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2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions
 
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Presidential Nominating Process
Primary: Tuesday 24 April 2012
Summer Meeting: Sunday 10 June 2012 (tentative)
Republicans
CandidatePopular
Vote
Delegate Votes
Soft
Pledged
Soft
Unpledged
Soft
Total
Hard Total
Romney, Willard "Mitt"464,745  58.00% 27  37.50%27  37.50% 
Santorum, Richard J. "Rick"147,102  18.36% 3   4.17%3   4.17% 
Paul, Ronald E. "Ron"105,529  13.17% 5   6.94%5   6.94% 
Gingrich, Newton Leroy "Newt"83,908  10.47% 3   4.17%3   4.17% 
Uncommitted  2   2.78%2   2.78%72 100.00%
(available)  32  44.44%32  44.44% 
Total801,284 100.00% 72 100.00%72 100.00%72 100.00%

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Unpledged delegate preferences as of
13 March 2012: Romney 1.
Source: Democratic Convention Watch 2012 GOP Superdelegate Endorsement List


The delegate selection processes herein was updated on 8 March 2012 per a telephone call to Tyler Ayers at the PA GOP.

24 April 2012 Presidential primary.
Presidential candidate returns from an official source.
Delegate returns from an official source.

24 April 2012 primary results from CBS News.


   

Tuesday 24 April 2012: Pennsylvania Presidential Primary. 59 of the Commonwealth's 72 delegates to the Republican National Convention will be directly elected (their names appear on the ballot) in a LOOPHOLE type primary, in which delegates are elected separately from a presidential preference "beauty contest".

  • Each of the 18 Congressional District is allocated 3 delegates (54 = 18 districts × 3 delegates/district).
  • One bonus delegate is added to each of the 5 congressional districts that has best supported GOP candidates over the last four years. [Rule 8.2]
  • The 59 are apportioned as follows:
    • CD 1: 3
    • CD 2: 3
    • CD 3: 3
    • CD 4: 4
    • CD 5: 3
    • CD 6: 3
    • CD 7: 4
    • CD 8: 4
    • CD 9: 3
    • CD 10: 3
    • CD 11: 3
    • CD 12: 4
    • CD 13: 3
    • CD 14: 3
    • CD 15: 3
    • CD 16: 3
    • CD 17: 3
    • CD 18: 4

Rule 8.4 of the Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania's Rules states that all delegates elected by Congressional District "...shall run at large within the Districts and shall not be officially committed to any particular candidate on the ballot."


 
 Available
Del
DelegatePop
Vote
Preference
CD13VOGLER, CHRISTOPHER M.5,796Romney
TAXIN, MARION S.5,401Romney
BOGGIA, TOM4,496Paul
CD23VOGLER, JR, WALTER F.2,873Romney
TUCKER, CALVIN R.2,636(no info)
HARRIS, JR, LEWIS2,421Romney
CD33ENGLISH, PHILIP S.27,810Romney
METCALFE, DARYL D.21,703(no info)
MUSTELLO, MICHELE M.15,353(no info)
CD44BAIR, BARBARA L.18,897(no info)
GEROW, CHARLIE17,506Gingrich
WINGERT, LISA D.15,709Romney
GILLISPIE, MARILYN S.14,483Santorum
CD53HAAS, JOYCE C.23,080Santorum
MARTIN, TOM21,942Paul
BROWN, THOMAS G.20,129Paul
CD63GERLACH, JIM35,629Romney
COSTELLO, RYAN A.18,777Romney
SCHRODER, CURT15,205Gingrich
CD74BOOKER, PATRICIA A.29,169Romney
WILLERT, ROBERT J.28,810Romney
LEWIS, ANDY28,798Romney
PUPPIO, MICHAEL V. JR28,591Romney
CD84LOUGHERY, ROBERT G.23,656Romney
DIGIROLAMO, JOE23,045Romney
O'NEILL, BERNIE21,784Romney
POPRIK, PATRICIA K.19,071Romney
CD93SHUSTER, BILL28,286Romney
HESS, DICK L.12,679(no info)
THOMAS, BOB L.11,178(no info)
CD103HARRIS, MARK J.22,175(no info)
SIDES, CAROL D.20,600(no info)
SAYLOR, PAT18,771(no info)
CD113PICCOLA, JEFF20,433Romney
EVANS, KATHY L.16,812(no info)
HASTE, JEFF11,506Romney
CD124WILSON, ANN17,332(no info)
TURZAI, LIDIA C.17,032(no info)
COOPER, JILL16,283(no info)
GLEASON, JANE E.16,118Uncommitted
CD133DONNELLY, WILLIAM E.13,663Romney
ELLIS, THOMAS JAY9,662Romney
MCMONAGLE, MICHAEL J.9,171Santorum
CD143RODDEY, JAMES C.11,019Romney
HALUSZCZAK, MELISSA A.6,548Uncommitted
MELOY, MARY ANN6,518(no info)
CD153BROWNE, PAT M.16,616Romney
SMITH, JR, ROBERT E.15,359(no info)
ECKHART, GLENN D.12,431(no info)
CD163BRUBAKER, MICHAEL W.31,192Romney
WOMBLE, ANN S.17,859Romney
WALKER, ROBERT S.17,300Gingrich
CD173DOUGHERTY, MARY BETH10,342Romney
THOMAS, SCOTT R.7,597(no info)
ANTONELLO, ANTHONY M.7,377Paul
CD184MEANS, SUE A.23,092(no info)
SILVIS, MARY JO A.14,714(no info)
DOUGHERTY, BRIAN P.14,348Paul
WELLS, JAY R. III12,639(no info)
Totals: (no info): 20; Gingrich: 3; Paul: 5; Romney: 26; Santorum: 3; Uncommitted: 2

Sources:

 

Sunday 10 June 2012 (tentative): Summer Meeting. The Pennsylvania Republican State Committee will meet to choose 10 at-large delegates.

  • The at-large delegates, chosen by the state's Republican State Committee, will go to the Republican National Convention officially "Unpledged". [Rule 8.3]

In addition, 3 party leaders, the National Committeeman, the National Committeewoman, and the chairman of the Pennsylvania's Republican Party, will attend the convention as unpledged delegates by virtue of their position.


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  Issues PA - The Pennsylvania Economy League
  Jewish Exponent - Philadelphia
  Keystonepolitics.com - Harrisburg - Philadelphia - Pittsburgh - Lehigh Valley - Northeast
  KYW AM - Newsradio - Philadelphia
  LancasterOnline.com
  Norwin Star
  pa2012.com - Your destination for Pennsylvania's big 2012 elections
  PennLive.com - Harrisburg
  Pennsylvania Ballot Access Coalition
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  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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  Pocono Record - Stroudsburg
  Politics1.com - Pennsylvania
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  The Daily Item - Sunbury
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  The Daily Pennsylvanian - University of Pennsylvania
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  The Herald Standard -Uniontown
  The Mercury - Pottstown
  The Morning Call - Allentown
  The Philadelphia Inquirer
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  The REPUBLICAN & Herald- Pottsville
  The Sentinel - Carlisle - Shippensburg
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  Times Leader - Wilkes-Barre
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