Mitt Romney won the Virginia primary, and gained 43 delegates. Ron Paul grabbed 3 delegates.
Voter turnout at the polls was low, as expected, because this was not considered a hotly-contested primary race.
Even still, throughout the Greater Richmond area, the race was close for Romney. To view the results for the Commonwealth, just click here.
Take a look at the chart below to see how the numbers landed, and what percentage of voters hit the polls.
State voter totals at the polls tallied at just a little over 5%, which breaks down to 264,875 of 5,155,342 total voters coming out to vote.
Many people on our Facebook page said that they voted for Ron Paul to keep delegates from Romney, or because their candidate wasn’t on the ballot–in addition to his already dedicated fan-base.
Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich did not get the qualifying signatures to make the Virginia ballot.
With clear victories in key battleground states, Mitt Romney can effectively silence his critics and build a commanding lead in the Republican nomination for president. With just a few key losses, questions would mount about his ability to carry key states, like Virginia in the general election against President Obama.
| County | Voter Turnout | Ron Paul | Mitt Romney |
| CAROLINE | 778 of 18,194 (4.276%) | 373 | 405 |
| CHESTERFIELD | 12,494 of 213,468 (5.852%) | 4,728 | 7,766 |
| COLONIALHEIGHTS | 835 of 12,065 (6.920%) | 269 | 566 |
| DINWIDDIE | 541 of 17,967 (3.011%) | 258 | 283 |
| GOOCHLAND | 1,426 of 15,660 (9.106%) | 466 | 960 |
| HANOVER | 5,201 of 69,152 (7.521%) | 2,222 | 2,979 |
| HENRICO | 11,821 of 200,830 (5.886%) | 4,268 | 7,553 |
| HOPEWELL | 525 of 13,446 (3.904%) | 237 |
288 KING AND QUEEN 216 of 4,851 (4.452%) 105 111 KING GEORGE 831 of 14,442 (5.754%) 414 417 KING WILLIAM 589 of 10,954 (5.377%) 270 319 LOUISA 1,169 of 21,122 (5.534%) 532 637 NEW KENT 986 of 13,069(7.544%) 457 529 PETERSBURG 291 of 20,864(1.394%) 137 154 POWHATAN 1,430 of 18,528 (7.718%) 614 816 RICHMOND CITY 4,175 of 118,542 (3.521%) 2,025 2,150 RICHMOND COUNTY 262 of 5,776 total voters (4.536%) 81 181
Final election results:
| CANDIDATE | VOTE | VOTE % | STATISTICS |
| Ron Paul (R) | 106,827 | 40.51% | Precincts Reporting: 2,575 of 2,584 (99.65%) |
| Mitt Romney (R) | 156,845 | 59.48% |
