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]

2012 Alaska Republican presidential caucuses

March 6, 2012 (2012-03-06)

24 pledged delegates to the
2012 Republican National Convention
 
Candidate Mitt Romney Rick Santorum
Home state Massachusetts Pennsylvania
Delegate count 8 8
Popular vote 4,554 4,254
Percentage 32.22% 30.10%

 
Candidate Ron Paul Newt Gingrich
Home state Texas Georgia
Delegate count 6 2
Popular vote 3,410 1,878
Percentage 24.13% 13.29%

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 presidential caucuses
Candidate Votes % Delegates
Mitt Romney 4,554 32.22% 8
Rick Santorum 4,254 30.10% 8
Ron Paul 3,410 24.13% 6
Newt Gingrich 1,878 13.29% 2
Uncommitted 36 0.25% 0
Total 14,132 100% 24

References

  1. "Alaska Republican Events". Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
  2. "Primary and Caucus Printable Calendar". CNN. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
  3. "Presidential Primary Dates" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
  4. "2012 Convention Process". ARP. Archived from the original on February 17, 2012. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
  5. "2012 Convention Process". ARP. Archived from the original on February 17, 2012. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
  6. Nate Silver (March 4, 2012). "Romney Could Win Majority of Super Tuesday Delegates". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved March 5, 2012.


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