United States presidential election in Mississippi, 2012

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United States presidential election in Mississippi, 2012

November 6, 2012

Nominee Mitt Romney Barack Obama Party Republican Democratic Home state Massachusetts Illinois Running mate Paul Ryan Joe Biden Electoral vote 6 0 Popular vote 710,746 562,949 Percentage 55.29% 43.79%

County Results   Obama—80-90%   Obama—70-80%   Obama—60-70%   Obama—50-60%   Obama—<50%   Romney—<50%   Romney—50-60%   Romney—60-70%   Romney—70-80%   Romney—80-90%

President before election Barack Obama Democratic Elected President Barack Obama Democratic

The 2012 United States presidential election in Mississippi took place on November 6, 2012 as part of the 2012 General Election in which all 50 states plus The District of Columbia participated. Mississippi voters chose six 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.

Romney and Ryan won Mississippi with 55.3% of the popular vote to Obama's and Biden's 43.8%, thus winning the state's six electoral votes. Mississippi was one of just six states where Obama improved on his 2008 performance. According to exit polls, the black vote share in Mississippi increased from 33% in 2008 to 36% in 2012, likely explaining Obama's gains. This was the strongest showing for a Democratic presidential candidate in Mississippi since native Southerner Bill Clinton's 44.08% in 1996.

General Election

Results

United States presidential election in Mississippi, 2012
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	Mitt Romney	Paul Ryan	710,746	55.29%	6
	Democratic	Barack Obama	Joe Biden	562,949	43.79%	0
	Libertarian	Gary Johnson	Jim Gray	6,676	0.52%	0
	Constitution	Virgil Goode	Jim Clymer	2,609	0.20%	0
	Green	Jill Stein	Cheri Honkala	1,588	0.12%	0
	Reform	Barbara Dale Washer	Cathy L. Toole	1,016	0.08%	0
Totals				1,285,584	100.00%	6

Democratic primary

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Republican primary

Mississippi Republican primary, 2012

March 13, 2012 (2012-03-13)

Candidate Rick Santorum Newt Gingrich Party Republican Republican Home state Pennsylvania Georgia Delegate count 13 12 Popular vote 96,258 91,612 Percentage 32.73% 31.15%   Candidate Mitt Romney Ron Paul Party Republican Republican Home state Massachusetts Texas Delegate count 12 0 Popular vote 90,161 12,955 Percentage 30.66% 4.40%

Results by county. Dark green indicates a county won by Santorum, purple by Gingrich, orange by Romney.

The Republican primary took place on March 13, 2012, the same day as the Alabama Republican primary and the Hawaii Republican caucuses. After the open election, 37 bound delegates and three unbound delegates will go to the Republican National Convention.

Mississippi Republican primary, 2012
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Delegates
Rick Santorum	96,258	32.73%	13
Newt Gingrich	91,612	31.15%	12
Mitt Romney	90,161	30.66%	14
Ron Paul	12,955	4.40%	0
Rick Perry	1,350	0.46%	0
Michele Bachmann	971	0.33%	0
Jon Huntsman, Jr.	413	0.14%	0
Gary Johnson	392	0.13%	0
Unprojected delegates:			3
Total:	294,112	100%	40

See also

• Republican Party presidential debates, 2012
• Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012
• Results of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries
• Mississippi Republican Party

External links

• The Green Papers: for Mississippi
• The Green Papers: Major state elections in chronological order