2012 Arizona Republican presidential primary

2012 Arizona Republican presidential primary
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29 delegates to the
2012 Republican National Convention
 
Candidate Mitt Romney Rick Santorum
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Delegate count 29 0
Popular vote 239,167 138,031
Percentage 46.87% 27.05%
 
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Delegate count 0 0
Popular vote 81,748 43,952
Percentage 16.02% 8.61%
Primary results by county
  Mitt Romney

The 2012 Arizona Republican presidential primary was a closed primary that took place on February 28, 2012.[1] More than 1,130,000 registered Republican voters participated in the event, the purpose of which was to select delegates from the state to attend the Republican National Convention on behalf of candidates for the Republican presidential nomination. The Republican National Committee removed half of Arizona's delegate allocation because the state committee moved its Republican primary before March 6. Arizona therefore held a ballot to select 29 proportionally-allocated delegates. This election occurred the same day as the Michigan Republican primary. The Arizona primary was set as a winner-take-all contest, another violation of RNC delegate allocation rules, which require proportional allocation for all primaries held before April 1. Endorsements from 2008 primary rival and U.S. Senator John McCain[2] and Governor Jan Brewer[3] helped add to the prospects of a victory for Romney in Arizona.

  1. ^ Burns, Alexander (September 12, 2011). "Arizona flouts rules, keeps February primary". The Politico. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  2. ^ "John McCain Endorses Romney | Fox News". Fox News. 2012-01-04. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
  3. ^ "Jan Brewer Endorses Romney". The Huffington Post. 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2016-04-26.