Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2012
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The 2012 Democratic primaries were the selection process by which the Democrats chose their candidates in the 2012 election for President and Vice President of the United States. Through a series of primaries and caucuses culminating in the Democratic National Convention, 2012, the party picked Senator Michael Casmir of Illinois, who selected Sunbelt Governor Rick Hernandez of Texas as his running mate.
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Candidates
- Filed:
- Senator Michael Casmir of Illinois
- Withdrew:
- Senator Vincent Giorelli of New Jersey
- Sunbelt Governor Rick Hernandez of Texas
- Northeast Governor Robert Hudson of New Hampshire
- West Coast Governor Jeremy Koo of California
- Senator Jeffery Landon of Washington
- Heartland Majority Leader Jiles Scott of Illinois
- Senator Eric Smith of Florida
- Senate Minority Leader Lilliam Vanleer of Washington
- Senator Elizabeth Wellbourne of Michigan
- Declined
- House Minority Leader Marie Evans
- Mississippi Valley Governor Carter Glass of Louisiana
- Senator Elizabeth Rosenbaum of California
- Senator Kathryn Spencer of Pennsylvania
Vice Presidential Candidates
Governor Rick Hernandez was designated the Democratic Vice Presidential candidate by presumptive Democratic nominee Michael Casmir. Hernandez would later write about the selection process in his book Running With Scissors, in which Hernandez explained his preference for Casmir over other candidates and how he agreed to go negative against Smith in exchange for the Vice Presidential spot on the ticket.
Among those who may have been considered in the running for the post, but ultimately not selected by Casmir included:
- Mississippi Valley Governor Carter Glass of Louisiana
- Senator Joe Miller of Texas
- Senator Eric Smith of Florida
- Senator Kathryn Spencer of Pennsylvania
State-by-state results
| Michael Casmir | Vincent Giorelli | Rick Hernandez | Robert Hudson | Jeremy Koo | Jeffery Landon | Jiles Scott | Eric Smith | Lilliam Vanleer | Elizabeth Wellbourne | ||
| Total Delegates | 2,157 | -- | 12 | 21 | 22 | -- | -- | 1,643 | 4 | 3 | |
| District of Columbia | 15% | 19% | -- | 18% | 15% | 4% | 4% | -- | 14% | 11% | |
| Puerto Rico | 17% | 3% | 28% | 15% | 10% | 2% | 1% | 8% | 14% | 3% | |
| Iowa | 24% (17) | 16% (12) | 13% (10) | 15% (11) | -- | 1% | 12% (9) | 6% | 8% | ||
| New Hampshire | 10% (3) | -- | 7% | 32% (11) | 11% (4) | -- | 1% | 14% (5) | 14% (4) | 10% (3) | |
| Nevada | 39% (14) | -- | -- | -- | 20% (7) | -- | -- | 35% (13) | -- | 6% | |
| South Carolina | 42% (26) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 46% (28) | -- | 8% | |
| Super Tuesday | Alabama | 41% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 58% (60) | -- | -- |
| Arizona | 51% (67) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 49% | -- | -- | |
| Arkansas | 47% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 52% (48) | -- | -- | |
| California | 59% (443) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 40% | -- | -- | |
| Colorado | 52% (9) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 48% | -- | -- | |
| Connecticut | 52% (64) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 47% | -- | -- | |
| Delaware | 49% (11) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 50% (12) | -- | -- | |
| Florida | 33% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 66% (210) | -- | -- | |
| Georgia | 43% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 56% (102) | -- | -- | |
| Idaho | 48% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 51% (23) | -- | -- | |
| Michigan | 62% (155) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 38% | -- | -- | |
| Missouri | 59% (86) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 40% | -- | -- | |
| New Jersey | 57% (128) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 42% | -- | -- | |
| New Mexico | 51% (37) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 49% | -- | -- | |
| New York | 50% (143) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 50% (143) | -- | -- | |
| North Dakota | 49% (10) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 49% (11) | -- | -- | |
| Oklahoma | 47% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 52% (45) | -- | -- | |
| Tennessee | 49% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 50% (84) | -- | -- | |
| Utah | 48% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 51% (29) | -- | -- | |
| West Virginia | 45% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 54% (37) | -- | -- | |
| Wyoming | 48% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 51% (19) | -- | -- | |
| District of Columbia | 53% (38) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 46% | -- | -- | |
| Kentucky | 49% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 51% (55) | -- | -- | |
| Louisiana | 48% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 52% (66) | -- | -- | |
| Maryland | 50% (101) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 50% | -- | -- | |
| Mississippi | 44% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 55% (41) | -- | -- | |
| North Carolina | 47% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 53% (108) | -- | -- | |
| Puerto Rico | 57% (56) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 43% | -- | -- | |
| Texas | 46% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 54% (227) | -- | -- | |
| Virginia | 53% (100) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 47% | -- | -- | |
| Virgin Islands | 54% (6) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 46% | -- | -- | |
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