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U.S. Elections: 2012 Primary Schedule
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Feb 29, 2012 - 2:49:35 PM

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The 2012 Republican primary/caucus schedule below is based on the most current information available from state election boards. (President Obama’s nomination by the Democratic Party is not contested.)

For those states holding primaries, voters go to polling places and cast their ballots. In caucus states, voters gather in meeting places throughout the state to discuss candidates and reach a consensus on which candidate they will support.

DATE	STATE	OUTCOME (top three finishers)
January 3	Iowa (caucus)	Rick Santorum, 25 percent Mitt Romney, 25 percent Ron Paul, 21 percent
January 10	New Hampshire (primary)	Mitt Romney, 39 percent Ron Paul, 23 percent Jon Huntsman, 17 percent
January 21	South Carolina (primary)	Newt Gingrich, 40 percent Mitt Romney, 28 percent Rick Santorum, 17 percent
January 31	Florida (primary)	Mitt Romney, 46 percent Newt Gingrich, 32 percent Rick Santorum, 13 percent
February 4	Nevada (caucus)	Mitt Romney, 59 percent Newt Gingrich, 21 percent Ron Paul, 19 percent
February 4-11	Maine (caucus)	Mitt Romney, 39 percent Ron Paul, 36 percent Rick Santorum, 18 percent
February 7	Colorado (caucus)	Rick Santorum, 40 percent Mitt Romney, 35 percent Newt Gingrich, 13 percent
February 7	Minnesota (caucus)	Rick Santorum, 45 percent Ron Paul, 27 percent Mitt Romney, 17 percent
February 7	Missouri* (primary)	Rick Santorum, 55 percent Mitt Romney, 25 percent Ron Paul, 12 percent
February 28	Arizona (primary)	Mitt Romney, 47 percent Rick Santorum, 27 percent Newt Gingrich, 16 percent
February 28	Michigan (primary)	Mitt Romney, 41 percent Rick Santorum, 38 percent Ron Paul, 12 percent
March 3	Washington (caucus)
March 6 (Super Tuesday)	Alaska (caucus) Georgia (primary) Idaho (caucus) Massachusetts (primary) North Dakota (caucus) Ohio (primary) Oklahoma (primary) Tennessee (primary) Vermont (primary) Virginia (primary)
March 6–10	Wyoming (caucus)
March 10	Kansas (caucus) U.S. Virgin Islands (caucus)
March 13	Alabama (primary) Hawaii (caucus) Mississippi (primary)
March 17	Missouri* (caucus)
March 20	Illinois (primary)
March 24	Louisiana (primary)
April 3	District of Columbia (primary) Maryland (primary) Wisconsin (primary)
April 24	Connecticut (primary) Delaware (primary) New York (primary) Pennsylvania (primary) Rhode Island (primary)
May 8	Indiana (primary) North Carolina (primary) West Virginia (primary)
May 15	Nebraska (primary) Oregon (primary)
May 22	Arkansas (primary) Kentucky (primary)
May 29	Texas (primary)
June 5	California (primary) Montana (primary) New Jersey (primary) New Mexico (primary) South Dakota (primary)
June 26	Utah (primary)

* Missouri will hold a nonbinding primary on February 7 that will not select delegates to the 2012 Republican National Convention. Instead, the Missouri Republican Party will hold a caucus on March 17 to select convention delegates.