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RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Pennsylvania > President
Parent RaceUS President - R Primary
OfficePresident
TypeRepublican Primary Election
Filing Deadline February 14, 2012 - 05:00pm
Polls Open April 24, 2012 - 06:00am
Polls Close April 24, 2012 - 07:00pm
Term Start January 20, 2013 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 2017 - 12:00pm
Turnout 26.71% Registered 6.58% Total Population
ContributorChristie-Toomey '16
Last ModifiedRBH July 09, 2012 04:17pm
Data SourcesPennsylvania Board of Elections
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/04/2008
NameBarack Obama Votes3,276,363 (54.49%)
Term01/20/2009 - 01/20/2013 Margin620,478 (+10.32%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/06/2012
NameBarack Obama Votes2,990,274 (51.97%)
Term01/20/2013 - 01/20/2017 Margin309,840 (+5.39%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RacePA US President 11/06/2012
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KEY RACE? 7.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
07/08/2011 04/24/2012
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Mitt Romney 9 ----14
Rick Santorum 1 --1 --
Leaning Call: Mitt Romney (94.20%)
Weighted Call: Mitt Romney (99.86%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph
03/29/2010 04/10/2012

CANDIDATES
Photo  
Name Gov. Mitt Romney Sen. Rick Santorum Rep. Ron Paul Rep. Newt Gingrich  
PartyRepublican Republican Republican Republican  
Website [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website]  
Certified Votes468,374 (57.96%) 149,056 (18.45%) 106,148 (13.14%) 84,537 (10.46%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -319,318 (-39.51%) -362,226 (-44.82%) -383,837 (-47.50%)  
Predict Avg.40.96% 19.64% 11.40% 14.76%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $--  
MATCHUP POLLS (24 from 7 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg36.98%-- 37.36%-- 6.92%-- 5.47%--  
American Research Group 
04/09/12-04/10/12		 44.00% -- 40.00% -- 5.00% -- 7.00% --
Public Policy Polling (D) 
04/04/12-04/04/12		 42.00% 17.0 37.00% 6.0 9.00% -- 6.00% 7.0
Rasmussen Reports 
04/04/12-04/04/12		 38.00% -- 42.00% -- 7.00% -- 6.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
03/27/12-04/01/12		 35.00% 18.0 41.00% 32.0 10.00% 3.0 7.00% 24.0
Franklin & Marshall College 
03/20/12-03/25/12		 28.00% 12.0 30.00% 15.0 9.00% 2.0 6.00% 3.0
Public Policy Polling (D) 
03/08/12-03/11/12		 25.00% 13.0 43.00% 31.0 9.00% -- 13.00% 19.0
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
R Christie-Toomey '16
R Tom Ridge [L]
R Jim Gerlach [L]
R James C. Roddey [L]
R Lou Barletta [L]
R Thomas A. Marino [L]
R Joseph B. Scarnati III [L]
R Jacob "Jake" D. Corman III [L]
R Eric Martin [L]
LBT Kane for Senate
 

EVENTS
Start Date End Date Type Title Contributor

VIDEO ADVERTISEMENTS
Start Date Candidate Category Ad Tone Lng Title Run Time Contributor
04/09/2012 Mitt Romney TVAd Attack eng Romney's PA Attack Ad  00:00:30 Homegrown Democrat 

INFORMATION LINKS

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Mar 13, 2012 03:00pm News Romney to get nod from Pennsylvania Republicans today  Article Christie-Toomey '16 
Sep 19, 2011 01:50am Endorsement Former Pa. Gov. Tom Ridge endorses Jon Huntsman in New Hampshire  Article COSDem 

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