Tennessee has 58 delegates to the 2012 Republican National Convention . Three super delegates are unbound . 27 delegates are awarded by congressional district , 3 delegates for each district . If a candidate wins two-third of the vote in a district , he takes all 3 delegates there ; if not , delegates are split 2-to-1 between the top two candidates . Another 28 delegates are awarded to the candidate who wins two-thirds of the vote statewide , or allocated proportionately among candidates winning at least 20 % of the vote if no one gets two-thirds
2012 Republican National Convention
2012 Republican National Convention
2012 United States presidential election in Tennessee