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The 2008 Republican National Convention decided that the 2012 primary schedule generally would be subject to the same rules as the 2008 delegate selection contests, [17] but on August 6, 2010, the Republican National Committee (RNC) adopted new rules for the timing of elections, with 103 votes in favor out of 144. [18]
The 2012 Republican primaries were the selection processes by which the Republican Party selected delegates to attend the 2012 Republican National Convention from August 27–30. The series of primaries , caucuses , and state conventions culminated in the national convention, where the delegates cast their votes to formally select a candidate.
2012 Republican Party presidential candidates ← 2008 August 28, 2012 (Republican National Convention) 2016 → Candidate Mitt Romney Ron Paul Home state Massachusetts Texas Delegate count 2061 190 States carried 42+ DC & U.S. Territories 3 Popular vote 10,031,336 2,095,762 Percentage 52.13% 10.89% First place finishes by convention roll call Previous Republican nominee before election John ...
The 2012 Arizona Republican presidential primary was a closed primary that took place on February 28, 2012. [1] More than 1,130,000 registered Republican voters participated in the event, the purpose of which was to select delegates from the state to attend the Republican National Convention on behalf of candidates for the Republican presidential nomination.
The District of Columbia Republican Party decided not to allow write-in votes for the primary. [7] The District of Columbia's three superdelegates are Chairman Bob Kabel, Republican National Committeewoman Betsy Werronen, and Republican National Committeeman Tony Parker. [8] Kabel and Werronen both support Mitt Romney. [8] [9]
Third-party and independent candidates for the 2012 U.S. presidential election ← 2008 November 6, 2012 (2012-11-06) 2016 → Nominee Gary Johnson Jill Stein Virgil Goode Party Libertarian Green Constitution Home state New Mexico Massachusetts Virginia Running mate Jim Gray Cheri Honkala James N. Clymer Popular vote 1,275,971 469,627 122,389 Percentage 0.99% 0.36% 0.11% Nominee Roseanne Barr ...
A series of political debates were held prior to and during the 2012 Republican primaries, among candidates for the Republican presidential nomination in the national election of 2012. The first debate occurred on May 5, 2011, in Greenville, South Carolina , and was hosted by Fox News , while the last debate was held February 22, 2012, in Mesa ...
The Republican primary took place on Super Tuesday, March 6, 2012. [10] [11] Tennessee has 58 delegates to the 2012 Republican National Convention. Three superdelegates are unbound. 27 delegates are awarded by congressional district, 3 delegates for each district.