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Two candidates from the 2008 presidential primaries, Mitt Romney and Ron Paul, ran again in the 2012 primary campaign. Mitt Romney was the early frontrunner, and he maintained a careful, strategic campaign that centered on being an establishment candidate.
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 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]
2012 Michigan Republican presidential primary [14] Candidate Votes Percentage Projected delegate count AP [15] CNN [16] GP [17] Mitt Romney: 409,522 41.10% 16 16 16 Rick Santorum: 377,372 37.87% 14 14 14 Ron Paul: 115,911 11.63% 0 0 0 Newt Gingrich: 65,027 6.53% 0 0 0 Rick Perry (withdrawn) 1,816 0.18% 0 0 0 Buddy Roemer (withdrawn) 1,784 0.18% ...
Fundraising plays a central role in many presidential campaigns, and is a key factor in determining the viability of candidates. [1] Money raised is applied in many ways, such as for the salaries of non-volunteers in the campaign, transportation, campaign materials, and media advertisements.
In 2012, a record 33 Republican candidates filed to appear on the ballot in New Hampshire, including various single-issue activists, protest candidates, and perennial candidates. [4] For instance, Stewart Greenleaf , who had no interest in becoming president, registered for the ballot to promote the issue of government spending in the ...
The 2012 California Republican presidential primary was held on June 5, 2012, as part of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries for the 2012 U.S. presidential election. 172 delegates to the 2012 Republican National Convention were allocated to the presidential candidates. [1] [2]