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Republican presidential primaries, 2012
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Candidate
Mitt Romney
Ron Paul
Party
Republican
Republican
Home state
Massachusetts
Texas
Delegate count
591 †
27 †
States carried
18+
DC
0
Popular vote
4,595,303
[1]
1,190,977
[1]
Percentage
40%
10%
Candidate
Newt Gingrich
Party
Republican
Home state
Georgia
Delegate count
133 †
States carried
2
Popular vote
2,284,467
[1]
Percentage
21%
First place finishes in statewide contests:
Mitt Romney (18)
Rick Santorum (11)
Newt Gingrich (2)
Ron Paul (0)
†Convention delegate projections vary among sources. The counts here include only Pledged delegates and
Superdelegates
who have committed to a candidate.
[2]
For various media delegate projections, see
Results of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries
.
Previous Republican nominee before election
John McCain
Republican presidential candidate-elect
TBD
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a
b
c
"RealClearPolitics popular vote count"
. RealClearPolitics
. Retrieved
March 25,
2012
.
^
"DCWs unprojected delegate count"
. Democratic Convention Watch
. Retrieved
March 28,
2012
.