Third-party and independent candidates for the 2012 United States presidential election

Third-party and independent candidates for the
2012 U.S. presidential election
November 6, 2012 (2012-11-06)
 
Nominee Gary Johnson Jill Stein Virgil Goode
Party Libertarian Green Constitution
Home state New Mexico Massachusetts Virginia
Running mate Jim Gray Cheri Honkala James N. Clymer
Popular vote 1,275,971 469,627 122,389
Percentage 0.99% 0.36% 0.11%
 
Nominee Roseanne Barr Rocky Anderson Tom Hoefling
Party Peace and Freedom Justice America's
Home state Utah Utah Nebraska
Running mate Cindy Sheehan Luis J. Rodriguez J.D. Ellis
Popular vote 67,326 43,018 40,628
Percentage 0.05% 0.03% 0.03%

This article contains lists of official third-party and independent candidates associated with the 2012 United States presidential election.

"Third party" is a term commonly used in the United States to refer to political parties other than the two major parties, the Democratic Party and Republican Party. An independent candidate 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 (FEC), and/or received the presidential nomination of their respective party. They are listed alphabetically by surname within each section.

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