Republican Party presidential candidates, 2012

Mitt Romney, former governor of Massachusetts, declared his candidacy on June 2, 2011.^[1] He won in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming, and in District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands and Puerto Rico. He came second in Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Missouri (non-binding primary) and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and third in Alabama, Minnesota, Mississippi and North Dakota. The withdrawal of candidate Newt Gingrich on May 2, 2012 left him against Ron Paul and Fred Karger.

Ron Paul, U.S. Representative from Texas declared his candidacy on May 13, 2011.^[2] He won in the U.S. Virgin Islands. He came second in Arkansas, Connecticut, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and the District of Columbia, and third in Alaska, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri (non-binding primary), Nevada, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming and the Northern Mariana Islands. On May 14, 2012 Paul announced that he would no longer actively campaign for the nomination, but rather focus on a strategy to secure delegates before the convention.^[3]

Fred Karger, political consultant and gay rights activist of California, declared his candidacy on March 23, 2011.^[4] He came in 4th place with 1,893 votes in Puerto Rico, 1,180 votes in Michigan, 10 votes in Iowa, 345 votes in New Hampshire, and 377 votes in Maryland, amounting up to a total of 3,805 votes. The only state left in which Karger appears on the ballot is his home state of California.

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Newt Gingrich, former U.S. Speaker of the House of Representatives from Georgia, declared his candidacy on May 11, 2011.^[5] He won in Georgia, South Carolina. He came second in Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Mississippi and Nevada, and third in Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Tennessee and the District of Columbia. After a poor showing in the Delaware primaries, Gingrich's advisers hinted on April 25, 2012 that he would exit the race the following week.^[6] He officially ended his campaign on May 2, and is expected to endorse Mitt Romney within the next couple of weeks.^[7]

Rick Santorum, former U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania declared his candidacy on June 6, 2011.^[10] He won in Alabama, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (non-binding primary), North Dakota, Oklahoma and Tennessee. He came second in Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, the Northern Mariana Islands and Puerto Rico, and third in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Vermont, Washington and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Santorum suspended his campaign on April 10, 2012, following the hospitalization of his three year old daughter Isabella, as well as a strong showing by front runner Mitt Romney in recent primaries and polls.^[11][12][13] He conceded the race to Romney later that day, though didn't fully endorse him until May 7.^[14][15][16]

Buddy Roemer, Former governor of Louisiana, declared his candidacy on June 21, 2011.^[17] On February 22, 2012 he announced he was withdrawing from the Republican race to pursue nomination as a member of the Reform Party.^[18] He has received a total of 7,297 votes from Iowa New Hampshire, Tennessee, Michigan, Georgia and Puerto Rico, where he came in third place.

Rick Perry, Governor of Texas, declared his candidacy on August 13, 2011.^[19] After doing poorly in Iowa and New Hampshire, he suspended his campaign on January 19, 2012, endorsing Newt Gingrich.^[20] On April 25, he switched his endorsement to Mitt Romney, after advisers hinted that Gingrich would withdraw his nomination.^[21] He remains on the ballot in most states prior to Super Tuesday, and as of March 20, has received 43,679 votes.

Jon Huntsman, Jr., Former Governor of Utah and US Ambassador to China, declared his candidacy on June 21, 2011.^[22] After coming in third in New Hampshire, he suspended his campaign on January 16, 2012, endorsing Mitt Romney.^[23] He remains on the ballot in most states prior to Super Tuesday, and as of March 20, has received 66,151 votes.

Michele Bachmann, U.S. Representative from Minnesota, declared her candidacy on June 27, 2011.^[27] After winning the Ames Straw Poll, her candidacy collapsed and after coming sixth in the Iowa caucuses, she suspended her presidential campaign on January 4, 2012.^[28] After months of speculation, Bachmann endorsed Mitt Romney on May 3.^[29] She remains on the ballot in most states prior to Super Tuesday, and as of March 20, has received 19,784 votes.

Gary Johnson, Former Governor of New Mexico, declared his candidacy on April 21, 2011.^[30] Johnson withdrew his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination on December 28, 2011, endorsing Ron Paul in that contest.^[31] Johnson officially declared his candidacy for the 2012 Libertarian Party presidential nomination on the same day, and became the party's nominee on May 5, 2012.^[32][33] He remains on the ballot in a number of states, and as of March 22, has received 3,118 votes.

Herman Cain, Businessman of Georgia, declared his candidacy on May 21, 2011.^[34] After a series of scandals, Cain suspended his presidential campaign on December 3, 2011, and after momentarily reviving it as part of Steven Colbert's satirical presidential campaign, endorsed Newt Gingrich on January 28, 2012.^[35][36] On April 17, 2012, he changed his endorsement to Mitt Romney.^[37] He remains on the ballot in a number of states, and as of March 22, 2012, he has received 13,633 votes.

Jimmy McMillan, Perennial candidate of New York declared his candidacy on December 23, 2010.^[38] He is no longer running as a Republican candidate, and is instead attempting to get his Rent Is Too Damn High Party on the New York ballot in November via lawsuit.^[39]

Tim Pawlenty, Former Governor of Minnesota, declared his candidacy on May 23, 2011.^[40] Pawlenty dropped out of the race on August 14, 2011 after a third-place finish at the Ames Straw Poll.^[41] He endorsed Mitt Romney for President on September 12, 2011.^[42] He received 2,293 votes, or 13.6%, at Ames, and two write-ins in the Caucus itself.

Thaddeus McCotter, U.S. Representative from Michigan, declared his candidacy on July 2, 2011.^[48] McCotter dropped out of the race on September 22, 2011 and endorsed Mitt Romney.^[49] He received 35 votes at the Ames Straw Poll.