2012 California Republican presidential primary
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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]
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June 5, 2012
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 California results by county
Mitt Romney
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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
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
There were nine candidates on the ballot, with three withdrew previously, other three were write-in candidates, and uncommitted:[1]
- Mitt Romney
- Ron Paul
- Rick Santorum (withdraw)
- Newt Gingrich (withdraw)
- Buddy Roemer (withdraw)
- Fred Karger
- Jeremy Hannon (write-in)
- Donald James Gonzales (write-in)
- Sheldon Yeu Howard (write-in)
- Uncommitted (voting option)
Results
| 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| Rick Santorum (withdrawn) | 102,258 | 5.31% | 0 |
| Newt Gingrich (withdrawn) | 72,022 | 3.74% | 0 |
| Charles E. "Buddy" Roemer, III (withdrawn) | 12,520 | 0.65% | 0 |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 | N/a | 3 | |
| Total | 1,924,970 | 100% | 172 |