2012 United States presidential election in Delaware
November 6, 2012
 
Nominee Barack Obama Mitt Romney
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Illinois Massachusetts
Running mate Joe Biden Paul Ryan
Electoral vote 3 0
Popular vote 242,584 165,484
Percentage 58.61% 39.98%
County Results
President before election

Barack Obama
Democratic

 Elected President

Barack Obama
Democratic

The 2012 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Delaware 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.

Obama easily carried Delaware by 18.63 points. Throughout the campaign, news organizations considered Delaware a state Obama would win, or a safe blue state. It has not been carried by a Republican presidential candidate since 1988, it has not been seriously contested by Republicans since 1992, and it is reckoned to be part of the blue wall, referring to the group of states that voted for the Democratic presidential nominee in every election from 1992 to 2012. Additionally, it is the home state of Obama's vice president, Joe Biden, who served as Senator there from 1973 to 2009.

Primary elections

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary in Delaware was cancelled as President Obama was the only candidate to file for the ballot, and received Delaware's entire delegation.[1]

Republican primary

2012 Delaware Republican presidential primary
April 24, 2012 (2012-04-24)
 
Candidate Mitt Romney Newt Gingrich Ron Paul
Home state Massachusetts Georgia Texas
Delegate count 17 0 0
Popular vote 16,143 7,742 3,017
Percentage 56.5% 27.1% 10.6%
Delaware results by county
  Mitt Romney

The 2012 Delaware Republican presidential primary took place on April 24, 2012.[2][3]

Delaware Republican primary, 2012[4]
Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates
Mitt Romney 16,143 56.5% 17
Newt Gingrich 7,742 27.1% 0
Ron Paul 3,017 10.6% 0
Rick Santorum 1,690 5.9% 0
Unprojected delegates: 0
Total: 28,592 100% 17
Key:Withdrew prior to contest

General election

Candidate 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:

  • Rocky Anderson/Luis J. Rodriguez, Justice

Results

2012 United States presidential election in Delaware[5]
Party Candidate Running mate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic Barack Obama Joe Biden 242,584 58.61% 3
Republican Mitt Romney Paul Ryan 165,484 39.98% 0
Libertarian Gary Johnson Jim Gray 3,882 0.94% 0
Green Jill Stein Cheri Honkala 1,940 0.47% 0
Totals 413,890 100.00% 3
Voter turnout 65.00%

By county

County Barack Obama
Democratic		 Mitt Romney
Republican		 Various candidates
Other parties		 Margin Total votes cast
#  % #  % #  % #  %
Kent 35,527 51.73% 32,135 46.79% 1,018 1.48% 3,392 4.94% 68,680
New Castle 167,082 66.30% 81,230 32.23% 3,700 1.47% 85,852 34.07% 252,012
Sussex 39,975 42.88% 52,119 55.90% 1,135 1.22% -12,144 -13.02% 93,229
Totals242,58458.61%165,48439.98%5,8531.41%77,10018.63%413,921

By congressional district

Due to the state's low population, only one congressional district is allocated. This district is called the At-Large district, because it covers the entire state, and thus is equivalent to the statewide election results.

District Romney Obama Representative
At-large 39.98% 58.61% John Carney

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Delaware Democratic Delegation 2012". www.thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Primary and Caucus Printable Calendar". CNN. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Presidential Primary Dates" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
  4. ↑ State of Delaware official election results
  5. ↑ "Official General Election Results". State of Delaware. November 7, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
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