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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.
Candidates with considerable name recognition who entered the race for the Republican presidential nomination in the early stages of the primary campaign included U.S. representative and former Libertarian nominee Ron Paul, former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty, who co-chaired John McCain's campaign in 2008, former Massachusetts governor Mitt ...
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 ...
Timeline of the 2012 United States presidential election ← 2008 November 6, 2012 2016 → 2012 U.S. presidential election Timeline General election debates Electors Polling nationwide statewide Parties Democratic Party Candidates Primaries Results Nominee Convention Republican Party Prelude Candidates Debates and forums Primaries National polling Statewide polling Straw polls Results Nominee ...
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 2012 California Republican Party presidential primary took place on June 5, 2012, as part of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] 169 delegates were chosen, for a total of 172 delegates at the 2012 Republican National Convention .