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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.
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 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.
Endorsements of statesmen and celebrities are also important to candidates. Late in the Republican race cycle, Romney toured Israel and Poland after a visit to the London 2012 Olympics. He received the endorsement of former president of Poland Lech Wałęsa , [ 3 ] and soon after, the endorsement of actor Clint Eastwood . [ 4 ]
Pages in category "Candidates in the 2012 United States presidential election" The following 59 pages are in this category, out of 59 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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.
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Rick Santorum: 377,372 37.87% 14 14 14 Ron Paul: 115,911 11.63% 0 0 0 Newt Gingrich: 65,027 6.53% 0 0 0 Rick Perry (withdrawn) 1,816 0.18% 0 0 0 Buddy Roemer (withdrawn) 1,784 0.18% ...
The 2012 Tennessee Republican presidential primary took place on Super Tuesday, March 6, 2012, with 58 national delegates. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Former Senator from Pennsylvania , Rick Santorum won the primary with a plurality, carrying 37.11% of the vote and all but four counties, awarding him 29 delegates.