2012 Northern Mariana Islands Republican presidential caucuses
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The 2012 Northern Mariana Islands Republican presidential caucuses for 2012 took place on March 10, 2012. Citizens of the Northern Mariana Islands send nine delegates to convention.[1]
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March 10, 2012
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The caucus will elect six of the nine delegates to the Republican National Convention.[2] Delegates from the Northern Mariana Islands are not technically required to support a certain candidate at the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa.[2]
Matt Romney, son of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, arrived in the Northern Mariana Islands to campaign on behalf of his father in the run-up to the caucus.[2] This is the first time in history that any U.S. presidential campaign had visited the Northern Mariana Islands.[2]
Governor Benigno Fitial endorsed Romney for President at a luncheon with Romney's son and daughter-in-law on March 9, 2012.[3]
Results
| Northern Mariana Islands Republican caucuses, 2012[4] | |||
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| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates |
 Mitt Romney |
740 | 87% | 6 |
| Rick Santorum | 53 | 6% | 0 |
| Ron Paul | 28 | 3% | 0 |
| Newt Gingrich | 27 | 3% | 0 |
| Unprojected delegates: | 3 | ||
| Total: | 848 | 100% | 9 |