There was no drama, no polling, and no doubt Mitt Romney would easily win Super Tuesday Republican primary in Massachusetts. Mitt Romney was governor of this state in the mid 2000s and passed the now infamous RomneyCARE during that time. Romney did his best of any primary or caucus in Massachusetts, and basically winning all of the 41 delegates up for grabs. Romney nearly earned three out of every four vote cast in this state on Super Tuesday. Technically, Romney won 40 of the 41 delegates. The one unpledged delegate will probably go to Romney eventually.
Massachusetts Republican Primary – March 6, 2012 – 41 delegates (binding) | |||||
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Presidential Candidate | Home State | Primary Votes | Delegates | ||
Mitt Romney | Massachusetts | 265,109 | 72% | 40 | 98% |
Rick Santorum | Pennsylvania | 44,253 | 10% | 0 | 0 |
Ron Paul | Texas | 35,038 | 10% | 0 | 0 |
Newt Gingrich | Virginia | 16,998 | 5% | 0 | 0 |
Others | 67 | 0% | – |
Mitt Romney | Newt Gingrich | Rick Santorum | Ron Paul | |
Popular Vote | 1,831,529 (40%) | 983,337 (28%) | 1,083,276[ (24%) | 506,414 (11%) |
Estimated Delegates | 196 | 51 | 78 | 56 |
States/territories won | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Website | mittromney.com | newt.org | ricksantorum.com | ronpaul2012.com |
Source: Wikipedia |