2012 Republican Calendar - The Road to Tampa Bay

2,286 total delegates. 1,144 needed to nominate.  Results and Overview 

     revised May 15, 2012
Date
State
 Contest
 RNC
 CD
 AL
 Total
Jan. 3
 Iowa
 Precinct Caucuses
 3
 12
 13
 28
 +
Jan. 10
 New Hampshire
 Primary


12*
 +
Jan. 21
 South Carolina
 Primary


25*
 +
Jan. 31
 Florida
 Primary


50*
 +








Feb. 4
 Nevada
 Precinct Caucuses
 3
 12
 13
 28
 +
Feb. 7*
 Colorado
 Precinct Caucuses
 3
 21
 12
 36
 +

Minnesota
 Precinct Caucuses
 3
 24
 13
 40
 +
Feb. 4-Feb. 11
 Maine
 Municipal Caucuses
 3
 6
 15
 24
 +
Feb. 28
 Arizona
 Primary


29*
 +

Michigan
 Primary


30*
 +








Mar. 3
 Washington
 Precinct Caucuses
 3
 30
 10
 43
 +
Mar. 6
 Alaska
 District Conventions
 3
 3
 21
 27
 +

Georgia
 Primary
 3
 42
 31
 76

Idaho
 Caucus
 3
 6
 23
 32

Massachusetts
 Primary
 3
 27
 11
 41

North Dakota
 Caucus
 3
 3
 22
 28

Ohio
 Primary
 3
 48
 15
 66

Oklahoma
 Primary
 3
 15
 25
 43

Tennessee
 Primary
 3
 27
 28
 58

Vermont
 Primary
 3
 3
 11
 17

Virginia
 Primary
 3
 33
 13
 49
Mar. 6-10
 Wyoming
 County Conventions
 3
 3
 23
 29
 +
Mar. 10 Guam
 Territorial Convention
 3
6
 9
 +

No. Mariana Islands
 Territorial Convention
 3
6
 9
 +

Kansas
 CD Caucus
 3
 12
 25
 40
 +

Virgin Islands
 Territorial Caucus
 3
6
 9
 +
Mar. 13
 Alabama
 Primary
 3
 21
 26
 50
 +

Am. Samoa
 Territorial Convention
 3
6
 9

Hawaii
 Precinct Caucuses
 3
 6
 11
 20

Mississippi
 Primary
 3
 12
 25
 40
Mar. 17
 Missouri
 Local Caucuses
 3
 24
 25
 52
 +
Mar. 18
 Puerto Rico
 Primary
 3
20
 23
 +
Mar. 20
 Illinois
 Primary
 3
 54
 12
 69
 +
Mar. 24
 Louisiana
 Primary
 3
 18
 25
 46
 +








Apr. 3
 Maryland
 Primary
 3
 24
 10
 37
 +

Washington, DC
 Primary
 3
16
 19

Wisconsin
 Primary
 3
 24
 15
 42
Apr. 24
 Connecticut
 Primary
 3
 15
 10
 28
 +

Delaware
 Primary
 3
 3
 11
 17

New York
 Primary
 3
 81
 11
 95

Pennsylvania
 Primary
 3
 54
 15
 72

Rhode Island
 Primary
 3
 6
 10
 19







May 8
 Indiana
 Primary
 3
 27
 16
 46

North Carolina
 Primary
 3
 39
 13
 55

West Virginia
 Primary
 3
 9
 19
 31
May 15
 Nebraska
 Non-Binding Primary
 3
 9
 23
 35
 +

Oregon
 Primary
 3
 15
 10
 28
May 22
 Arkansas
 Primary
 3
 12
 21
 36

Kentucky
 Primary
 3
 18
 24
 45
May 29
 Texas
 Primary
 3
 108
 44
 155








Jun. 5
 California
 Primary
 3
 159
 10
 172

Montana
 Non-Binding Primary
 3
 3
 20
 26

New Jersey
 Primary
 3
 36
 11
 50

New Mexico
 Primary
 3
 9
 11
 23

South Dakota
 Primary
 3
 3
 22
 28
Jun. 26
 Utah
 Primary
 3
 12
 25
 40








Notes:
- The Missouri primary on February 7 was non-binding; Missouri Republicans started their process on March 17.
 
- The Texas primary date was not set until March 1, 2012 to legal battle over redistricting.  The primary was scheduled for April 3, then moved to May 29.

- Penalties per Rule 16 are -
New Hampshire - 12 delegates. 
South Carolina - 25 delegates. 
Florida - 49 delegates. 
Arizona - 29 delegates. 
Michigan - 29 delegates.


Delegate Tallies
In terms of the number of delegates each of the candidates has won at a particular point, one often sees different numbers reported.  The RNC presented one set of numbers, various news organizations had estimates, and the campaigns themselves had their own tallies.  Differences arise because news organizations add in information they have developed about unbound/unpledged delegates and delegates gained as state processes move through county, district and state conventions; the RNC numbers are very conservative [RNC tallies: March 2, March 9, March 16].  The campaigns and their allies talk up their delegate prospects when possible; see for example Romney (March 7), Santorum (PDF) (March 10), Gingrich (March 13), Romney (March 14) and RWB Fund (PDF) (March 22).

As an example on March 30, here is what different organizationas were reporting:

Romney
 Santorum
 Gingrich
 Paul
 Unbound
CNN*
 		571
 264
 137
 71
AP via New York Times**
 568
 273
 135
 50
Real Clear Politics 565
 256
 141
 66
RNC
 478
 182
 133
 26
 322
* CNN totals include 39 unpledged RNC (34 for Romney, 2 for Santorum and 3 for Gingrich).
**NYT/AP numbers "include the preferences of superdelegates, Republican party leaders who are free to support any candidate."


Tallies from other news organizations: CNN, New York Times (AP), Real Clear Politics
GOP Unbound 2012 "the social 2012 Republican delegate count" for iPhone and iPod touch