The Virginia Super Tuesday primary was a bit of an odd one. Neither Rick Santorum, nor Newt Gingrich qualified for the ballot. This means only Mitt Romney and Ron Paul were competeting for delegates in Virginia. It was automatically assumed that Romney would crush Ron Paul without much of a hassle. While Romney did well in the delegate grab, he still failed to crack 60% of the vote running solely against Ron Paul. With only Romney and Paul on the ballot, the turnout for this GOP primary was downright pathetic.
Virginia Republican Primary – March 6, 2012 – 49 delegates (binding) | |||||
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Presidential Candidate | Home State | Primary Votes | Delegates | ||
Mitt Romney | Massachusetts | 158,050 | 59.5% | 43 | 88% |
Ron Paul | Texas | 15,370 | 40.5% | 3 | 6% |
Others | 67 | 0% | – |
Mitt Romney | Newt Gingrich | Rick Santorum | Ron Paul | |
Popular Vote | 1,831,529 (40%) | 983,337 (28%) | 1,083,276[ (24%) | 506,414 (11%) |
Estimated Delegates | 196 | 51 | 78 | 56 |
States/territories won | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Website | mittromney.com | newt.org | ricksantorum.com | ronpaul2012.com |
Source: Wikipedia |