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Presidential Nominating Process
Primary: Sunday 18 March 2012
Republicans
CandidatePopular
Vote
Delegate Votes
Hard TotalFloor Vote
Romney, Willard "Mitt"106,431  82.61%20  86.96%23 100.00%
Santorum, Richard J. "Rick"10,574   8.21%  
Roemer, Charles E. "Buddy", III2,880   2.24%  
Write-in2,759   2.14%  
Gingrich, Newton Leroy "Newt"2,702   2.10%  
Karger, Fred1,893   1.47%  
Paul, Ronald E. "Ron"1,595   1.24%  
Uncommitted 3  13.04% 
Total128,834 100.00%23 100.00%23 100.00%

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Puerto Rico Primaries for Statewide offices and Congress
 
Puerto Rico State and Local Government

 
 

Unpledged delegate preferences as of
13 March 2012: Gingrich 1, Romney 2.
20 March 2012: Romney 3.
Source: Democratic Convention Watch 2012 GOP Superdelegate Endorsement List


18 March 2012 results from CNN, Noticel. Returns from an official source.

18 March 2012 information. Thanks to Manuel Alvarez-Rivera for submitting these.
http://www.elnuevodia.com/revoluendivulgacionderesultadosenlacee-1215945.html
http://www.primerahora.com/comisionestataldeeleccionesfaltanmuchastuercasporajustar-626943.html
http://www.vocero.com/puerto-rico-es/politica-es/resultados-bajaron-como-suero-de-brea
http://www.elnuevodia.com/presidentedelaceelesechalaculpaalospartidos-1216275.html
http://www.elnuevodia.com/fueundesastre-1216267.html.

The delegate selection processes was updated 22 February 2012.

Reference from Caribbean Business 19 January 2012: GOP’s primary in PR taking shape. Submitted by Carlos J Muņiz.

Reference from Caribbean Business 20 February 2012: Ballot set for Puerto Rico's Republican primary. Submitted by Carlos J. Muņiz.

Article from nhpr 29 February 2012: As GOP Races On, Puerto Rico Could Be Battleground

Image of 18 March Republican Presidential Primary ballot.


   

Sunday 18 March 2012: Territorial Primary

20 of 23 of Puerto Rico's delegates to the Republican National Convention are bound to the presidential contenders based on the island-wide vote.

  • If a Presidential candidate receives 50% or more of the vote, that candidate receives all 20 delegates.
  • Otherwise, the delegates are allocated proportionally. (The threshold is apparently 15%. Rounding rules are not known.).

Delegates are directly elected on the primary ballot and are bound for the 1st ballot at the national convention. Voters may vote for as many as 20 delegates and can split their delegate candidate vote between candidates.[Article 8.021]

Gingrich has 20 delegate candidates; Karger 0; Paul 19; Roemer 0; Romney 20, and Santorum 0. In addition, there are 20 places for write-in delegate candidates.

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

Romney having won more than 50% of the island's votes, receives all 20 delegates.

Sunday 18 March 2012 Primary
ContestRomneySantorum
 Pop
Vote
Qual
Vote
DelPop
Vote
%DelPop
Vote
%Del
Islandwide118,69698,3752098,375100.000%209,524  
Delegates  20  20   

Links Links to other web sites

Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
  Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Election Authority
  Commonwealth Elections Commission of Puerto Rico / Comisión Estatal de Elecciones de Puerto Rico
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
  Puerto Rico Government
Republican
  Republican Party of Puerto Rico / Partido Republicano de Puerto Rico
Media & others
  Caribbean Business
  Claridad
  El Boricua
  El Nuevo Día
  El Vocero de Puerto Rico
  Elecciones en Puerto Rico (Español)
  Elections in Puerto Rico (English)
  Politics1.com - Puerto Rico
  Primera Hora
  RedBetances
  Semanario El Expresso de Puerto Rico
  Univision
  WAPA AM - San Juan
  WAPA TV - San Juan

 


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