Iowa Caucus Results 2012
Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney beat former senator Rick Santorum (Pa.) in the Iowa caucuses by just eight votes, a sign of a splintered and increasingly fractious field as the GOP presidential race moves to New Hampshire, South Carolina and Florida.
The former Massachusetts governor emerged victorious over former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Penn.) by a razor-thin margin of just eight votes. The final results, announced early Wednesday by the Iowa GOP, showed Romney had 30,015 votes to 30,007 for Santorum.
Despite the victory, Romney was unable to garner 25% percent of the vote. With 99.5% of precincts reporting, Romney won 24.6% to Santorum’s 24.5%. In all, more than 122,000 straw ballots were cast, a record for Iowa Republicans.
The complete results below :
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. | Del. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitt Romney | 30,015 | 24.6% | 7 |
| Rick Santorum | 30,007 | 24.6% | 6 |
| Ron Paul | 26,219 | 21.5% | 0 |
| Newt Gingrich | 16,251 | 13.3% | 0 |
| Rick Perry | 12,604 | 10.3% | 0 |
| Michele Bachmann | 6,073 | 5.0% | 0 |
| Jon Huntsman | 745 | 0.6% | 0 |
| Herman Cain | 58 | 0% | 0 |
| Buddy Roemer | 31 | 0% | 0 |
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Iowa Caucus 2012 Winner Predictions
I simply on-line, and as usual I browse the news at the WashingtonPost. and that i found the fascinating discussion in “PostOpinions” rubric, that’s the Iowa Caucus 2012 winner predictions from some authorities, like columnists, bloggers and editors.
Seven predicted Mitt Romney would are available in, first, 5 picked Rick Santorum, one picked one picked Ron Paul and Gary Johnson. They make a case for Their predictions below.
ALEXANDRA PETRI
Predicted winner: Rick Santorum
He’s bought everyone in Iowa at least one cup of coffee.
EUGENE ROBINSON
Predicted winner: Rick Santorum
The Santorum wave will crest at just the right moment, giving him a narrow victory over Mitt Romney, with Ron Paul coming third. Michele Bachmann will finish dead last. Santorum’s support seems passionate — 76 percent of his backers say they’ll definitely brave the plunging temperatures to go out and caucus — while Romney’s seem lukewarm. Committed conservatives may eventually settle for Romney, but they’ve flirted with everyone else in the field (except Jon Huntsman) and now have turned to Santorum. Fortunately for him, the caucuses are happening now — not enough time for the infatuation to fade.
JENNIFER RUBIN
Predicted winner: Mitt Romney
In the last week, Iowa Republicans have gotten serious about their presidential choices. Romney, who put all the pieces together in the nick of time, will narrowly capture first place with about 25 percent. Next will be the surging Rick Santorum with approximately 22 percent, as he consolidates evangelical support. In third will be an increasingly defensive Ron Paul at around 19 percent. The race then becomes a three-man contest, with Romney the heavy favorite.
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