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The 2012 United States presidential election in Utah took place on November 6, 2012 as part of the 2012 General Election in which all 50 states plus The District of Columbia participated. Utah voters chose six 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.
General election
Candidate Ballot Access:
- Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan, Republican
- Barack Obama/Joseph Biden, Democratic
- Rocky Anderson/Luis J. Rodriguez, Justice
- Gary Johnson/James P. Gray, Libertarian
- Jill Stein/Cheri Honkala, Green
- Virgil Goode/Jim Clymer, Constitution
Write in Access:
- Andre Barnett/Ken Cross, Reform
Democratic primary
Republican primary
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The Republican primary took place on 26 June 2012.[1] 37 delegates were chosen, for a total of 40 delegates to go to the national convention, all pledged to the primary winner.
In 2008, Mitt Romney received major support from the Mormon (LDS) and other religious population and was able to carry the state with 89.49% of the vote. Romney led the polling in 2012[2][3] and won the primary by a large margin.[4]
| Utah Republican primary, 2012[4] | |||
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| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates |
 Mitt Romney
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220,865 | 93.1% | 40 |
| Ron Paul | 11,209 | 4.7% | 0 |
| Rick Santorum | 3,541 | 1.5% | 0 |
| Newt Gingrich | 1,124 | 0.5% | 0 |
| Fred Karger | 578 | 0.2% | 0 |
| Pledged party leaders: | 3 | ||
| Total: | 237,317 | 100.0% | 40 |
| Key: | Withdrew prior to contest |
See also
- Republican Party presidential debates, 2012
- Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012
- Results of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries
- Utah Republican Party
References
- ^ "Primary and Caucus Printable Calendar". CNN. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
- ^ "WSJ Poll tracker, 17-poll average". Wall Street Journal. April 10, 2012.
- ^ "Poll: Utah voters believe Romney's Mormon faith hurting him less this time". Deseret News. April 3, 2012.
- ^ a b "Republican for President". Utah Election Results. State of Utah. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
External links
- The Green Papers: for Utah
- The Green Papers: Major state elections in chronological order