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OfficePresident
TypePrimary Election
Filing Deadline January 01, 2012 - 12:00pm
Polls Open January 03, 2012 - 06:00am
Polls Close June 26, 2012 - 11:00pm
Term Start January 20, 2013 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 2017 - 12:00pm
ContributorRalphie
Last ModifiedCharlotte Rose August 12, 2017 12:31pm
Data Sources
DescriptionWithdrawn Candidates:
Gov. Tim Pawlenty on 8-14-11
Rep. Thad McCotter on 9-22-11
Herman Cain on 12-03-11 ("suspended campaign")
Gov. Gary Johnson on 12-28-11 (later ran for the Libertarian nomination and won it)
Rep. Michele Bachmann on 1-04-12 ("suspended campaign")
Amb. Jon Huntsman on 1-16-12 ("suspended campaign")
Gov. Rick Perry on 1-19-12 ("suspended campaign")
Gov. Buddy Roemer on 2-22-12 (later ran unsuccessfully for the failed Americans Elect nomination and the Reform Party nomination but later withdrew)
Sen. Rick Santorum on 4-10-12 ("suspended campaign")
Speaker Newt Gingrich on 5-2-12

Cain and Johnson still appeared on Republican primary ballots and received votes.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won11/04/2008
NameBarack Obama Votes69,456,897 (52.91%)
Term01/20/2009 - 01/20/2013 Margin9,522,083 (+7.25%)
KEY RACE? 9.3999996185 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Sarah Palin
Lean 1
Slight 1
Mitt Romney
Safe 10
Strong 5
Lean 4
Slight 28
Tim Pawlenty
Safe 2
Mike Huckabee
Slight 2
Mitch Daniels
Slight 1
Rick Perry
Safe 1
Lean 1
Newt Gingrich
Slight 1
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH

11/05/2008 04/11/2012

CANDIDATES
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Name Gov. Mitt Romney Majority Caucus Chair Rick Santorum Rep. Newt Gingrich Rep. Ron Paul Uncommitted Ambassador Jon Huntsman No Preference
PartyRepublican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican
Votes10,003,905 (52.03%) 3,932,969 (20.46%) 2,741,713 (14.26%) 2,106,708 (10.96%) 121,090 (0.63%) 83,950 (0.44%) 58,324 (0.30%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -6,070,936 (-31.58%) -7,262,192 (-37.77%) -7,897,197 (-41.07%) -9,882,815 (-51.40%) -9,919,955 (-51.59%) -9,945,581 (-51.73%)
Predict Avg.25.60% 1.38% 13.60% 12.80% 0.00% 1.38% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
FOX News 
04/09-04/11		 46.00% (+26.0) 15.00% (+12.0) 13.00% (+1.0) 16.00% (+7.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Pew Research 
02/08-02/12		 28.00% (-3.0) 30.00% (+16.0) 17.00% (+1.0) 12.00% (-3.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (-2.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Public Policy Polling 
02/09-02/10		 23.00% (+1.0) 38.00% (+34.0) 17.00% (-18.0) 13.00% (+2.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (-3.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
NBC News/Wall Street Journal (Hart & McInturff) 
01/22-01/24		 28.00% (+5.0) 18.00% (+15.0) 37.00% (-3.0) 12.00% (+3.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (-5.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Rasmussen Reports 
01/23-01/23		 28.00% (-2.0) 16.00% (+1.0) 35.00% (+8.0) 10.00% (-3.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
01/19-01/23		 27.00% (+0.0) 12.00% (+0.0) 31.00% (+0.0) 12.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
R Aaron Kaufer
I Barbara Bush [L]
D EastTexasDem
R Marco A. Rubio [L]
  Freedom's Defense Fund
R Jo Ann Emerson [L]
R Philip Rivers [L]
  Susan B. Anthony List
R Curtis A. Sliwa
D BDem
R Herman Cain [L]
R Danny L. "Dan" Burton [L]
I ThatAlabamaGuy
N Calvin "Snoop Dogg" Broadus [L]
R Matt Papke
I Joe Rogan [L]
R Ed Lopez [L]
R Richard Hanna [L]
  Boston Globe
R Tom Ridge [L]
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Gov. Rick Perry Rep. Michele Bachmann Gov. Charles E. "Buddy" Roemer III Herman Cain Fred Karger (W) Write-In Gov. Gary Johnson
PartyRepublican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican
Votes54,891 (0.29%) 41,168 (0.21%) 33,604 (0.18%) 13,603 (0.07%) 12,776 (0.07%) 6,857 (0.04%) 4,293 (0.02%)
Margin-9,949,014 (-51.75%) -9,962,737 (-51.82%) -9,970,301 (-51.86%) -9,990,302 (-51.96%) -9,991,129 (-51.96%) -9,997,048 (-51.99%) -9,999,612 (-52.01%)
Predict Avg.9.33% 6.75% 0.00% 7.25% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
FOX News 
04/09-04/11		 0.00% (-10.0) 0.00% (-3.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (-24.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Pew Research 
02/08-02/12		 0.00% (-5.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Public Policy Polling 
02/09-02/10		 0.00% (-6.0) 0.00% (-7.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (-1.0)
NBC News/Wall Street Journal (Hart & McInturff) 
01/22-01/24		 0.00% (-6.0) 0.00% (-8.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Rasmussen Reports 
01/23-01/23		 0.00% (-4.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
01/19-01/23		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
I BigBlake
D DylanSH99
R Joseph M. "Joe" Arpaio [L]
R M.S. "Steve" Forbes [L]
R Trent Franks [L]
R Phyllis Schlafly [L]
R Wayne Newton [L]
R Kelsey Grammer
MOD William M. Pierce, III [L]
R Dennis Miller [L]
R Samuel "Joe the Plumber" Wurzelbacher [L]
S Tax Suchart
D La Fayette
R CincinnatiReds1990
BTP Maditude
R Moving to Miami
Laf-W Craverguy
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name L. John Davis, Jr. Sarah Gonzales Others Paul Douglas Sims Cesar Cisneros Michael J. Meehan Mark Callahan
PartyRepublican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican
Votes3,901 (0.02%) 1,544 (0.01%) 703 (0.00%) 530 (0.00%) 418 (0.00%) 410 (0.00%) 378 (0.00%)
Margin-10,000,004 (-52.01%) -10,002,361 (-52.02%) -10,003,202 (-52.03%) -10,003,375 (-52.03%) -10,003,487 (-52.03%) -10,003,495 (-52.03%) -10,003,527 (-52.03%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
FOX News 
04/09-04/11		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Pew Research 
02/08-02/12		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Public Policy Polling 
02/09-02/10		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
NBC News/Wall Street Journal (Hart & McInturff) 
01/22-01/24		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Rasmussen Reports 
01/23-01/23		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
01/19-01/23		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Al "Dick" Perry (W)Pres. Barack Obama Kevin Rubash Christopher V. Hill Donald Benjamin Michael S. Levinson Randy Crow
PartyRepublican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican
Votes310 (0.00%) 285 (0.00%) 250 (0.00%) 247 (0.00%) 223 (0.00%) 217 (0.00%) 198 (0.00%)
Margin-10,003,595 (-52.03%) -10,003,620 (-52.03%) -10,003,655 (-52.03%) -10,003,658 (-52.03%) -10,003,682 (-52.03%) -10,003,688 (-52.03%) -10,003,707 (-52.03%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
FOX News 
04/09-04/11		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Pew Research 
02/08-02/12		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Public Policy Polling 
02/09-02/10		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
NBC News/Wall Street Journal (Hart & McInturff) 
01/22-01/24		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Rasmussen Reports 
01/23-01/23		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
01/19-01/23		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
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Name Kip Dean Keith Drummond Ronald Zack Jeff Lawman Frank Lynch Wayne Charles Arnett Raymond Scott Perkins
PartyRepublican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican
Votes198 (0.00%) 195 (0.00%) 156 (0.00%) 119 (0.00%) 110 (0.00%) 96 (0.00%) 90 (0.00%)
Margin-10,003,707 (-52.03%) -10,003,710 (-52.03%) -10,003,749 (-52.03%) -10,003,786 (-52.03%) -10,003,795 (-52.03%) -10,003,809 (-52.03%) -10,003,815 (-52.03%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
FOX News 
04/09-04/11		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Pew Research 
02/08-02/12		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Public Policy Polling 
02/09-02/10		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
NBC News/Wall Street Journal (Hart & McInturff) 
01/22-01/24		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Rasmussen Reports 
01/23-01/23		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
01/19-01/23		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Matt Welch Benjamin Linn Jim Terr Charles Skelley Peter Simon Bollander Joe Story Bear Betzler
PartyRepublican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican
Votes86 (0.00%) 83 (0.00%) 59 (0.00%) 57 (0.00%) 54 (0.00%) 42 (0.00%) 29 (0.00%)
Margin-10,003,819 (-52.03%) -10,003,822 (-52.03%) -10,003,846 (-52.03%) -10,003,848 (-52.03%) -10,003,851 (-52.03%) -10,003,863 (-52.03%) -10,003,876 (-52.03%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
FOX News 
04/09-04/11		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Pew Research 
02/08-02/12		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Public Policy Polling 
02/09-02/10		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
NBC News/Wall Street Journal (Hart & McInturff) 
01/22-01/24		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Rasmussen Reports 
01/23-01/23		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
01/19-01/23		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
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Name Joe Robinson St. Sen. Stewart J. Greenleaf (W)Gov. Sarah Palin Anthony R. "Andy" Martin Linden Swift Timothy Brewer Vern Wuensche
PartyRepublican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican
Votes25 (0.00%) 24 (0.00%) 23 (0.00%) 19 (0.00%) 18 (0.00%) 15 (0.00%) 15 (0.00%)
Margin-10,003,880 (-52.03%) -10,003,881 (-52.03%) -10,003,882 (-52.03%) -10,003,886 (-52.03%) -10,003,887 (-52.03%) -10,003,890 (-52.03%) -10,003,890 (-52.03%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 2.50% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
FOX News 
04/09-04/11		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Pew Research 
02/08-02/12		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Public Policy Polling 
02/09-02/10		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
NBC News/Wall Street Journal (Hart & McInturff) 
01/22-01/24		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Rasmussen Reports 
01/23-01/23		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
01/19-01/23		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
I McCord 2014
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Name (W)Gov. Chris Christie Hugh Cort James A. Vestermark (W)Gov. Jeb Bush (W)Gov. Scott Walker Lowell J. "Jack" Fellure Thomas Hough
PartyRepublican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican
Votes11 (0.00%) 3 (0.00%) 3 (0.00%) 1 (0.00%) 1 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%)
Margin-10,003,894 (-52.03%) -10,003,902 (-52.03%) -10,003,902 (-52.03%) -10,003,904 (-52.03%) -10,003,904 (-52.03%) -10,003,905 (-52.03%) -10,003,905 (-52.03%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
FOX News 
04/09-04/11		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Pew Research 
02/08-02/12		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Public Policy Polling 
02/09-02/10		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
NBC News/Wall Street Journal (Hart & McInturff) 
01/22-01/24		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Rasmussen Reports 
01/23-01/23		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
01/19-01/23		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
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Name Jason Noble Jay Porter David Rolland
PartyRepublican Republican Republican
Votes0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%)
Margin-10,003,905 (-52.03%) -10,003,905 (-52.03%) -10,003,905 (-52.03%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
FOX News 
04/09-04/11		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Pew Research 
02/08-02/12		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Public Policy Polling 
02/09-02/10		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
NBC News/Wall Street Journal (Hart & McInturff) 
01/22-01/24		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Rasmussen Reports 
01/23-01/23		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
01/19-01/23		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Mar 22, 2013 12:40pm News The Secret Gingrich-Santorum 'Unity Ticket' That Nearly Toppled Romney  Article WesternDem 
May 30, 2012 11:00am News Obama calls Romney to offer congratulations  Article Brandonius Maximus 
May 18, 2012 09:00pm Endorsement Bob Barr endorses Mitt Romney  Article Miro 
May 14, 2012 02:45pm Announcement Ron Paul Will Stop Campaigning, But Will Continue Delegate Hunt  Article Homegrown Democrat 
May 01, 2012 10:40am Video Gingrich Releases Campaign Suspension Video  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Apr 25, 2012 10:10am Announcement BREAKING: Gingrich to end White House bid  Article TX DEM 

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