2012 U.S. Virgin Islands Republican presidential caucuses
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The 2012 United States Virgin Islands Republican caucuses were held on March 10, 2012.[1] The popular vote was won by Ron Paul, the Republican Party chairman for the U.S. Virgin Islands announced, but Mitt Romney was awarded a majority of the territory's delegates. Before the announcement, the 3 RNC delegates had committed themselves to Mitt Romney. As well as Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands cannot participate in the general election, but they can participate in the primaries.[2]
The events occurred on the same day as the 2012 Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and Kansas Republican caucuses.
Results
| United States Virgin Islands Republican caucuses, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Unbound Delegates | Delegates |
 Ron Paul
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112[3] | 29% | 1 | 1 |
| Mitt Romney | 101 | 26% | 6 | 7 |
| Rick Santorum | 23 | 6% | 0 | 0 |
| Newt Gingrich | 18 | 5% | 0 | 0 |
| Uncommitted | 130 | 34% | 2 | 1 |
| Unprojected delegates:[3] | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total: | 384 | 100% | 9 | 9 |
Popular vote
In the Virgin Islands caucus, votes were cast for specific delegates rather than specific candidates; the top six vote receivers became delegates. The candidates included six delegates declaring for Paul, three for Romney, 2 for Gingrich, 2 for Santorum and 9 that had not declared for any candidate.[3]
Delegates that had declared for Ron Paul received more total votes than the total for delegates that had declared for any other candidate in the caucus, although delegates that had not declared for a candidate received the most total votes.
Romney votes were more consolidated among his specific candidates, and all three became delegates, whereas despite winning a plurality of the popular vote, Paul's support was spread out and as a result only one of his candidates was in the top six. In addition, after the vote, one of the uncommitted delegates announced his support for Romney.[4] As a result, most media organizations decided to accordingly switch that delegate's support in the vote count (31 votes) from Uncommitted to Romney. This gave Romney an apparent plurality at 132 votes to 112 for Paul.[5]
This article reports the popular vote based off the numbers of the Virgin Islands Republican Party, which is based off of the announced support of the delegates at the vote, and does not take into account changes in presidential preferences after the vote was cast.
References
- ^ "Primary and Caucus Printable Calendar". CNN. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ "Paul nets first win, but not in delegates". The Washington Times. 12 Mar. 2012. Retrieved 12 Mar. 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ a b c "Ron Paul Wins Virgin Island Caucus, Mitt Romney Gets Most Delegates". WHNT-TV. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Romney picks up 7 delegates in US Virgin Islands GOP caucuses; 1 for Paul, 1 uncommitted". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Virgin Islands Republican Caucuses". The New York Times. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
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