| Election Name: | 2012 District of Columbia Republican presidential primary |
| Country: | District of Columbia |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2008 District of Columbia Republican presidential primary |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Next Election: | 2016 District of Columbia Republican presidential primary |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | Mitt Romney by Gage Skidmore 6 cropped (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Mitt Romney |
| Home State1: | Massachusetts |
| Color1: | ff6600 |
| Delegate Count1: | 18 |
| Popular Vote1: | 3,577 |
| Percentage1: | 70.08% |
| Candidate2: | Ron Paul |
| Home State2: | Texas |
| Color2: | ffcc00 |
| Delegate Count2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 621 |
| Percentage2: | 12.17% |
| Image4: | Newt Gingrich by Gage Skidmore 6 (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate4: | Newt Gingrich |
| Home State4: | Georgia |
| Color4: | 800080 |
| Delegate Count4: | 0 |
| Popular Vote4: | 558 |
| Percentage4: | 10.93% |
| Image5: | Ambassador Jon Huntsman (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate5: | Jon Huntsman (withdrawn) |
| Home State5: | Utah |
| Color5: | dc143c |
| Delegate Count5: | 0 |
| Popular Vote5: | 348 |
| Percentage5: | 6.82% |
| Before Election: | John McCain |
| After Election: | Donald Trump |
| Votes For Election: | 16 pledged delegates to the 2012 Republican National Convention |
| Elected Members: | MD |
| Outgoing Members: | LA |
The 2012 District of Columbia Republican presidential primary was held on April 3, 2012,[1] [2] [3] 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.[4] [5] Alternatively, under II.D.1(c) a candidate need not file signatures with a $10,000 contribution.[5] The District of Columbia Republican Party certified Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul in lieu of petitions under II.D.1(c).[6] Rick Santorum was not included on the ballot because he did not meet these requirements.[4] [6]
The District of Columbia Republican Party decided not to allow write-in votes for the primary.[7]
The District of Columbia's three superdelegates are Chairman Bob Kabel, Republican National Committeewoman Betsy Werronen, and Republican National Committeeman Tony Parker.[8] Kabel and Werronen both support Mitt Romney.[9]
The candidate with the most votes in the primary, Mitt Romney, was awarded sixteen delegates.[10] 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.[11] 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. Romney also received the most votes, or tied for the most votes, in 129 of the 143 voting precincts.[12]
| 2012 District of Columbia Republican presidential primary[13] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |