Primary Calendar, Delegate Tracker And What's At Stake In Each State
Republican primaries and caucuses extend through June 26. To win the nomination, a presidential candidate must secure 1,144 delegates, a simple majority of those available. The Republican National Committee designed the calendar and apportionment rules this year to slow the process down, so more states play a role. Here's a look at the primary calendar, what's happened so far, and the number of delegates awarded or at stake in each state.
- Primary Calendar
- Delegate Tracker
January
3
Total delegates at stake:
28
Iowa
About
- Format: Caucus/convention
- Delegates: 28
10
Total delegates at stake:
12
New Hampshire
About
- Format: Proportional primary
- Delegates: 12
Results
- Romney39.3%
- Paul22.9%
- Huntsman16.9%
- Gingrich9.4%
- Santorum9.4%
- Perry0.7%
21
Total delegates at stake:
25
South Carolina
About
- Format: Winner take all (by district and statewide)
- Delegates: 25
31
Total delegates at stake:
50
Florida
About
- Format: Winner take all
- Delegates: 50
- Note: State violated Republican National Committee rule limiting winner-take-all primaries before April; delegates may be challenged.
February
4
Total delegates at stake:
28
Nevada
About
- Format: Caucus/convention
- Delegates: 28
7
Total delegates at stake:
128
Colorado
About
- Format: Caucus/convention
- Delegates: 36
Minnesota
About
- Format: Caucus/convention
- Delegates: 40
Missouri
About
- Format: Primary
- Delegates: 52
- Note: Primary was nonbinding. Delegates are chosen at district-level conventions on April 21 and the state convention on June 2.
11
Total delegates at stake:
24
Maine
About
- Format: Caucus/convention
- Delegates: 24
- Note: Caucuses began as early as Feb. 4.
28
Total delegates at stake:
59
Arizona
About
- Format: Winner take all
- Delegates: 29
- Note: State violated Republican National Committee rule limiting winner-take-all primaries before April; delegates may be challenged.
Michigan
About
- Format: Winner take all or top two; statewide: proportional | More »
- Delegates: 30
Results
- Romney 41.1%
- Santorum 37.9%
- Paul 11.6%
- Gingrich 6.5%
99% of precincts reporting
March
3
Total delegates at stake:
43
Washington
About
- Format: Caucus/convention
- Delegates: 43
6
Total delegates at stake:
437
Alaska
About
- Format: Caucus/convention
- Delegates: 27
Georgia
About
- Format: Winner take all (by district and statewide)
- Delegates: 76
Results
- Gingrich 47.2%
- Romney 25.9%
- Santorum 19.6%
- Paul 6.6%
Idaho
About
- Format: Caucus/convention
- Delegates: 32
Results
- Romney 61.6%
- Santorum 18.2%
- Paul 18.1%
- Gingrich 2.1%
Massachusetts
About
- Format: Proportional primary
- Delegates: 41
North Dakota
About
- Format: Caucus/convention
- Delegates: 28
Ohio
About
- Format: Winner take all (by district and statewide)
- Delegates: 66
Results
- Romney37.9%
- Santorum37.1%
- Gingrich14.6%
- Paul9.2%
Oklahoma
About
- Format: Winner take all (by district and statewide)
- Delegates: 43
Results
- Santorum 33.8%
- Romney 28.0%
- Gingrich 27.5%
- Paul 9.6%
Tennessee
About
- Format: In each district and statewide — if winner receives a majority, winner-take-all primary; otherwise, proportional primary
- Delegates: 58
Results
- Santorum 37.2%
- Romney 28.1%
- Gingrich 23.9%
- Paul 9.0%
Vermont
About
- Format: District: Winner-take-all primary. Statewide: If winner receives a majority, winner-take-all primary; otherwise, proportional primary
- Delegates: 17
Virginia
About
- Format: District: Winner-take-all primary. Statewide: If winner receives a majority, winner-take-all primary; otherwise, proportional primary
- Delegates: 49
10
Total delegates at stake:
96
Guam
About
- Format: Caucus/convention
- Delegates: 9
Results
All of the about 200 eligible Republicans at the convention voted, by a show of hands, for Mitt Romney. Guam's nine delegates are technically uncommitted.
Kansas
About
- Format: Caucus/convention
- Delegates: 40
Results
- Santorum 51.2%
- Romney 20.9%
- Gingrich 14.4%
- Paul 12.6%
Northern Marianas
About
- Format: Caucus/convention
- Delegates: 9
Virgin Islands
About
- Format: Caucus/convention
- Delegates: 9
Results
Republicans elected six delegates to the national convention. Of those, three support Mitt Romney; one supports Ron Paul; and two were elected as uncommitted.
Wyoming
About
- Format: Caucus/convention
- Delegates: 29
- Note: County conventions held from March 6-10 allocated 11 delegates to candidates (one delegate won as "uncommitted"). Another 14 delegates will be awarded at the state convention in April.
Results
- Romney 44.0%
- Santorum 27.5%
- Uncommitted 15.5%
- Paul 12.2%
13
Total delegates at stake:
119
Alabama
About
- Format: District: Winner take all or top two; statewide: proportional
- Delegates: 50
Results
- Santorum 34.5%
- Gingrich 29.3%
- Romney 29.0%
- Paul 5.0%
American Samoa
About
- Format: Caucus/convention
- Delegates: 9
Results
About 70 Republicans chose six delegates to the national convention. All of them have said they will support Mitt Romney.
Hawaii
About
- Format: Caucus/convention
- Delegates: 20
Results
- Romney 44.5%
- Santorum 25.3%
- Paul 19.3%
- Gingrich 10.9%
Mississippi
About
- Format: District: Winner-take-all primary. Statewide: If winner receives a majority, winner-take-all primary; otherwise, proportional primary
- Delegates: 40
Results
- Santorum 32.8%
- Gingrich 31.2%
- Romney 30.6%
- Paul 4.4%
18
Total delegates at stake:
23
Puerto Rico
About
- Format: Caucus/convention
- Delegates: 23
20
Total delegates at stake:
69
Illinois
About
- Format: Loophole primary
- Delegates: 69
- Note: Primary votes allocated by congressional district, 54 total for state's 18 districts. Twelve delegates to be chosen at the state GOP convention, and three assigned to state party leaders.
24
Total delegates at stake:
46
Louisiana
About
- Format: Combined selection (proportional primary with caucus/convention)
- Delegates: 46
April
3
Total delegates at stake:
98
District of Columbia
About
- Format: Winner take all
- Delegates: 19
Maryland
About
- Format: Winner take all (by district and statewide)
- Delegates: 37
Wisconsin
About
- Format: Winner take all (by district and statewide)
- Delegates: 42
24
Total delegates at stake:
231
Connecticut
About
- Format: District: Winner-take-all primary. Statewide: If winner receives a majority, winner-take-all primary; otherwise, proportional primary
- Delegates: 28
Delaware
About
- Format: Winner take all
- Delegates: 17
New York
About
- Format: In each district and statewide — if winner receives a majority, winner-take-all primary; otherwise, proportional primary
- Delegates: 95
Results
- Romney 63.3%
- Paul 15.3%
- Gingrich 12.7%
- Santorum 8.7%
As of 3:16 pm EDT 95% of precincts reporting
Pennsylvania
About
- Format: Loophole primary
- Delegates: 72
Results
- Romney 58.0%
- Santorum 18.3%
- Paul 13.2%
- Gingrich 10.5%
As of 6:00 pm EDT 99% of precincts reporting
Rhode Island
About
- Format: Proportional primary
- Delegates: 19
May
8
Total delegates at stake:
132
Indiana
About
- Format: Combined selection (winner-take-all primary for district delegates with caucus/convention)
- Delegates: 46
Results
- Romney 64.7%
- Paul 15.6%
- Santorum 13.3%
- Gingrich 6.4%
North Carolina
About
- Format: Proportional primary
- Delegates: 55
Results
- Romney 65.7%
- Paul 11.1%
- Santorum 10.4%
- Gingrich 7.6%
West Virginia
About
- Format: Combined selection (winner-take-all primary for district delegates with caucus/convention)
- Delegates: 31
Results
- Romney 69.6%
- Santorum 12.1%
- Paul 11.0%
- Gingrich 6.3%
15
Total delegates at stake:
64
Nebraska
About
- Format: Advisory primary
- Delegates: 35
- Note: Most delegates to be chosen at state convention and are not bound by results of the primary.
Oregon
About
- Format: Proportional primary
- Delegates: 29
22
Total delegates at stake:
81
Arkansas
About
- Format: Proportional primary
- Delegates: 36
Kentucky
About
- Format: Proportional primary
- Delegates: 45
29
Total delegates at stake:
155
Texas
About
- Format: Proportional primary
- Delegates: 155
Results
- Romney 69.0%
- Paul 11.9%
- Santorum 8.0%
- Gingrich 4.7%
- Uncommitted 4.2%
- Bachmann 0.9%
June
5
Total delegates at stake:
299
California
About
- Format: Winner take all (by district and statewide)
- Delegates: 172
Results
- Romney 79.4%
- Paul 10.3%
- Santorum 5.4%
- Gingrich 3.8%
- Roemer 0.7%
- Karger 0.4%
As of 11:20 am EDT 100% of precincts reporting
Montana
About
- Format: Winner take all
- Delegates: 26
Results
- Romney 68.4%
- Paul 14.4%
- Santorum 8.9%
- Gingrich 4.3%
- No Preference 4.0%
As of 11:24 am EDT 100% of precincts reporting
New Jersey
About
- Format: Winner take all
- Delegates: 50
Results
- Romney 81.3%
- Paul 10.4%
- Santorum 5.2%
- Gingrich 3.1%
As of 11:26 am EDT 99% of precincts reporting
New Mexico
About
- Format: Proportional primary
- Delegates: 23
Results
- Romney 73.3%
- Santorum 10.5%
- Paul 10.3%
- Gingrich 5.8%
As of 11:28 am EDT 100% of precincts reporting
South Dakota
About
- Format: Proportional primary
- Delegates: 28
Results
- Romney 66.1%
- Paul 13.0%
- Santorum 11.5%
- Uncommitted 5.4%
- Gingrich 4.0%
As of 11:28 am EDT 100% of precincts reporting
26
Total delegates at stake:
40
Source: Associated Press
NPR's delegate tracker is following the results tracked by the web site The Green Papers. This site has provided a detailed compilation of the delegate selection events and processes, providing a precise count of both "committed" and "uncommitted" delegates.
Note
The Green Papers also calculates a "soft" delegate count based on its estimate of potential delegate support for each contender. To view that and more details of its counts, visit http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/R.More From Presidential Race
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