United States presidential election in South Dakota, 2012
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The 2012 United States presidential election in South Dakota took place on November 6, 2012 as part of the 2012 General Election in which all 50 states plus The District of Columbia participated. South Dakota voters chose three 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.
Contents
General Election
Results
| United States presidential election in South Dakota, 2012[1] | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Republican | Mitt Romney | Paul Ryan | 210,610 | 57.89% | 3 | |
| Democratic | Barack Obama | Joe Biden | 145,039 | 39.87% | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Gary Johnson | Jim Gray | 5,795 | 1.59% | 0 | |
| Constitution | Virgil Goode | Jim Clymer | 2,371 | 0.65% | 0 | |
| Totals | 363,815 | 100.00% | 3 | |||
Republican primary
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The Republican primary took place on June 5, 2012.[2] 25 delegates will be chosen, for a total of 28 delegates to go to the national convention.
| South Dakota Republican primary, 2012 | |||
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| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates |
| Mitt Romney | 34,033 | 66.1% | 25 |
| Ron Paul | 6,704 | 13.0% | 0 |
| Rick Santorum | 5,916 | 11.5% | 0 |
| Uncommitted | 2,797 | 5.4% | 0 |
| Newt Gingrich | 2,074 | 4.0% | 0 |
| Unpledged delegates: | 3 | ||
| Total: | 51,524 | 100.0% | 28 |
| Key: | Withdrew prior to contest |
See also
- Republican Party presidential debates, 2012
- Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012
- Results of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries
- South Dakota Republican Party
References
External links
- The Green Papers: for South Dakota
- The Green Papers: Major state elections in chronological order
