The 2012 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the

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in which all 50 states plus the

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participated.

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voters chose three electors to represent them in the

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via a popular vote pitting

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Democratic

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and his running mate,

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, against Republican challenger and former

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and his running mate,

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. Biden's home state (and the state for whom he served as Senator from 1973 to 2009), Delaware decisively backed the Democratic ticket, with Obama carrying it by 18.63 percentage points. Widely considered a safe

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in recent decades, all major news organizations expected this result, as no Republican presidential candidate has carried Delaware since

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, making it part of the blue wall (states carried by Democrats in every election from 1992 to 2012).

Primary elections

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary in Delaware was cancelled as President Obama was the only candidate to file for the ballot and received Delaware's entire delegation.

Republican primary

The 2012 Delaware Republican presidential primary took place on April 24, 2012.

General election

Predictions

Candidate ballot access

* Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan, Republican * Barack Obama/Joseph Biden, Democratic * Gary Johnson/James P. Gray, Libertarian * Jill Stein/Cheri Honkala, Green Write-in candidate access: * Rocky Anderson/Luis J. Rodriguez, Justice

Results

By county

By congressional district

Due to the state's low population, only one congressional district is allocated. This district is called the at-large district, because it covers the entire state, and thus is equivalent to the statewide election results.

References

External links

The Green Papers
for Delaware
The Green Papers
Major state elections in chronological order {{U.S. presidential primaries

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