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2012 Republican Party presidential candidates

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FieldValue
election_name2012 Republican Party presidential candidates
countryUnited States
typepresidential
image1[[File:Mitt Romney by Gage Skidmore 6 cropped (cropped).jpgx160px]]
candidate1**Mitt Romney**
color1f25000
home_state1Massachusetts
states_carried142+ DC & U.S. Territories
delegate_count1**2061**
popular_vote1**10,031,336**
percentage1**52.13%**
image2[[File:Ron Paul (6238703989) (cropped).jpgx160px]]
candidate2Ron Paul
color2ffd943
home_state2Texas
states_carried23
delegate_count2190
popular_vote22,095,762
percentage210.89%
previous_election2008 Republican Party presidential candidates
previous_year2008
next_election2016 Republican Party presidential candidates
next_year2016
election_dateAugust 28, 2012
([Republican National Convention](2012-republican-national-convention))
map_imageRepublican Party presidential primaries results, roll call 2012.png
map_size308px
map_caption**First place finishes by convention roll call**
titlePrevious Republican nominee
before_electionJohn McCain
posttitleRepublican nominee
after_electionMitt Romney

(Republican National Convention)

This article contains lists of notable candidates for the United States Republican Party's 2012 presidential nomination.

Candidates

The following individuals filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and/or announced their intentions to seek the 2012 presidential nomination of the Republican Party. In this table, those marked lighter grey were not featured in any televised debates that occurred while their respective campaigns were active; those marked darker grey were excluded from the majority of those same televised debates, but are notable for having debated with at least some of the televised candidates in other forums (usually online). Candidates with an asterisk after their withdrawal date subsequently sought the nomination of another party.

See results of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries for more details about the outcome of the primaries.

Nominee

CandidateBackgroundDeclaredStates/popular vote/delegates wonWithdrewNotes
[[File:Mitt Romney by Gage Skidmore 6 cropped (cropped).jpg133x133px]]
**Mitt Romney**
(campaign)Former governor of MassachusettsJune 2, 2011**42**
9,947,433
(52.13%)
2,061N/A

Did not withdraw

CandidateBackgroundDeclaredStates/popular vote/delegates wonWithdrewNotes
[[File:Ron Paul (6238703989) (cropped).jpg100px]]
**Ron Paul**
(campaign)U.S. Representative from TexasMay 13, 2011**1**
2,017,957
(10.89%)
190N/A

Withdrew after the primaries

CandidateBackgroundDeclaredStates/popular vote/delegates wonWithdrewNotes
[[File:Fred Karger 2010.jpg100px]]
**Fred Karger**Political consultant and gay rights activist of CaliforniaMarch 23, 2011**0**
10,831
(0.07%)
0June 29, 2012
[[File:Rick Santorum by Gage Skidmore 2 (1).jpg100px]]
**Rick Santorum**
(campaign)Former U.S. senator from PennsylvaniaJune 6, 2011**11**
3,816,110
(20.43%)
9April 10, 2012
[[File:Buddy Roemer (5855393394) (cropped).jpg100px]]
**Buddy Roemer**
(campaign)Former governor of LouisianaJune 21, 2011**0**
33,212
(0.17%)
1February 22, 2012*
[[File:Rick Perry by Gage Skidmore 4 (cropped).jpg100px]]
**Rick Perry**
(campaign)Governor of TexasAugust 13, 2011**0**
42,251
(0.28%)
0January 19, 2012
[[File:Jon Huntsman by Gage Skidmore (cropped).jpg100px]]
**Jon Huntsman Jr.**
(campaign)Former Governor of Utah and US Ambassador to ChinaJune 21, 2011**0**
83,173
(0.44%)
1January 16, 2012After coming in third in New Hampshire, he suspended his campaign, endorsing Mitt Romney. He remained on the ballot in most states prior to Super Tuesday, and received 84,724 votes during the primary season, collecting two delegates. Huntsman received one delegate vote at the [convention](2012-republican-national-convention-nominations).
[[File:Michele Bachmann (6239099148) (cropped2).jpg100px]]
**Michele Bachmann**
(campaign)U.S. Representative from MinnesotaJune 27, 2011**0**
41,401
(0.21%)
1January 4, 2012
(running for [re-election](2012-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections-in-minnesota-district-6))

Suspended or withdrew before the primaries, but appeared on at least three primary ballots

CandidateBackgroundDeclaredStates/popular vote/delegates wonWithdrewNotes
[[File:Herman Cain (6236464699) (cropped).jpg100px]]
**Herman Cain**
(campaign)Businessman of GeorgiaMay 21, 2011**0**
13,629
(0.07%)
0December 3, 2011
[[File:Gary Johnson by Gage Skidmore 7 (cropped).jpg100px]]
**Gary Johnson**
(Campaign)Former Governor of New MexicoApril 21, 2011**0**
4,364
(0.02%)
0December 28, 2011*Johnson was in the first televised debate, and in one other televised debate, but was [excluded from the other televised debates](2012-republican-party-presidential-debates-and-forums-complaints-of-bias). He debated online during November with Gingrich, Santorum, and Roemer; he then debated online with Roemer and Karger during December. Johnson withdrew his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination on December 28, endorsing Ron Paul in that contest. Johnson officially declared his candidacy for the 2012 Libertarian Party [presidential nomination](2012-libertarian-national-convention) on the same day, and became the party's nominee on May 5, 2012. He remained on the Republican primary ballot in a number of states and received 4,364 votes during the Republican primary season. As the Libertarian nominee, Johnson received 1,274,136 votes (which was 1% of the votes cast) on the [November general election ballot](2012-united-states-presidential-election-results).

Appeared on only two primary ballots

Appeared on only one primary ballot

[[File:Stewart Greenleaf (cropped).jpg100px]]
  • Sarah Gonzalez (AZ)
  • Paul Sims (AZ)
  • Al Perry (AZ)
  • Cesar Cisneros (AZ)
  • Kevin Rubash (NH)
  • Donald Benjamin (AZ)
  • Michael Levinson (AZ)
  • Kip Dean (AZ)
  • Ronald Zack (AZ)
  • Jeff Lawman (NH)
  • Frank Lynch (AZ)
  • Wayne Arnett (AZ)
  • Raymond Perkins (AZ)
  • Matt Welch (AZ)
  • Benjamin Linn (NH)
  • Jim Terr (AZ)
  • Charles Skelley (AZ)
  • Simon Bollander (AZ)
  • Joe Story (NH)
  • Bear Betzler (NH)
  • Joe Robinson (NH)
  • Linden Swift (NH)
  • Timothy Brewer (NH)
  • Vern Wuensche (NH)
  • Hugh Cort (NH)
  • James Vestermark (NH)

Filed with the FEC, but appeared on no primary ballots

[[File:Jack Fellure (cropped).jpg100px]]

Formed exploratory committee but did not run

[[File:Judge Roy Moore (cropped 2).jpg100px]]
date=June 2024bot=medic}}, Associated Press. Retrieved April 18, 2011. When that campaign failed to gain traction, he began to draw speculation in the media as being a potential Constitution Party presidential contender. Moore eventually withdrew his exploratory committee and ended all speculation of a presidential candidacy in November 2011, when he announced he would seek election to his former post of Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court in 2012. He received two write-in votes in Iowa.

Speculative candidates

Received speculation

The following people were the object of presidential speculation in media reports in 2011. This gallery does not include people who declined to run (see below).

File:Joe Arpaio.jpg | Joe Arpaio Sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona Endorsed Rick Perry File:Eric Cantor (8568961099) (cropped).jpg | Eric Cantor (from Virginia) Majority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives Endorsed Mitt Romney File: Dick Cheney (5446793522) (cropped).jpg | Dick Cheney (from Wyoming) Former U.S. Vice President Endorsed Mitt Romney File: Tom Coburn official portrait 112th Congress.jpg | Tom Coburn U.S. Senator for Oklahoma Endorsed Mitt Romney File: John Cornyn (6877698529) (cropped).jpg | John Cornyn U.S. Senator for Texas File: Charlie Crist official portrait crop.jpg | Charlie Crist Former Governor of Florida File: Sen John Ensign official(2) (cropped).jpg | John Ensign Former U.S. Senator for Nevada File: Luis Fortuño (5448687077) (cropped).jpg | Luis Fortuño Governor of Puerto Rico Endorsed Mitt Romney File:Gregg-official-photo-closeup (cropped).jpg | Judd Gregg Former U.S. Senator for New Hampshire Endorsed Mitt Romney File: Peter T. King, official portrait, 112th Congress (cropped).jpg |Peter King U.S. Representative from New York File: Steve King (6871303049) (cropped).jpg | Steve King U.S. Representative from Iowa File: Stanley McChrystal (cropped).jpg | Stanley McChrystal (from Kansas) Retired General File: Governor Bob Riley (cropped).jpg | Bob Riley Former Governor of Alabama File: Mark Sanford, Official Portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg | Mark Sanford Former Governor of South Carolina File: Joe Scarborough (NBC News) (cropped).jpg | Joe Scarborough Former U.S. Representative from Florida File:Gary Sinise 2011 (cropped).jpg | Gary Sinise (from Illinois) Actor File:Clarence Thomas, official SCOTUS portrait, crop.jpg | Clarence Thomas (from Georgia) U.S. Supreme Court Justice File: Meg Whitman crop (1).jpg | Meg Whitman (from California) Dot com executive, 2010 nominee for Governor of California Endorsed Mitt Romney

Declined to run

The following people, who were speculated to be potential candidates for the Republican Party's presidential nomination clearly and unequivocally denied interest publicly, released Shermanesque statements, or declared candidacy for a different political office in 2012.

File:Sharron Angle (cropped).jpg| Sharron Angle Former Assemblywoman, 2010 nominee for US Senate from Nevada Endorsed Rick Santorum File: Haley Barbour (5560118969) (cropped).jpg | Haley Barbour Former Governor of Mississippi File: John Bolton (24939821164) (cropped).jpg | John R. Bolton Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Endorsed Mitt Romney File: Scott P. Brown (2).jpg | Scott Brown U.S. Senator for Massachusetts Endorsed Mitt Romney File: Jeb Bush (8569052241) (cropped2).jpg | Jeb Bush Former Governor of Florida Endorsed Mitt Romney File: Bobcorker (3).jpg | Bob Corker U.S. Senator for Tennessee File: 13-09-03 Governor Christie Speaks at NJIT (Batch Eedited) (045) (9684945439) (crop - recolored).jpg | Chris Christie Governor of New Jersey Endorsed Mitt Romney File: Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels (cropped2).jpg | Mitch Daniels Governor of Indiana Endorsed Mitt Romney File: Jim DeMint (8001765668) (cropped).jpg | Jim DeMint U.S. Senator for South Carolina File: Rudy Giuliani 2009 (cropped).jpg | Rudy Giuliani Former Mayor of New York City Endorsed Mitt Romney File: Mike Huckabee (5842588102).jpg | Mike Huckabee Former Governor of Arkansas File: Kay Bailey Hutchison at the LBJ Library, 2012 (cropped).jpg | Kay Bailey Hutchison U.S. Senator for Texas File: John McCain in Kyiv (cropped).jpg | John McCain U.S. Senator for Arizona and 2008 GOP Presidential nominee Endorsed Mitt Romney File: Bob McDonnell (4379673749) (cropped) (cropped).jpg | Bob McDonnell Governor of Virginia Endorsed Mitt Romney File: George Pataki (cropped).jpg | George Pataki Former Governor of New York Endorsed Mitt Romney File: Paladino Gubernatorial 2010 (cropped).jpg | Carl Paladino Real estate magnate and political activist from New York Endorsed Newt Gingrich File: Sarah Palin 2013 CPAC by Gage Skidmore (cropped).jpg | Sarah Palin Former Governor of Alaska File: Rand Paul (5446428487) (cropped).jpg | Rand Paul U.S. Senator for Kentucky Endorsed Ron Paul File: Mike Pence in November 2013.jpg | Mike Pence U.S. Representative from Indiana Ran for governor File: DCIA David Petraeus (cropped).jpg | David Petraeus Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from New York File: Marco Rubio, Official Portrait, 112th Congress (cropped).jpg | Marco Rubio U.S. Senator for Florida Endorsed Mitt Romney File: Paul Ryan by Gage Skidmore.jpg | Paul Ryan U.S. Representative from Wisconsin Endorsed Mitt Romney; Nominated for Vice President File: John Thune CPAC 2011.JPG | John Thune U.S. Senator for South Dakota Endorsed Mitt Romney File: DonaldTrump Fund raiser event (cropped).jpg | Donald Trump Real estate developer and reality television personality from New York Endorsed Mitt Romney File: Allen West (8566351910) (cropped).jpg | Allen West U.S. Representative from Florida

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