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2012 District of Columbia Republican presidential primary District of Columbia Presidential no 2008 District of Columbia Republican presidential primary 2008 2016 District of Columbia Republican presidential primary 2016 2012 04 03 x160px Mitt Romney by Gage Skidmore 6 cropped (cropped).jpg Mitt Romney Massachusetts ff6600 18 3,577 70.08% Ron Paul (6238703989) (cropped).jpg Ron Paul Texas ffcc00 0 621 12.17% Newt Gingrich by Gage Skidmore 6 (cropped).jpg Newt Gingrich Georgia 800080 0 558 10.93% Ambassador Jon Huntsman (cropped).jpg Jon Huntsman(withdrawn) Utah dc143c 0 348 6.82% District of Columbia Republican presidential primary election results by ward, 2012.svg Primary results by ward
#ff6600 Mitt Romney John McCain Donald Trump 16 pledged delegates to the2012 Republican National Convention MD LAThe 2012 District of Columbia Republican presidential primary was held on April 3, 2012,https://www.cnn.com/election/2012/calendar.html Primary and Caucus Printable Calendar CNN January 22, 2012https://www.FEC.gov/pubrec/fe2012/2012pdates.pdf Presidential Primary Dates Federal Election Commission January 23, 2012 https://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/DC-R#0403 Washington DC Republican Presidential Nominating Process The Green Papers March 10, 2012 the same day as the Maryland and Wisconsin Republican primaries.
Procedure
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. The Washington Times December 29, 2011 Tom Howell Jr http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/dec/29/gop-presidential-hopefuls-not-taking-dc-primary-fo/ Romney 1st candidate to qualify for D.C. primary Draft Election Rules and Plan for the 2012 Presidential Preference Primary District of Columbia Republican Party pdf http://www.dcgop.com/uploads/File/DCRC_DRAFT_2012_Primary_Plan.pdf April 24, 2012 September 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Alternatively, under II.D.1(c) a candidate need not file signatures with a $10,000 contribution. The District of Columbia Republican Party certified Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul in lieu of petitions under II.D.1(c). Candidates to Appear on the Ballot for the April 3, 2012 Primary Election District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics April 13, 2012 March 9, 2012 http://www.dcboee.org/newsroom/showASPfile.asp?cat=&id=839&mid=12&yid=2011 Rick Santorum was not included on the ballot because he did not meet these requirements.
The District of Columbia Republican Party decided not to allow write-in votes for the primary. District of Columbia Voter Guide: April 2, 2012 Primary Election District of Columbia Board of Elections 17 2012 pdf http://www.dcboee.org/popup.asp?url=/pdf_files/nr_950.pdf
The District of Columbia's three superdelegates are Chairman Bob Kabel, Republican National Committeewoman Betsy Werronen, and Republican National Committeeman Tony Parker.2012 GOP Superdelegate Endorsement List April 23, 2012 Democratic Convention Watch http://www.democraticconventionwatch.com/diary/4726/republican-superdelegate-endorsement-list Kabel and Werronen both support Mitt Romney. D.C. Voter Registration Deadline Monday March 5, 2012 Associated Press NBCUniversal, Inc. http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/DC-Voter-Registration-Deadline-is-Here-141420423.html
Results
The candidate with the most votes in the primary, Mitt Romney, was awarded sixteen delegates.Lightman David April 2, 2012 Romney May Win More Delegates in Maryland, D.C. Than In Wisconsin http://www.kansascity.com/2012/04/02/3531149/romney-may-win-more-delegates.html Kansas City Star McClatchy Newspapers 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.April 4, 2012 Unofficial Election Results: District of Columbia Primary Election - April 3, 2012 http://www.voteresults.org/details.asp?contest_id=1&party=REP April 4, 2012 District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics 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. Romney also received the most votes, or tied for the most votes, in 129 of the 143 voting precincts.April 4, 2012 Download all precinct results in CSV (text) format https://www.voteresults.org/Results2012/BOEE040312Unofficial.csv April 4, 2012 District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics csv
2012 District of Columbia Republican presidential primary April 19, 2012 Presidential Primary Official Results District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics pdf https://www.voteresults.org/Results2012/DCBOEEApril32012Summary.pdf Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates 14px Mitt Romney 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
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