Mitt Romney won this Puerto Rico easily, capturing more than 82% of the vote. Over 100,000 voters participated in the Republican primary. In 2008, Puerto Rico held a Republican caucus and had just 208 total votes. In that year, John McCain won Puerto Rico with over 90% of the vote.
Puerto Rico Republican Primary – March 18, 2012 – 20 delegates (binding) | |||||
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Presidential Candidate | Home State | Primary Votes | Delegates | ||
Mitt Romney | Massachusetts | 105,055 | 83% | 20 | 100% |
Rick Santorum | Pennsylvania | 10,429 | 8% | 0 | 0% |
Newt Gingrich | Virginia | 2,672 | 2% | 0 | 0 |
Ron Paul | Texas | 1,545 | 1% | 0 | 0% |
Others | 6% | – |
Mitt Romney | Rick Santorum | Newt Gingrich | Ron Paul | |
Popular Vote | 3,472,365 (41%) | 2,282,245 (25%) | 2,101,951 (23%) | 949,207 (11%) |
Estimated Delegates | 515 | 239 | 157 | 78 |
States/territories won | 15 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
Website | mittromney.com | ricksantorum.com | newt.org | ronpaul2012.com |
Source: Wikipedia |