2012 Tennessee Republican presidential primary
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The 2012 Tennessee Republican presidential primary took place on Super Tuesday, March 6, 2012, with 58 national delegates.[1][2] Former Senator from Pennsylvania, Rick Santorum won the primary with a plurality, carrying 37.11% of the vote and all but four counties, awarding him 29 delegates.
Former Massachusetts Governor and eventual nominee, Mitt Romney, came second with 28.06% of the vote and 19 delegates, carrying only three counties: Davidson, Loudon, and Williamson. Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Newt Gingrich of neighboring Georgia, came third with 23.96% of the vote and 9 delegates, carrying only the county of Marion. Representative from Texas Ron Paul received 9.04% of the vote, and all other candidates received under 1% of the vote.[3]
Procedure
Tennessee was given 58 delegates for the 2012 Republican National Convention. Three superdelegates were unbound. 27 delegates are awarded by congressional district, 3 delegates for each district. If a candidate wins two-thirds of the vote in a district, he takes all 3 delegates there; if not, delegates are split 2-to-1 between the top two candidates. Another 28 delegates are awarded to the candidate who wins two-thirds of the vote statewide, or allocated proportionately among candidates winning at least 20% of the vote if no one gets two-thirds.[4]
Results
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Projected delegate count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYT [6] | CNN [7] | FOX [8] | |||
 Rick Santorum | 205,809 | 37.11% | 29 | 27 | 26 |
| Mitt Romney | 155,630 | 28.06% | 14 | 15 | 12 |
| Newt Gingrich | 132,889 | 23.96% | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Ron Paul | 50,156 | 9.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Perry (withdrawn) | 1,966 | 0.35% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michele Bachmann (withdrawn) | 1,895 | 0.34% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Huntsman (withdrawn) | 1,239 | 0.22% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Roemer (withdrawn) | 881 | 0.16% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Johnson (withdrawn) | 572 | 0.10% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uncommitted | 3,536 | 0.64% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unprojected delegates: | 6 | 8 | 9 | ||
| Total: | 554,573 | 100.00% | 58 | 58 | 58 |
See also
- 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries
- 2012 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary
- 2012 United States presidential election in Tennessee
- 2012 Tennessee elections
References
- ^ "Primary and Caucus Printable Calendar". CNN. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
- ^ "Presidential Primary Dates" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- ^ "Tennessee Republican Primary - Election Results". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
- ^ Nate Silver (March 4, 2012). "Romney Could Win Majority of Super Tuesday Delegates". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ "Election results March 2012. County totals" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 18, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
- ^ "Tennessee Republican Primary - Election Results" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Tennessee - CNN". CNN. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- ^ "Tennessee - Fox News". Fox News. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
