2012 Florida Republican presidential primary

2012 Florida Republican presidential primary
January 31, 2012 (2012-01-31)
50 delegates to the Republican National Convention
 
Candidate Mitt Romney Newt Gingrich
Home state Massachusetts Georgia
Delegate count 50 0
Popular vote 776,159 534,121
Percentage 46.40% 31.93%
 
Candidate Rick Santorum Ron Paul
Home state Pennsylvania Texas
Delegate count 0 0
Popular vote 223,249 117,461
Percentage 13.35% 7.02%
Romney:     30–40%      40–50%      60-70%
Gingrich:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%

The 2012 Florida Republican presidential primary was held on January 31, 2012. Fifty delegates were at stake, none of them RNC (or super) delegates; it is unclear whether these delegates will be allocated proportionally or winner-take-all. Originally awarded 99 delegates, the Republican National Committee removed half of Florida's delegates because the state committee moved its Republican primary before March 6; the Republican National Committee rules also set the delegate allocation to be proportional because the contest was held before April 1. It is a closed primary. There were 4,063,853 registered Republican voters as of January 3, 2012.

Florida is spread over two time zones, so voting wasn't completed until 7 pm CST/8pm EST.

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