Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich finished fifth in New Hampshire but vowed to push ahead in South Carolina. UPI/Kevin Dietsch |
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The following are the dates for the 2012 Republican presidential primaries and their results. All are Tuesdays unless otherwise noted:
Jan. 3: Iowa caucus: (Unofficial) Mitt Romney 24.5 percent (30,015), Rick Santorum 24.5 percent (30,007), Ron Paul, 21.4 percent (26,219), Newt Gingrich 13.3 percent (16,251), Rick Perry 10.3 percent (12,604), Michele Bachmann, 5.0 percent (6,073), Jon Huntsman 0.6 percent (745), No Preference 0.1 percent (135), Other 0.1 percent (117), Herman Cain 0 percent (58).
Jan. 10: New Hampshire: (Unofficial) Romney 39 percent (97,339), Paul 23 percent (56,601), Huntsman 17 percent (41,796), Gingrich 10 percent (23,329), Santorum 9 percent (23,204), Perry 1 percent (1,762).
Remaining primaries and caucuses:
Jan. 21: (Saturday): South Carolina
Jan. 31: Florida
Feb. 4 (Saturday): Nevada (caucus)
Feb. 4-10: Maine (caucus)
Feb. 7: Colorado (caucus), Minnesota (caucus), Missouri (non-delegate primary)
Feb. 28: Arizona, Michigan
March 3: (Saturday): Washington (caucus)
March 6: Super Tuesday -- Alaska (caucus), Georgia, Idaho (caucus), Massachusetts, North Dakota (caucus), Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia.
March 6-10: Wyoming (caucus)
March 10 (Saturday): Kansas (caucus), Virgin Islands (caucus)
March 13: Alabama, Hawaii (caucus), Mississippi
March 17 (Saturday): Missouri (GOP caucus to determine convention delegates)
March 20: Illinois
March 24: Louisiana
April 3: District of Columbia, Maryland, Texas, Wisconsin
April 24: Connecticut, Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island
May 8: Indiana, North Carolina, West Virginia
May 15: Nebraska, Oregon
May 22: Arkansas, Kentucky
June 5: California, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota
June 26: Utah
