| Election Name: | 2012 Louisiana Democratic presidential primary |
| Country: | Louisiana |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2008 Louisiana Democratic primary |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Next Election: | 2016 Louisiana Democratic primary |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Candidate1: | Barack Obama |
| Home State1: | Illinois |
| Delegate Count1: | 60 |
| Popular Vote1: | 115,150 |
| Percentage1: | 76.46% |
| Candidate2: | John Wolfe, Jr. |
| Home State2: | Tennessee |
| Delegate Count2: | 4 |
| Popular Vote2: | 17,804 |
| Percentage2: | 11.82% |
| Candidate4: | Bob Ely |
| Home State4: | Illinois |
| Delegate Count4: | 0 |
| Popular Vote4: | 9,897 |
| Percentage4: | 6.57% |
| Candidate5: | Darcy Richardson |
| Home State5: | Florida |
| Delegate Count5: | 0 |
| Popular Vote5: | 7,750 |
| Percentage5: | 5.15% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Color1: | 1E90FF |
| Color2: | 800080 |
| Color4: | 81f7f3 |
| Color5: | 808000 |
| Votes For Election: | 72 Democratic National Convention delegates (64 pledged, 8 unpledged) |
| Outgoing Members: | IL |
| Elected Members: | AZ |
The 2012 Louisiana Democratic presidential primary was held on March 24, 2012.
President Barack Obama received little opposition in the 2012 Democratic primaries, handily winning overall with over 88% of the vote. However, Tennessee attorney and perennial political candidate John Wolfe Jr. challenged President Obama in the primaries, and received nearly 12% of the vote. Entrepreneur Bob Ely and historian Darcy Richardson also participated, and received a little over 6% and 5% of the vote, respectively. On the date of the primary, President Obama swept nearly every parish in the state, with Wolfe winning LaSalle, Grant, and Cameron parishes.
Although Wolfe qualified for four delegates, the Louisiana Democratic Party announced that they would not award the delegates to Wolfe on technical grounds.[1]
| Candidate | Votes | % | Pledged delegates[3] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barack Obama | 115,150 | 76.46 | 60 | |
| John Wolfe, Jr. | 17,804 | 11.82 | 4 | |
| Bob Ely | 9,897 | 6.57 | 0 | |
| Darcy Richardson | 7,750 | 5.15 | 0 | |
| Total | 150,601 | 100% | 64 |