2012 South Carolina Republican presidential primary

none June 2025 January 2025 2012 South Carolina Republican presidential primary South Carolina presidential no United States presidential election in South Carolina, 2008 2008 United States presidential election in South Carolina, 2016#Republican primary 2016 NH FL 2012 01 21 Newt Gingrich by Gage Skidmore 6 (cropped).jpg Newt Gingrich Georgia 23 244,065 40.42% Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg Mitt Romney Massachusetts 2 168,123 27.85% Rick Santorum by Gage Skidmore 2 (1).jpg Rick Santorum Pennsylvania 0 102,475 16.97% Ron Paul (6238703989) (cropped).jpg Ron Paul Texas 0 78,360 12.98% South Carolina Republican Presidential Primary Detailed Election Results by County, 2012.svg Gingrich #f0dbeb 30–40% #e7c6e0 40–50% #ce89c0 50–60% #b75ca4 60–70% Romney #ffcca9 40–50% #ffb580 50–60% 800080 f25000 008000 ffcc00 x160px 25 pledged delegates to the2012 Republican National Convention The 2012 South Carolina Republican presidential primary took place on January 21, 2012. The primary has become one of several key early state nominating contests in the process of choosing the nominee of the Republican Party for the election for President of the United States. It has historically been more important for the Republican Party than for the Democratic Party; from its inception in 1980, until the nomination of former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney in 2012, the winner of the Republican presidential primary had gone on to win the nomination.https://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0802/p01s02-uspo.html?page=1 GOP bellwether South Carolina shows a tangled race: Pg 1 Christian Science Monitor January 20, 2008 As of 2012, the primary has cemented its place as the "First in the South" primary for both parties.http://cameron.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/01/19/first-in-the-south/ First in the South January 20, 2008 Fox News dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080122154043/http://cameron.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/01/19/first-in-the-south/ January 22, 2008 Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich was declared the winner of the race as soon as polls closed, however, Mitt Romney went on to win the nomination. Procedure Delegate allocation South Carolina had only 25 delegates up for grabs because it moved its primary to January 21. 11 delegates were awarded for the statewide winner, and two additional delegates were awarded to the winner of each of the seven congressional districts. Date The 2012 South Carolina Republican primary was tentatively scheduled to occur on February 28, 2012,https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/09/south-carolina-gop-officials-hope-to-strike-deal-with-florida-to-calm-2012-primary-waters/ South Carolina GOP Officials Hope To Strike Deal With Florida To 'Calm' 2012 Primary Waters ABC News September 2, 2011 November 4, 2011 Falcone Michael much later than the date in 2008, which almost immediately followed the beginning of the year in January 2008.http://politics.nytimes.com/election-guide/2008/results/states/SC.html South Carolina Primary Results The New York Times November 4, 2011 On September 29, 2011, the entire schedule of caucuses and primaries was disrupted, however, when it was announced that the Republican Party of Florida had decided to move up its primary to January 31, in an attempt to bring attention to its own primary contest, and attract the presidential candidates to visit the state.http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/florida-moves-its-primary/ Florida Moves its Primary Outside the Beltway November 3, 2011 September 29, 2011 Taylor Steven Because of the move, the Republican National Committee decided to strip Florida of half of its delegates.http://caucuses.desmoinesregister.com/2011/10/25/gop-chairman-florida-will-be-penalized-and-the-2012-race-is-now-set/ GOP chairman: Florida will be penalized, and 2012 race is now set Des Moines Register November 3, 2011 October 25, 2011 Jacobs Jennifer Also as a result, the South Carolina Republican Party, along with Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada then sought to move their primaries and caucuses back into early January. All but Nevada, who agreed to follow Florida,http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/10/24/1029570/-Nevada-Republicans-cave,-move-caucuses-to-Feb-4 Nevada Republicans cave, move caucuses to Feb. 4 Daily Kos November 3, 2011 October 24, 2011 Nir David confirmed their caucus and primary dates to take place throughout January, with South Carolina deciding to hold their contest on January 21, 2012. It is an open primary, meaning all registered voters can participate in the primary.http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/SC-R South Carolina Republican The Green Papers Richard E. Berg-Andersson January 14, 2012 Ballot access Nine candidates appeared on the presidential primary ballot.Whitmire C 2012 Republican Presidential Primary Candidates http://www.scvotes.org/2011/11/18/2012_republican_presidential_primary_candidates South Carolina State Election Commission January 11, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120822204530/http://www.scvotes.org/2011/11/18/2012_republican_presidential_primary_candidates August 22, 2012 dead mdy-all Campaign During the primary election campaign, the candidates ran on a platform of government reform in Washington. Domestic, foreign and economic policy emerged as the main themes in the election campaign following the onset of the 2008 economic crisis, as well as policies implemented by the Obama administration. This included the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, termed "Obamacare" by its opponents, as well as government spending as a whole. Polling Statewide opinion polling for the January 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries#South Carolina (January 21) Results Results of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries Newt Gingrich won the primary, becoming his first victory of the primary season and netting him 11 statewide delegates. Gingrich won the popular vote in every congressional district except for the 1st, where Mitt Romney finished first, giving Gingrich twelve additional delegates and Romney two delegates.Kleefeld Eric January 4, 2012 South Carolina GOP Chairman: 'Anyone Can Win' In Our Primary http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/01/south-carolina-gop-chairman-anyone-can-win-in-our-primary.php dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120111175230/http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/01/south-carolina-gop-chairman-anyone-can-win-in-our-primary.php January 11, 2012 January 11, 2012 Talking Points Memo mdy-all There were 2,804,231 registered voters, for a turnout of 21.60%.February 3, 2012 South Carolina Primary http://www.enr-scvotes.org/SC/36831/64434/en/summary.html February 22, 2012 South Carolina State Election Commission South Carolina Republican primary, 2012CandidateVotesPercentageEstimated national delegatesNewt Gingrich 244,065 40.42% 23 Mitt Romney 168,123 27.85% 2 Rick Santorum 102,475 16.97% 0 Ron Paul 78,360 12.98% 0 Herman Cain 6,338 1.05% 0 Rick Perry 2,534 0.42% 0 Jon Huntsman 1,173 0.19% 0 Michele Bachmann 491 0.08% 0 Gary Johnson 211 0.03% 0 Totals 603,770 100.00% 25 Key: Withdrewprior to contest References South Carolina Republican presidential primary 2012 South Carolina Republican presidential primary