2012 Alabama Republican presidential primary

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2012 Alabama Republican presidential primary
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  2008 March 13, 2012 (2012-03-13) 2016  
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50 delegates to Republican National Convention
(47 pledged, 3 unpledged)
  Rick Santorum by Gage Skidmore 2 (1).jpg Newt Gingrich by Gage Skidmore 6 (cropped).jpg
Candidate Rick Santorum Newt Gingrich
Home state Pennsylvania Georgia
Delegate count1712
Popular vote215,105182,276
Percentage34.55%29.28%

  Mitt Romney by Gage Skidmore 6 cropped (cropped).jpg Ron Paul (6238703989) (cropped).jpg
Candidate Mitt Romney Ron Paul
Home state Massachusetts Texas
Delegate count100
Popular vote180,32130,937
Percentage28.97%4.97%

Alabama Republican Presidential Caucuses Detailed Election Results by County, 2012.svg
Alabama Republican Presidential Caucuses Detailed Election Results by District, 2012.svg
Santorum:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%
Gingrich:     30–40%     40–50%
Romney:     30–40%
Tie:     20–30%

The 2012 Alabama Republican presidential primary took place on March 13, 2012, on the same day as the Mississippi Republican primary and the Hawaii Republican caucuses. [1] [2] Rick Santorum was declared the winner.

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Significance

The Alabama and Mississippi primaries were seen as a last possible point for the Newt Gingrich campaign to stay afloat in a primary season where he had only won two states up to that point; South Carolina in January and Georgia during Super Tuesday. [3] Alabama and Mississippi were the keystones of his "Southern Strategy". [4] [5] Gingrich ignored other upcoming primaries to focus on campaigning in the two neighboring Gulf states. [6]

Results

2012 Alabama Republican presidential primary [7]
CandidateVotesPercentageProjected delegate count
AP
[8]
CNN
[9]
FOX
Rick Santorum 215,10534.55%2218-
Newt Gingrich 182,27629.28%149-
Mitt Romney 180,32128.97%119-
Ron Paul 30,9374.97%00-
Rick Perry (withdrawn)1,8670.30%00-
Michele Bachmann (withdrawn)1,7000.27%00-
Jon Huntsman (withdrawn)1,0490.17%00-
Uncommitted9,2591.49%00-
Unprojected delegates31450
Total:622,514100.00%505050

Santorum won most of the counties and thus five out of seven congressional districts, especially in the northern parts including Huntsville. Gingrich did the best in the southeast, winning its 2nd congressional district. Romney won in big cities such as Birmingham, Montgomery and Mobile. He was able to only win the Mobile metropolitan based 1st congressional district. [1]

The results in Alabama, alongside those of Mississippi, effectively ended any remaining momentum for Gingrich's struggling campaign. Despite the second-place finishes in "must-win" states, Gingrich chose to stay in the race in hopes of facilitating a brokered convention. [10]

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