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2012 presidential election | |
  Nominees Romney and Ryan | |
| Convention | |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | August 27–30, 2012 |
| City | Tampa, Florida |
| Venue | Tampa Bay Times Forum |
| Keynote speaker | Chris Christie[1] |
| Notable speakers | Rick Santorum Ann Romney Rand Paul John McCain Condoleezza Rice Susana Martinez Tim Pawlenty Rob Portman Jeb Bush Clint Eastwood Marco Rubio John Kasich Ted Cruz Mike Huckabee Newt Gingrich Scott Walker Mitch McConnell Nikki Haley John Boehner Artur Davis |
| Candidates | |
| Presidential nominee | Mitt Romney of Massachusetts |
| Vice-presidential nominee | Paul Ryan of Wisconsin |
| Voting | |
| Total delegates | 2,286[2] |
| Votes needed for nomination | 1,144 (Absolute Majority) |
| Results (president) | Romney (MA): 2,061 (90.16%) Paul (TX): 190 (8.31%) Santorum (PA): 9 (0.39%) |
| Results (vice president) | Ryan (WI): 100% (Acclamation) |
| Ballots | 1 |
 2012 U.S. presidential election | |
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| Democratic Party | |
| Republican Party | |
| Minor parties | |
| Related races | |
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The 2012 Republican National Convention was a gathering held by the U.S. Republican Party during which delegates officially nominated former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and Representative Paul Ryan of Wisconsin for president and vice president, respectively, for the 2012 election. Prominent members of the party delivered speeches and discussed the convention theme, "A Better Future."[3] The convention was held during the week of August 27, 2012, in Tampa, Florida[4] at the Tampa Bay Times Forum (now Amalie Arena). The city, which expected demonstrations and possible vandalism, used a federal grant to bolster its police force in preparation. Due to the approach of Hurricane Isaac, convention officials changed the convention schedule on August 26, 2012; the convention came to order on August 27, 2012, and then immediately recessed until the following afternoon because of the risk of Isaac hitting Tampa.[5]
- ^ Shear, Michael D. (August 14, 2012). "Christie to Be G.O.P. Convention Keynote Speaker". The New York Times. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
- ^ Berg-Andersson, Richard E. "Republican Detailed Delegate Allocation – 2012". Retrieved December 29, 2011.
- ^ ""A Better Future" to be Republican Convention Theme". Republican National Convention. August 20, 2012.
- ^ Ambinder, Marc (March 3, 2010). "2012 News: RNC Has Its Convention Date". The Atlantic. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
- ^ Weiner, Rachel (August 26, 2012). "GOP revises convention schedule". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on August 28, 2012. Retrieved August 27, 2012.