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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 election marked the first time since 1988 in which no state was won by a candidate with a plurality of the state's popular vote. Furthermore, it is the only post- World War II presidential election in which no states were won by margins smaller than 30,000 votes.
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 ...
This article is a list of United States presidential candidates. The first U.S. presidential election was held in 1788–1789, followed by the second in 1792. Presidential elections have been held every four years thereafter. Presidential candidates win the election by winning a majority of the electoral vote.
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 .
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.
Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states/districts won by Democrat Barack Obama, and Red denotes those won by Republican Mitt Romney. Numbers indicate electoral votes allotted to the winner of each state. Senate elections; Overall control: Democratic hold: Seats contested: 33 of 100 seats: Net seat change: Democratic +2: 2012 ...
Super Tuesday 2012 is the name for March 6, 2012, the day on which the largest simultaneous number of state presidential primary elections was held in the United States. It included Republican primaries in seven states and caucuses in three states, totaling 419 delegates (18.2% of the total).