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2012 Republican Party presidential primaries

January 3 to July 14, 2012
2,286 delegates to the Republican National Convention 1,144 delegates votes needed to win
Candidate Former Senator Fred Thompson Representative Ron Paul Representative Paul Ryan Home state Tennessee Texas Wisconsin Delegate count 1,353 479 317 Contests won 22 13 2 Popular vote 6,875,278 4,016,806 2,167,207 Percentage 36.8% 21.5% 11.6%   Candidate Businessman and TV Personality Donald Trump Former Governor Mitt Romney Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Home state New York Massachusetts Alabama Delegate count 293 147 50 Contests won 5 5 1 Popular vote 2,316,670 1,812,233 7.7% Percentage 12.4% 9.7% 1,438,577
Fred Thompson   Ron Paul   Paul Ryan   Donald Trump   Mitt Romney   Condoleezza Rice
Previous Republican nominee John McCain Republican nominee Fred Thompson