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United States presidential election in Maryland, 2012|
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Maryland_Presidential_Election_Results_2012.svg/375px-Maryland_Presidential_Election_Results_2012.svg.png) County Results
Obama
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
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Romney
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
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The 2012 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 general election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Maryland voters chose 10 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.
Results
Results by county
County
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Barack Hussein Obama Democratic
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Willard Mitt Romney Republican
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Various candidates Other parties
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Margin
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Total votes cast
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#
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%
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#
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%
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#
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%
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#
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%
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Allegany
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9,805
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32.85%
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19,230
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64.42%
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815
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2.73%
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-9,425
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-31.57%
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29,850
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Anne Arundel
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126,635
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48.68%
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126,832
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48.75%
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6,688
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2.57%
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-197
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-0.08%
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260,155
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Baltimore County
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220,322
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57.26%
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154,908
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40.26%
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9,552
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2.48%
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65,414
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17.00%
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384,782
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Baltimore City
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221,478
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87.19%
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28,171
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11.09%
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4,356
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1.71%
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193,307
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76.10%
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254,005
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Calvert
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20,529
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45.10%
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23,952
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52.62%
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1,037
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2.28%
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-3,423
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-7.52%
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45,518
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Caroline
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4,970
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37.21%
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8,098
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60.63%
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289
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2.16%
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-3,128
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-23.42%
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13,357
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Carroll
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27,939
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31.92%
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56,761
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64.84%
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2,836
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3.24%
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-28,822
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-32.93%
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87,536
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Cecil
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16,557
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38.98%
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24,806
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58.39%
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1,117
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2.63%
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-8,249
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-19.42%
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42,480
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Charles
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48,774
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64.84%
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25,178
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33.47%
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1,270
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1.69%
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23,596
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31.37%
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75,222
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Dorchester
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7,257
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46.99%
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7,976
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51.64%
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211
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1.37%
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-719
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-4.66%
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15,444
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Frederick
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55,146
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47.09%
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58,798
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50.21%
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3,171
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2.71%
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-3,652
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-3.12%
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117,115
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Garrett
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3,124
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23.74%
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9,743
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74.05%
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290
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2.20%
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-6,619
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-50.31%
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13,157
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Harford
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49,729
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39.48%
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72,911
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57.89%
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3,314
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2.63%
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-23,182
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-18.41%
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125,954
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Howard
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91,393
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59.69%
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57,758
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37.72%
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3,957
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2.58%
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33,635
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21.97%
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153,108
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Kent
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4,842
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48.89%
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4,870
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49.17%
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192
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1.94%
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-28
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-0.28%
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9,904
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Montgomery
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323,400
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70.92%
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123,353
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27.05%
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9,239
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2.03%
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200,047
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43.87%
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455,992
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Prince George's
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347,938
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89.73%
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35,734
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9.22%
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4,072
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1.05%
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312,204
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80.52%
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387,744
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Queen Anne's
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8,556
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34.38%
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15,823
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63.58%
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509
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2.05%
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-7,267
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-29.20%
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24,888
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St. Mary's
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19,711
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41.22%
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26,797
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56.03%
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1,316
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2.75%
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-7,086
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-14.82%
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47,824
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Somerset
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5,240
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50.39%
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5,042
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48.49%
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117
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1.13%
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198
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1.90%
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10,399
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Talbot
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8,808
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43.05%
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11,339
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55.42%
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312
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1.53%
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-2,531
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-12.37%
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20,459
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Washington
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25,042
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39.90%
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36,074
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57.48%
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1,639
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2.61%
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-11,032
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-17.58%
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62,755
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Wicomico
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19,635
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46.46%
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21,764
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51.50%
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860
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2.04%
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-2,129
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-5.04%
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42,259
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Worcester
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11,014
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40.17%
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15,951
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58.17%
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455
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1.66%
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-4,937
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-18.01%
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27,420
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Totals |
1,677,844 |
61.97% |
971,869 |
35.90% |
57,614 |
2.13% |
705,975 |
26.08% |
2,707,327
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Republican primary
Maryland Republican primary, 2012|
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Maryland_Republican_Presidential_Primary_Election_Results_by_County%2C_2012.svg/255px-Maryland_Republican_Presidential_Primary_Election_Results_by_County%2C_2012.svg.png) Maryland results by county
Mitt Romney
Rick Santorum |
The Republican primary took place on April 3, 2012, the same day as the District of Columbia Republican primary and the Wisconsin Republican primary.[2] After the primary, 37 delegates were selected to attend the Republican National Convention.
Minor parties
Green convention
Green National Convention, Maryland Delegate Vote[5][6]
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Candidate
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Delegates
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Percentage
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Jill Stein
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5
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83%
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Roseanne Barr
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1
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17%
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Others
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-
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-
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Total
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6
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100%
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian National Convention, Maryland Delegate Vote [7]
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Candidate
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Delegates
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Percentage
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Gary Johnson
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9
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64%
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R. Lee Wrights
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4
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29%
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Carl Person
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1
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7%
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Others
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-
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-
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Total
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14
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100%
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References