Results of the 2012 Democratic Party presidential primaries
Results of the Democratic Party presidential primaries
This article contains the results of the 2012 Democratic Party presidential primaries and caucuses, the processes by which the Democratic Party selects delegates to attend the 2012 Democratic National Convention .
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Barack Hussein Obama
John Wolfe, Jr.
Keith Judd
Bob Ely
Randall Terry
Jim Rogers
Uncommitted
Tie
No votes reported
Overview of results
During the 2012 presidential primaries , 51 individuals sought the nomination of the Democratic Party . Incumbent President Barack Obama won the nomination unanimously at the 2012 Democratic National Convention and was re-elected as president in the general election by defeating Republican nominee Mitt Romney .
As expected for the incumbent president, Obama won every primary election , but faced more difficulty than projected. Fifteen additional candidates appeared on primary ballots, and of these, four appeared on more than one ballot. Four qualified for convention delegates including: attorney John Wolfe, Jr. , prison inmate Keith Russell Judd , perennial candidate Jim Rogers, and anti-abortion activist Randall Terry . Each of these had their delegates stripped prior to the convention due to technicalities.
The following candidates earned at least 5% of the popular vote in any contest:
Legend:
1st place (popular vote)
2nd place (popular vote)
3rd place (popular vote)
Candidate not on ballot
Date(daily totals) [1]
Pledged delegates
Contest
Candidates and results
Total votes cast
Ref
Barack Obama
John Wolfe Jr.
KJ Keith Judd
Darcy Richardson
BE Bob Ely
Randall Terry
JR Jim Rogers
Other/Uncommitted
January 3
54
Iowa
94.0% 110 delegates 7,666 votes
Unknown
6.0% [a] 486 votes
8,152 votes
[2]
January 10
28
New Hampshire
80.9% 28 delegates 49,080 votes
0.4% 245 votes
Unknown
0.4% 264 votes
0.5% 287 votes
0.7% 442 votes
Unknown
17.1% [b] 10,341 votes
60,659 votes
[3]
January 21
36
Nevada
100% 31 delegates
Not on ballot
Unreported
[4]
January 28
56
South Carolina
100% 56 delegates
Primary cancelled
[5]
February 7
91
Minnesota
96.3% 91 delegates 16,733 votes
Not on ballot
3.7% 643 votes
17,376 votes
[6]
February 7
89
Missouri
88.4% 89 delegates 64,435 votes
1.4% 1,000 votes
Not on ballot
1.2% 873 votes
Not on ballot
2.7% 1,998 votes
Not on ballot
6.3% 4,582 votes
72,888 votes
[7]
February 26
31
Maine
100% 31 delegates
Not on ballot
Unreported
[8]
February 28
None
Michigan(primary)
89.3% 174,054 votes
Not on ballot
10.7% 20,833 votes
194,887 votes
[9]
March 5
110
Georgia
100% 110 delegates 139,273 votes
Not on ballot
139,273 votes
[10]
March 6(541)
110
Massachusetts
81.2% 110 delegates 127,909 votes
Not on ballot
18.8% [c] 29,654 votes
157,563 votes
[11]
174
Ohio
100% 174 delegates 547,588 votes
Not on ballot
547,588 votes
[12]
45
Oklahoma
57.1% 35 delegates 64,259 votes
Not on ballot
6.4% 7,192 votes
4.7% 5,318 votes
18.0% 7 delegates 20,294 votes
13.8% 3 delegates 15,535 votes
Not on ballot
112,598 votes
[13]
82
Tennessee
88.5% 94 delegates 80,357 votes
Not on ballot
11.5% 3 delegates 10,413 votes
90,770 votes
[14]
18
Vermont
98.2% 18 delegates 30,954 votes
Not on ballot
1.8% [d] 582 votes
31,536 votes
[15]
106
Virginia
100% 106 delegates
Primary cancelled
[16]
6
American Samoa
100% 6 delegates
Not on ballot
Unreported
[17]
March 7
26
Hawai'i
96.9% 26 delegates 1,316 votes
Not on ballot
3.1% 42 votes
1,358 votes
[18]
March 13
63
Alabama
84.1% 55 delegates 241,167 votes
Not on ballot
15.9% 8 delegates 45,613 votes
286,780 votes
[19]
March 13(69)
40
Mississippi
100% 40 delegates 97,304 votes
Not on ballot
97,304 votes
[20]
29
Utah
100% 29 delegates
Not on ballot
Unreported
[21]
March 20
189
Illinois
99.9% 189 delegates 652,583 votes
Not on ballot
nil% 124 votes
Not on ballot
652,717 votes
[22]
March 24
64
Louisiana
76.5% 60 delegates 115,150 votes
11.8% 4 delegates 17,804 votes
Not on ballot
5.2% 7,750 votes
6.6% 9,897 votes
Not on ballot
150,601 votes
[23]
March 31
70
Arizona
100% 70 delegates
Primary cancelled
[24]
April 3(219)
97
Maryland
88.5% 94 delegates 288,766 votes
Not on ballot
11.5% 3 delegates 37,704 votes
326,470 votes
[25]
100
Wisconsin
98.2% 100 delegates 293,029 votes
Not on ballot
1.8% 3 delegates 5,385 votes
298,414 votes
[26]
100
Washington, D.C.
96.2% 22 delegates 56,503 votes
Not on ballot
3.8% 2,211 votes
58,714 votes
[27]
April 14(142)
19
Alaska
100% 19 delegates 500 votes
Not on ballot
500 votes
[28]
24
Idaho
100% 24 delegates 1,400 votes
Not on ballot
1400 votes
[29]
49
Kansas
100% 49 delegates
Not on ballot
Unreported
[30]
38
Nebraska(caucus)
100% 49 delegates
Not on ballot
Unreported
[31]
12
Wyoming(caucus)
100% 12 delegates
Not on ballot
Unreported
[32]
April 24(693)
73
Connecticut
100% 73 delegates
Primary cancelled
[33]
23
Delaware
100% 23 delegates
Primary cancelled
[34]
337
New York
100% 337 delegates
Primary cancelled
[35]
228
Pennsylvania
97.0% 228 delegates 610,401 votes
Not on ballot
3.0% [e] 19,082 votes
629,483 votes
[36]
32
Rhode Island
83.4% 32 delegates 6,759 votes
Not on ballot
16.6% [f] 1,347 votes
8,106 votes
[37]
May 5(466)
276
Florida
100% 276 delegates
Not on ballot
Unreported
[38]
183
Michigan(caucus)
100% 183 delegates
Not on ballot
Unreported
[39]
7
Guam
100% 7 delegates 700 votes
Not on ballot
700 votes
[40]
May 6
19
Democrats Abroad
99.1% 19 delegates 2,709 votes
Not on ballot
0.9% 25 votes
2,734 votes
[41]
May 8(271)
96
Indiana
100% 96 delegates 221,466 votes
Not on ballot
221,466 votes
[42]
139
North Carolina
79.2% 104 delegates 766,079 votes
Not on ballot
20.8% 35 delegates 200,810 votes
966,889 votes
[43]
36
West Virginia
59.4% 21 delegates 106,770 votes
Not on ballot
40.6% 15 delegates[g] 73,138 votes
Not on ballot
179,908 votes
[44]
May 15(40)
None
Nebraska(primary)
100% 62,229 votes
Not on ballot
62,229 votes
[45]
40
Oregon
94.7% 40 delegates 267,382 votes
Not on ballot
5.3% [h] 15,077 votes
282,459 votes
[46]
May 22
47
Arkansas
58.4% 28 delegates 94,936 votes
41.6% 19 delegates 67,711 votes
Not on ballot
162,647 votes
[47]
47
Kentucky
57.9% 38 delegates 119,291 votes
Not on ballot
42.1% 27 delegates 86,921 votes
206,218 votes
[48]
May 26
8
Wyoming(convention)
100% 8 delegates
Not on ballot
[49]
May 29
None
Texas(primary)
88.2% 520,410 votes
5.1% 29,879 votes
Not on ballot
4.3% 25,430 votes
2.5% 14,445 votes
Not on ballot
590,164 votes
[50]
June 2
72
Colorado
100% 72 delegates
Not on ballot
Unreported
[51]
June 3
60
Puerto Rico
100% 60 delegates
Not on ballot
Unreported
[52]
June 5(802)
547
California
99.9% 547 delegates 2,075,905 votes
Not on ballot
nil% 221 votes
Not on ballot
nil% [i] 183 votes
2,076,309 votes
[53]
24
Montana
90.5% 24 delegates 79,537 votes
Not on ballot
9.5% 8,306 votes
87,843 votes
[54]
153
New Jersey
100% 153 delegates
Not on ballot
Unreported
[55]
39
New Mexico
100% 39 delegates 121,769 votes
Not on ballot
121,769 votes
[56]
22
North Dakota
100% 22 delegates
Not on ballot
Unreported
[57]
22
South Dakota
100% 22 delegates
Primary cancelled
[58]
June 3(112)
105
Washington(convention)
100% 105 delegates
Not on ballot
[59]
7
Virgin Islands
100% 7 delegates
Not on ballot
[60]
June 9
260
Texas(convention)
100% 260 delegates
Not on ballot
[61]
N/A
N/A
Northern Mariana Islands
No convention held
[62]
Totals votes earned
4,761
60 contests
91.0% 4,780 delegates 8,106,369 votes
1.3% 23 delegates 116,639 votes
0.8% 15 delegates 73,138 votes
0.5% 0 delegates 41,730 votes
0.3% 0 delegates 29,947 votes
0.3% 7 delegates 22,858 votes
0.2% 3 delegates 15,535 votes
5.6% 79 delegates 500,240 votes
8,903,722 votes
Convention roll call
100% 5,556 delegates
0%
Notes
^ Results for individual candidates unknown
^ 2,289 votes (3.8%) for Ron Paul 1,814 votes (3.0%) for Mitt Romney 1,238 votes (2.0%) for John Huntsman 945 votes (1.5%) for Ed Cowan 833 votes (1.4%) for Vermin Supreme 3,222 votes (5.4%) for all others
^ 16,075 votes (10.2%) for "Uncommitted" 9,690 (6.2%) blanked ballots 3,889 votes (2.5%) for "Others"
^ Write-in
^ Write-in
^ 1,133 votes (14.0%) for "Uncommitted" 214 (2.6%) write-in
^ Delegates were invalidated and pledged to Obama.
^ Write-in
^ 129 votes for Michael Meyer 54 votes for Luis Ramos
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