2012 Texas Republican presidential primary explained

Election Name:2012 Texas Republican presidential primary
Country:Texas
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2008 Texas Republican presidential primary
Previous Year:2008
Next Election:2016 Texas Republican presidential primary
Next Year:2016
Image1:Mitt Romney by Gage Skidmore 6 cropped (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:Mitt Romney
Color1:ff6600
Home State1:Massachusetts
Delegate Count1:105
Popular Vote1:1,001,387
Percentage1:69.09%
Candidate2:Ron Paul
Color2:ffcc00
Home State2:Texas
Delegate Count2:18
Popular Vote2:174,207
Percentage2:12.02%
Image3:Rick Santorum by Gage Skidmore 2 (1).jpg
Candidate3:Rick Santorum
(withdrawn)
Color3:008000
Home State3:Pennsylvania
Delegate Count3:12
Popular Vote3:115,584
Percentage3:7.97%
Votes For Election:152 pledged delegates to the
2012 Republican National Convention
Elected Members:CA
Outgoing Members:KY

The 2012 Texas Republican presidential primary was held on May 29, 2012, as part of the 2012 Republican Party primaries for the 2012 U.S. presidential election. 152 delegates to the 2012 Republican National Convention were allocated to the presidential candidates.[1]

Former Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney ranked first and winner of the primary, Ron Paul, member of the U.S. House of Representatives, was second and Rick Santorum, former Chair of the Senate Republican Conference, was third (withdraw).[2]

The primary election took place when the election was originally scheduled to take place on Super Tuesday, but was rescheduled to April 3 and the controversies and efforts to reschedule that followed, finally, the primary set the date of the primary on May 29, 2012.[1]

Background

Mitt Romney, who lost the Texas election four years ago and lost the 2008 race to John McCain, launched his re-election campaign and won enough delegates to the 2012 Republican National Convention to face the incumbent president at that time, Barack Obama.[3]

Procedure

Date

The election was originally scheduled to take place on Super Tuesday (March 6), but due to litigation over the state's redistricting following the 2010 United States Census, it was rescheduled for April 3. That date is uncertain and the primary was expected to be held, earliest in late May 2012, with both May 22 and May 29 being proposed. U.S. District Court judge Xavier Rodriguez, one of the three judges overseeing the litigation, had suggested a June 26 date for the election. Finally, on March 1, 2012, the court issued an order setting the date of the primary to May 29, 2012.[4] [5] [6] [1]

Candidates

The following candidates achieved on the ballot:[7]

Results

Mitt Romney won the primary by 105 delegates to the 2012 Republican National Convention and a total of 1,001,387 popular votes from the state of Texas (69%), the second candidate, Ron Paul, received 18 delegates and 174,207 popular votes (12,02%) and the third candidate, Rick Santorum, received 12 delegates and 115,584 popular votes (7.97%), other candidates received under 10 delegates and under 100 thousand popular votes.

2012 Texas Republican presidential primary[8]
CandidateVotesPercentageDelegates
Mitt Romney1,001,38769%105
Ron Paul174,20712.02%18
Rick Santorum115,5847.97%12
Newt Gingrich 68,2474.71%7
Uncommitted60,6594.18%6
Michele Bachmann12,0970.83%1
Jon Huntsman8,6950.60% 1
Buddy Roemer4,7140.33%0
L. John Davis Jr.3,8870.27%0
Unpledged delegates:4
Superdelegates:3
Total:1,449,477100.0%155
Key: Withdrew prior to contest

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Fernandez . Manny . 2012-03-02 . Texas: Primary Election Set for May 29 . 2024-04-21 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
  2. News: Texas Republican Primary - Election Results . 2024-04-21 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
  3. News: Shear . Michael D. . 2011-06-03 . Romney, Opening Race, Presents Himself as the Candidate to Face Obama . 2024-04-21 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
  4. Web site: Primary and Caucus Printable Calendar . 2024-04-21 . edition.cnn.com.
  5. Web site: Election results and voting information . 2024-04-21 . FEC.gov . en.
  6. Web site: 2012-02-16 . Judge in Texas redistricting case tells Republican state officials to plan for May 29 primary - The Washington Post . 2024-04-21 . web.archive.org . 2012-02-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120216065954/http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/federal-judges-await-compromise-on-texas-voting-maps-that-might-push-state-primary-into-may/2012/02/15/gIQA1NL9ER_story.html . bot: unknown .
  7. Web site: Texas Republican Delegation 2012 . 2024-04-21 . www.thegreenpapers.com.
  8. Web site: 2012 Republican Party Primary Election, Texas Secretary of State. November 17, 2016.