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United States Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's campaign manager Jesse Benton resigns after being involved in an alleged bribery scandal involving Iowa state Senator Kent Sorenson switching his support from Michele Bachmann to Ron Paul in the 2012 United States presidential election.
2014-08-30

2012 United States presidential election: Newt Gingrich suspends his campaign for the Republican Party nomination. Mitt Romney is declared the presumptive nominee.
2012-05-2

American politician Rick Santorum suspends his candidacy for the Republican nomination, increasing the likelihood that Mitt Romney will be the nominee.
2012-04-10

Voters in the US states of Maryland and Wisconsin as well as Washington, D.C. go to the polls for Republican primaries with Mitt Romney projected as the winner in all three contests.
2012-04-3

Voters in the US territory of Puerto Rico go to the polls for the Republican primary with Mitt Romney winning all of the delegates.
2012-03-18

Voters in the US states of Michigan and Arizona go to the polls for Republican Party primaries. Mitt Romney wins both states.
2012-02-28

Rick Perry drops out of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries and endorses rival candidate Newt Gingrich.
2012-01-19

Jon Huntsman will drop out of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries and will endorse rival candidate Mitt Romney, according to media reports.
2012-01-15

Republican primary candidate and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney wins the 2012 Iowa Caucus, with candidate and former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum behind by eight votes; Congressman Ron Paul had a strong showing in third place.
2012-01-4