This article contains a list of candidates of the 2012 Russian presidential election.

The following candidates were successfully registered by the CEC, candidates are listed in the order they appear on the ballot paper (alphabetical order in Russian): The following candidates were denied registration by the CEC: Many Russian politicians publicly declared their intention to run for president in 2012, but failed to submit their nominations: The following individuals were included in some polls, were referred to in the media as possible candidates or had publicly expressed interest long before the elections but never announced that they would run.

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