2012 California Republican presidential primary

June 2025 January 2025 2012 California Republican presidential primary California presidential no 2008 California Republican presidential primary 2008 2016 California Republican presidential primary 2016 2012 06 05 Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg Mitt Romney Massachusetts 171 1,530,513 79.51% Ron Paul by Gage Skidmore 3 (crop 2).jpg Ron Paul Texas 0 199,246 10.35% x125px 2012 Republican primary California.svg 200px California results by county #ff6600 Mitt Romney (Note: Italicization indicates a withdrawn candidacy) Rick Santorum Pennsylvania 102,258 0 Rick Santorum by Gage Skidmore.jpg 5.31% ff6600 ffcc00 008000 The 2012 California Republican presidential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.California Republican Delegation 2012 https://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/CA-R 2024-09-08 www.thegreenpapers.comPrimary and Caucus Printable Calendar https://edition.cnn.com/election/2012/calendar.html 2024-09-08 CNN Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney won with 169 delegates, taking almost all of the delegate votes. The remaining three delegates were for "uncommitted". Romney also won 80% of the popular vote. Second was Ron Paul, member of the U.S. House of Representatives, who 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. Background Mitt Romney launched his campaign in 2008, losing to John McCain, United States senator from Arizona, as well as losing California to McCain.December 6, 2016 California Primary Results https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/elections/2008/primaries/results/states/CA.html September 8, 2024 The New York Times Romney launched his re-election campaign in 2012, and won enough delegates to the 2012 Republican National Convention to challenge then-President Barack Obama.2011-06-02 Mitt Romney Announces Presidential Campaign https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mitt-romney-2012-campaign_n_869868 2024-09-08 HuffPost en Candidates There were nine candidates on the ballot, with three withdrawn, three write-in candidates, and uncommitted: Newt Gingrich (withdrawn) Donald James Gonzales (write-in) Jeremy Hannon (write-in) Sheldon Yeu Howard (write-in) Fred Karger Ron Paul Buddy Roemer (withdrawn) Mitt Romney Rick Santorum (withdrawn) Uncommitted Results 2012 United States presidential election in California Republican primary table2012 California Republican presidential primaryJune 5, 2012, Presidential Primary Election https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2012-primary/pdf/2012-complete-sov.pdf California Secretary of State Debra Bowen September 8, 2024California Republican Delegation 2012 https://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/CA-R www.thegreenpapers.com 17 May 2021 |- ! Candidate ! Popular vote ! % ! Delegates |- | style="text-align:left;" | Mitt Romney | 1,530,513 | 79.51% | 169 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Ron Paul | 199,246 | 10.35% | 0 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Rick Santorum (withdrawn) | 102,258 | 5.31% | 0 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Newt Gingrich (withdrawn) | 72,022 | 3.74% | 0 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Charles E. "Buddy" Roemer, III (withdrawn) | 12,520 | 0.65% | 0 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Fred Karger | 8,393 | 0.44% | 0 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Jeremy Hannon (write-in) | 11 | 0.00% | 0 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Donald James Gonzales (write-in) | 5 | 0.00% | 0 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Sheldon Yeu Howard (write-in) | 2 | 0.00% | 0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| Uncommitted | colspan="2" | 3 |- ! Total ! 1,924,970 ! 100% ! 172 |} References 2012  Republican presidential primary Georgia New York Washington y 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries Category:2012 California elections Category:California Republican primaries California Category:June 2012 in the United States