There were no polls to show who would win this poll. It was widely assumed that being that Vermont is probably the most liberal in America (outside of Hawaii), that Mitt Romney would win. Romney did win the primary, but Ron Paul also did very well to take second place.
Vermont Republican Primary – March 6, 2012 – 19 delegates (binding) | |||||
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Presidential Candidate | Home State | Primary Votes | Delegates | ||
Mitt Romney | Massachusetts | 23,964 | 40% | 9 | 53% |
Ron Paul | Texas | 15,370 | 25% | 4 | 21% |
Rick Santorum | Pennsylvania | 14,271 | 24% | 4 | 21% |
Newt Gingrich | Virginia | 4,942 | 8% | 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 |