Democratic Party
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![Barack Obama](https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/people/barack-obama.jpg) |
Barack Obama President of the United States Candidacy Declared: April 4, 2011; nominated on September 5, 2012 Status: re-elected on November 6, 2012
campaign fundraisers | campaign speeches
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![Obama - Biden](https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/books/presidential-documents-archive-guidebook-documents-related-to-presidential-elections/2012-presidential-election-documents/2012_obama.gif) |
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Republican Party
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![Mitt Romney](https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/people/mitt-romney_0.jpg) |
Mitt Romney Former Governor: Massachusetts Candidacy Declared: June 2, 2011; nominated on August 28, 2012 Status: defeated in general election on November 6, 2012
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![Romney: Believe in America](https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/books/presidential-documents-archive-guidebook-documents-related-to-presidential-elections/2012-presidential-election-documents/2012_romney.gif) |
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![Ron Paul](https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/people/ron-paul_0.jpg) |
Ron Paul U.S. Representative: Texas Candidacy Declared: May 13, 2011 Status: withdrew on May 14, 2012 *
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![Ron Paul 2012: Restore America Now](https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/books/presidential-documents-archive-guidebook-documents-related-to-presidential-elections/2012-presidential-election-documents/2012_paul.gif) |
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![Newt Gingrich](https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/people/newt-gingrich_0.jpg) |
Newt Gingrich Former Speaker of the House of Representatives: Georgia Candidacy Declared: May 11, 2011 Status: withdrew on May 2, 2012
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![Newt 2012](https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/books/presidential-documents-archive-guidebook-documents-related-to-presidential-elections/2012-presidential-election-documents/2012_gingrich.gif) |
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![Rick Santorum](https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/people/rick-santorum_0.jpg) |
Rick Santorum Former Senator: Pennsylvania Candidacy Declared: June 6, 2011 Status: withdrew on April 10, 2012
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![Rick Santorum for President](https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/books/presidential-documents-archive-guidebook-documents-related-to-presidential-elections/2012-presidential-election-documents/2012_santorum.gif) |
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![Rick Perry](https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/people/rick-perry_1.jpg) |
Rick Perry Governor: Texas Candidacy Declared: August 13, 2011 Status: withdrew on January 19, 2012
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![Perry for President](https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/books/presidential-documents-archive-guidebook-documents-related-to-presidential-elections/2012-presidential-election-documents/2012_perry.gif) |
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![Jon Huntsman](https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/people/jon-huntsman_0.jpg) |
Jon Huntsman Former Governor: Utah Candidacy Declared: June 21, 2011 Status: withdrew on January 16, 2012
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![Jon Huntsman: President 2012](https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/books/presidential-documents-archive-guidebook-documents-related-to-presidential-elections/2012-presidential-election-documents/2012_huntsman.gif) |
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![Michele Bachmann](https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/people/michele-bachmann_0.jpg) |
Michele Bachmann U.S. Representative: Minnesota Candidacy Declared: June 27, 2011 Status: withdrew on January 4, 2012
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![Michele Bachmann for President](https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/books/presidential-documents-archive-guidebook-documents-related-to-presidential-elections/2012-presidential-election-documents/2012_bachmann.gif) |
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![Herman Cain](https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/people/herman-cain.jpeg) |
Herman Cain Businessman Candidacy Declared: May 21, 2011 Status: withdrew on December 3, 2011
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![Cain 2012](https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/books/presidential-documents-archive-guidebook-documents-related-to-presidential-elections/2012-presidential-election-documents/2012_cain.gif) |
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![Tim Pawlenty](https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/people/tim-pawlenty_2.jpg) |
Tim Pawlenty Former Governor: Minnesota Candidacy Declared: May 23, 2011 Status: withdrew on August 14, 2011
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![Pawlenty 2012](https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/books/presidential-documents-archive-guidebook-documents-related-to-presidential-elections/2012-presidential-election-documents/2012_pawlenty.gif) |
* Ron Paul never officially "ended" or "suspended" his campaign. On May 14, 2012 he announced that he would no longer continue to campaign for additional delegates in future primaries, but instead focus on securing delegates won at county-level conventions at various state-level conventions for representation at the Republican National Convention.
May 14, 2012 has been determined by the American Presidency Project to be the "effective" end of Ron Paul's campaign for the Republican nomination.