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2012 United States presidential election in Delaware

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election_name2012 United States presidential election in Delaware
countryDelaware
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previous_election2008 United States presidential election in Delaware
previous_year2008
next_election2016 United States presidential election in Delaware
next_year2016
election_dateNovember 6, 2012
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nominee1**Barack Obama**
party1Democratic Party (United States)
home_state1Illinois
running_mate1**Joe Biden**
electoral_vote1**3**
popular_vote1**242,584**
percentage1**58.61%**
image2Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg
nominee2Mitt Romney
party2Republican Party (United States)
home_state2Massachusetts
running_mate2Paul Ryan
electoral_vote20
popular_vote2165,484
percentage239.98%
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Main article: 2012 United States presidential election

| [[File:Delaware Presidential Election Results 2012.svg|120px]] | County results | [[File:Delaware Presidential Election House District Results 2012.svg|120px]] | State House district results Obama Romney

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, 2012CandidateVotesPercentageDelegates
Mitt Romney16,14356.5%17
Newt Gingrich7,74227.1%0
Ron Paul3,01710.6%0
Rick Santorum1,6905.9%0
**Unprojected delegates:****0**
**Total:**28,592100%**17**
**Key:**Withdrew prior to contest

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Huffington PostNovember 6, 2012
CNNNovember 6, 2012
*The New York Times*November 6, 2012
*The Washington Post*November 6, 2012
RealClearPoliticsNovember 6, 2012
Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2012
FiveThirtyEightNovember 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**
RepublicanMitt RomneyPaul Ryan165,48439.98%0
LibertarianGary JohnsonJim Gray3,8820.94%0
GreenJill SteinCheri Honkala1,9400.47%0
Write-ins--310.01%0
**Totals****413,921****100.00%****3**
Voter turnout65.00%

|[[File:Map of 2012 presidential election in DE county swing.svg|200px]]|Shift by county |[[File:Map of 2012 presidential election in DE county trend.svg|200px]]|Trend relative to the state by county | | | | | | | | | | | | | |}}}}}}

By county

CountyBarack Obama
DemocraticMitt Romney
RepublicanVarious candidates
Other partiesMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%#%Totals242,58458.61%165,48439.98%5,8531.41%77,10018.63%413,921
Kent35,52751.73%32,13546.79%1,0181.48%3,3924.94%68,680
New Castle167,08266.30%81,23032.23%3,7001.47%85,85234.07%252,012
Sussex39,97542.88%52,11955.90%1,1351.22%-12,144-13.02%93,229

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.

DistrictRomneyObamaRepresentativeAt-large
39.98%**58.61%**John Carney

References

References

  1. "Delaware Democratic Delegation 2012".
  2. "Primary and Caucus Printable Calendar". [[CNN]].
  3. "Presidential Primary Dates". [[Federal Election Commission]].
  4. [https://archive.today/20120530164015/http://elections.delaware.gov/results/html/election.shtml State of Delaware official election results]
  5. "Huffington Post Election Dashboard". [[HuffPost]].
  6. "America's Choice 2012 Election Center: CNN Electoral Map". [[CNN]].
  7. "Election 2012 - The Electoral Map: Building a Path to Victory". [[The New York Times]].
  8. "2012 Presidential Election Results". The Washington Post.
  9. "RealClearPolitics - 2012 Election Maps - Battle for White House".
  10. "PROJECTION: OBAMA WILL LIKELY WIN SECOND TERM".
  11. "Nate Silver's political calculations predict 2012 election outcome".
  12. (2012-11-07). "Official General Election Results". State of Delaware.
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