2012 Alaska Republican presidential caucuses
The 2012 Alaska Republican presidential caucuses were held Super Tuesday, March 6, 2012.[1][2][3] The presidential preference poll portion of the caucuses was scheduled between 4 pm and 8 pm local time (which is 8 pm to midnight EST) at locations across the state and one caucus in Washington, D.C.[4]
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Similar to the 2012 Nevada caucuses, the results of the presidential preference poll will be used to directly and proportionately apportion 24 national convention delegates among the candidates.[5] Another 3 super delegates are unbound and not determined by the caucus results.[6]
Results
| 2012 Alaska Republican caucuses[7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Estimated national delegates |
 Mitt Romney |
4,285 | 32.4% | 8 |
| Rick Santorum | 3,860 | 29.2% | 7 |
| Ron Paul | 3,175 | 24.0% | 6 |
| Newt Gingrich | 1,865 | 14.1% | 3 |
| Uncommitted | 34 | 0.3% | |
| Unprojected delegates: | 3 | ||
| Totals | 13,219 | 100.0% | 27 |
References
- "Alaska Republican Events". Archived from the original on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- "Primary and Caucus Printable Calendar". CNN. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
- "Presidential Primary Dates" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- "2012 Convention Process". ARP. Archived from the original on 2012-02-17. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
- "2012 Convention Process". ARP. Archived from the original on 2012-02-17. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
- Nate Silver (March 4, 2012). "Romney Could Win Majority of Super Tuesday Delegates". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- New York Times, Retrieved March 23, 2012.
External links
- The Green Papers: for Alaska
- The Green Papers: Major state elections in chronological order
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