2012 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia

President Obama was the only candidate in the primary. The District cast all 45 of its delegate votes at the 2012 Democratic National Convention for Obama.[2]

2012 District of Columbia Republican presidential primary

April 3, 2012 (2012-04-03)

Candidate Mitt Romney Ron Paul Home state Massachusetts Texas Delegate count 18 0 Popular vote 3,577 621 Percentage 70.08% 12.17%   Candidate Newt Gingrich Jon Huntsman Home state Georgia Utah Delegate count 0 0 Popular vote 558 348 Percentage 10.93% 6.82%

District of Columbia results by ward   Mitt Romney (Note: Italicization indicates a withdrawn candidacy)

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The 2012 District of Columbia Republican presidential primary was held on April 3, 2012,[4][5][6] the same day as the Maryland and Wisconsin Republican primaries.

The District of Columbia Republican Party required a $5,000 contribution, signatures from one percent of registered Republicans, and the names of 16 potential delegates and 16 alternate delegates, who then must register with the District of Columbia Office of Campaign Finance.[7][8] Alternatively, under II.D.1(c) a candidate need not file signatures with a $10,000 contribution.[8] The District of Columbia Republican Party certified Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul in lieu of petitions under II.D.1(c).[9] Rick Santorum was not included on the ballot because he did not meet these requirements.[7][9]

The District of Columbia Republican Party decided not to allow write-in votes for the primary.[10]

The candidate with the most votes in the primary, Mitt Romney, was awarded sixteen delegates.[11] Romney received the most votes in each of the District of Columbia's eight wards, receiving the majority of votes in wards 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6, and a plurality of votes in wards 5, 7, and 8.[12] Paul received the second most votes in wards 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, and 8, while Gingrich received the second most votes in wards 3 and 7.[12] Romney also received the most votes, or tied for the most votes, in 129 of the 143 voting precincts.[13]

The District of Columbia's three superdelegates are Chairman Bob Kabel, Republican National Committeewoman Betsy Werronen, and Republican National Committeeman Tony Parker.[14] Kabel and Werronen both support Mitt Romney.[14][15] Other delegates for the District of Columbia include Patrick Mara and Rachel Hoff.[16]

Jill Homan and Bob Kabel were elected National Committeewoman and the National Committeeman, respectively.[17] They will both take office after the end of the 2012 Republican National Convention.[18]

2012 District of Columbia Republican presidential primary[19]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Delegates
Mitt Romney	3,577	70.08%	18
Ron Paul	621	12.17%	0
Newt Gingrich	558	10.93%	0
Jon Huntsman	348	6.82%	0
Unprojected delegates:			1
Under votes	153
Total:	5,257	100%	19

• 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:

• Virgil Goode/Jim Clymer, Constitution
• Rocky Anderson/Luis J. Rodriguez, Justice

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