United States presidential election in California, 2012
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The 2012 United States presidential election in California took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 general election in which all 50 states plus The District of Columbia participated. California voters chose 55 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.
According to Secretary of State Debra Bowen's website, the President won the popular vote with 60.24%, Mitt Romney in second place at 37.12%, and Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson in third place at 1.10%.[1] The Democrats have won the state in every presidential election since 1992.
Primaries
Democratic primary
There was no primary in 2012 for the Democratic party.
Republican primary
The California Republican 2012 primary took place on June 5, 2012.[2][3][4] 169 delegates will be chosen, for a total of 172 delegates to go to the national convention.
Delegate allocation rule
As noted in the Green Papers for California . "159 district delegates are to be bound to presidential contenders based on the primary results in each of the 53 congressional districts: each congressional district is assigned 3 National Convention delegates and the presidential contender receiving the greatest number of votes in that district will receive all 3 of that district's National Convention delegates. 10 at-large delegates (10 base at-large delegates plus 0 bonus delegate) are to be bound to the presidential contender receiving the greatest number of votes in the primary statewide. In addition, 3 party leaders, the National Committeeman, the National Committeewoman, and the chairman of the California's Republican Party, will attend the convention as unpledged delegates by virtue of their position."
Results
| California Republican primary, 2012[5] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates |
| Mitt Romney | 1,530,513 | 79.5% | 171 |
| Ron Paul | 199,246 | 10.4% | 0 |
| Rick Santorum | 102,258 | 5.3% | 0 |
| Newt Gingrich | 72,022 | 3.7% | 0 |
| Buddy Roemer | 12,520 | 0.7% | 0 |
| Fred Karger | 8,393 | 0.4% | 0 |
| Jeremy Hannon | 11 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Donald James Gonzales | 5 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Sheldon Yeu Howard | 2 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Unpledged delegates: | 1 | ||
| Total: | 1,924,970 | 100% | 172 |
| Key: | Withdrew prior to contest | Write-in |
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
- Tom Hoefling/Robert Ornelas, Independent
- Roseanne Barr/Cindy Sheehan, Peace and Freedom
Write-In Candidate Access:
- Virgil Goode/Jim Clymer, Constitution
- Rocky Anderson/Luis J. Rodriguez, Justice
- James Harris/Maura DeLuca, Socialist Workers
- Stewart Alexander/Alejandro Mendoza, Socialist
- Jerry White/Phyllis Scherrer, Socialist Equality
- Stephen Durham/Christina Lopez, Freedom Socialist
- Ron Paul/Andrew Napolitano [6]
Results
By county
| County | Obama | Votes | Romney | Votes | Others | Votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda | 78.7% | 469,684 | 18.1% | 108,182 | 3.2% | 19,027 | 596,893 |
| Alpine | 59.5% | 389 | 36.1% | 236 | 4.4% | 29 | 654 |
| Amador | 38.6% | 6,830 | 58.1% | 10,281 | 3.3% | 582 | 17,693 |
| Butte | 46.9% | 42,669 | 48.9% | 44,479 | 4.2% | 3,873 | 91,021 |
| Calaveras | 39.7% | 8,670 | 56.5% | 12,365 | 3.8% | 827 | 21,862 |
| Colusa | 38.3% | 2,314 | 59.6% | 3,601 | 2.1% | 130 | 6,045 |
| Contra Costa | 66.2% | 290,824 | 31.1% | 136,517 | 2.7% | 11,804 | 439,145 |
| Del Norte | 43.4% | 3,791 | 52.8% | 4,614 | 3.8% | 331 | 8,736 |
| El Dorado | 39.5% | 35,166 | 57.3% | 50,973 | 3.2% | 2,859 | 88,998 |
| Fresno | 49.7% | 129,129 | 47.9% | 124,490 | 1.8% | 6,078 | 259,697 |
| Glenn | 35.9% | 3,301 | 61.3% | 5,632 | 2.8% | 258 | 9,191 |
| Humboldt | 59.7% | 34,457 | 32.6% | 18,825 | 7.7% | 4,404 | 57,686 |
| Imperial | 65.2% | 25,136 | 33.2% | 12,776 | 1.6% | 620 | 38,532 |
| Inyo | 42.8% | 3,422 | 54.2% | 4,340 | 3.0% | 242 | 8,004 |
| Kern | 40.5% | 89,495 | 57.3% | 126,618 | 2.2% | 4,900 | 221,013 |
| Kings | 41.4% | 12,979 | 56.4% | 17,671 | 2.2% | 701 | 31,351 |
| Lake | 56.4% | 13,163 | 39.5% | 9,200 | 4.1% | 955 | 23,318 |
| Lassen | 28.5% | 3,053 | 68.0% | 7,296 | 3.5% | 376 | 10,725 |
| Los Angeles | 69.7% | 2,216,903 | 27.8% | 885,333 | 2.5% | 77,378 | 3,179,614 |
| Madera | 40.2% | 16,018 | 57.3% | 22,852 | 2.5% | 996 | 39,866 |
| Marin | 74.1% | 99,896 | 22.9% | 30,880 | 3.0% | 3,955 | 134,731 |
| Mariposa | 39.0% | 3,498 | 57.3% | 5,140 | 3.7% | 335 | 8,973 |
| Mendocino | 66.0% | 23,193 | 27.5% | 9,658 | 6.5% | 2,286 | 35,137 |
| Merced | 53.0% | 33,005 | 44.3% | 27,581 | 2.7% | 1,636 | 62,222 |
| Modoc | 27.7% | 1,113 | 69.1% | 2,779 | 3.2% | 130 | 4,022 |
| Mono | 52.9% | 2,733 | 44.2% | 2,285 | 2.9% | 150 | 5,168 |
| Monterey | 67.3% | 82,918 | 30.3% | 37,389 | 2.4% | 2,959 | 123,266 |
| Napa | 63.1% | 35,870 | 34.3% | 19,526 | 2.6% | 1,457 | 56,853 |
| Nevada | 47.7% | 24,663 | 48.4% | 24,986 | 3.9% | 2,026 | 51,675 |
| Orange | 45.6% | 512,440 | 51.9% | 582,332 | 2.5% | 27,892 | 1,122,664 |
| Placer | 38.9% | 66,818 | 58.2% | 99,921 | 2.9% | 4,972 | 171,711 |
| Plumas | 39.9% | 4,026 | 56.8% | 5,721 | 3.3% | 333 | 10,080 |
| Riverside | 49.8% | 329,063 | 48.2% | 318,127 | 2.0% | 13,425 | 660,615 |
| Sacramento | 58.1% | 300,503 | 39.1% | 202,514 | 2.8% | 14,565 | 517,582 |
| San Benito | 59.1% | 11,276 | 38.5% | 7,343 | 2.4% | 462 | 19,081 |
| San Bernardino | 52.6% | 305,109 | 45.2% | 262,358 | 2.2% | 13,136 | 580,603 |
| San Diego | 52.7% | 626,957 | 45.1% | 536,726 | 2.2% | 25,288 | 1,188,971 |
| San Francisco | 83.4% | 301,723 | 13.0% | 47,076 | 3.4% | 12,996 | 361,795 |
| San Joaquin | 55.6% | 114,121 | 41.9% | 86,071 | 2.5% | 5,172 | 205,364 |
| San Luis Obispo | 48.6% | 61,258 | 47.6% | 59,967 | 3.8% | 4,741 | 125,966 |
| San Mateo | 72.1% | 206,087 | 25.4% | 72,756 | 2.5% | 6,878 | 285,721 |
| Santa Barbara | 57.4% | 94,129 | 39.4% | 64,606 | 3.2% | 5,150 | 163,885 |
| Santa Clara | 70.2% | 450,818 | 27.2% | 174,843 | 2.6% | 16,290 | 641,951 |
| Santa Cruz | 75.4% | 90,805 | 20.0% | 24,047 | 4.6% | 5,533 | 120,385 |
| Shasta | 33.8% | 25,819 | 62.8% | 48,067 | 3.4% | 2,615 | 76,501 |
| Sierra | 36.3% | 652 | 58.7% | 1,056 | 5.0% | 90 | 1,798 |
| Siskiyou | 40.2% | 8,044 | 55.4% | 11,076 | 4.4% | 870 | 19,990 |
| Solano | 63.3% | 96,783 | 34.1% | 52,092 | 2.6% | 3,965 | 152,840 |
| Sonoma | 71.0% | 153,942 | 25.3% | 54,784 | 3.2% | 8,139 | 216,865 |
| Stanislaus | 49.9% | 77,724 | 47.1% | 73,459 | 3.0% | 4,633 | 155,816 |
| Sutter | 39.2% | 12,192 | 58.3% | 18,122 | 2.5% | 769 | 31,083 |
| Tehama | 34.4% | 7,934 | 61.8% | 14,235 | 3.8% | 874 | 23,043 |
| Trinity | 46.6% | 2,674 | 47.3% | 2,716 | 6.1% | 349 | 5,739 |
| Tulare | 41.2% | 41,752 | 56.2% | 56,956 | 2.6% | 2,571 | 101,279 |
| Tuolumne | 40.4% | 9,998 | 56.0% | 13,880 | 3.6% | 880 | 24,758 |
| Ventura | 52.2% | 170,929 | 45.1% | 147,958 | 2.7% | 8,825 | 327,712 |
| Yolo | 65.4% | 48,715 | 31.4% | 23,368 | 3.2% | 2,392 | 74,475 |
| Yuba | 39.3% | 7,711 | 57.4% | 11,275 | 3.3% | 660 | 19,646 |
Final results
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Barack Obama | Joe Biden | 7,854,285 | 60.24% | 55 | |
| Republican | Mitt Romney | Paul Ryan | 4,839,958 | 37.12% | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Gary Johnson | Jim Gray | 143,221 | 1.10% | 0 | |
| Green | Jill Stein | Cheri Honkala | 85,638 | 0.66% | 0 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Roseanne Barr | Cindy Sheehan | 53,824 | 0.41% | 0 | |
| American Independent | Thomas Hoefling | Robert Ornelas | 38,372 | 0.29% | 0 | |
| Independent | Ron Paul (write-in) | Andrew Napolitano | 21,461 | 0.16% | 0 | |
| Independent | Rocky Anderson (write-in) | Luis Rodriguez | 992 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Independent | Virgil Goode (write-in) | Jim Clymer | 503 | 0.00% | 0 | |
| Independent | Stewart Alexander (write-in) | Alejandro Mendoza | 82 | 0.00% | 0 | |
| Independent | Jerry White (write-in) | Phyllis Scherrer | 79 | 0.00% | 0 | |
| Independent | James Harris (write-in) | Maura DeLuca | 72 | 0.00% | 0 | |
| Independent | Stephen Durham (write-in) | Christina López | 54 | 0.00% | 0 | |
| Independent | Shelia Tittle (write-in) | Matthew Turner | 6 | 0.00% | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 13,038,547 | 98.76% | — | |||
| Invalid or blank votes | 163,611 | 1.24% | — | |||
| Totals | 13,202,158 | 100.00% | 55 | |||
| Voter turnout | 72.35% | — | ||||
See also
- United States presidential election, 2012 timeline
- Republican Party presidential debates, 2012
- Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012
- Results of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries
- California Republican Party
References
- ↑ http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/president
- ↑ "Primary and Caucus Printable Calendar". CNN. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
- ↑ "Presidential Primary Dates". Federal Election Commission. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- ↑ California Republican - The Green Papers
- ↑ http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2012-primary/pdf/2012-complete-sov.pdf
- ↑ "California Secretary of State Certified List of Write-In Candidates". Retrieved 2012-11-20.
- ↑ "Statement of Vote: November 6, 2012 General Election" (PDF). California Secretary of State. 2012-12-18. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
External links
- The Green Papers: for California
- The Green Papers: Major state elections in chronological order
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