2012 Republican Primary

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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.

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
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]