November 6, 2012 2016 → 2,078,688 1,773,827 Date 6 March 2012 | 16 0 53.30% 45.48% Location Georgia, United States | |
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Romney—40-50%
Romney—50-60%
Romney—60-70%
Romney—70-80%
Romney—80-90% Obama—40-50%
Obama—50-60%
Obama—60-70%
Obama—70-80%
Obama—80-90% Winner Newt Gingrich | ||
2012 georgia primary election part 1
The 2012 United States presidential election in Georgia took place on November 6, 2012 as part of the 2012 General Election in which all 50 states plus The District of Columbia participated. Georgia voters chose 16 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. Early County is the only county to have flipped from Republican to Democratic. Chattahoochee County is the only county to have flipped from Democratic to Republican. Romney won Georgia by a 7.82% margin. Romney received 53.30% of the vote to Obama's 45.48%.
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General election
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Democratic primary
Incumbent president Barack Obama was unopposed in the Georgia primary, therefore winning all of the state's delegates.
Republican primary
The 2012 Georgia Republican primary took place on March 6, 2012.
Georgia has 76 delegates to the Republic National Convention. The three super delegates are awarded winner-take-all to the statewide winner. Thirty-one delegates are awarded proportionately among candidates winning at least 20% of the vote statewide. Another 42 delegates are allocated by Congressional district, 3 delegates for each district. If a candidate gets a majority in a district, he wins all 3 delegates. If no one get majority, the delegates are split 2 and 1 between the top two candidates respectively.