2012 United States presidential election in Delaware

2012 United States presidential election in Delaware
Obama 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100%	Romney 50–60% 60–70%
President before election; Barack Obama; Democratic	Elected President ; Barack Obama; Democratic

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.

Obama easily carried Delaware by 18.63 points. Throughout the campaign, news organizations considered Delaware a state Obama would win, or a safe blue state. It has not been carried by a Republican presidential candidate since 1988, it has not been seriously contested by Republicans since 1992, and it is reckoned to be part of the blue wall, referring to the group of states that voted for the Democratic presidential nominee in every election from 1992 to 2012. Additionally, it is the home state of Obama's vice president, Joe Biden, who served as Senator there from 1973 to 2009.

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.^[1]

Republican primary

The 2012 Delaware Republican presidential primary took place on April 24, 2012.^[2]^[3]

Delaware Republican primary, 2012^[4]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Delegates
Mitt Romney	16,143	56.5%	17
Newt Gingrich	7,742	27.1%	0
Ron Paul	3,017	10.6%	0
Rick Santorum	1,690	5.9%	0
Unprojected delegates:			0
Total:	28,592	100%	17

Key:

Withdrew prior to contest

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Huffington Post^[5]	Safe D	November 6, 2012
CNN^[6]	Safe D	November 6, 2012
New York Times^[7]	Safe D	November 6, 2012
Washington Post^[8]	Safe D	November 6, 2012
RealClearPolitics^[9]	Solid D	November 6, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[10]	Solid D	November 5, 2012
FiveThirtyEight^[11]	Solid D	November 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 Delaware^[12]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Barack Obama (incumbent)	Joe Biden (incumbent)	242,584	58.61%	3
	Republican	Mitt Romney	Paul Ryan	165,484	39.98%	0
	Libertarian	Gary Johnson	Jim Gray	3,882	0.94%	0
	Green	Jill Stein	Cheri Honkala	1,940	0.47%	0
Totals				413,890	100.00%	3
Voter turnout						65.00%

By county

County	Barack Obama Democratic		Mitt Romney Republican		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
County	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total votes cast
Kent	35,527	51.73%	32,135	46.79%	1,018	1.48%	3,392	4.94%	68,680
New Castle	167,082	66.30%	81,230	32.23%	3,700	1.47%	85,852	34.07%	252,012
Sussex	39,975	42.88%	52,119	55.90%	1,135	1.22%	-12,144	-13.02%	93,229
Totals	242,584	58.61%	165,484	39.98%	5,853	1.41%	77,100	18.63%	413,921

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.

District	Romney	Obama	Representative
At-large	39.98%	58.61%	John Carney

References

^ "Delaware Democratic Delegation 2012". www.thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
^ "Primary and Caucus Printable Calendar". CNN. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
^ "Presidential Primary Dates" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
^ State of Delaware official election results
^ "Huffington Post Election Dashboard". HuffPost. Archived from the original on August 13, 2013.
^ "America's Choice 2012 Election Center: CNN Electoral Map". CNN. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013.
^ "Election 2012 - The Electoral Map: Building a Path to Victory". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 8, 2012.
^ "2012 Presidential Election Results". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on July 26, 2012.
^ "RealClearPolitics - 2012 Election Maps - Battle for White House". Archived from the original on June 8, 2011.
^ "PROJECTION: OBAMA WILL LIKELY WIN SECOND TERM".
^ "Nate Silver's political calculations predict 2012 election outcome".
^ "Official General Election Results". State of Delaware. November 7, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2012.

External links

The Green Papers: for Delaware
The Green Papers: Major state elections in chronological order

[1] "Delaware Democratic Delegation 2012". www.thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved October 30, 2020.

[2] "Primary and Caucus Printable Calendar". CNN. Retrieved January 11, 2012.

[3] "Presidential Primary Dates" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. Retrieved January 23, 2012.

[4] State of Delaware official election results

[5] "Huffington Post Election Dashboard". HuffPost. Archived from the original on August 13, 2013.

[6] "America's Choice 2012 Election Center: CNN Electoral Map". CNN. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013.

[7] "Election 2012 - The Electoral Map: Building a Path to Victory". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 8, 2012.

[8] "2012 Presidential Election Results". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on July 26, 2012.

[9] "RealClearPolitics - 2012 Election Maps - Battle for White House". Archived from the original on June 8, 2011.

[10] "PROJECTION: OBAMA WILL LIKELY WIN SECOND TERM".

[11] "Nate Silver's political calculations predict 2012 election outcome".

[12] "Official General Election Results". State of Delaware. November 7, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2012.

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See also: Political party strength in Delaware

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