Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012

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The Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012 were the series of state-level elections and caucuses in which Republican voters selected their party’s nominee, ultimately leading to Mitt Romney’s candidacy in the 2012 United States presidential election.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Republican Party event
United States presidential primary
candidate Herman Cain
Jon Huntsman Jr.
Michele Bachmann
Mitt Romney
Newt Gingrich (as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives)
surface form: Newt Gingrich

Rick Perry
Rick Santorum
Ron Paul
Tim Pawlenty
convention Republican National Convention
surface form: 2012 Republican National Convention
conventionEndDate 2012-08-30
conventionLocation Tampa, Florida
conventionStartDate 2012-08-27
country United States of America
surface form: United States
delegateSelectionMethod caucuses
primaries
delegatesNeededForNomination 1144
electoralType indirect election
electorate Republican-leaning independents in some states
registered Republican voters
endDate 2012-07-18
endEvent Republican National Convention
surface form: 2012 Republican National Convention
followedBy Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016
follows Republican Party presidential primaries, 2008
fourthPlaceCandidate Ron Paul
location Florida
Iowa
New Hampshire
South Carolina
Super Tuesday states
nominee Mitt Romney
nomineeRunningMate Paul Ryan
opponentNominee Barack Obama
opponentParty Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
partOf 2012 United States presidential election
politicalParty Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
popularVoteWinner Mitt Romney
primaryColor red
result Mitt Romney became the 2012 Republican presidential nominee
secondPlaceCandidate Rick Santorum
startDate 2012-01-03
startEvent 2012 Iowa Republican caucuses
superTuesdayDate 2012-03-06
televisedDebates Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Republican Party presidential debates, 2012
thirdPlaceCandidate Newt Gingrich (as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives)
surface form: Newt Gingrich
totalDelegates 2286

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Republican Party presidential primaries, 2008 followedBy Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012
Ron Paul partyAffiliationInElection Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012
this entity surface form: Republican Party (2012 presidential campaign)
Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012 televisedDebates Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Republican Party presidential debates, 2012