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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]
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 ...
Arizona Republican primary, 2012 [47] Candidate Votes Percentage Actual delegate count Bound Unbound Total Mitt Romney: 239,167: 46.87%: 29: 0 29: Rick Santorum: 138,031 27.05% 0 0 0 Newt Gingrich: 81,748 16.02% 0 0 0 Ron Paul: 43,952 8.61% 0 0 0 Rick Perry (withdrawn) 2,023 0.40% 0 0 0 Sarah Gonzales 1,544 0.30% 0 0 0 Buddy Roemer (withdrawn ...
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 ]
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.
Newspapers in the United States have traditionally endorsed candidates for party nomination prior to their final endorsements for President. Below is the list of endorsements in 2012, by candidate, for each primary race.
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]
Mitt Romney won the primary by 105 delegates to the 2012 Republican National Convention and a total of 1,001,387 popular votes from the state of Texas (69%), the second candidate, Ron Paul, received 18 delegates and 174,207 popular votes (12,02%) and the third candidate, Rick Santorum, received 12 delegates and 115,584 popular votes (7.97% ...