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The start of the 2012 Republican race for president was shaped by the 13 presidential debates of 2011, which began on May 5. Gary Johnson and Buddy Roemer , both former Governors, were left out of most of the debates, leading to complaints of bias. [ 21 ]
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).
Furthermore, it is the only post-World War II presidential election in which no states were won by margins smaller than 30,000 votes. Obama's narrowest victories were in New Hampshire by 39,643 votes, followed by Florida by 74,309 votes. Every other presidential election in modern history has seen states narrowly won by several thousand votes.
Rick Santorum President 2012; Campaign: U.S. presidential election, 2012: Candidate: Rick Santorum Former U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania (1995-2007) Affiliation: Republican Party: Status: Suspended (April 10, 2012) Headquarters: Lynchburg, Virginia: Key people: Mike Biundo [1] (campaign manager) John Brabender (senior advisor / media consultant)
The District of Columbia Republican Party required a $5,000 contribution, signatures from one percent of registered Republicans, and the names of 16 potential delegates and 16 alternate delegates, who then must register with the District of Columbia Office of Campaign Finance.
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 ...
Campaign: 2012 Republican primaries 2012 U.S. presidential election: Candidate: Mitt Romney 70th Governor of Massachusetts (2003–2007) Paul Ryan U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 1st district (1999–2019) Affiliation: Republican Party: Status: Announced: June 2, 2011 Presumptive nominee: April 25, 2012 Official nominee: August 28, 2012
Two candidates from the 2008 presidential primaries, Mitt Romney and Ron Paul, ran again in the 2012 primary campaign. Mitt Romney was an early frontrunner, and he maintained a careful, strategic campaign that centered on being an establishment candidate.