March 10, 2012 Kansas Republican Caucuses
See also: Kansas GOP Presidential Preference Caucus and Delegate Selection Plan [PDF]
PRESS RELEASE from Kansas Republican Party
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

March 10, 2012

 

Contact:

Clayton Barker

www.ksgop.org

913-558-6323

 

INITIAL KANSAS CAUCUS RESULTS

 

Kansas Republican party Chair Amanda Adkins stated:  "Today 30,000 Kansas Republicans showed their enthusiasm and support for a new leader in the White House.  Congratulations to Rick Santorum for his significant victory in our state. On behalf of Kansas Republican voters, I would also like to express sincere appreciation to Cong. Ron Paul for coming to Kansas this week."


The following are the results from the initial ballot canvas conducted at each caucus location and called into the state party.  Next week a final canvas will be conducted of all ballots at the party headquarters.  At that time, the 975 provisional ballots will be ruled and counted, so the totals below will likely increase:

 

 

STATEWIDE VOTE TOTALS

Gingrich:  4298

Paul:  3767

Romney: 6250

Santorum:  15290

Other:  252

Provisional:  975

 

FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT VOTE TOTALS

Gingrich:   1796

Paul:  921

Romney:   1873

Santorum:   4979

 

SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT VOTE TOTALS

Gingrich:  950

Romney: 1064

Paul: 1474

Santorum: 3868

 

THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT VOTE TOTALS

Gingrich:  862

Paul:  929

Romney:  2239

Santorum:  3663

 

FOURTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT VOTE TOTALS

Gingrich:  690

Paul:  853

Romney:  664

Santorum:  2780

 

ESTIMATED DELEGATE ALLOCATION BY TYPE (40 Total)

3 National Committee Members (to statewide winner):   All To  SANTORUM

3 First District Delegates (district winner take all):  All To:  SANTORUM

3 Second District Delegates (district winner take all):  All To:  SANTORUM

3 Third District Delegates (district winner take all):  All To: SANTORUM

3 Fourth District Delegates (district winner take all):  All To:  SANTORUM

25 Statewide Delegates (proportional with 20% threshold)   

18 to SANTORUM.  

 7 to ROMNEY

 

TOTAL ESTIMATED DELEGATE ALLOCATION  (40 Total)

Gingrich:  0 Delegates

Romney:  7 Delegates

Paul:  0 Delegates

Santorum:   33 Delegates 


Ed. Note
520 of the 957 provisionals were deemed valid votes, resulting in the following totals
Newt Gingrich
4,358
14.35%
Ron Paul
3,900
12.84%
Mitt Romney
6,346
20.89%
Rick Santorum
15,521
51.09%
Other
252
0.84%
Total
30,377

AL Delegates - proportional allocation based on caucus ballot with a 20% threshhold.
Thus Total Votes Romney + Santorum = 21,867
Romney % is 29.02%   ....7
Santorum % is 70.98%   ....18


PRESS RELEASE from Rick Santorum for President
March 10, 2012
For Immediate Release 
Contact: Matt Beynon


RICK SANTORUM WINS KANSAS

The Santorum Surge Continues in the Jayhawk State

Verona, PA - On the heels of three stunning victories on Super Tuesday in Oklahoma, Tennessee, North Dakota, Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum wins the Kansas caucuses.  

 

Santorum National Communications Director Hogan Gidley issued the following statement: "We are very pleased to see the Santorum surge sweeping through the Jayhawk State.  This is a great win for the campaign and further evidence that conservatives and tea party loyalists are uniting behind Rick as the true, consistent conservative in this race."

 

The Santorum for President campaign invites everyone to come out to our Victory Rally tonight at 8:00 pm CT at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

To learn more about former Senator Rick Santorum, please visit www.RickSantorum.com.

                                               

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PRESS RELEASE from Romney for President

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Romney Press Office

March 10, 2012



MITT ROMNEY: PROUD TO HAVE THE SUPPORT OF SO MANY IN KANSAS
 
Boston, MA – Mitt Romney made the following statement on the results of the caucuses in Kansas:
 
“I congratulate my fellow candidates who competed in the Kansas caucuses. I am pleased that Kansans joined voters around the country in supporting my candidacy. The road to the Republican nomination has already had twists and turns and no doubt there will be more to come.  We should want nothing less when deciding the next occupant of the White House. But I have no doubt that with the progress I’ve made today that I will be the Republican Party’s presidential nominee. I thank all the voters who participated in the Kansas caucuses and look forward to winning Kansas in November.” 
    
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PRESS RELEASE from Democratic National Committee
For Immediate Release
March 10, 2012

Contact: DNC Press
DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s Statement on Results of Kansas Republican Caucuses

Washington, D.C. – DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz released the following statement on the results of the Republican caucuses in Kansas:

“Today, Republican caucus-goers across the state of Kansas delivered a decisive message: Mitt Romney’s failure to connect with voters isn’t just a problem with one voting bloc or constituency – it goes across the political spectrum.  Mitt Romney has already done incredible damage to himself with the very independent voters that he’ll need to win should he make it to November; they have watched him pander to the Tea Party on immigration, women’s health and virtually every issue in between, and his out-of-touch positions will cost him dearly.

“But Mitt Romney’s loss in today’s caucuses demonstrates that Romney can’t even close the deal with his own Republican base.  That’s because they know what voters across the country are continuing to learn: that Mitt Romney has no core and will say anything to get elected.  It happened again this week, when more evidence emerged that Mitt Romney supported a national health care law with an individual mandate though he has told primary voters repeatedly that he did not. Clearly, Kansas Republicans are not amused by Romney’s desperate attempts to win votes by talking out of both sides of his mouth. 

"Republican and independent voters share one thing: they simply do not trust Mitt Romney to lead – and that’s exactly why the increasingly messy Republican nominating process is still far from over.”

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