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|'''[[Hillary Rodham Clinton]]''', [[United States Secretary of State]], from [[New York]]. Clinton has definitively ruled out running for president in 2012.<ref>Condon, Stephanie (November 5, 2010) [http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20021921-503544.html "Hillary Clinton Rules Out 2012, 2016 Presidential Runs"], CBS News. Retrieved March 6, 2011.</ref>
|'''[[Hillary Rodham Clinton]]''', [[United States Secretary of State]], from [[New York]]. Clinton has definitively ruled out running for president in 2012.<ref>Condon, Stephanie (November 5, 2010) [http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20021921-503544.html "Hillary Clinton Rules Out 2012, 2016 Presidential Runs"], CBS News. Retrieved March 6, 2011.</ref>


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This article contains lists of candidates associated with the 2012 Democratic Party presidential primaries for the 2012 United States presidential election.

Candidates

The following individuals have formally announced that they are running for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2012 and/or have filed as a candidate for such with the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

Nominee

President Barack Obama
(Website)
(FEC filing)

Main article: Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2012
See also: Political positions of Barack Obama

President Barack Obama, born August 4, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii, is the incumbent President of the United States. On April 4, 2011, he formally announced his re-election bid via his website.[1][2] Several former members of the Obama administration and a number of Democratic National Committee staffers are officially working for the campaign.[3][4][5][6] The campaign was headquartered in Chicago.[7] With victories in the Maryland and District of Columbia primaries, Obama surpassed the required 2778 delegates to secure the Democratic Party presidential nomination.[8] Vice President Joe Biden is his running mate. Obama won re-election on November 6, 2012.[9]

Challengers

On multiple primary ballots

The following candidates appeared on more than one primary ballot.

John Wolfe, Jr.
(Website)[dead link]
(FEC filing)

Wikinews has related news:
John Wolfe, Jr., an attorney from Tennessee, declared his candidacy in late 2011.[10] He has qualified for the ballot in New Hampshire, Missouri, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas. In Louisiana, he won 12 percent of the vote, including three parishes, and qualified for a minimum of three delegates.[11] The Louisiana Democratic Party later stripped him of the delegates, arguing that he did not file the proper paperwork.[12] Prior to the Arkansas primary, the party notified Wolfe that due to paperwork, he would again be denied delegates if he qualified for them. In the primary, he won 42 percent of the vote against Obama,[13] qualifying him for 19 delegates.[14] The result was the strongest showing thus far for an Obama challenger. Wolfe has won a total of 116,613 votes during the primary .[15]

Randall Terry
(Website)
(FEC filing)

Randall Terry, born 1959, an anti-abortion activist from West Virginia, announced his intentions to challenge President Obama in the Democratic primaries in January 2011.[16][17][18] Notably, during the campaign, Terry unsuccessfully attempted to run an advertisement depicting graphic photos of aborted fetuses during Super Bowl XLVI.[19][20][21] He qualified for the ballot in New Hampshire, Missouri, and Oklahoma. His strongest showing came in Oklahoma, where he received 18 percent of the vote, topped Obama in 12 counties, and qualified for seven delegates.[22] The Oklahoma Democratic Party stripped Terry of the delegates, arguing that he was not a bona-fide candidate and failed to file a delegate slate.[23] Overall, Terry received 22,734 votes in the primaries.[15]

Darcy Richardson
(Website)
(FEC filing)
Wikinews has related news:
Darcy Richardson, born 1955, a progressive activist, author, historian, and blogger from Florida, announced his intentions to challenge President Obama in the Democratic primaries via his Battleground Blog on October 26, 2011.[25] He qualified for the ballot in New Hampshire,[26] Missouri, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Texas. His strongest showing came in the Oklahoma primary, where he won 6.36 percent of the total. Richardson suspended his campaign in April 2012 prior to the Texas primary.[27] Overall, he has won a total of 41,107 primary votes.[15]

Bob Ely
(Website)
(FEC filing)
Wikinews has related news:
Bob Ely, born 1958, an entrepreneur and former investment banker from Illinois, created his campaign website and filed with FEC in December 2011. He qualified for the ballot in New Hampshire, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas. His strongest showing came in Louisiana, where he won 6.57 percent of the vote.[30] At the end of the primary season he has won a total of 29,678 votes.[15]
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On one primary ballot

The following candidates appeared on only one primary ballot.

Keith Russell Judd

 Keith Russell Judd, born 1958, a prison inmate serving a 210 month sentence in Texas,[31][32] filed to appear on the Democratic presidential primary in all 50 states. He attained ballot access only in West Virginia,[33][34] where he won 72,459 votes for 41 percent of the vote, 18 points behind Obama.[35][36] The showing qualified Judd for several delegates, but they will not be seated since he failed to file a delegate slate.[37]
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Jim Rogers
(FEC filing)

Jim Rogers, born 1935, a perennial political candidate from Oklahoma,[38][39] appeared on the Oklahoma Democratic primary ballot and received 15,540 votes for 14 percent. He won three counties, and finished in third place behind Obama and Terry.[22] The result qualified Rogers for three delegates, which the party later stripped due to his failure to file a delegate slate.[23]
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  • U.S. Senate nominee for the Democratic Party in Oklahoma, 2010

Vermin Supreme
(Website)

Vermin Supreme, born 1961, a performance artist and perennial candidate from Massachusetts.[40][41] ran for president as a satirical candidate and was known for wearing a boot on his head. During the December 2011 Lesser-known candidates forum, he glitter-bombed fellow candidate Randall Terry.[42] Supreme appeared on the New Hampshire primary ballot and received 833 votes.[43]
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  • Ed Cowan, a writer from Vermont, participated in the lesser-known candidates forum[44] and qualified for the New Hampshire primary ballot, finishing second among all ballot candidates with 945 votes for 1.37 percent.[43]
  • John D. Haywood, a lawyer from North Carolina, participated in the lesser-known candidates forum[44] and qualified for the New Hampshire primary ballot, finishing with 423 votes.[43]
  • Craig Freis of California, qualified for the New Hampshire primary ballot, finishing with 400 votes.[43]
  • Cornelius Edward O'Connor of Florida, qualified for the New Hampshire primary ballot, finishing with 266 votes.[43]
  • Edward T. O'Donnell, an activist from Delaware, participated in the lesser-known candidates forum[44] and qualified for the New Hampshire primary ballot, finishing with 222 votes.[43]
  • Bob Greene, a physicist from California, participated in the lesser-known candidates forum[44] and qualified for the New Hampshire primary ballot, finishing with 213 votes.[43]
  • Robert B. Jordan of California, qualified for the New Hampshire primary ballot, finishing with 155 votes.[43]
  • Aldous C. Tyler of Wisconsin, qualified for the New Hampshire primary ballot, but endorsed Darcy Richardson just before the primary and finished with 106 votes.[43]
  • Ed Cowan
    Ed Cowan
  • John D. Haywood
    John D. Haywood
  • Edward T. O'Donnell
    Edward T. O'Donnell
  • Bob Greene
    Bob Greene

Withdrew before primary elections

Withdrew candidacy prior to the Iowa Caucuses

Warren Mosler (Website)
(FEC filing)

Warren Mosler, born 1949, economist and businessman from Connecticut, declared his candidacy with the FEC in February 2009.[45] He ran as a Tea Party Democrat,[46] before withdrawing his candidacy in April 2010[47] to run for U.S. Senate in Connecticut.[46]

Speculated

The following individuals were the object of presidential speculation in past media reports, but did not signal an interest in running.

Declined to run

The following individuals announced they would not run in the 2012 presidential election.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

Hillary Rodham Clinton, United States Secretary of State, from New York. Clinton has definitively ruled out running for president in 2012.[54]

Former Governor Howard Dean

Howard Dean, former Governor of Vermont. A spokesman for Dean commented: "No way, no how, not happening" when asked if Dean would challenge President Obama in the primaries, adding, "he asked me to make it explicitly clear. He supports President Obama and will support him in 2012."[55]

Former Senator Russ Feingold

Russ Feingold, former Senator of Wisconsin. Feingold's chief of staff replied to speculation that he would run by saying, "Senator Feingold is not running for president in 2012. Any suggestion he is thinking of running, planning to run, or interested in running is untrue. Senator Feingold is a strong supporter of President Barack Obama and wants to see him reelected in 2012."[56]

Former Senate nominee Alvin Greene

Alvin Greene, former U.S. Senate nominee of South Carolina. After losing his 2010 Senate race, he asked the South Carolina Democratic Party how much it would cost to run for president.[57] After being asked about a run on November 11, 2010, he said that he was "seriously considering" a campaign.[58] A year later, Greene notified The Daily Caller he would not run for president.[59]

Representative Dennis Kucinich

Dennis Kucinich, U.S. Representative of Ohio: Responding to speculation that he planned to challenge President Obama in the 2012 Democratic presidential primaries, Kucinich stated in August 2010 that he would not do so.[60]

Consumer Advocate Ralph Nader

Ralph Nader, consumer advocate from Connecticut, headed a movement to find a progressive primary challenger for Barack Obama. Nader affirmed he would not be the challenger because he was not a party insider.[61]

Senator Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders, Senator of Vermont. After speculation that he would challenge Obama in the primaries from the left, Sanders said: "You will be the first to know: ain't gonna do it."[62]

See also

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