2012 Texas Democratic presidential primary

The 2012 Texas Democratic presidential primary was held on May 29, 2012. Incumbent president Barack Obama, who was running for the nomination without any major opposition, won the primary with 88.18% of the vote. The primary was officially non-binding.[1] From April to June 2012, the state and district conventions awarded all of Texas' 260 pledged delegates to the 2012 Democratic National Convention, with an additional 27 unpledged delegates.

2012 Texas Democratic presidential primary

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Candidate Barack Obama John Wolfe Jr.
Home state Illinois Tennessee
Delegate count 287 0
Popular vote 520,410 29,879
Percentage 88.18% 5.06%

Texas results by county
  Barack Obama
  John Wolfe Jr.
  Bob Ely
  Tie
  No votes
Texas Democratic primary, 2012[2]
Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates
Barack Obama 520,410 88.18% 287
John Wolfe Jr. 29,879 5.06% 0
Darcy Richardson 25,430 4.31% 0
Bob Ely 14,445 2.45% 0
Total: 590,164 100.0% 287
Key: Withdrew prior to contest

References edit

  1. ^ "Texas Democrat". The Green Papers. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "2012 Democratic Party Primary Election, Texas Secretary of State". Retrieved November 17, 2016.