2012 United States presidential election in Delaware
The 2012 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 [United States presidential election] in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Delaware voters chose three electors to represent them in the United [States Electoral College|Electoral College] via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, President of the United States|Vice President] Joe Biden, against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan.
Biden's home state, Delaware decisively backed the Democratic ticket, with Obama carrying it by 18.63 percentage points. Widely considered a safe blue state in recent decades, all major news organizations expected this result, as no Republican presidential candidate has carried Delaware since 1988 [United States presidential election in Delaware|1988], making it part of the blue wall.
Primary elections
Democratic primary
The Democratic primary in Delaware was cancelled as President Obama was the only candidate to file for the ballot and received Delaware's entire delegation.Republican primary
The 2012 Delaware Republican presidential primary took place on April 24, 2012.General election
Candidate ballot access
- Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan, Republican
- Barack Obama/Joseph Biden, Democratic
- Gary Johnson/James P. Gray, Libertarian
- Jill Stein/Cheri Honkala, Green
- Rocky Anderson/Luis J. Rodriguez, Justice
Results
By congressional district
Due to the state's low population, only one congressional district is allocated. This district is called the at-large district, because it covers the entire state, and thus is equivalent to the statewide election results.| District | Romney | Obama | Representative |
| At-large | 39.98% | 58.61% | John Carney |