2012 Michigan Republican presidential primary

none June 2025 January 2025 2012 Michigan Republican presidential primary Michigan presidential no 2008 Michigan Republican presidential primary 2008 2012 2 28 2016 Michigan Republican presidential primary 2016 Mitt Romney by Gage Skidmore 6 cropped (cropped).jpg Mitt Romney Massachusetts 16 409,522 41.10% 2012 Michigan Republican Primaries Counties.svg 350px Santorum #a9e4aa 30–40% #7edc7f 40–50% #5ed261 50–60% Romney #ffcca9 30–40% #ffc199 40–50% #feb685 50–60% Rick Santorum by Gage Skidmore 2 (1).jpg Rick Santorum Pennsylvania 14 377,372 37.87% Ron Paul (6238703989) (cropped).jpg Ron Paul Texas 0 115,911 11.63% Newt Gingrich by Gage Skidmore 6 (cropped).jpg Newt Gingrich Georgia 0 65,027 6.53% ff6600 008000 ffcc00 800080 x160px AZ WY 30 delegates to the2012 Republican National Convention The 2012 Michigan Republican presidential primary took place on February 28, 2012,Michigan Republican Delegation 2012 http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/MI-R February 29, 2012 The Green Papers the same day as the Arizona Republican primary. Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney won both of these elections. Procedure Voting This Michigan election used a semi-open primary system (which the state referred to as "closed") in which each voter made a public declaration at their election site and received the ballot for the appropriate party, rather than the fully open system used in the past.Questions and Answers: Michigan's Feb. 28, 2012 Presidential Primary 2012-02-21 http://www.michigan.gov/documents/sos/Public_FAQ_2-13-12_376851_7.pdf Michigan Secretary of State 2012-03-02 The state had 7,286,556 registered voters as of February 15.February 15, 2012 2012 Voter Registration Totals http://www.michigan.gov/documents/sos/2012_voter_reg_totals_376923_7.pdf February 28, 2012 Michigan Secretary of State Delegate allocation Michigan was given 59 delegates to the Republican (GOP) national convention, but that number was reduced to 30 as a penalty for bringing the election date forward before March 6 as the GOP rules set. The candidate with the greatest number of votes in each of the 14 congressional districts will receive that district's two delegates. Two additional delegates for Michigan were announced by the media to be given proportionally before the election but after the election the Michigan GOP announced there had been an error in the memo published and that the two delegates will be given to the winner, which sparked accusations of Mitt Romney rigging the results from Rick Santorum's team.March 1, 2012 Michigan results provoke accusations, ire CNN http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/01/michigan-results-provoke-accusations-ire/ March 2, 2012 March 1, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120301233458/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/01/michigan-results-provoke-accusations-ire/ dead Campaign While Romney has close ties to Michigan, where he was born and grew up and his father was the Governor, Santorum, who once trailed Romney badly in the state, had a clear lead over him in mid February after Santorum won Colorado, Minnesota, and Missouri caucuses and primary on February 7. And the competition became a statistical tie between these two candidates before the primary.February 28, 2012 After Many Momentum Shifts, Michigan Is Too Close to Call http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/28/after-many-momentum-shifts-michigan-too-close-to-call/ March 2, 2012 FiveThirtyEight Since Michigan allows primary voters to declare their affiliation at the time they vote, Santorum campaign paid for robo-calls inviting Democrats to cross over and vote for him.February 27, 2012 Santorum Campaign Invites Democratic Votes In Michigan Robo-Call https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/02/santorum-campaign-invites-democratic-votes-in-michigan-robo-call/ March 2, 2012 ABC News Romney called this tactic "outrageous" and "disgusting" but Santorum defended himself as not doing anything wrong but getting people to vote in an open primary.February 28, 2012 Romney blasts Santorum for 'dirty trick' calls to Michigan Dems encouraging vote in GOP primary https://www.foxnews.com/politics/romney-blasts-santorum-for-dirty-trick-calls-to-michigan-dems-encouraging-vote-in-gop-primary/ March 2, 2012 Fox News Some Democrats also urged their supporters to vote for Santorum in the Republican primary, in hopes of forcing the Republican candidates to use more resources and help make it easier for Barack Obama to win the general election.Angela Wittrock February 28, 2012 Yes, Michigan Democrats are voting for Rick Santorum http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2012/02/yes_michigan_democrats_are_vot.html February 28, 2012 MLive This is similar to Rush Limbaugh's "Operation Chaos", where Limbaugh urged voters in the 2008 Democratic presidential primaries to vote for Hillary Clinton, whom he saw as being a weaker candidate than Obama.Jon Bershad February 28, 2012 Rush Limbaugh Has "No Problem" With Rick Santorum Copying His Operation Chaos Approach http://www.mediaite.com/online/rush-limbaugh-has-no-problem-with-rick-santorum-copying-his-operation-chaos-approach/ February 28, 2012 Mediaite Michigan has a long history of such crossover voting; in 2000, strong Democratic crossover votes helped Senator John McCain win the Michigan Republican primary.Camia Catalina February 27, 2012 Crossover voting encouraged in Mich. GOP primary On Politics USA Today http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2012/02/michigan-crossover-voting-romney-santorum-/1#.T03DmPEgdto March 1, 2012 In 1972, Republican crossover votes propelled Governor George Wallace to victory in the Democratic primary.Mitchell Steve February 23, 2012 Michigan's quirky primaries The Detroit News http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120223/OPINION01/202230333 March 1, 2012April 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes Rosenthal Jack May 17, 1972 Survey Ties Issues, Not Shooting, to Wallace Victory The New York Times https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00714FD3F5F117B93C5A8178ED85F468785F9 March 1, 2012 Polling Statewide opinion polling for the February 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries#Michigan (February 28) Results Polls closed at 8 PM local time on election day.What hours are the polls open on Election Day? http://michigan.gov/sos/0,4670,7-127-29836-182726--F,00.html February 28, 2012 Michigan Secretary of State While most of the state is in the Eastern time zone (UTC −5), four counties in the Upper Peninsula are on Central time (UTC −6), so the final closures came at 9 PM Eastern time. As of 2/28, results showed Romney winning 7 congressional districts and Santorum winning 7. + 2012 Michigan Republican presidential primary 2012 Official Michigan Presidential Primary Election Results - President of the United States 4 Year Term (1) Position http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/12PPR/01000000.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120502024821/http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/12PPR/01000000.html May 2, 2012 May 7, 2012 Candidate Votes Percentage Projected delegate count APhttps://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/primaries/michigan Michigan Primary – AP USA Today CNNhttp://www.cnn.com/election/2012/primaries/state/mi Michigan Primary – CNN CNN GPhttp://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/MI-R Michigan Republican Delegation 2012 www.thegreenpapers.com14px Mitt Romney 409,522 41.10% 16 16 16Rick Santorum 377,372 37.87% 14 14 14Ron Paul 115,911 11.63% 0 0 0Newt Gingrich 65,027 6.53% 0 0 0Rick Perry (withdrawn) 1,816 0.18% 0 0 0Buddy Roemer (withdrawn) 1,784 0.18% 0 0 0Michele Bachmann (withdrawn) 1,735 0.17% 0 0 0Jon Huntsman (withdrawn) 1,674 0.17% 0 0 0Herman Cain (withdrawn) 1,211 0.12% 0 0 0Fred Karger 1,180 0.12% 0 0 0Gary Johnson (withdrawn) 458 0.05% 0 0 0 Uncommitted 18,809 1.89% 0 0 0Unprojected delegates:200Total:996,499100.00%303030 At the Republican state convention in May, it was reported that of the 30 voting delegates for the national convention in Tampa, 6 were Paul supporters, and 24 were Romney supporters.Mich GOP gets behind Romney conventionJune 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes December 2022http://www.michiganradio.org/post/ron-paul-supporters-unhappy-results-michigan-republican-party-convention Ron Paul supporters unhappy with results of Michigan Republican Party Convention 19 May 2012http://www.mlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/05/romney_republican_obama_conven.html Republicans say Michigan will be crucial state in 2012 presidential race 20 May 2012Anuzis Saul Saul Anuzis sanuzis 203941395424223232 May 19, 2012 Romney Dominates Michigan Convention winning 24 delegates to Paul's 6 delegates. MI GOP fired up to help elect President Romney! en January 5, 2021 Paul organizers disputed these numbers, stating that they had actually taken 8 (instead of 6) of the voting delegates, plus several non-voting slots.Det News. Update September 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Delegate allocation controversy A controversy arose over the delegate allocation in Michigan, where 28 congressional district delegates and two at-large delegates were awarded. The Republican Party of Michigan rules stated that the two at-large delegates would be awarded proportionally, meaning that Santorum and Romney would get one delegate each for a 15–15 tie. But the following day the party's credentials committee allocated both at-large delegates to Romney, saying it had changed the rules a few weeks prior to award the delegates to the statewide winner but "in error" sent a memo to the candidates saying they would be awarded proportionately.http://www.freep.com/article/20120301/NEWS15/120301038/Mitt-Romney-gets-Michigan-s-large-delegates Mitt Romney gets Michigan's at-large delegates Detroit Free Press Santorum's campaign protested, saying the committee's six members were mostly Romney supporters,https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2012/03/republican_discord_continues_n.html Republican discord continues, national GOP to investigate Michigan party leaders? Nate Reens March 3, 2012 mlive and filed a protest with the Republican National Committee. Santorum's general counsel wrote in a letter to the RNC, "It is our understanding that several public supporters and Michigan surrogates of an opposing campaign voted in favor of the delegate allocation change which assisted their chosen candidate. This request is not about the allocation of a single delegate; it is about ensuring a transparent process, avoiding unscrupulous tactics and backroom deals by establishment figures and campaigns who have not received the result they hoped for at the ballot box."http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-rick-santorum-michigan-delegates-20120302,0,5982180.story Rick Santorum files protest over Michigan delegates - latimes.com Los Angeles Times March 3, 2012 June 28, 2021 March 9, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120309003351/http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-rick-santorum-michigan-delegates-20120302,0,5982180.story dead Committee member and former state attorney general Mike Cox endorsed Romney, but said the delegates should have been awarded 15-15: "I have this crazy idea that you follow the rules. I'd love to give the at-large delegates to Mitt Romney, but our rules provide for strict apportionment." References United States presidential Republican Michigan 2012