Summary
The 2012 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Delaware voters chose three electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden, against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan.
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Obama easily carried Delaware by 18.63 points. Throughout the campaign, news organizations considered Delaware a state Obama would win, or a safe blue state. It has not been carried by a Republican presidential candidate since 1988, it has not been seriously contested by Republicans since 1992, and it is reckoned to be part of the blue wall, referring to the group of states that voted for the Democratic presidential nominee in every election from 1992 to 2012. Additionally, it is the home state of Obama's vice president, Joe Biden, who served as Senator there from 1973 to 2009.
Primary elections edit
Democratic primary edit
The Democratic primary in Delaware was cancelled as President Obama was the only candidate to file for the ballot, and received Delaware's entire delegation.[1]
Republican primary edit
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 Delaware results by county
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The 2012 Delaware Republican presidential primary took place on April 24, 2012.[2][3]
| Delaware Republican primary, 2012[4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates |
| Mitt Romney | 16,143 | 56.5% | 17 |
| Newt Gingrich | 7,742 | 27.1% | 0 |
| Ron Paul | 3,017 | 10.6% | 0 |
| Rick Santorum | 1,690 | 5.9% | 0 |
| Unprojected delegates: | 0 | ||
| Total: | 28,592 | 100% | 17 |
| Key: | Withdrew prior to contest |
General election edit
Candidate ballot access edit
- Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan, Republican
- Barack Obama/Joseph Biden, Democratic
- Gary Johnson/James P. Gray, Libertarian
- Jill Stein/Cheri Honkala, Green
Write-in candidate access:
- Rocky Anderson/Luis J. Rodriguez, Justice
Results edit
| 2012 United States presidential election in Delaware[5] | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Barack Obama (incumbent) | Joe Biden (incumbent) | 242,584 | 58.61% | 3 | |
| Republican | Mitt Romney | Paul Ryan | 165,484 | 39.98% | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Gary Johnson | Jim Gray | 3,882 | 0.94% | 0 | |
| Green | Jill Stein | Cheri Honkala | 1,940 | 0.47% | 0 | |
| Totals | 413,890 | 100.00% | 3 | |||
| Voter turnout | 65.00% | |||||
By county edit
| County | Barack Obama Democratic |
Mitt Romney Republican |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Kent | 35,527 | 51.73% | 32,135 | 46.79% | 1,018 | 1.48% | 3,392 | 4.94% | 68,680 |
| New Castle | 167,082 | 66.30% | 81,230 | 32.23% | 3,700 | 1.47% | 85,852 | 34.07% | 252,012 |
| Sussex | 39,975 | 42.88% | 52,119 | 55.90% | 1,135 | 1.22% | -12,144 | -13.02% | 93,229 |
| Totals | 242,584 | 58.61% | 165,484 | 39.98% | 5,853 | 1.41% | 77,100 | 18.63% | 413,921 |
By congressional district edit
Due to the state's low population, only one congressional district is allocated. This district is called the At-Large district, because it covers the entire state, and thus is equivalent to the statewide election results.
| District | Romney | Obama | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| At-large | 39.98% | 58.61% | John Carney |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Delaware Democratic Delegation 2012". www.thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
- ^ "Primary and Caucus Printable Calendar". CNN. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
- ^ "Presidential Primary Dates" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- ^ State of Delaware official election results
- ^ "Official General Election Results". State of Delaware. November 7, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
External links edit
- The Green Papers: for Delaware
- The Green Papers: Major state elections in chronological order