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April 3, 2012 Primaries in WI, MD and DC
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"Romney Tightens Grip on GOP Nomination" - Wisconsin State Journal
"Romney Rolls Up Three Wins" - The Wall Street Journal
"Romney sees more signs of coalescing" - USA Today
"Romney Adds 3 Victories And Clashes With Obama" - The New York Times (Late Edition)
"Romney bolsters his case to GOP with triple win" - The Washington Post
Speeches and Statements: Parties Set the Stage || Romney | Gingrich || Republicans | Democrats
A total of 98 delegates were at stake in Wisconsin, Maryland and DC. At this stage the campaign was largely seen as a two-person race between Romney and Santorum. Gingrich signaled a retreat in late March, laying off a third of his campaign staff according to news reports, and Paul did not appear to be making a major effort in these three contests. Most attention focused on Wisconsin, with Romney and Santorum investing significant time and resources there. The recall election on Gov. Scott Walker, set for June 5, loomed large. Expectations heading into Election Day were that Romney will win all three contests and he did, further solidifying his delegate lead.
Wisconsin Primary
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GINGRICH |
HUNTSMAN |
ROMNEY |
BACHMANN |
PAUL |
SANTORUM |
UNINSTRUCTED |
WRITE-IN |
TOTAL |
|
45,978 5.84% |
5,083 0.65% |
346,876 44.03% |
6,045 0.77% |
87,858 11.15% |
290,139 36.83% |
4,200 0.53% |
1,668 0.21% |
787,847 |
Romney carried five congressional districts to three for Santorum. Santorum won in 46 counties while Romney won in 26 counties, including 19 counties in the SE corner of the state.
GINGRICH |
HUNTSMAN |
ROMNEY |
BACHMANN |
PAUL |
SANTORUM |
UNINSTRUCTED |
WRITE-IN |
TOTAL |
|
CD1 P.Ryan (D) |
4,507 4.27% |
475 0.45% |
57,303 54.28% |
618 0.59% |
9,744 9.23% |
32,201 30.50% |
503 0.48% |
220 0.21% |
105,571 |
CD2 T.Baldwin (D) |
5,475 6.35% |
1,098 1.27% |
32,696 37.90% |
745 0.86% |
14,094 16.34% |
31,266 36.24% |
660 0.77% |
231 0.27% |
86,265 |
CD3 R.Kind (D) |
7,878 9.04% |
625 0.72% |
30,250 34.73% |
908 1.04% |
11,693 13.42% |
34,968 40.14% |
588 0.68% |
218 0.25% |
87,108 |
CD4 G.Moore (D) |
2,031 3.95% |
522 1.02% |
24,472 47.71% |
499 0.97% |
6,410 12.50% |
17,063 33.26% |
160 0.31% |
140 0.27% |
51,297 |
CD5 J.Sensenbrenner(R) |
4,587 3.41% |
482 0.36% |
76,068 56.52% |
611 0.45% |
9,803 7.28% |
42,355 31.47% |
470 0.35% |
205 0.15% |
134,581 |
CD6 T.Petri (R) |
6,249 5.37% |
646 0.55% |
51,752 44.43% |
852 0.73% |
12,007 10.31% |
44,127 37.89% |
624 0.54% |
211 0.18% |
116,468 |
CD7 S.Duffy (R) |
7,858 7.71% |
623 0.61% |
35,851 35.15% |
984 0.96% |
12,159 11.92% |
43,607 42.76% |
656 0.64% |
245 0.24% |
101,983 |
CD8 R.Ribble (R) |
7,393 7.07% |
612 0.59% |
38,484 36.80% |
828 0.79% |
11,948 11.43% |
44,552 42.60% |
559 0.53% |
198 0.19% |
104,574 |
45,978 5.84% |
5,083 0.65% |
346,876 44.03% |
6,045 0.77% |
87,858 11.15% |
290,139 36.83% |
4,200 0.53% |
1,668 0.21% |
787,847 |
GINGRICH |
HUNTSMAN |
KARGER |
PAUL |
PERRY |
ROEMER |
ROMNEY |
SANTORUM |
TOTAL |
|
27,240 10.96% |
1,484 0.60% |
377 0.15% |
23,609 9.50% |
1,108 0.45% |
901 0.36% |
122,400 49.26% |
71,349 28.72% |
248,468 |
Romney won in all eight congressional districts. His best showing was 54.54% to 24.47% for Santorum in the 4th CD and his weakest showing was in the 6th CD where he obtained 46.11% to 33.5% for Santorum. Santorum won in two counties, Garrett in the NW tip of the state, and Somerset in the SE.
GINGRICH |
PAUL |
ROMNEY |
HUNTSMAN |
UNDER VOTES |
TOTAL |
|
558 10.62% |
621 11.82% |
3,577 68.06% |
348 6.62% |
152 2.89% |
5,256 |