Results of the 2012 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.

Maps +Map legend 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 noton ballot DatePledgeddelegatesContestCandidates and resultsTotal votes castRefBarack ObamaJohn Wolfe Jr. KJKeith JuddDarcy Richardson BEBob ElyRandall Terry JRJim RogersOther/UncommittedJanuary 354Iowa94.0%Unknown6.0%January 1028New Hampshire80.9%0.4%Unknown0.4%0.5%0.7%Unknown17.1%January 2136Nevada100%Not on ballotUnreportedJanuary 2856South Carolina100%Primary cancelledFebruary 791Minnesota96.3%Not on ballot3.7%February 789Missouri88.4%1.4%Not on ballot1.2%Not on ballot2.7%Not on ballot6.3%February 2631Maine100%Not on ballotUnreportedFebruary 28NoneMichigan89.3%Not on ballot10.7%March 5110Georgia100%Not on ballotMarch 6110Massachusetts81.2%Not on ballot18.8%174Ohio100%Not on ballot45Oklahoma57.1%Not on ballot6.4%4.7%18.0%13.8%Not on ballot82Tennessee88.5%Not on ballot11.5%18Vermont98.2%Not on ballot1.8%106Virginia100%Primary cancelled6American Samoa100%Not on ballotUnreportedMarch 726Hawai'i96.9%Not on ballot3.1%March 1363Alabama84.1%Not on ballot15.9%March 1340Mississippi100%Not on ballot29Utah100%Not on ballotUnreportedMarch 20189Illinois99.9%Not on ballotnil%Not on ballotMarch 2464Louisiana76.5%11.8%Not on ballot5.2%6.6%Not on ballotMarch 3170Arizona100%Primary cancelledApril 397Maryland88.5%Not on ballot11.5%100Wisconsin98.2%Not on ballot1.8%100Washington, D.C.96.2%Not on ballot3.8%April 1419Alaska100%Not on ballot24Idaho100%Not on ballot49Kansas100%Not on ballotUnreported38Nebraska100%Not on ballotUnreported12Wyoming100%Not on ballotUnreportedApril 2473Connecticut100%Primary cancelled23Delaware100%Primary cancelled337 New York100%Primary cancelled228Pennsylvania97.0%Not on ballot3.0%32Rhode Island83.4%Not on ballot16.6%May 5276Florida100%Not on ballotUnreported183Michigan100%Not on ballotUnreported7Guam100%Not on ballotMay 619Democrats Abroad99.1%Not on ballot0.9%May 896Indiana100%Not on ballot139North Carolina79.2% Not on ballot20.8% 36West Virginia59.4% Not on ballot40.6% Not on ballotMay 15NoneNebraska100%Not on ballot40Oregon94.7%Not on ballot5.3%May 2247Arkansas58.4% 41.6% Not on ballot47Kentucky57.9% Not on ballot42.1% May 268Wyoming100%Not on ballotMay 29NoneTexas88.2%5.1%Not on ballot4.3%2.5%Not on ballotJune 272Colorado100%Not on ballotUnreportedJune 360Puerto Rico100%Not on ballotUnreportedJune 5547California99.9% Not on ballotnil%Not on ballotnil% 24Montana90.5%Not on ballot9.5%153New Jersey100%Not on ballotUnreported39New Mexico100%Not on ballot22North Dakota100%Not on ballotUnreported22South Dakota100%Primary cancelledJune 3105Washington100%Not on ballot7Virgin Islands100%Not on ballotJune 9260Texas100%Not on ballotN/AN/ANorthern Mariana IslandsNo convention heldTotals votes earned4,76160 contests91.0%1.3%0.8%0.5%0.3%0.3%0.2%5.6%Convention roll call100%0%

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