05 March 2012
The 2012 Republican primary/caucus schedule below is based on the most current information available from state election boards. (President Obama’s nomination by the Democratic Party is not contested.)
For those states holding primaries, voters go to polling places and cast their ballots. In caucus states, voters gather in meeting places throughout the state to discuss candidates and reach a consensus on which candidate they will support.
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DATE |
STATE |
OUTCOME (top three finishers) |
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January 3 |
Iowa (caucus) |
Rick Santorum, 25 percent |
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January 10 |
New Hampshire (primary) |
Mitt Romney, 39 percent |
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January 21 |
South Carolina (primary) |
Newt Gingrich, 40 percent |
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January 31 |
Florida (primary) |
Mitt Romney, 46 percent |
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February 4 |
Nevada (caucus) |
Mitt Romney, 59 percent |
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February 4-11 |
Maine (caucus) |
Mitt Romney, 39 percent |
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February 7 |
Colorado (caucus) |
Rick Santorum, 40 percent |
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February 7 |
Minnesota (caucus) |
Rick Santorum, 45 percent |
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February 7 |
Missouri* (primary) |
Rick Santorum, 55 percent |
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February 28 |
Arizona (primary) |
Mitt Romney, 47 percent |
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February 28 |
Michigan (primary) |
Mitt Romney, 41 percent |
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March 3 |
Washington (caucus) |
Mitt Romney, 38 percent |
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March 6 |
Alaska (caucus) |
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March 6–10 |
Wyoming (caucus) |
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March 10 |
Kansas (caucus) |
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March 13 |
Alabama (primary) |
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March 17 |
Missouri* (caucus) |
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March 20 |
Illinois (primary) |
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March 24 |
Louisiana (primary) |
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April 3 |
District of Columbia (primary) |
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April 24 |
Connecticut (primary) |
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May 8 |
Indiana (primary) |
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May 15 |
Nebraska (primary) |
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May 22 |
Arkansas (primary) |
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May 29 |
Texas (primary) |
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June 5 |
California (primary) |
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June 26 |
Utah (primary) |
* Missouri will hold a nonbinding primary on February 7 that will not select delegates to the 2012 Republican National Convention. Instead, the Missouri Republican Party will hold a caucus on March 17 to select convention delegates.
