2012 District of Columbia Republican presidential primary
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 Primary results by ward
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The 2012 District of Columbia Republican presidential primary was held on April 3, 2012,[1][2][3] the same day as the Maryland and Wisconsin Republican primaries.
Procedure
[edit]The District of Columbia Republican Party required a $5,000 contribution, signatures from one percent of registered Republicans, and the names of 16 potential delegates and 16 alternate delegates, who then must register with the District of Columbia Office of Campaign Finance.[4][5] Alternatively, under II.D.1(c) a candidate need not file signatures with a $10,000 contribution.[5] The District of Columbia Republican Party certified Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul in lieu of petitions under II.D.1(c).[6] Rick Santorum was not included on the ballot because he did not meet these requirements.[4][6]
The District of Columbia Republican Party decided not to allow write-in votes for the primary.[7]
The District of Columbia's three superdelegates are Chairman Bob Kabel, Republican National Committeewoman Betsy Werronen, and Republican National Committeeman Tony Parker.[8] Kabel and Werronen both support Mitt Romney.[8][9]
Results
[edit]The candidate with the most votes in the primary, Mitt Romney, was awarded sixteen delegates.[10] Romney received the most votes in each of the District of Columbia's eight wards, receiving the majority of votes in wards 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6, and a plurality of votes in wards 5, 7, and 8.[11] Paul received the second most votes in wards 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, and 8, while Gingrich received the second most votes in wards 3 and 7.[11] Romney also received the most votes, or tied for the most votes, in 129 of the 143 voting precincts.[12]
| 2012 District of Columbia Republican presidential primary[13] | |||
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| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates |
 Mitt Romney
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3,577 | 70.08% | 18 |
| Ron Paul | 621 | 12.17% | 0 |
| Newt Gingrich | 558 | 10.93% | 0 |
| Jon Huntsman | 348 | 6.82% | 0 |
| Unprojected delegates: | 1 | ||
| Under votes | 153 | ||
| Total: | 5,257 | 100% | 19 |
| Key: | Withdrew prior to contest |
References
[edit]- ^ "Primary and Caucus Printable Calendar". CNN. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ "Presidential Primary Dates" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- ^ "Washington DC Republican Presidential Nominating Process". The Green Papers. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
- ^ a b Howell Jr, Tom (December 29, 2011). "Romney 1st candidate to qualify for D.C. primary". The Washington Times.
- ^ a b "Draft Election Rules and Plan for the 2012 Presidential Preference Primary" (pdf). District of Columbia Republican Party. Retrieved April 24, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Candidates to Appear on the Ballot for the April 3, 2012 Primary Election". District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics. March 9, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
- ^ "District of Columbia Voter Guide: April 2, 2012 Primary Election" (pdf). District of Columbia Board of Elections. 2012. p. 17.
- ^ a b "2012 GOP Superdelegate Endorsement List". Democratic Convention Watch. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
- ^ "D.C. Voter Registration Deadline Monday". NBCUniversal, Inc. Associated Press. March 5, 2012.
- ^ Lightman, David (April 2, 2012). "Romney May Win More Delegates in Maryland, D.C. Than In Wisconsin". Kansas City Star. McClatchy Newspapers.
- ^ a b "Unofficial Election Results: District of Columbia Primary Election - April 3, 2012". District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics. April 4, 2012. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
- ^ "Download all precinct results in CSV (text) format" (csv). District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics. April 4, 2012. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
- ^ "Presidential Primary Official Results" (pdf). District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics. April 19, 2012.