2012 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia

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2012 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia

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Nominee Barack Obama Mitt Romney Party Democratic Republican Home state Illinois Massachusetts Running mate Joe Biden Paul Ryan Electoral vote 3 0 Popular vote 267,070 21,381 Percentage 90.91% 7.28%

Ward results Precinct results Obama   60-70%   70-80%   80-90%   90-100% The 2012 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 United States presidential election in which all 50 states and the District of Columbia participated. D.C. 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. Prior to the election, Washington DC was considered to be a definite win for Obama; the nation's capital is heavily Democratic and has always voted for Democratic nominees for president by overwhelming margins. Obama and Biden carried the District of Columbia with 90.9% of the popular vote to Romney's and Ryan's 7.3%, thus winning the district's three electoral votes. [1] Primary elections Democratic primary 2012 District of Columbia Democratic presidential primary ← 2008 April 3, 2012 2016  → ←  AZ MD  → 45 delegates (22 pledged and 23 unpledged) to the Democratic National Convention   Candidate Barack Obama Uncommitted Home state Illinois N/A Delegate count 45 0 Popular vote 56,503 1,100 Percentage 97.44% 1.9% Detailed results by precincts, wards and municipal districts 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] Obama won every vote in three precincts: 79, 96 and 119. He performed the worst in Precinct 2, where the George Washington University and the White House are located. [3] [4] District of Columbia Democratic primary, 2012 [5] Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates Barack Obama (incumbent) 56,503 96.23% 22 Uncommitted 1,100 1.87% 0 Under votes 725 1.23% 0 Write-ins 386 0.66% 0 Unpledged delegates: 23 Total: 58,714 100% 45 Results by ward Running virtually unchallenged, Obama swept all of the capital's eight wards with more than 90% of the vote. He performed best in Wards 7 and 8 in DC's southeast part, securing more than 99% of the vote in each. Conversely, he earned his worst results in Wards 2 and 3, falling below 95% of the vote. [3] District Obama Uncommitted Ward 1 97.04% 2.16% Ward 2 94.37% 4.01% Ward 3 94.14% 4.14% Ward 4 97.94% 1.59% Ward 5 98.95% 1.18% Ward 6 96.95% 2.22% Ward 7 99.01% 0.79% Ward 8 99.08% 0.74% Republican primary 2012 District of Columbia Republican presidential primary ←  2008 April 3, 2012 (2012-04-03) 2016 →   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) The 2012 District of Columbia Republican presidential primary was held on April 3, 2012, [6] [7] [8] 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. [9] [10] Alternatively, under II.D.1(c) a candidate need not file signatures with a $10,000 contribution. [10] The District of Columbia Republican Party certified Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul in lieu of petitions under II.D.1(c). [11] Rick Santorum was not included on the ballot because he did not meet these requirements. [9] [11] The District of Columbia Republican Party decided not to allow write-in votes for the primary. [12] The candidate with the most votes in the primary, Mitt Romney, was awarded sixteen delegates. [13] 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. [14] 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. [14] Romney also received the most votes, or tied for the most votes, in 129 of the 143 voting precincts. [15] The District of Columbia's three superdelegates are Chairman Bob Kabel, Republican National Committeewoman Betsy Werronen, and Republican National Committeeman Tony Parker. [16] Kabel and Werronen both support Mitt Romney. [16] [17] Other delegates for the District of Columbia include Patrick Mara and Rachel Hoff. [18] Jill Homan and Bob Kabel were elected National Committeewoman and the National Committeeman, respectively. [19] They will both take office after the end of the 2012 Republican National Convention. [20] 2012 District of Columbia Republican presidential primary [21] 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 Key: Withdrew prior to contest General election Predictions Source Ranking As of Huffington Post [22] Safe D November 6, 2012 CNN [23] Safe D November 6, 2012 New York Times [24] Safe D November 6, 2012 Washington Post [25] Safe D November 6, 2012 RealClearPolitics [26] Solid D November 6, 2012 Sabato's Crystal Ball [27] Solid D November 5, 2012 FiveThirtyEight [28] Solid D November 6, 2012 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: Virgil Goode/Jim Clymer, Constitution Rocky Anderson/Luis J. Rodriguez, Justice Results 2012 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia Party Candidate Running mate Votes Percentage Electoral votes Democratic Barack Obama (incumbent) Joe Biden (incumbent) 267,070 90.91% 3 Republican Mitt Romney Paul Ryan 21,381 7.28% 0 Green Jill Stein Cheri Honkala 2,458 0.84% 0 Libertarian Gary Johnson James P. Gray 2,083 0.71% 0 Others Others Others 772 0.26% 0 Totals 293,764 100.00% 3 Voter turnout  ??? — Results by Ward [29] Ward Barack Obama Mitt Romney Jill Stein Gary Johnson Ward 1 91.95% 32,131 5.1% 1,782 1.74% 609 0.95% 332 Ward 2 80.86% 24,096 16.36% 4,876 0.98% 292 1.32% 394 Ward 3 80.05% 31,202 17.37% 6,771 1.11% 431 1.1% 428 Ward 4 94.19% 36,864 4.28% 1,674 0.89% 350 0.45% 176 Ward 5 95.88% 36,436 2.89% 1,097 0.62% 235 0.42% 159 Ward 6 87.31% 38,825 10.39% 4,620 0.89% 396 1.08% 482 Ward 7 98.52% 35,536 0.9% 324 0.24% 87 0.18% 65 Ward 8 98.82% 31,980 0.73% 237 0.18% 58 0.05% 47 See also United States presidential elections in the District of Columbia 2012 Republican Party presidential debates and forums 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries Results of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries References "2012 Presidential Election - District of Columbia". Politico. Retrieved November 22, 2012. "District of Columbia Democratic Delegation 2012". www.thegreenpapers.com. 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