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Contents.Primary race overview The general expectation was that, with President having the advantage of and being the only viable candidate running, the race would be merely.Several of the lesser-known candidates made efforts to raise visibility. Some activists made an attempt to take over the Iowa caucuses, and got about 2% of the vote for Uncommitted.
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With nine minor candidates on the ballot in New Hampshire, there was a debate at in on December 19, 2011, in which seven candidates participated. Activist bought time on television in order to show graphic commercials denouncing.Three candidates – other than Obama – who had been on the ballot in New Hampshire were also on the ballot in Missouri. One such candidate, Randall Terry, attempted to air graphic TV commercials during, but was met with resistance from various TV stations in some locations.
The also tried to stop the ads by claiming that Terry was not a legitimate Democratic candidate even though he was legally on the ballot.A number of partisans of, challenging the legitimacy of Obama's, attempted to have the President's name removed from the Georgia primary ballot. A state administrative judge upheld a, which was ignored by the President and his staff. In February 2012, the activists' legal challenge was rejected by a Georgia state law judge and by the, and Obama remained listed on the primary ballot.On May 8, 2012, an inmate serving a 17.5-year sentence, won 41% of the primary vote in West Virginia against incumbent, a higher percentage of the vote in one state than any other primary opponent of Obama had hitherto achieved in 2012. Shortly thereafter, attorney won 42% of the primary vote in Arkansas after widespread speculation that Wolfe could possibly pull off an upset of the state.Challengers to President Obama only qualified for the ballot in eight states – New Hampshire, Missouri, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Texas, West Virginia, Arkansas, and Alaska – while a ninth (Ohio) was going to have Randall Terry on the ballot, but removed his name before the ballots were printed.
Randall Terry also attempted to contest the Kansas caucus, but was denied a spot on the caucus ballot after the state's Democratic Party determined that he didn't meet the requirements.Darcy Richardson suspended his bid for the nomination on April 28, 2012. He still appeared on the ballot in Texas and was an eligible write-in candidate in California after suspending his campaign.Four states canceled their respective Democratic primaries altogether, citing Obama being the only candidate to qualify on their respective ballot: Connecticut, Delaware, New York, and Virginia.Despite the limited opposition and ultimately receiving 100% of the pledged delegates, Obama's total percentage of the national popular primary vote was the lowest of any incumbent since the contested when was challenged by.Candidates. Main article:Obama was on the ballot in all states, where he ran mostly unopposed. In addition to Obama, the following table lists those candidates that attained ballot status in at least one state, as well as those states that listed 'Uncommitted' or 'No Preference' as an option:CandidateVotesDelegatesStates on ballot'Uncommitted' or 'No Preference'426,336729 (AL, DC, KY, MA, MD, MI, MO, MT, NC, RI, TN)117,0330 (23)5 (AR, LA, MO, NH, TX)109,76405 (LA, MO, NH, OK, TX)73,1380 (1)1 (WV)29,94704 (LA, NH, OK, TX)22,7340 (7)4 (AK, MO, NH, OK)Jim Rogers15,5350 (3)1 (OK)Ed Cowan94501 (NH)83301 (NH)John D. Haywood42301 (NH)Craig Freis40001 (NH)Cornelius Edward O'Connor26601 (NH)Edward T. O'Donnell22201 (NH)Bob Greene21301 (NH)Scott W. Stey15501 (NH)Aldous C.
Tyler10601 (NH)Counties carried. See also:The number of pledged delegates allocated to each of the 50 U.S. States and is based on two main factors: (1) the proportion of votes each state gave to the Democratic candidate in the last three presidential elections, and (2) the number of electoral votes each state has in the. In addition, fixed numbers of delegates are allocated to, the, and under the party's delegate selection rules. Depending on each state's law and each state's party rules, when voters cast ballots for a candidate in a presidential caucus or primary, they may be voting to actually award delegates bound to vote for a particular candidate at the state or national convention ( binding primary or caucus), or they may simply be expressing an opinion that the state party is not bound to follow in selecting delegates to the national convention ( non-binding primary or caucus).States are awarded bonus pledged delegates if they schedule their primary or caucus later in the primary season.
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Those states with April dates are awarded a 10 percent increase, while those who schedule from May 1 to June 12 get a 20 percent increase. And starting on March 20, a 15 percent bonus is awarded when clusters of three or more neighboring states begin on the same day.The unpledged included members of the and, state and territorial, members of the Democratic National Committee, and other party leaders. Because of possible deaths, resignations, or the results of intervening or special elections, the final number of these superdelegates was not known until the week of the convention.Some delegates committed to candidates other than the President, have not been permitted to be elected in contested primaries, for administrative reasons. Calendar.