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2012 California Republican presidential primary

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2012 California Republican presidential primary

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Candidate Mitt Romney Ron Paul Rick Santorum
Home state Massachusetts Texas Pennsylvania
Delegate count 171 0 0
Popular vote 1,530,513 199,246 102,258
Percentage 79.51% 10.35% 5.31%

California results by county
  Mitt Romney
(Note: Italicization indicates a withdrawn candidacy)

The 2012 California Republican presidential primary was held on June 5, 2012, as part of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries for the 2012 U.S. presidential election. 172 delegates to the 2012 Republican National Convention were allocated to the presidential candidates.[1][2]

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney won with 169 delegates, taking almost all of the delegate votes, the remaining 3 delegates were for uncommitted (voting option), Romney also won 80% of the popular vote, second was Ron Paul, member of the U.S. House of Representatives, won 11% of the popular vote, and third was Rick Santorum, former Chair of the Senate Republican Conference, with about 6% of the popular vote, although he withdrew from the race.[1]

Background

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Mitt Romney, launched his campaign in 2008, losing to John McCain, a United States senator from Arizona, as well as losing California to McCain,[3] then he launched his re-election campaign in 2012 and then won enough delegates to the 2012 Republican National Convention, to challenge then-President of the United States, Barack Obama.[4]

Candidates

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There were nine candidates on the ballot, with three withdrew previously, other three were write-in candidates, and uncommitted:[1]

Results

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2012 California Republican presidential primary[5][6]
Candidate Popular vote % Delegates
Mitt Romney 1,530,513 79.51% 169
Ron Paul 199,246 10.35% 0
Rick Santorum (withdrawn) 102,258 5.31% 0
Newt Gingrich (withdrawn) 72,022 3.74% 0
Charles E. "Buddy" Roemer, III (withdrawn) 12,520 0.65% 0
Fred Karger 8,393 0.44% 0
Jeremy Hannon (write-in) 11 0.00% 0
Donald James Gonzales (write-in) 5 0.00% 0
Sheldon Yeu Howard (write-in) 2 0.00% 0
Uncommitted 3
Total 1,924,970 100% 172

References

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  1. ^ a b c "California Republican Delegation 2012". www.thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
  2. ^ "Primary and Caucus Printable Calendar". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
  3. ^ "California Primary Results". The New York Times. December 6, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  4. ^ "Mitt Romney Announces Presidential Campaign". HuffPost. 2011-06-02. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
  5. ^ "June 5, 2012, Presidential Primary Election" (PDF). California Secretary of State Debra Bowen. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  6. ^ "California Republican Delegation 2012". www.thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved 17 May 2021.