Prior to the election, 17 news organizations considered this a state Romney would win, or otherwise considered as a safe red state. Romney won the state of Alaska with 54.80% of the vote, while Obama received 40.81%.[1] This was the first time since 1968 that a Democrat received more than 40% of the vote in Alaska. No Democrat has won Alaska since it was won by Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964.
Although Romney easily won its three electoral votes, it was one of six states to swing toward Obama relative to 2008, when Alaska was won with a 21.5% margin of victory by Republican nominee John McCain running with the incumbent Governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin, as his vice-presidential candidate. Obama closed his margin of defeat by 7.55% compared to his 2008 loss, thereby making it the state with the strongest Democratic gain in 2012.
The Alaska Democratic caucuses were held from April 10 to 14, 2012, with the state party convention being held from May 11 to 13.[3] Precincts within House Districts combined to hold caucuses to pledge delegates to the State Convention. Obama ran mostly unopposed (with the exception of Randall Terry, who was on the ballot but received no votes) and consequently received all of the 500 popular votes and 24 delegates.
The Alaska Republican caucuses were held Super Tuesday, March 6, 2012.[4][5][6] The presidential preference poll portion of the caucuses was scheduled between 4 pm and 8 pm local time (which is 8 pm to midnight EST) at locations across the state and one caucus in Washington, D.C.[7]
Similar to the 2012 Nevada caucuses, the results of the presidential preference poll will be used to directly and proportionately apportion 24 national convention delegates among the candidates.[8] Another 3 super delegates are unbound and not determined by the caucus results.[9]
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Main article 2012 United States presidential election The 2012 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 6 2012 as part of the 2012 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated Alaska voters chose three electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate Vice President Joe Biden against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate Congressman Paul Ryan 2012 United States presidential election in Alaska 2008 November 6 2012 2016 Nominee Mitt Romney Barack ObamaParty Republican DemocraticHome state Massachusetts IllinoisRunning mate Paul Ryan Joe BidenElectoral vote 3 0Popular vote 164 676 122 640Percentage 54 80 40 81 Borough amp census area results Romney 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 Obama 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 President before electionBarack ObamaDemocratic Elected President Barack ObamaDemocraticPrior to the election 17 news organizations considered this a state Romney would win or otherwise considered as a safe red state Romney won the state of Alaska with 54 80 of the vote while Obama received 40 81 1 This was the first time since 1968 that a Democrat received more than 40 of the vote in Alaska No Democrat has won Alaska since it was won by Lyndon B Johnson in 1964 Although Romney easily won its three electoral votes it was one of six states to swing toward Obama relative to 2008 when Alaska was won with a 21 5 margin of victory by Republican nominee John McCain running with the incumbent Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin as his vice presidential candidate Obama closed his margin of defeat by 7 55 compared to his 2008 loss thereby making it the state with the strongest Democratic gain in 2012 He also flipped seven boroughs and census areas he had lost in 2008 2 As of the 2020 election this is the last election in which Haines Borough voted for the Republican candidate Contents 1 Caucuses 1 1 Democratic caucuses 1 2 Republican caucuses 2 General election 2 1 Candidate ballot access 2 2 Results 2 2 1 Boroughs and census areas that flipped from Republican to Democratic 2 3 Results by Congressional District 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksCaucuses EditDemocratic caucuses EditThe Alaska Democratic caucuses were held from April 10 to 14 2012 with the state party convention being held from May 11 to 13 3 Precincts within House Districts combined to hold caucuses to pledge delegates to the State Convention Obama ran mostly unopposed with the exception of Randall Terry who was on the ballot but received no votes and consequently received all of the 500 popular votes and 24 delegates 2012 Alaska Democratic presidential caucuses nbsp 2008 April 14 2012 2016 24 Democratic National Convention delegates 19 pledged 5 unpledged The number of pledged delegates won is determined by the popular vote nbsp nbsp Candidate Barack Obama UncommittedHome state Illinois N ADelegate count 19 0Popular vote 500 0Percentage 100 0 Republican caucuses Edit 2012 United States presidential caucuses in Alaska Republican Party nbsp 2008 March 6 2012 2016 nbsp nbsp Candidate Mitt Romney Rick SantorumHome state Massachusetts PennsylvaniaDelegate count 8 7Popular vote 4 285 3 860Percentage 32 4 29 2 nbsp nbsp Candidate Ron Paul Newt GingrichHome state Texas GeorgiaDelegate count 6 3Popular vote 3 175 1 865Percentage 24 0 14 1 The Alaska Republican caucuses were held Super Tuesday March 6 2012 4 5 6 The presidential preference poll portion of the caucuses was scheduled between 4 pm and 8 pm local time which is 8 pm to midnight EST at locations across the state and one caucus in Washington D C 7 Similar to the 2012 Nevada caucuses the results of the presidential preference poll will be used to directly and proportionately apportion 24 national convention delegates among the candidates 8 Another 3 super delegates are unbound and not determined by the caucus results 9 2012 Alaska Republican presidential caucuses 10 Candidate Votes Percentage Estimated national delegatesMitt Romney 4 285 32 4 8Rick Santorum 3 860 29 2 7Ron Paul 3 175 24 0 6Newt Gingrich 1 865 14 1 3Uncommitted 34 0 3 Unprojected delegates 3Totals 13 219 100 0 27General election EditCandidate ballot access Edit Barack Obama Joseph Biden Democratic Mitt Romney Paul Ryan Republican Gary Johnson James P Gray Libertarian Jill Stein Cheri Honkala GreenWrite in candidate accessRocky Anderson Luis J Rodriguez JusticeResults Edit 2012 United States presidential election in AlaskaParty Candidate Running mate Votes Percentage Electoral votesRepublican Mitt Romney Paul Ryan 164 676 54 80 3Democratic Barack Obama Joe Biden 122 640 40 81 0Libertarian Gary Johnson Jim Gray 7 392 2 46 0Green Jill Stein Cheri Honkala 2 917 0 97 0Write ins Write ins 2 870 0 96 0Totals 300 495 100 00 3 nbsp Borough and Census Area Flips Democratic Hold Gain from Republican Republican HoldBoroughs and census areas that flipped from Republican to Democratic Edit 2 Aleutians West Census Area largest city Unalaska Dilingham Census Area largest city Dilingham Lake amp Peninsula Borough largest city Newhalen North Slope Borough largest city Utqiaġvik Northwest Arctic Borough largest city Kotzebue Prince of Wales Hyder Census Area largest city Craig Yukon Koyukuk Census Area largest city Fort Yukon Results by Congressional District Edit Alaska has an at large congressional equivalent to the statewide results See also EditList of 2012 United States presidential electors 2012 United States presidential election 2008 United States presidential election in Alaska 2012 Democratic Party presidential primaries 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries Alaska Democratic Party Alaska Republican Party United States presidential elections in AlaskaReferences Edit State of Alaska 2012 General Election Official Results a b Alaska Presidential Results by County 1960 2016 Maps thecinyc Retrieved September 1 2020 Alaska Democratic Delegation 2012 www thegreenpapers com Retrieved September 1 2020 Alaska Republican Events Archived from the original on March 20 2012 Retrieved March 6 2012 Primary and Caucus Printable Calendar CNN Retrieved January 11 2012 Presidential Primary Dates PDF Federal Election Commission Retrieved January 23 2012 2012 Convention Process ARP Archived from the original on February 17 2012 Retrieved February 26 2012 2012 Convention Process ARP Archived from the original on February 17 2012 Retrieved February 26 2012 Nate Silver March 4 2012 Romney Could Win Majority of Super Tuesday Delegates FiveThirtyEight Retrieved March 5 2012 New York Times Retrieved March 23 2012 External links EditThe Green Papers for Alaska The Green Papers Major state elections in chronological order Official website of the Alaska Republican Party Official website of the Alaska Democratic Party Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2012 United 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