Indiana Republican primary, 2012

United States presidential election in Indiana, 2012

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Nominee Mitt Romney Barack Obama Party Republican Democratic Home state Massachusetts Illinois Running mate Paul Ryan Joe Biden Electoral vote 11 0 Popular vote 1,420,543 1,152,887 Percentage 54.13% 43.93%
County Results Romney   50-60%   60-70%   70-80% Obama   40-50%   50-60%   60-70%
President before election Barack Obama Democratic Elected President Barack Obama Democratic

Indiana Republican primary, 2012

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Candidate Mitt Romney Ron Paul Home state Massachusetts Texas Delegate count 29 0 Popular vote 410,635 98,487 Percentage 64.61% 15.50%   Candidate Rick Santorum Newt Gingrich Home state Pennsylvania Georgia Delegate count 0 0 Popular vote 41,135 41,135 Percentage 13.43% 6.47%
Indiana results by county   Mitt Romney (Note: Italicization indicates a withdrawn candidacy)

Indiana Republican primary, 2012
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Projected delegate count
			AP	CNN	FOX
Mitt Romney	410,635	64.61%	28	27
Ron Paul	98,487	15.50%
Rick Santorum (withdrawn)	85,332	13.43%
Newt Gingrich (withdrawn)	41,135	6.47%
Unprojected delegates:			18	19	46
Total:	635,589	100.00%	46	46	46

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The 2012 United States presidential election in Indiana took place on November 6, 2012 as part of the 2012 General Election in which all 50 states plus The District of Columbia participated. Indiana voters chose 11 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. Romney and Ryan carried Indiana with 54.1% of the popular vote to Obama's and Biden's 43.9%, thus winning the state's 11 electoral votes.

Indiana was one of just two states (along with North Carolina) which had been won by Obama in 2008 but which flipped to the Republicans in 2012. Although the state normally leans Republican, in 2008 Obama had been the first Democrat to win Indiana since 1964, albeit by a narrow 1.03% margin. However, unlike North Carolina, Indiana was not seriously contested again by the Obama campaign in 2012, and consequently Romney was able to carry it by a relatively comfortable 10.20%.