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The2012 Alabama Republican presidential primary took place on March 13, 2012, on the same day as theMississippi Republican primary and theHawaii Republican caucuses.[1][2]Rick Santorum was declared the winner.
The Alabama and Mississippi primaries were seen as a last possible point for theNewt Gingrich campaign to stay afloat in a primary season where he had only won two states up to that point;South Carolina in January andGeorgia duringSuper Tuesday.[3] Alabama and Mississippi were the keystones of his "Southern Strategy".[4][5] Gingrich ignored other upcoming primaries to focus on campaigning in the two neighboringGulf states.[6]
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| Rick Santorum | 215,105 | 34.55% | 22 | 18 | - |
| Newt Gingrich | 182,276 | 29.28% | 14 | 9 | - |
| Mitt Romney | 180,321 | 28.97% | 11 | 9 | - |
| Ron Paul | 30,937 | 4.97% | 0 | 0 | - |
| Rick Perry(withdrawn) | 1,867 | 0.30% | 0 | 0 | - |
| Michele Bachmann(withdrawn) | 1,700 | 0.27% | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jon Huntsman(withdrawn) | 1,049 | 0.17% | 0 | 0 | - |
| Uncommitted | 9,259 | 1.49% | 0 | 0 | - |
| Unprojected delegates | 3 | 14 | 50 | ||
| Total: | 622,514 | 100.00% | 50 | 50 | 50 |
Santorum won most of the counties and thus five out of sevencongressional districts, especially in the northern parts includingHuntsville. Gingrich did the best in the southeast, winning its2nd congressional district. Romney won in big cities such asBirmingham,Montgomery andMobile. He was able to only win theMobile metropolitan based1st congressional district.[1]
The results in Alabama, alongside those of Mississippi, effectively ended any remaining momentum for Gingrich's struggling campaign. Despite the second-place finishes in "must-win" states, Gingrich chose to stay in the race in hopes of facilitating abrokered convention.[10]
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