2012 Colorado Republican presidential caucuses

none June 2025 January 2025 2012 Colorado Republican caucuses Colorado presidential no 2008 Colorado Republican presidential caucuses 2008 2012 02 07 2016 Colorado Republican presidential caucuses 2016 NV MO Rick Santorum by Gage Skidmore 2 (1).jpg Rick Santorum Pennsylvania 6 26,614 40.3% 2012 Colorado Republican Primaries Counties.svg 250px Santorum #a9e4aa 30–40% #7edc7f 40–50% #5ed261 50–60% #36c838 60–70% Romney #ffcca9 30–40% #ffc199 40–50% #feb685 50–60% #fe9148 70–80% Gingrich #e7c6df 40–50% Tie #ededed 20–30% #e0e0e0 30–40% Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg Mitt Romney Massachusetts 14 23,012 34.9% Ron Paul by Gage Skidmore 3 (crop 2).jpg Ron Paul Texas 4 7,759 11.8% Newt Gingrich by Gage Skidmore 3 (cropped).jpg Newt Gingrich Georgia 0 8,445 12.8% x160px 008000 ff6600 ffcc00 800080 The 2012 Colorado Republican presidential caucuses took place on 7 February 2012. It was part of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries. The Republican caucuses were held on "Republican Party Precinct Caucus Day" (February 7, 2012).Archived copy http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/docs/2012ElectionCalendar.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111110041122/http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/docs/2012ElectionCalendar.pdf 2011-11-10 2011-08-16 Caucus locations opened on 9 PM, February 7, 2012,September 24, 2011 Colorado GOP moves up 2012 caucuses to Feb. 7 http://www.denverpost.com/politics/ci_18968880 October 3, 2011 Denver Post Associated Press with 36 delegates at stake; 33 of which are tied to the caucuses while 3 are unpledged RNC delegates.Republican Delegate Allocation http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/R-Del.phtml 2011-12-03 The Green Papers The event occurred alongside the Minnesota Republican caucuses as well the Missouri Republican primary. The race was widely expected to be won by Mitt Romney even on the day of the caucus, but a strong surge by Rick Santorum across all three races that day carried him to a close victory. However, the delegates were not legally bound to follow voter preferences, and most voted for Romney. Background Colorado Caucus The Colorado legislature adopted the caucus system in a special session called by Governor John F. Shafroth in August 1910 as part of a package of progressive reforms. It was seen as a way to limit the power of party bosses and to attract more grassroots involvement. The caucus system was abolished in favor of presidential primaries in 1992 but restored in 2002 with the defeat of Amendment 292002 Amendment 29 and cost considerations. The fully restored Colorado Caucus was in 2004.Daum Courtenay W. https://books.google.com/books?id=ncW9AwAAQBAJ&q=colorado+caucus&pg=PT56 State of Change Straayer John A. Duffy Robert J. 2011 University Press of Colorado 9781457111549 Of the candidates in the 2008 Colorado Republican presidential caucuses, two candidates - Mitt Romney and Ron Paul - would return to contest the state once again 2012. In 2008, these candidates had won 60.11% and 8.42% of the vote respectively.2008 Colorado Republican Caucus http://www.cologop.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=main.content&id=51 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080528185432/http://www.cologop.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=main.content&id=51 2008-05-28 2008-05-24 Colorado Republican Party Polling Polling in 2010 and 2011 showed mixed results, with Mitt Romney, Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich being the favoured candidate depending on the poll. Polls leading up to election day showed Romney as the frontrunner. Poll sourceDate1st2nd3rdOtherCaucus resultsCaucus results Turnout: 66,091Feb. 7, 2012Rick Santorum 40.3% 14x14pxMitt Romney 34.9%Newt Gingrich 12.8%Ron Paul 11.8%, Rick Perry 0.1%, Jon Huntsman 0.1%, Michele Bachmann 0.0%, Others 0.1%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling Margin of error: ±3.2% Sample size: 938Feb. 4–6, 2012Mitt Romney37%Rick Santorum 27%Newt Gingrich 21%Ron Paul 13%, Someone else/Not sure 2%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling Margin of error: ±4.3% Sample size: 527Feb. 4, 2012Mitt Romney40%Rick Santorum 26%Newt Gingrich 18%Ron Paul 12%, Someone else/Not sure 3%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling Margin of error: ±4.4% Sample size: 500Dec. 1–4, 2011Newt Gingrich37%Mitt Romney 18%Michele Bachmann 9%Ron Paul 6%, Rick Perry 4%, Rick Santorum 4%, Jon Huntsman 3%, Gary Johnson 1%, Undecided 16%Project New West/Keating ResearchProject New West/Keating Research Margin of error: ±7.2% Sample size: –Sep. 19–22, 2011Mitt Romney24%Rick Perry20%Michele Bachmann 7%Newt Gingrich 7%, Herman Cain 5%, undecided 19%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling Margin of error: ±5.5% Sample size: 314Aug. 4–7, 2011Rick Perry20%Mitt Romney20%Michele Bachmann 12%Sarah Palin 11%, Ron Paul 8%, Herman Cain 7%, Newt Gingrich 6%, Tim Pawlenty 3%, Jon Huntsman 2%, someone else/undecided 11%Mitt Romney22%Rick Perry21%Michele Bachmann 15%Newt Gingrich 9%, Ron Paul 7%, Tim Pawlenty 6%, Herman Cain 5%, Jon Huntsman 2%, someone else/undecided 13%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling Margin of error: ±4.9% Sample size: 400Feb. 4–6, 2011Mitt Romney19%Mike Huckabee16%Sarah Palin16%Newt Gingrich 12%, Ron Paul 9%, Tim Pawlenty 7%, John Thune 4%, Mitch Daniels 3%, someone else/undecided 16%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling Margin of error: ±5.3% Sample size: 341Oct. 30–31, 2010Mitt Romney22%Newt Gingrich17%Sarah Palin17%Mike Huckabee 14%, Tim Pawlenty 6%, Mike Pence 3%, John Thune 2%, Mitch Daniels 1%, someone else/undecided 18%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling Margin of error: ±4.6% Sample size: 448May 14–16, 2010Sarah Palin29%Mitt Romney25%Mike Huckabee 18%Newt Gingrich 16%, Ron Paul 9%, undecided 3%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling Margin of error: ±4.4% Sample size: 497Mar. 5–8, 2010Mitt Romney44%Sarah Palin 25%Mike Huckabee 17%Undecided 14% Results Colorado Republican caucus, February 7, 20122012 Colorado GOP Presidential Caucus Results http://results.cologop.org/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120210023828/http://www.results.cologop.org/ 2012-02-10 2012-02-09 Colorado Republican PartyCandidateVotesPercentageProjected delegate countConvention Results National Delegate Results http://www.cologop.org/assembly-results/ 23 April 2012 cologop.org Colorado Republican PartyThe Republic,CO GOP Assembly https://web.archive.org/web/20120418013409/http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/91b58e44ed23469aa20191f892af4261/CO--GOP-Assembly 2012-04-18 (April 22, 2012)MSNBC "Republican Caucuses " (May 7, 2012). MSNBC.GP "Republican Caucus"Rick Santorum26,61440.31%666Mitt Romney23,01234.85%131413Newt Gingrich8,44512.79%000Ron Paul7,75911.75%300Rick Perry520.08%000Jon Huntsman460.07%000Michele Bachmann280.04%000Others710.11%000Unprojected delegates:1400Unpledged delegates:01617Totals:66,027100.00%363636 Key: Withdrewprior to contest Conventions There is no formal system of allocating delegates to candidates in any step of the election process. At each meeting the participants decides what the best course of action is.None of the 36 delegates are legally bound to vote for a candidate.Trinko Katrina 2012-02-16 Ron Paul's delegate strategy targets the unbound - CBS News https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ron-pauls-delegate-strategy-targets-the-unbound/ 2024-06-04 www.cbsnews.com en-US 12–13 April: Seven congressional conventions elects 3 National Convention delegates each and also elects delegates for the state convention. 14 April: State convention elects 12 National Convention delegates. Convention ResultsBartels Lynn 14 April 2012 Colorado Republicans split delegate votes between Romney, unified Paul and Santorum supporters http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_20398638/politics?_requestid=4223335 23 April 2012 denverpost.com Denver PostCandidate1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7thStateParty leadersTotalUncommitted22220114317Mitt Romney00101218013Rick Santorum1101201006Total2112336 Analysis The Colorado caucuses were held on the same day as elections in Minnesota and Missouri. All three contests broke for Santorum. This was seen as undermining Romney's status as frontrunner. Rick Santorum Sweeps: Stops Mitt Romney in Minnesota, Missouri, Colorado https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTUS/santorum-wins-colorado-missouri-minnesota-romney-lowers-expectations/story?id=15533165 2024-07-07 ABC News en References Colorado Republican primary Category:Colorado Republican primaries