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.
Biden's home state (and the state for whom he served as Senator from 1973 to 2009), Delaware decisively backed the Democratic ticket, with Obama carrying it by 18.63 percentage points. Widely considered a safe blue state in recent decades, all major news organizations expected this result, as no Republican presidential candidate has carried Delaware since 1988, making it part of the blue wall (states carried by Democrats in every election from 1992 to 2012).
Primary elections
Democratic primary 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.
Republican primary
The 2012 Delaware Republican presidential primary took place on April 24, 2012.
Delaware Republican primary, 2012 Candidate Votes Percentage DelegatesMitt Romney 16,143 56.5% 17Newt Gingrich 7,742 27.1% 0Ron Paul 3,017 10.6% 0Rick Santorum 1,690 5.9% 0Unprojected delegates:0Total: 28,592 100%17
Key:Withdrew prior to contest
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs ofHuffington PostNovember 6, 2012CNNNovember 6, 2012 The New York Times November 6, 2012The Washington PostNovember 6, 2012RealClearPoliticsNovember 6, 2012Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2012FiveThirtyEightNovember 6, 2012
Candidate ballot access 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 2012 United States presidential election in DelawarePartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral 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 Write-ins - - 31 0.01% 0 Totals 413,921 100.00% 3 Voter turnout 65.00%
By county County Barack ObamaDemocratic Mitt RomneyRepublican Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % 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% 93,229Totals242,58458.61%165,48439.98%5,8531.41%77,10018.63%413,921
By congressional district 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 RepresentativeAt-large 39.98% 58.61%John Carney
See also United States presidential elections in Delaware 2012 Republican Party presidential debates and forums 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries Results of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries Delaware Republican Party
References
External links The Green Papers: for Delaware The Green Papers: Major state elections in chronological order