United States presidential election in Mississippi, 2012

United States presidential election in Mississippi, 2012
Mississippi
November 6, 2012

 
Nominee Mitt Romney Barack Obama
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Massachusetts Illinois
Running mate Paul Ryan Joe Biden
Electoral vote 6 0
Popular vote 710,746 562,949
Percentage 55.29% 43.79%

County Results

President before election

Barack Obama
Democratic

 Elected President

Barack Obama
Democratic

The 2012 United States presidential election in Mississippi took place on November 6, 2012 as part of the 2012 General Election in which all 50 states plus The District of Columbia participated. Mississippi voters chose six 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.

Romney and Ryan won Mississippi with 55.3% of the popular vote to Obama's and Biden's 43.8%, thus winning the state's six electoral votes.[1] Mississippi was one of just six states where Obama improved on his 2008 performance. According to exit polls, the black vote share in Mississippi increased from 33% in 2008 to 36% in 2012, likely explaining Obama's gains.[2] This was the strongest showing for a Democratic presidential candidate in Mississippi since native Southerner Bill Clinton's 44.08% in 1996. Obama carried Warren County, becoming the first Democrat to do so since John F. Kennedy in 1960.[3]

General Election

Results

United States presidential election in Mississippi, 2012
Party Candidate Running mate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican Mitt Romney Paul Ryan 710,746 55.29% 6
Democratic Barack Obama Joe Biden 562,949 43.79% 0
Libertarian Gary Johnson Jim Gray 6,676 0.52% 0
Constitution Virgil Goode Jim Clymer 2,609 0.20% 0
Green Jill Stein Cheri Honkala 1,588 0.12% 0
Reform Barbara Dale Washer Cathy L. Toole 1,016 0.08% 0
Totals 1,285,584 100.00% 6

Democratic primary

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Republican primary

Mississippi Republican primary, 2012
Mississippi
March 13, 2012 (2012-03-13)

 
Candidate Rick Santorum Newt Gingrich Mitt Romney
Home state Pennsylvania Georgia Massachusetts
Delegate count 13 12 12
Popular vote 96,258 91,612 90,161
Percentage 32.73% 31.15% 30.66%

Mississippi results by county
  Rick Santorum
  Newt Gingrich
  Mitt Romney
  Tie

The Republican primary took place on March 13, 2012, the same day as the Alabama Republican primary and the Hawaii Republican caucuses.[4][5] After the open election, 37 bound delegates and three unbound delegates will go to the Republican National Convention.[6]

Mississippi Republican primary, 2012[7][8]
Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates
Rick Santorum 96,258 32.73% 13
Newt Gingrich 91,612 31.15% 12
Mitt Romney 90,161 30.66% 14
Ron Paul 12,955 4.40% 0
Rick Perry 1,350 0.46% 0
Michele Bachmann 971 0.33% 0
Jon Huntsman, Jr. 413 0.14% 0
Gary Johnson 392 0.13% 0
Unprojected delegates: 3
Total: 294,112 100% 40

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2012 Presidential Election Results - Mississippi". Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "2012 Exit Polls - Mississippi". Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  3. ↑ The Political Graveyard; Warren County, Mississippi
  4. ↑ "Primary and Caucus Printable Calendar". CNN. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Presidential Primary Dates" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
  6. ↑ Mississippi Republican – The Green Papers
  7. ↑ http://www.sos.ms.gov/elections/electionresults/Republican%20Certification_2012%20Primary.pdf
  8. ↑ "Mississippi Republican Primary - Election Results - Election 2012". The New York Times.
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