2012 Democratic Party presidential primaries

From January 3 to June 5, 2012, voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for president in the 2012 United States presidential election. President Barack Obama won the Democratic Party nomination by securing more than the required 2,383 delegates on April 3, 2012, after a series of primary elections and caucuses. He was formally nominated by the 2012 Democratic National Convention on September 5, 2012, in Charlotte, North Carolina.

2012 Democratic Party presidential primaries

January 3 to June 5, 2012
 
Candidate Barack Obama Uncommitted John Wolfe Jr.
Home state Illinois N/A Tennessee
Delegate count 3,166 72 23
Contests won 56 0 0
Popular vote 6,158,064 426,336 117,033
Percentage 88.9% 6.1% 1.7%


Previous Democratic nominee

Barack Obama

Democratic nominee

Barack Obama

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