United States presidential election, 2012

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The United States presidential election of 2012 is the next presidential election to be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 and will be the 57th quadrennial United States presidential election to select the President and the Vice President of the United States. For the second straight Presidential election, neither the Republicans or the Democrats will have an incumbent President or Vice-President running.

Contents 1 Background 2 Primary election 2.1 Democratic Nomination 2.1.1 Candidates 2.1.2 Potential candidates who did not run 2.2 Republican Nomination 2.2.1 Candidates 2.2.2 Potential candidates who did not run 3 General Election 3.1 Issues 3.2 Debates 4 Election Results

Background

Primary election

Democratic Nomination

Candidates

Senate Minority Leader Esther Cullen of Kentucky
Senator Olude Carter of California
House Minority Leader Amanda Renzetti of California
Governor Ellis Forrestal of South Carolina
Congressman Iaan Whitehead of California

Potential candidates who did not run

Republican Nomination

Candidates

Senator Thomas Caffee of Nevada
Governor Matt Mitchell of Florida
Speaker of the House William Reynard of Washington
Congressman Klaus Guderian of Alaska
Governor Sammy Winchester of Texas
Congressman Edgard Portela of Michigan

Potential candidates who did not run

General Election

Issues

Debates

Election Results