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This article contains lists of official third party and independent candidates associated with the 2012 United States presidential election. "
Third party Third party may refer to: Business * Third-party source, a supplier company not owned by the buyer or seller * Third-party beneficiary, a person who could sue on a contract, despite not being an active party * Third-party insurance, such as a Veh ...
" is a term commonly used in the United States to refer to political parties other than the two
major parties A major party is a political party that holds substantial influence in a country's politics, standing in contrast to a minor party. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary: Major parties hold a significant percentage of the vote in electi ...
, the
Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to: *Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to: Active parties Africa *Botswana Democratic Party *Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea *Gabonese Democratic Party *Demo ...
and Republican Party. An
independent candidate An independent or non-partisan politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or bureaucratic association. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent. Some politicians have political views th ...
is one who runs for office with no formal party affiliation. Those listed as candidates have done one or more of the following: formally announced they are candidates in the 2012 presidential election, filed as candidates with the
Federal Election Commission The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is an independent regulatory agency of the United States whose purpose is to enforce campaign finance law in United States federal elections. Created in 1974 through amendments to the Federal Election Cam ...
(FEC), and/or received the presidential nomination of their respective party. They are listed alphabetically by surname within each section.


Ballot access to 270 or more electoral votes

vote totals on ballots representing 270 electoral votes. All other candidates were on the ballots of fewer than 10 states, 100 electors, and less than 20% of voters nationwide. No candidates were "spoilers", i.e. having a greater total in any state greater than the margin between the top two candidates.


Libertarian Party


Nominee


Ballot access


Candidates


Declined to run

The following people were the focus of presidential speculation in past media reports, but ultimately decided to not run for the nomination of the Libertarian Party. *
Ron Paul Ronald Ernest Paul (born August 20, 1935) is an American author, activist, physician and retired politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1976 to 1977 and again from 1979 to 1985, as well ...
,
U.S. Representative The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they c ...
of Texas, candidate for the Republican 2012 presidential nomination, and 1988
Libertarian Libertarianism (from french: libertaire, "libertarian"; from la, libertas, "freedom") is a political philosophy that upholds liberty as a core value. Libertarians seek to maximize autonomy and political freedom, and minimize the state's e ...
Presidential nominee. *
Wayne Allyn Root Wayne Allyn Root (born July 20, 1961) is an American conservative television and radio host, author, activist, conservative political commentator and conspiracy theorist. He is the host of two new television shows, daily at 7 PM ET on Lindell TV ...
of
Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...
, entrepreneur and
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Libertarian Libertarianism (from french: libertaire, "libertarian"; from la, libertas, "freedom") is a political philosophy that upholds liberty as a core value. Libertarians seek to maximize autonomy and political freedom, and minimize the state's e ...
vice-presidential nominee.


Green Party


Nominee


Ballot access


Candidates


Declined to run

The following people were the focus of presidential speculation in past media reports, but ultimately decided to not run for the nomination of the Green Party. *
Jello Biafra Eric Reed Boucher (born June 17, 1958), known professionally as Jello Biafra, is an American singer, spoken word artist and politician. He is the former lead singer and songwriter for the San Francisco punk rock band Dead Kennedys. Initially ac ...
, musician and
Green Party A green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics, such as social justice, environmentalism and nonviolence. Greens believe that these issues are inherently related to one another as a foundation ...
activist of California *
Van Jones Anthony Kapel "Van" Jones (born September 20, 1968) is an American news and political commentator, author, and lawyer. He is the co-founder of several non-profit organizations, a three-time ''New York Times'' bestselling author, a CNN host and c ...
, former White House Green Jobs Czar


Americans Elect

* No nominee
Americans Elect Americans Elect was a political organization in the United States known primarily for its efforts to stage a national online primary for the 2012 US Presidential Election. Although it was successful in obtaining signatures to get on the ballot i ...
announced on May 17, 2012, that it would not field a candidate for president, as no candidate garnered enough support in the organization's online primary to reach its self-imposed threshold for the nomination.


Ballot access


Candidates

The following were the only four declared candidates to achieve more than 1,000 supporters for the presidential nomination of Americans Elect prior to the organization's announcement that it would not field a 2012 presidential candidate:


Declined to run

The following people were the focus of presidential speculation in past media reports, but ultimately decided to not run for the nomination of Americans Elect. *
Howard Schultz Howard D. Schultz (born July 19, 1953) is an American businessman and author who served as both chairman and CEO of Starbucks from 1986 to 2000, from 2008 to 2017, and as interim CEO since 2022. Schultz also owned the Seattle SuperSonics basket ...
, CEO of
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Constitution Party


Nominee


Ballot access


Candidates


Declined to run

The following people were the focus of presidential speculation in past media reports, but ultimately decided to not run for the nomination of the Constitution Party. *
Roy Moore Roy Stewart Moore (born February 11, 1947) is an American politician, lawyer, and jurist who served as the 27th and 31st chief justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama from 2001 to 2003 and again from 2013 to 2017, each time being removed fro ...
, former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court


Justice Party


Nominee


Ballot access


Ballot access to fewer than 270, but more than 50 electoral votes


Party for Socialism and Liberation


Nominee


Ballot access


American Independent Party


Nominee


Ballot access


Candidates


Peace and Freedom Party


Nominee


Ballot access


Candidates


Socialist Workers Party


Nominee


Ballot access


Socialist Party USA


Nominee


Ballot access


Ballot access to fewer than 50 electoral votes


America's Party


Nominee


Ballot access


Objectivist Party


Nominee


Ballot access


American Third Position Party


Nominee


Ballot access


Reform Party USA


Nominee


Ballot access


Candidates


Socialist Equality Party


Nominee


Ballot access


Grassroots Party


Nominee


Ballot access


Prohibition Party


Nominee


Ballot access


Candidate


No ballot access


Boston Tea Party

*No nominee – the Boston Tea Party dissolved itself on July 22, 2012, citing decline in membership activity.


Former Nominee


Freedom Socialist Party


Nominee


Ballot access


Modern Whig Party


Nominee


Ballot access


Independent


Ballot access

:: Alabama, Iowa, Oregon, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wyoming are not listed below unless the candidate has been directly placed on the ballot. * The following are the additional candidates who qualified for ballot status in at least one state (bolded) or as a formally recognized write-in candidate ''(italics)'': **Richard Duncan (Independent) – ''Alaska'', ''Delaware'', ''Florida'', ''Idaho'', ''Illinois'', ''Indiana'', ''Kansas'', ''Kentucky'', ''Maryland'', ''Montana'', Ohio, ''West Virginia'' **Samm Tittle (We The People) – ''Arizona'', ''California'', Colorado, ''Idaho'', ''Indiana'', ''Kansas'', Louisiana, ''Montana'', ''Utah'', ''West Virginia'' **Jill Reed (Twelve Visions) – ''Arizona'', Colorado, ''Delaware'', ''Florida'', ''Georgia'', ''Illinois'', ''Indiana'', ''Maine'', ''Maryland'', ''Ohio'', ''Utah'' **Will Christensen (American Independent Party) – ''Arizona'', ''Delaware'', ''Idaho'', ''Kansas'', ''Maryland'', ''Montana'', Oregon, ''Utah'' **
Randall Terry Randall Allen Terry (born 1959) is an American activist and political candidate. Terry founded the anti-abortion organization Operation Rescue, which he later abandoned. Beginning in 1987, the group became particularly prominent for blockading t ...
(Independent) – ''Colorado'', ''Indiana'', Kentucky, Nebraska, ''Ohio'', West Virginia **Dean Morstad (Constitutional Govt.) – ''Alaska'', ''Delaware'', ''Idaho'', ''Maryland'', Minnesota, ''Montana'', ''Utah'', ''West Virginia'' **
Jeff Boss Jeffrey Harlan Boss (born May 20, 1963) is an American conspiracy theorist.Ginsberg, Johanna (May 28, 2009)"Conspiracy theorist eyes governorship" ''New Jersey Jewish News''. Retrieved August 9, 2012. He was an independent candidate for President ...
(NSA Did 9/11) – New Jersey **Barbara Dale Washer (Mississippi Reform) – Mississippi **Jerry Litzel (Independent) – Iowa


Declined to run

The following people were the focus of presidential speculation in past media reports, but ultimately decided not to run as independent candidates. *
Michael Bloomberg Michael Rubens Bloomberg (born February 14, 1942) is an American businessman, politician, philanthropist, and author. He is the majority owner, co-founder and CEO of Bloomberg L.P. He was Mayor of New York City from 2002 to 2013, and was a ca ...
,
Mayor of New York City The mayor of New York City, officially Mayor of the City of New York, is head of the executive branch of the government of New York City and the chief executive of New York City. The mayor's office administers all city services, public property ...
(2002–2013), CEO of
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( Draft movement) * Lou Dobbs,
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and commentator from
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*
Ralph Nader Ralph Nader (; born February 27, 1934) is an American political activist, author, lecturer, and attorney noted for his involvement in consumer protection, environmentalism, and government reform causes. The son of Lebanese immigrants to the Un ...
, attorney,
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, and
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presidential candidate of
Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...
*
Ron Paul Ronald Ernest Paul (born August 20, 1935) is an American author, activist, physician and retired politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1976 to 1977 and again from 1979 to 1985, as well ...
,
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TX-13 Texas's 13th congressional district is a List of United States congressional districts, congressional district in the U.S. state of Texas that includes most of the Texas Panhandle, parts of Texoma and northwestern parts of North Texas. The princi ...
(1997–2013) and
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(1976–1977; 1979–1985) *
Bernie Sanders Bernard Sanders (born September8, 1941) is an American politician who has served as the junior United States senator from Vermont since 2007. He was the U.S. representative for the state's at-large congressional district from 1991 to 2007 ...
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Vermont Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...
(2007–present). *
Donald Trump Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pe ...
, businessman and television personality from New York *
Jesse Ventura Jesse Ventura (born James George Janos; July 15, 1951) is an American politician, actor, and retired professional wrestler. After achieving fame in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), he served as the 38th governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2 ...
, former
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of
Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...
Collins, Jon (November 5, 2011
"Jesse Ventura hasn’t ruled out 2012 run"
''The Iowas Independent''. Retrieved November 15, 2011.


See also

* 2012 Democratic Party presidential candidates * 2012 Republican Party presidential candidates * 2012 United States presidential election timeline


References


External links


Independent Political Report2012 Presidential Form 2 Filers
at the
Federal Election Commission The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is an independent regulatory agency of the United States whose purpose is to enforce campaign finance law in United States federal elections. Created in 1974 through amendments to the Federal Election Cam ...
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