - | - | \-
Montana | Jun 5 | 26 | - | - | - | \-
New Mexico | Jun 5 | 23 | - | - | - | \-
Utah | Jun 26 | 40 | - | - | - | \-

* States have been penalized half their delegates.

## See also[edit]

* Presidential Election 2012

## References and notes[edit]

1. ↑ Real Clear Politics