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id="toc-Republican_Party_nomination" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Republican_Party_nomination"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2</span> <span>Republican Party nomination</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Republican_Party_nomination-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Primaries_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Primaries_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2.1</span> <span>Primaries</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Primaries_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Candidate_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Candidate_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2.2</span> <span>Candidate</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Candidate_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Withdrawn_candidates" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Withdrawn_candidates"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2.3</span> <span>Withdrawn candidates</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Withdrawn_candidates-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Third_party_and_other_nominations" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Third_party_and_other_nominations"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3</span> <span>Third party and other nominations</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Third_party_and_other_nominations-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Libertarian_Party" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Libertarian_Party"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3.1</span> <span>Libertarian Party</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Libertarian_Party-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Green_Party" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Green_Party"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3.2</span> <span>Green Party</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Green_Party-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Constitution_Party" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Constitution_Party"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3.3</span> <span>Constitution Party</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Constitution_Party-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Justice_Party" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Justice_Party"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3.4</span> <span>Justice Party</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Justice_Party-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Candidates_gallery" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Candidates_gallery"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3.5</span> <span>Candidates gallery</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Candidates_gallery-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Campaigns" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Campaigns"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Campaigns</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Campaigns-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Campaigns subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Campaigns-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Ballot_access" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Ballot_access"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1</span> <span>Ballot access</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Ballot_access-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Financing_and_advertising" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Financing_and_advertising"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2</span> <span>Financing and advertising</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Financing_and_advertising-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Party_conventions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Party_conventions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.3</span> <span>Party conventions</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Party_conventions-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Presidential_debates" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Presidential_debates"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.4</span> <span>Presidential debates</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Presidential_debates-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notable_expressions,_phrases,_and_statements" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notable_expressions,_phrases,_and_statements"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.5</span> <span>Notable expressions, phrases, and statements</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notable_expressions,_phrases,_and_statements-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Electoral_College_forecasts" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Electoral_College_forecasts"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.6</span> <span>Electoral College forecasts</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Electoral_College_forecasts-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Timeline" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Timeline"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Timeline</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Timeline-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Results" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Results"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Results</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Results-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Results subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Results-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Electoral_results" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Electoral_results"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>Electoral results</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Electoral_results-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Results_by_state" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Results_by_state"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>Results by state</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Results_by_state-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-States_and_EV_districts_that_flipped_from_Democratic_to_Republican" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#States_and_EV_districts_that_flipped_from_Democratic_to_Republican"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2.1</span> <span>States and EV districts that flipped from Democratic to Republican</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-States_and_EV_districts_that_flipped_from_Democratic_to_Republican-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Close_states" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Close_states"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3</span> <span>Close states</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Close_states-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Statistics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Statistics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3.1</span> <span>Statistics</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Statistics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Romney's_concession" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Romney's_concession"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.4</span> <span>Romney's concession</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Romney's_concession-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Reactions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Reactions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.5</span> <span>Reactions</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Reactions-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Voter_demographics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Voter_demographics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Voter demographics</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Voter_demographics-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Voter demographics subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Voter_demographics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Hispanic_vote" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Hispanic_vote"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1</span> <span>Hispanic vote</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Hispanic_vote-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Analysis" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Analysis"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Analysis</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Analysis-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Maps" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Maps"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Maps</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Maps-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Gallery" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Gallery"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Gallery</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Gallery-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>Notes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Further_reading" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a 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href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleccions_presidencials_dels_Estats_Units_de_2012" title="Eleccions presidencials dels Estats Units de 2012 – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Eleccions presidencials dels Estats Units de 2012" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volby_prezidenta_USA_2012" title="Volby prezidenta USA 2012 – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Volby prezidenta USA 2012" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etholiad_arlywyddol_yr_Unol_Daleithiau,_2012" title="Etholiad arlywyddol yr Unol Daleithiau, 2012 – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Etholiad arlywyddol yr Unol Daleithiau, 2012" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pr%C3%A6sidentvalget_i_USA_2012" title="Præsidentvalget i USA 2012 – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Præsidentvalget i USA 2012" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pr%C3%A4sidentschaftswahl_in_den_Vereinigten_Staaten_2012" title="Präsidentschaftswahl in den Vereinigten Staaten 2012 – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Präsidentschaftswahl in den Vereinigten Staaten 2012" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012._aasta_Ameerika_%C3%9Chendriikide_presidendivalimised" title="2012. aasta Ameerika Ühendriikide presidendivalimised – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="2012. aasta Ameerika Ühendriikide presidendivalimised" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A0%CF%81%CE%BF%CE%B5%CE%B4%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AE_%CE%B5%CE%BA%CE%BB%CE%BF%CE%B3%CE%AE_%CF%84%CF%89%CE%BD_%CE%97%CE%BD%CF%89%CE%BC%CE%AD%CE%BD%CF%89%CE%BD_%CE%A0%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%B9%CF%84%CE%B5%CE%B9%CF%8E%CE%BD_2012" title="Προεδρική εκλογή των Ηνωμένων Πολιτειών 2012 – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Προεδρική εκλογή των Ηνωμένων Πολιτειών 2012" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elecciones_presidenciales_de_Estados_Unidos_de_2012" title="Elecciones presidenciales de Estados Unidos de 2012 – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Elecciones presidenciales de Estados Unidos de 2012" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usona_prezidanta_elekto_de_2012" title="Usona prezidanta elekto de 2012 – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Usona prezidanta elekto de 2012" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012ko_Ameriketako_Estatu_Batuetako_hauteskunde_presidentzialak" title="2012ko Ameriketako Estatu Batuetako hauteskunde presidentzialak – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="2012ko Ameriketako Estatu Batuetako hauteskunde presidentzialak" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%E2%80%8C%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AF%D9%87_%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%A7_(%DB%B2%DB%B0%DB%B1%DB%B2)" title="انتخابات ریاست‌جمهوری ایالات متحده آمریکا (۲۰۱۲) – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="انتخابات ریاست‌جمهوری ایالات متحده آمریکا (۲۰۱۲)" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89lection_pr%C3%A9sidentielle_am%C3%A9ricaine_de_2012" title="Élection présidentielle américaine de 2012 – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Élection présidentielle américaine de 2012" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerikaanske_presidintsferkiezings_(2012)" title="Amerikaanske presidintsferkiezings (2012) – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Amerikaanske presidintsferkiezings (2012)" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hak mw-list-item"><a href="https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012-ngi%C3%A8n_M%C3%AE-koet_ch%C3%BAng-th%C3%BAng_si%C3%A9n-k%C3%AD" title="2012-ngièn Mî-koet chúng-thúng sién-kí – Hakka Chinese" lang="hak" hreflang="hak" data-title="2012-ngièn Mî-koet chúng-thúng sién-kí" data-language-autonym="客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî" data-language-local-name="Hakka Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012%EB%85%84_%EB%AF%B8%EA%B5%AD_%EB%8C%80%ED%86%B5%EB%A0%B9_%EC%84%A0%EA%B1%B0" title="2012년 미국 대통령 선거 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="2012년 미국 대통령 선거" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4_%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF_%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87_%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF_%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B5,_%E0%A5%A8%E0%A5%A6%E0%A5%A7%E0%A5%A8" title="संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका के राष्ट्रपति चुनाव, २०१२ – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका के राष्ट्रपति चुनाव, २०१२" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pemilihan_umum_Presiden_Amerika_Serikat_2012" title="Pemilihan umum Presiden Amerika Serikat 2012 – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Pemilihan umum Presiden Amerika Serikat 2012" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forsetakosningar_%C3%AD_Bandar%C3%ADkjunum_2012" title="Forsetakosningar í Bandaríkjunum 2012 – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Forsetakosningar í Bandaríkjunum 2012" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elezioni_presidenziali_negli_Stati_Uniti_d%27America_del_2012" title="Elezioni presidenziali negli Stati Uniti d'America del 2012 – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Elezioni presidenziali negli Stati Uniti d'America del 2012" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%91%D7%97%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%AA_%D7%9C%D7%A0%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%90%D7%95%D7%AA_%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%A6%D7%95%D7%AA_%D7%94%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%AA_2012" title="הבחירות לנשיאות ארצות הברית 2012 – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="הבחירות לנשיאות ארצות הברית 2012" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%90%E1%83%A8%E1%83%A8-%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%9E%E1%83%A0%E1%83%94%E1%83%96%E1%83%98%E1%83%93%E1%83%94%E1%83%9C%E1%83%A2%E1%83%9D_%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%A9%E1%83%94%E1%83%95%E1%83%9C%E1%83%94%E1%83%91%E1%83%98_(2012)" title="აშშ-ის საპრეზიდენტო არჩევნები (2012) – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="აშშ-ის საპრეზიდენტო არჩევნები (2012)" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uchaguzi_wa_Rais_wa_Marekani,_2012" title="Uchaguzi wa Rais wa Marekani, 2012 – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Uchaguzi wa Rais wa Marekani, 2012" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012._gada_ASV_prezidenta_v%C4%93l%C4%93%C5%A1anas" title="2012. gada ASV prezidenta vēlēšanas – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="2012. gada ASV prezidenta vēlēšanas" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_met%C5%B3_JAV_prezidento_rinkimai" title="2012 metų JAV prezidento rinkimai – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="2012 metų JAV prezidento rinkimai" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012-es_amerikai_eln%C3%B6kv%C3%A1laszt%C3%A1s" title="2012-es amerikai elnökválasztás – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="2012-es amerikai elnökválasztás" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A5%A8%E0%A5%A6%E0%A5%A7%E0%A5%A8_%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AF_%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%A3%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%95" title="२०१२ अमेरिकन अध्यक्षीय निवडणूक – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="२०१२ अमेरिकन अध्यक्षीय निवडणूक" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83%D8%A7_%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%A9_2012" title="انتخابات رياسة امريكا سنة 2012 – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="انتخابات رياسة امريكا سنة 2012" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilihan_raya_presiden_Amerika_Syarikat_2012" title="Pilihan raya presiden Amerika Syarikat 2012 – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Pilihan raya presiden Amerika Syarikat 2012" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cdo mw-list-item"><a href="https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_ni%C3%A8ng_M%C4%AB-gu%C3%B3k_c%C5%ABng-t%C5%ABng_s%C5%8Dng-g%E1%B9%B3%CC%84" title="2012 nièng Mī-guók cūng-tūng sōng-gṳ̄ – Mindong" lang="cdo" hreflang="cdo" data-title="2012 nièng Mī-guók cūng-tūng sōng-gṳ̄" data-language-autonym="閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄" data-language-local-name="Mindong" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerikaanse_presidentsverkiezingen_2012" title="Amerikaanse presidentsverkiezingen 2012 – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Amerikaanse presidentsverkiezingen 2012" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012%E5%B9%B4%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A1%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AB%E5%90%88%E8%A1%86%E5%9B%BD%E5%A4%A7%E7%B5%B1%E9%A0%98%E9%81%B8%E6%8C%99" title="2012年アメリカ合衆国大統領選挙 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="2012年アメリカ合衆国大統領選挙" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/US-Presidentenwool_2012" title="US-Presidentenwool 2012 – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="US-Presidentenwool 2012" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidentvalget_i_USA_2012" title="Presidentvalget i USA 2012 – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Presidentvalget i USA 2012" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/AQSh_prezidentlik_saylovi_(2012)" title="AQSh prezidentlik saylovi (2012) – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="AQSh prezidentlik saylovi (2012)" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wybory_prezydenckie_w_Stanach_Zjednoczonych_w_2012_roku" title="Wybory prezydenckie w Stanach Zjednoczonych w 2012 roku – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Wybory prezydenckie w Stanach Zjednoczonych w 2012 roku" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elei%C3%A7%C3%A3o_presidencial_nos_Estados_Unidos_em_2012" title="Eleição presidencial nos Estados Unidos em 2012 – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Eleição presidencial nos Estados Unidos em 2012" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alegeri_preziden%C8%9Biale_%C3%AEn_Statele_Unite_ale_Americii,_2012" title="Alegeri prezidențiale în Statele Unite ale Americii, 2012 – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Alegeri prezidențiale în Statele Unite ale Americii, 2012" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B5_%D0%B2%D1%8B%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%8B_%D0%B2_%D0%A1%D0%A8%D0%90_(2012)" title="Президентские выборы в США (2012) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Президентские выборы в США (2012)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Unitit_States_presidential_election" title="2012 Unitit States presidential election – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="2012 Unitit States presidential election" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election" title="2012 United States presidential election – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="2012 United States presidential election" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volitve_predsednika_Zdru%C5%BEenih_dr%C5%BEav_Amerike_2012" title="Volitve predsednika Združenih držav 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class="infobox ib-election infobox-table vevent" style="width:350px"><caption class="infobox-title summary">2012 United States presidential election</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/75px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/100px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span></span><hr /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;width:20%;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_presidential_election" title="2008 United States presidential election">2008</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;width:60%;" class=""><b>November 6, 2012</b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;width:20%;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_presidential_election" title="2016 United States presidential election">2016</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><hr />538 members of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Electoral_College" title="United States Electoral College">Electoral College</a><br />270 electoral votes needed to win</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/Nationwide_opinion_polling_for_the_2012_United_States_presidential_election" title="Nationwide opinion polling for the 2012 United States presidential election">Opinion polls</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Turnout</th><td class="infobox-data">58.6%<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 3.0 <a href="/wiki/Percentage_point" title="Percentage point">pp</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" 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href="/wiki/File:Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg/149px-Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="149" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg/224px-Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg/299px-Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1586" data-file-height="2122" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Nominee </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a></b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Mitt_Romney" title="Mitt Romney">Mitt Romney</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Party </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Home state </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Running mate </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a></b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Paul_Ryan" title="Paul Ryan">Paul Ryan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Electoral vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>332</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">206 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">States carried </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>26 + <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">DC</a></b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">24 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>65,915,795</b><sup id="cite_ref-FEC_2013_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FEC_2013-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">60,933,504<sup id="cite_ref-FEC_2013_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FEC_2013-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b><span data-sort-value="7001510637065800077♠" 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alt="2012 United States presidential election in Alaska" title="2012 United States presidential election in Alaska" /><area href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_the_District_of_Columbia" shape="rect" coords="295,104,316,111" alt="2012 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia" title="2012 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia" /><area href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" shape="rect" coords="301,98,331,104" alt="2012 United States presidential election in Maryland" title="2012 United States presidential election in Maryland" /><area href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Delaware" shape="rect" coords="304,90,324,97" alt="2012 United States presidential election in Delaware" title="2012 United States presidential election in Delaware" /><area href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_New_Jersey" shape="rect" coords="307,83,331,89" alt="2012 United States presidential election in New Jersey" title="2012 United States presidential election in New Jersey" /><area href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Connecticut" shape="rect" coords="313,72,333,78" alt="2012 United States presidential election in Connecticut" title="2012 United States presidential election in Connecticut" /><area href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" shape="rect" coords="316,62,334,68" alt="2012 United States presidential election in Rhode Island" title="2012 United States presidential election in Rhode Island" /><area href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" shape="rect" coords="316,50,345,56" alt="2012 United States presidential election in Massachusetts" title="2012 United States presidential election in Massachusetts" /><area href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Vermont" shape="rect" coords="269,21,290,28" alt="2012 United States presidential election in Vermont" title="2012 United States presidential election in Vermont" /><area href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_New_Hampshire" shape="rect" coords="273,14,296,20" alt="2012 United States presidential election in New Hampshire" title="2012 United States presidential election in New Hampshire" /></map><figcaption></figcaption></figure><div>Presidential election results map. <span style="color:darkblue;">Blue</span> denotes states won by Obama/Biden and <span style="color:darkred;">red</span> denotes those won by Romney/Ryan. Numbers indicate <a href="/wiki/Electoral_votes" class="mw-redirect" title="Electoral votes">electoral votes</a> cast by each state and the District of Columbia.</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b>President before election</b><br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected President</b> <br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span 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States presidential debates">General election debates</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_2012_United_States_presidential_electors" title="List of 2012 United States presidential electors">Electors</a></li> <li>Polling <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nationwide_opinion_polling_for_the_2012_United_States_presidential_election" title="Nationwide opinion polling for the 2012 United States presidential election">nationwide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statewide_opinion_polling_for_the_2012_United_States_presidential_election" title="Statewide opinion polling for the 2012 United States presidential election">statewide</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Political_parties_in_the_United_States" title="Political parties in the United States">Parties</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading us-pres-elect-series-party-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic Party</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_Democratic_Party_presidential_candidates" title="2012 Democratic Party presidential candidates">Candidates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2012 Democratic Party presidential primaries">Primaries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Results_of_the_2012_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="Results of the 2012 Democratic Party presidential primaries">Results</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama_2012_presidential_campaign" title="Barack Obama 2012 presidential campaign">Nominee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Democratic_National_Convention" title="2012 Democratic National Convention">Convention</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading us-pres-elect-series-party-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican Party</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a 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Incumbent <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> President <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> and his <a href="/wiki/Running_mate" title="Running mate">running mate</a>, incumbent Vice President <a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a>, were elected to a second term.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They defeated the <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> ticket of former Governor of Massachusetts <a href="/wiki/Mitt_Romney" title="Mitt Romney">Mitt Romney</a> and U.S. Representative <a href="/wiki/Paul_Ryan" title="Paul Ryan">Paul Ryan</a> of <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a>, who later became Speaker of the House of Representatives. </p><p>As the incumbent <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President</a>, Obama secured the <a href="/wiki/2012_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2012 Democratic Party presidential primaries">Democratic nomination</a> without serious opposition. The Republicans experienced a <a href="/wiki/2012_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2012 Republican Party presidential primaries">competitive primary</a>. Romney was consistently competitive in the polls and won the support of many party leaders, but he faced challenges from a number of more <a href="/wiki/Conservatism_in_the_United_States" title="Conservatism in the United States">conservative</a> contenders. Romney secured his party's nomination in May, defeating former senator <a href="/wiki/Rick_Santorum" title="Rick Santorum">Rick Santorum</a>, former Speaker of the House and Georgia Congressman <a href="/wiki/Newt_Gingrich" title="Newt Gingrich">Newt Gingrich</a>, and Texas congressman <a href="/wiki/Ron_Paul" title="Ron Paul">Ron Paul</a>, among other candidates. </p><p>The campaigns focused heavily on domestic issues, and debate centered largely around sound responses to the <a href="/wiki/Great_Recession_in_the_United_States" title="Great Recession in the United States">Great Recession</a>. Other issues included long-term <a href="/wiki/United_States_federal_budget" title="United States federal budget">federal budget</a> issues, the future of <a href="/wiki/Social_insurance" title="Social insurance">social insurance</a> programs, and the <a href="/wiki/Affordable_Care_Act" title="Affordable Care Act">Affordable Care Act</a>, Obama's marquee legislative program. <a href="/wiki/Foreign_policy_of_the_United_States" title="Foreign policy of the United States">Foreign policy</a> was also discussed, including the end of the <a href="/wiki/Iraq_War" title="Iraq War">Iraq War</a> in 2011, military spending, the <a href="/wiki/Iranian_nuclear_program" class="mw-redirect" title="Iranian nuclear program">Iranian nuclear program</a>, and appropriate counteractions to <a href="/wiki/Terrorism" title="Terrorism">terrorism</a>. Romney attacked Obama's domestic policies as ineffective and financially insolvent while Obama's campaign sought to characterize Romney as a <a href="/wiki/Plutocratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Plutocratic">plutocratic</a> businessman who was out of touch with the average American.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The campaign was marked by a sharp rise in fundraising, including from nominally independent <a href="/wiki/Super_PACs" class="mw-redirect" title="Super PACs">Super PACs</a>. </p><p>Obama defeated Romney, winning 332 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Electoral_College" title="United States Electoral College">Electoral College</a> votes and 51% of the <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_presidential_elections_by_popular_vote_margin#Table_of_election_results" title="List of United States presidential elections by popular vote margin">popular vote</a> to Romney's 206 electoral votes and 47.2% of the popular vote.<sup id="cite_ref-FEC_2013_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FEC_2013-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The results of the electoral vote were certified by Congress on January 4, 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Obama is the only president since <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" title="Ronald Reagan">Ronald Reagan</a> in <a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_presidential_election" title="1984 United States presidential election">1984</a> to win a majority of the national popular vote more than once, and remains the only Democrat to do so since <a href="/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt" title="Franklin D. Roosevelt">Franklin D. Roosevelt</a> in <a href="/wiki/1944_United_States_presidential_election" title="1944 United States presidential election">1944</a>. Obama also became only the fifth Democratic president in history to win a second consecutive term after <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Jackson" title="Andrew Jackson">Andrew Jackson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Woodrow_Wilson" title="Woodrow Wilson">Woodrow Wilson</a>, Roosevelt, and <a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">Bill Clinton</a>, as well as the third sitting president in a row (after Clinton and <a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a>) to win a second term. As of 2025, this remains the most recent election in which an incumbent president won re-election to a second consecutive term and the most recent in which the incumbent <a href="/wiki/White_House" title="White House">White House</a> party won re-election. </p><p>Obama did not hold onto <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Indiana" title="2012 United States presidential election in Indiana">Indiana</a>, <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="2012 United States presidential election in North Carolina">North Carolina</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Nebraska%27s_2nd_congressional_district" title="Nebraska's 2nd congressional district">Nebraska's 2nd congressional district</a>, but crucially won all 18 "<a href="/wiki/Blue_wall_(United_States)" title="Blue wall (United States)">blue wall</a>" states and defeated Romney in other <a href="/wiki/Swing_states" class="mw-redirect" title="Swing states">swing states</a> the Republicans had won in <a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_presidential_election" title="2000 United States presidential election">2000</a> and <a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_presidential_election" title="2004 United States presidential election">2004</a>, most notably <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Colorado" title="2012 United States presidential election in Colorado">Colorado</a>, <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Florida" title="2012 United States presidential election in Florida">Florida</a>, <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Nevada" title="2012 United States presidential election in Nevada">Nevada</a>, <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Ohio" title="2012 United States presidential election in Ohio">Ohio</a>, and <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="2012 United States presidential election in Virginia">Virginia</a>. Ultimately, of the nine swing states identified by <i><a href="/wiki/The_Washington_Post" title="The Washington Post">The Washington Post</a></i> in the 2012 election, Obama won eight, losing only North Carolina.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2025, this is the most recent presidential election in which the Democratic candidate won the states of <a href="/wiki/Iowa" title="Iowa">Iowa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a>, along with <a href="/wiki/Maine%27s_2nd_congressional_district" title="Maine's 2nd congressional district">Maine's 2nd congressional district</a>, the most recent in which no state split its electoral votes, and the most recent in which a candidate received over 60% of the Electoral College vote. This is the most recent election in which two major party nominees would go on to become president and the most recent in which neither major party's ticket included a woman. </p><p>All four major candidates for president and vice president went on to hold significant public office after this election. Obama and Biden served their second terms as president and vice president, respectively. Biden initially retired from politics after leaving office, but later ran against <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a> in <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election" title="2020 United States presidential election">2020</a> and won. Romney moved to <a href="/wiki/Utah" title="Utah">Utah</a> in 2014 and was elected to the Senate there in <a href="/wiki/2018_United_States_Senate_election_in_Utah" title="2018 United States Senate election in Utah">2018</a>, succeeding <a href="/wiki/Orrin_Hatch" title="Orrin Hatch">Orrin Hatch</a>, and served one term. Ryan served three more terms in the House and eventually served as <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="Speaker of the United States House of Representatives">Speaker</a> from <a href="/wiki/October_2015_Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election" title="October 2015 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election">2015</a> until his retirement from politics in 2019. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="State_changes_to_voter_registration_and_electoral_rules">State changes to voter registration and electoral rules</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: State changes to voter registration and electoral rules"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2011, several state legislatures passed new voting laws, especially pertaining to voter identification, with the stated purpose of combating <a href="/wiki/Voter_fraud" class="mw-redirect" title="Voter fraud">voter fraud</a>; however, the laws were attacked by the Democratic Party as attempts to suppress voting among its supporters and to improve the Republican Party's presidential prospects. <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a>, and <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia" title="West Virginia">West Virginia</a>'s state legislatures approved measures to shorten early voting periods. Florida and Iowa barred all felons from voting. <a href="/wiki/Kansas" title="Kansas">Kansas</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> state legislatures passed <a href="/wiki/Voter_ID_laws_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Voter ID laws (United States)">laws requiring voters to have government-issued IDs</a> before they could cast their ballots. This meant typically that people without <a href="/wiki/Driver%27s_license" title="Driver's license">driver's licenses</a> or <a href="/wiki/Passport" title="Passport">passports</a> had to gain new forms of ID. Former president <a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">Bill Clinton</a> denounced them, saying, "There has never been in my lifetime, since we got rid of the <a href="/wiki/Poll_tax_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Poll tax (United States)">poll tax</a> and all the <a href="/wiki/Jim_Crow_laws" title="Jim Crow laws">Jim Crow burdens</a> on voting, the determined effort to limit the franchise that we see today".<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was referring to <a href="/wiki/Jim_Crow_laws" title="Jim Crow laws">Jim Crow laws</a> passed in southern states near the turn of the twentieth century that <a href="/wiki/Disfranchisement_after_Reconstruction_era" class="mw-redirect" title="Disfranchisement after Reconstruction era">disenfranchised</a> most blacks from voting and excluded them from the political process for more than six decades. Clinton said the moves would effectively disenfranchise core voter blocs that trend liberal, including college students, <a href="/wiki/Black_people" title="Black people">black people</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans" title="Hispanic and Latino Americans">Latinos</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Obama campaign fought against the <a href="/wiki/Law_of_Ohio" title="Law of Ohio">Ohio law</a>, pushing for a petition and statewide referendum to repeal it in time for the 2012 election.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, the <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> legislature proposed a plan to change its representation in the electoral college from the traditional winner-take-all model to a district-by-district model.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As the governorship and both houses of its legislature were Republican-controlled, the move was viewed by some as an attempt to reduce Democratic chances.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ultimately, they did not do it, leaving their winner take all format intact as of 2020. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Nominations">Nominations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Nominations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Democratic_Party_nomination">Democratic Party nomination</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Democratic Party nomination"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2012_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2012 Democratic Party presidential primaries">2012 Democratic Party presidential primaries</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Primaries">Primaries</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Primaries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>With an incumbent president running for re-election against <a href="/wiki/Paper_candidate" title="Paper candidate">token opposition</a>, the race for the Democratic nomination was largely uneventful. The nomination process consisted of <a href="/wiki/United_States_presidential_primary" title="United States presidential primary">primaries and caucuses</a>, held by the 50 states, as well as <a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Guam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a>, <a href="/wiki/U.S._Virgin_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Virgin Islands">U.S. Virgin Islands</a>, <a href="/wiki/American_Samoa" title="American Samoa">American Samoa</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Democrats_Abroad" title="Democrats Abroad">Democrats Abroad</a>. Additionally, high-ranking party members known as <a href="/wiki/Superdelegate" title="Superdelegate">superdelegates</a> each received one vote in the convention. A few of the primary challengers surpassed the president's vote total in individual counties in several of the seven contested primaries, though none made a significant impact in the delegate count. Running unopposed everywhere else, Obama cemented his status as the Democratic <a href="/wiki/Presumptive_nominee" class="mw-redirect" title="Presumptive nominee">presumptive nominee</a> on April 3, 2012, by securing the minimum number of pledged delegates needed to obtain the nomination.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Candidate">Candidate</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Candidate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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style="">Personal</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Early_life_and_career_of_Barack_Obama" title="Early life and career of Barack Obama">Early life and career</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Family_of_Barack_Obama" title="Family of Barack Obama">Family</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_honors_and_awards_received_by_Barack_Obama" class="mw-redirect" title="List of honors and awards received by Barack Obama">Honors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_image_of_Barack_Obama" title="Public image of Barack Obama">Public image</a></li> <li>Publications <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Dreams_from_My_Father" title="Dreams from My Father">Dreams from My Father</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Audacity_of_Hope" title="The Audacity of Hope">The Audacity of Hope</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Promised_Land" title="A Promised Land">A Promised Land</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama%27s_summer_playlist" title="Barack Obama's summer playlist">Summer playlist</a></li> <li>Non-profit organizations <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Obama_Foundation" title="Obama Foundation">Obama Foundation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/One_America_Appeal" title="One America Appeal">One America Appeal</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></div> <hr /> <div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="">Illinois State Senator and U.S. Senator from Illinois</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Illinois_Senate_career_of_Barack_Obama" title="Illinois Senate career of Barack Obama">Illinois State Senate tenure</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Democratic_National_Convention_keynote_address" title="2004 Democratic National Convention keynote address">2004 DNC keynote address</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_career_of_Barack_Obama" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Senate career of Barack Obama">U.S. Senate tenure</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_Senate_election_in_Illinois" title="2004 United States Senate election in Illinois">2004 election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_bills_sponsored_by_Barack_Obama_in_the_United_States_Senate" title="List of bills sponsored by Barack Obama in the United States Senate">sponsored bills</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></div> <hr /> <div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="">44th President of the United States</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_Barack_Obama" title="Presidency of Barack Obama">Presidency</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Barack_Obama_presidency" title="Timeline of the Barack Obama presidency">timeline</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidential_transition_of_Barack_Obama" title="Presidential transition of Barack Obama">Transition</a></li> <li>Inaugurations <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_inauguration_of_Barack_Obama" title="First inauguration of Barack Obama">first</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_inauguration_of_Barack_Obama" title="Second inauguration of Barack Obama">second</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidential_trips_made_by_Barack_Obama" title="List of presidential trips made by Barack Obama">Trips</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_international_presidential_trips_made_by_Barack_Obama" title="List of international presidential trips made by Barack Obama">international</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Efforts_to_impeach_Barack_Obama" title="Efforts to impeach Barack Obama">Efforts to impeach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama_Presidential_Center" title="Barack Obama Presidential Center">Presidential library</a></li></ul> </div></div> <hr /> <div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title 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title="European foreign policy of the Barack Obama administration">Europe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Asian_foreign_policy_of_the_Barack_Obama_administration" title="East Asian foreign policy of the Barack Obama administration">East Asia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middle_Eastern_foreign_policy_of_the_Barack_Obama_administration" title="Middle Eastern foreign policy of the Barack Obama administration">Middle East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Asian_foreign_policy_of_the_Barack_Obama_administration" title="South Asian foreign policy of the Barack Obama administration">South Asia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Obama_Doctrine" title="Obama Doctrine">Obama Doctrine</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_people_granted_executive_clemency_by_Barack_Obama" title="List of people granted executive clemency by Barack Obama">Pardons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marine_policy_of_the_Barack_Obama_administration" title="Marine policy of the Barack Obama administration">Marine</a></li> 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Biden</span></a></span></span></td> </tr></tbody></table></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <hr /> <div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="">Personal</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Early_life_and_career_of_Joe_Biden" title="Early life and career of Joe Biden">Early life and career</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_things_named_after_Joe_Biden" title="List of things named after Joe Biden">Eponyms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Family_of_Joe_Biden" title="Family of Joe Biden">Family</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Joe_Biden" title="List of awards and honors received by Joe Biden">Honors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_R._Biden_Jr._Presidential_Library" title="Joseph R. Biden Jr. Presidential Library">Presidential library</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_image_of_Joe_Biden" title="Public image of Joe Biden">Public image</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Age_and_health_concerns_about_Joe_Biden" title="Age and health concerns about Joe Biden">Age and health concerns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live_parodies_of_Joe_Biden" title="Saturday Night Live parodies of Joe Biden"><i>SNL</i> parodies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden_(The_Onion)" title="Joe Biden (The Onion)"><i>The Onion</i> parody</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bibliography_of_Joe_Biden" title="Bibliography of Joe Biden">Bibliography</a></li></ul> </div></div> <hr /> <div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="">U.S. Senator from Delaware</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/US_Senate_career_of_Joe_Biden" title="US Senate career of Joe Biden">U.S. Senate career</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senate_Judiciary_Committee" class="mw-redirect" title="Senate Judiciary Committee">Judiciary Committee</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Bork_Supreme_Court_nomination" title="Robert Bork Supreme Court nomination">Bork hearings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clarence_Thomas_Supreme_Court_nomination" title="Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination">Thomas hearings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Violent_Crime_Control_and_Law_Enforcement_Act" title="Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act">1994 Crime Bill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Violence_Against_Women_Act" title="Violence Against Women Act">Violence Against Women Act</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senate_Foreign_Relations_Committee" class="mw-redirect" title="Senate Foreign Relations Committee">Foreign Relations Committee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electoral_history_of_Joe_Biden" title="Electoral history of Joe Biden">Elections</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_Senate_election_in_Delaware" title="1972 United States Senate election in Delaware">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_Senate_election_in_Delaware" title="1978 United States Senate election in Delaware">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_Senate_election_in_Delaware" title="1984 United States Senate election in Delaware">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_Senate_election_in_Delaware" title="1990 United States Senate election in Delaware">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_Senate_election_in_Delaware" title="1996 United States Senate election in Delaware">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_United_States_Senate_election_in_Delaware" title="2002 United States Senate election in Delaware">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_Senate_election_in_Delaware" title="2008 United States Senate election in Delaware">2008</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></div> <hr /> <div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="">47th Vice President of the United States</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Presidential_transition_of_Barack_Obama#Biden_Senate_transition" title="Presidential transition of Barack Obama">Transition</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_Barack_Obama" title="Presidency of Barack Obama">Obama administration</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_inauguration_of_Barack_Obama" title="First inauguration of Barack Obama">first inauguration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_inauguration_of_Barack_Obama" title="Second inauguration of Barack Obama">second inauguration</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economic_policy_of_the_Barack_Obama_administration" title="Economic policy of the Barack Obama administration">Economic policy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Recovery_and_Reinvestment_Act_of_2009#Oversight_and_administration" title="American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009">Great Recession response</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Tax_Relief_Act" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 Tax Relief Act">2010 Tax Relief Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Budget_Control_Act_of_2011#Legislative_history" title="Budget Control Act of 2011">2011 debt-ceiling crisis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Taxpayer_Relief_Act_of_2012#Legislative_history" title="American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012">fiscal cliff</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foreign_policy_of_the_Barack_Obama_administration" title="Foreign policy of the Barack Obama administration">Foreign policy</a></li> <li>Task forces <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gun_Violence_Task_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Gun Violence Task Force">Gun Violence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/White_House_Task_Force_to_Protect_Students_from_Sexual_Assault" title="White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault">Protect Students from Sexual Assault</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></div> <hr /> <div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="">Vice presidential campaigns</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama_2008_presidential_campaign" title="Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign">2008</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_presidential_election" title="2008 United States presidential election">election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Democratic_Party_vice_presidential_candidate_selection" title="2008 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection">selection</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Democratic_National_Convention" title="2008 Democratic National Convention">convention</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_presidential_debates" title="2008 United States presidential 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href="/wiki/Presidential_transition_of_Joe_Biden" title="Presidential transition of Joe Biden">Transition</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/COVID-19_Advisory_Board" title="COVID-19 Advisory Board">COVID-19 Advisory Board</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inauguration_of_Joe_Biden" title="Inauguration of Joe Biden">Inauguration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Efforts_to_impeach_Joe_Biden" title="Efforts to impeach Joe Biden">Efforts to impeach</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Impeachment_inquiry_into_Joe_Biden" title="Impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden">inquiry</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></div> <hr /> <div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="">Tenure</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_executive_actions_by_Joe_Biden" title="List of executive actions by Joe Biden">Executive actions</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_proclamations_by_Joe_Biden" title="List of proclamations by Joe Biden">proclamations</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidential_trips_made_by_Joe_Biden" title="List of presidential trips made by Joe Biden">Trips</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_international_presidential_trips_made_by_Joe_Biden" title="List of international presidential trips made by Joe Biden">foreign</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidential_trips_made_by_Joe_Biden_(2021)" title="List of presidential trips made by Joe Biden (2021)">'21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidential_trips_made_by_Joe_Biden_(2022)" title="List of presidential trips made by Joe Biden (2022)">'22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidential_trips_made_by_Joe_Biden_(2023)" title="List of presidential trips made by Joe Biden (2023)">'23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidential_trips_made_by_Joe_Biden_(2024%E2%80%9325)" title="List of presidential trips made by Joe Biden (2024–25)">'24–'25</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Russia%E2%80%93United_States_summit" title="2021 Russia–United States summit">Geneva summit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_States" title="COVID-19 pandemic in the United States">COVID-19 pandemic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%932021_U.S._troop_withdrawal_from_Afghanistan" title="2020–2021 U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan">Afghanistan withdrawal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden_classified_documents_incident" title="Joe Biden classified documents incident">Classified documents incident</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_United_States_debt-ceiling_crisis" title="2023 United States debt-ceiling crisis">2023 debt-ceiling crisis</a></li></ul> </div></div> <hr /> <div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style=""><a href="/wiki/Political_positions_of_Joe_Biden" title="Political positions of Joe 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administration">Electoral/ethics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Environmental_policy_of_the_Joe_Biden_administration" title="Environmental policy of the Joe Biden administration">Environment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foreign_policy_of_the_Joe_Biden_administration" title="Foreign policy of the Joe Biden administration">Foreign policy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AUKUS" title="AUKUS">AUKUS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American%E2%80%93Japanese%E2%80%93Korean_trilateral_pact" title="American–Japanese–Korean trilateral pact">Camp David Principles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indo-Pacific_Economic_Framework" title="Indo-Pacific Economic Framework">IPEF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_and_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" title="United States and the Russian invasion of Ukraine">War in Ukraine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_support_for_Israel_in_the_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" class="mw-redirect" title="United States support for Israel in the Israel–Hamas war">War in 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href="/wiki/List_of_political_appointments_by_Joe_Biden" title="List of political appointments by Joe Biden">Appointments</a></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_Joe_Biden" title="Cabinet of Joe Biden">Cabinet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_appointed_by_Joe_Biden" title="List of ambassadors appointed by Joe Biden">Ambassadors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Joe_Biden" title="List of federal judges appointed by Joe Biden">Federal judges</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ketanji_Brown_Jackson_Supreme_Court_nomination" title="Ketanji Brown Jackson Supreme Court nomination">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden_Supreme_Court_candidates" title="Joe Biden Supreme Court candidates">Supreme Court candidates</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Executive_Office_appointments_by_Joe_Biden" title="List of Executive Office appointments by Joe Biden">Executive Office</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_attorneys_appointed_by_Joe_Biden" title="List of United States attorneys appointed by Joe Biden">U.S. attorneys</a></li></ul> </div></div> <hr /> <div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style=""><a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden_presidential_campaign" title="Joe Biden presidential campaign">Presidential campaigns</a></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden_1988_presidential_campaign" title="Joe Biden 1988 presidential campaign">1988</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1988_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1988 Democratic Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden_2008_presidential_campaign" title="Joe Biden 2008 presidential campaign">2008</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2008_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden_2020_presidential_campaign" title="Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign">2020</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2020_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election" title="2020 United States presidential election">election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden_sexual_assault_allegation" class="mw-redirect" title="Joe Biden sexual assault allegation">sexual assault allegation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biden%E2%80%93Ukraine_conspiracy_theory" title="Biden–Ukraine conspiracy theory">Ukraine conspiracy theory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Democratic_National_Convention" title="2020 Democratic National Convention">convention</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_debates" title="2020 United States presidential debates">debates</a></li> <li><a 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class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Obama_Biden_2012_Logo.svg/250px-Obama_Biden_2012_Logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="43" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Obama_Biden_2012_Logo.svg/375px-Obama_Biden_2012_Logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Obama_Biden_2012_Logo.svg/500px-Obama_Biden_2012_Logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="88" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Republican_Party_nomination">Republican Party nomination</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Republican Party nomination"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2012_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2012 Republican Party presidential primaries">2012 Republican Party presidential primaries</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Primaries_2">Primaries</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Primaries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Candidates with considerable name recognition who entered the race for the Republican presidential nomination in the early stages of the primary campaign included <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">U.S. representative</a> and former Libertarian nominee <a href="/wiki/Ron_Paul" title="Ron Paul">Ron Paul</a>, former <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a> governor <a href="/wiki/Tim_Pawlenty" title="Tim Pawlenty">Tim Pawlenty</a>, who co-chaired <a href="/wiki/John_McCain_2008_presidential_campaign" title="John McCain 2008 presidential campaign">John McCain's campaign in 2008</a>, former <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> governor <a href="/wiki/Mitt_Romney" title="Mitt Romney">Mitt Romney</a>, the runner-up for the nomination in the 2008 cycle, and former <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="Speaker of the United States House of Representatives">Speaker of the House</a> <a href="/wiki/Newt_Gingrich" title="Newt Gingrich">Newt Gingrich</a>. </p><p>The first debate took place on May 5, 2011, in <a href="/wiki/Greenville,_South_Carolina" title="Greenville, South Carolina">Greenville, South Carolina</a>, with businessman <a href="/wiki/Herman_Cain" title="Herman Cain">Herman Cain</a>, former New Mexico governor <a href="/wiki/Gary_Johnson" title="Gary Johnson">Gary Johnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ron_Paul" title="Ron Paul">Ron Paul</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tim_Pawlenty" title="Tim Pawlenty">Tim Pawlenty</a>, and former <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> senator <a href="/wiki/Rick_Santorum" title="Rick Santorum">Rick Santorum</a> participating. Another debate took place a month later, with <a href="/wiki/Newt_Gingrich" title="Newt Gingrich">Newt Gingrich</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mitt_Romney" title="Mitt Romney">Mitt Romney</a>, former Utah governor <a href="/wiki/Jon_Huntsman,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Jon Huntsman, Jr.">Jon Huntsman</a>, and Minnesota congresswoman <a href="/wiki/Michele_Bachmann" title="Michele Bachmann">Michele Bachmann</a> participating, and Gary Johnson excluded. A total of <a href="/wiki/2012_Republican_Party_presidential_debates_and_forums" title="2012 Republican Party presidential debates and forums">thirteen debates</a> were held before the Iowa caucuses. </p><p>The first major event of the campaign was the <a href="/wiki/Ames_Straw_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="Ames Straw Poll">Ames Straw Poll</a>, which took place in Iowa on August 13, 2011. Michele Bachmann won the straw poll (this ultimately proved to be the acme of her campaign).<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pawlenty withdrew from the race after a poor showing in the straw poll, as did <a href="/wiki/Thaddeus_McCotter" title="Thaddeus McCotter">Thaddeus McCotter</a>, the only candidate among those who qualified for the ballot who was refused entrance into the debate.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It became clear at around this point in the nomination process that while Romney was considered to be the likely nominee by the Republican establishment, a large segment of the <a href="/wiki/Conservatism_in_the_United_States" title="Conservatism in the United States">conservative</a> primary electorate found him to be too <a href="/wiki/Moderate" class="mw-redirect" title="Moderate">moderate</a> for their political views. As a result, a number of potential "anti-Romney" candidates were put forward,<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> including future president <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> former Alaska governor and 2008 vice-presidential nominee <a href="/wiki/Sarah_Palin" title="Sarah Palin">Sarah Palin</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> New Jersey governor <a href="/wiki/Chris_Christie" title="Chris Christie">Chris Christie</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Texas governor <a href="/wiki/Rick_Perry" title="Rick Perry">Rick Perry</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the last of whom decided to run in August 2011. Perry did poorly in the debates, however, and <a href="/wiki/Herman_Cain" title="Herman Cain">Herman Cain</a> and then <a href="/wiki/Newt_Gingrich" title="Newt Gingrich">Newt Gingrich</a> came to the fore in October and November. </p><p>Due to a number of scandals, Cain withdrew just before the end of the year, after having ballot placement in several states.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Around the same time, Johnson, who had been able to get into only one other debate, withdrew to seek the <a href="/wiki/Libertarian_Party_(United_States)" title="Libertarian Party (United States)">Libertarian Party</a> nomination.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For the first time in modern <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican Party</a> history, three different candidates won the first three state contests in January (the Iowa caucuses, the New Hampshire primary, and the South Carolina primary).<sup id="cite_ref-Newtwins_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Newtwins-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although Romney had been expected to win in at least Iowa and New Hampshire, Rick Santorum won the non-binding poll at caucus sites in Iowa by 34 votes, as near as could be determined from the incomplete tally, earning him a declaration as winner by state party leaders, although vote totals were missing from eight precincts.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The election of county delegates at the caucuses would eventually lead to Ron Paul earning 22 of the 28 Iowa delegates to the Republican National Convention.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Newt_Gingrich" title="Newt Gingrich">Newt Gingrich</a> won South Carolina by a surprisingly large margin,<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Romney won only in New Hampshire. </p><p>A number of candidates dropped out at this point in the nomination process. Bachmann withdrew after finishing sixth in the Iowa caucuses,<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Huntsman withdrew after coming in third in New Hampshire, and Perry withdrew when polls showed him drawing low numbers in South Carolina.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Romney_2011_Paradise_Valley,_AZ_rally.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Romney_2011_Paradise_Valley%2C_AZ_rally.jpg/220px-Romney_2011_Paradise_Valley%2C_AZ_rally.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Romney_2011_Paradise_Valley%2C_AZ_rally.jpg/330px-Romney_2011_Paradise_Valley%2C_AZ_rally.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Romney_2011_Paradise_Valley%2C_AZ_rally.jpg/440px-Romney_2011_Paradise_Valley%2C_AZ_rally.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4752" data-file-height="3168" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Mitt_Romney" title="Mitt Romney">Mitt Romney</a> on the campaign trail</figcaption></figure> <p>Santorum, who had previously run an essentially one-state campaign in Iowa, was able to organize a national campaign after his surprising victory there. He unexpectedly carried three states in a row on February 7 and overtook Romney in nationwide opinion polls, becoming the only candidate in the race to effectively challenge the notion that Romney was the inevitable nominee.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, Romney won all of the other contests between South Carolina and the <a href="/wiki/Super_Tuesday,_2012" class="mw-redirect" title="Super Tuesday, 2012">Super Tuesday primaries</a>, and regained his first-place status in nationwide opinion polls by the end of February. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Super_Tuesday,_2012" class="mw-redirect" title="Super Tuesday, 2012">Super Tuesday primaries</a> took place on March 6. Romney carried six states, Santorum carried three, and Gingrich won only in his home state of Georgia.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Throughout the rest of March, 266 delegates were allocated in 12 events, including the territorial contests and the first local conventions that allocated delegates (Wyoming's county conventions). Santorum won Kansas and three Southern primaries, but he was unable to make any substantial gain on Romney, who became a formidable frontrunner after securing more than half of the delegates allocated in March. </p><p>On April 10, Santorum suspended his campaign due to a variety of reasons, such as a low delegate count, unfavorable polls in his home state of Pennsylvania, and his daughter's health, leaving Mitt Romney as the undisputed front-runner for the presidential nomination and allowing Gingrich to claim that he was "the last conservative standing" in the campaign for the nomination.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After disappointing results in the April 24 primaries (finishing second in one state, third in three, and fourth in one), Gingrich dropped out on May 2 in a move that was seen as an effective end to the contest for the nomination.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After Gingrich's spokesman announced his upcoming withdrawal, the <a href="/wiki/Republican_National_Committee" title="Republican National Committee">Republican National Committee</a> declared Romney the party's <a href="/wiki/Presumptive_nominee" class="mw-redirect" title="Presumptive nominee">presumptive nominee</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ron Paul officially remained in the race, but he stopped campaigning on May 14 to focus on state conventions. </p><p>On May 29, after winning the Texas primary, Romney had received a sufficient number of delegates to clinch the party's nomination with the inclusion of unpledged delegates. After winning the June 5 primaries in California and several other states, Romney had received more than enough pledged delegates to clinch the nomination without counting unpledged delegates, making the June 26 Utah Primary, the last contest of the cycle, purely symbolic. CNN's final delegate estimate, released on July 27, 2012, put Romney at 1,462 pledged delegates and 62 unpledged delegates, for a total estimate of 1,524 delegates. No other candidate had unpledged delegates. The delegate estimates for the other candidates were Santorum at 261 delegates, Paul at 154, Gingrich at 142, Bachmann at 1, Huntsman at 1, and all others at 0.<sup id="cite_ref-romneyclinches_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-romneyclinches-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On August 28, 2012, delegates at the <a href="/wiki/Republican_National_Convention" title="Republican National Convention">Republican National Convention</a> officially named Romney the party's presidential nominee.<sup id="cite_ref-CBS_News_nominee_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CBS_News_nominee-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Romney formally accepted the delegates' nomination on August 30, 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading 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class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Mitt_Romney_official_US_Senate_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/75px-Mitt_Romney_official_US_Senate_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Mitt_Romney_official_US_Senate_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/113px-Mitt_Romney_official_US_Senate_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Mitt_Romney_official_US_Senate_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Mitt_Romney_official_US_Senate_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1140" data-file-height="1525" /></a></span></td> <td class="sidebar-person-title" style="background-color:#CE2029;color: #FFF;"><div><span class="tmp-color" style="color: #FFF">This article is part of <br />a series about</span></div><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mitt_Romney" title="Mitt Romney"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #FFF; text-decoration: inherit;">Mitt Romney</span></a></span></span></td> </tr></tbody></table></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <hr /> <div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="">Personal</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Business_career_of_Mitt_Romney" title="Business career of Mitt Romney">Business career</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_Organizing_Committee_for_the_Olympic_and_Paralympic_Winter_Games_of_2002" title="Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games of 2002">Salt Lake Organizing Committee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Political_positions_of_Mitt_Romney" title="Political positions of Mitt Romney">Political positions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electoral_history_of_Mitt_Romney" title="Electoral history of Mitt Romney">Electoral history</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_image_of_Mitt_Romney" title="Public image of Mitt Romney">Public image</a></li> <li>Bibliography <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Turnaround:_Crisis,_Leadership,_and_the_Olympic_Games" title="Turnaround: Crisis, Leadership, and the Olympic Games">Turnaround</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/No_Apology" title="No Apology">No Apology</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitt_Romney%27s_2016_anti-Trump_speech" title="Mitt Romney's 2016 anti-Trump speech">Anti-Trump speech</a></li></ul> </div></div> <hr /> <div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="">Governor of Massachusetts</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Governorship_of_Mitt_Romney" title="Governorship of Mitt Romney">Governorship</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2002_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="2002 Massachusetts gubernatorial 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color:#000; background:#FFD0D7; width:200px;"><i><b>for President</b></i> </td> <td style="width:3em; font-size:100%; color:#000; background:#FFD0D7; width:200px;"><i><b>for Vice President</b></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg/149px-Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="149" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg/224px-Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg/299px-Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1586" data-file-height="2122" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><figure 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Massachusetts">Governor</a> of <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a><br /><small>(2003–2007)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">U.S. Representative</a><br />from <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a><br /><small>(1999–2019)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Mitt_Romney_2012_presidential_campaign" title="Mitt Romney 2012 presidential campaign"><b>Campaign</b></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mitt_Romney_Paul_Ryan_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Mitt_Romney_Paul_Ryan_logo.svg/200px-Mitt_Romney_Paul_Ryan_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Mitt_Romney_Paul_Ryan_logo.svg/300px-Mitt_Romney_Paul_Ryan_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Mitt_Romney_Paul_Ryan_logo.svg/400px-Mitt_Romney_Paul_Ryan_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="354" data-file-height="150" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Withdrawn_candidates">Withdrawn candidates</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Withdrawn candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-size:120%; color:white; background:#E81B23;"><i><small>Candidates in this section are sorted by popular vote from the primaries</small></i> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:120%;"><a href="/wiki/Rick_Santorum" title="Rick Santorum"><small>Rick Santorum</small></a> </th> <th scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:120%;"><a href="/wiki/Newt_Gingrich" title="Newt Gingrich"><small>Newt Gingrich</small></a> </th> <th scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:120%;"><a href="/wiki/Ron_Paul" title="Ron Paul"><small>Ron Paul</small></a> </th> <th scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:120%;"><a href="/wiki/Jon_Huntsman_Jr." title="Jon Huntsman Jr."><small>Jon Huntsman Jr.</small></a> </th> <th scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:120%;"><a href="/wiki/Rick_Perry" title="Rick Perry"><small>Rick Perry</small></a> </th> <th scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:120%;"><small><a href="/wiki/Michele_Bachmann" title="Michele Bachmann">Michele Bachmann</a></small> </th></tr> <tr> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rick_Santorum_by_Gage_Skidmore_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Rick_Santorum_by_Gage_Skidmore_2.jpg/82px-Rick_Santorum_by_Gage_Skidmore_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="82" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Rick_Santorum_by_Gage_Skidmore_2.jpg/123px-Rick_Santorum_by_Gage_Skidmore_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Rick_Santorum_by_Gage_Skidmore_2.jpg/164px-Rick_Santorum_by_Gage_Skidmore_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2028" data-file-height="2958" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Newt_Gingrich_by_Gage_Skidmore_6.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Newt_Gingrich_by_Gage_Skidmore_6.jpg/90px-Newt_Gingrich_by_Gage_Skidmore_6.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Newt_Gingrich_by_Gage_Skidmore_6.jpg/135px-Newt_Gingrich_by_Gage_Skidmore_6.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Newt_Gingrich_by_Gage_Skidmore_6.jpg/180px-Newt_Gingrich_by_Gage_Skidmore_6.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1944" data-file-height="2586" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ron_Paul,_official_Congressional_photo_portrait,_2007.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Ron_Paul%2C_official_Congressional_photo_portrait%2C_2007.jpg/96px-Ron_Paul%2C_official_Congressional_photo_portrait%2C_2007.jpg" decoding="async" width="96" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Ron_Paul%2C_official_Congressional_photo_portrait%2C_2007.jpg/143px-Ron_Paul%2C_official_Congressional_photo_portrait%2C_2007.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Ron_Paul%2C_official_Congressional_photo_portrait%2C_2007.jpg/191px-Ron_Paul%2C_official_Congressional_photo_portrait%2C_2007.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1189" data-file-height="1491" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ambassador_Jon_Huntsman.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Ambassador_Jon_Huntsman.jpg/89px-Ambassador_Jon_Huntsman.jpg" decoding="async" width="89" height="111" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Ambassador_Jon_Huntsman.jpg/133px-Ambassador_Jon_Huntsman.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Ambassador_Jon_Huntsman.jpg/177px-Ambassador_Jon_Huntsman.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rick_Perry_by_Gage_Skidmore_4.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Rick_Perry_by_Gage_Skidmore_4.jpg/88px-Rick_Perry_by_Gage_Skidmore_4.jpg" decoding="async" width="88" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Rick_Perry_by_Gage_Skidmore_4.jpg/133px-Rick_Perry_by_Gage_Skidmore_4.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Rick_Perry_by_Gage_Skidmore_4.jpg/177px-Rick_Perry_by_Gage_Skidmore_4.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1992" data-file-height="2700" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Michele_Bachmann_by_Gage_Skidmore_5.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Michele_Bachmann_by_Gage_Skidmore_5.jpg/89px-Michele_Bachmann_by_Gage_Skidmore_5.jpg" decoding="async" width="89" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Michele_Bachmann_by_Gage_Skidmore_5.jpg/134px-Michele_Bachmann_by_Gage_Skidmore_5.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Michele_Bachmann_by_Gage_Skidmore_5.jpg/178px-Michele_Bachmann_by_Gage_Skidmore_5.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1836" data-file-height="2472" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">U.S. Senator</a> from <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a>  <br /><small>(1995–2007)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_Speakers_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Speakers of the United States House of Representatives">50th</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="Speaker of the United States House of Representatives">Speaker</a><br />of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">United States</a><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a><br /><small>(1995–1999)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">U.S. Representative</a><br />from <a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_14th_congressional_district" title="Texas's 14th congressional district">Texas</a><br /><small>(1997</small><small>–2013)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/US_Ambassador_to_China" class="mw-redirect" title="US Ambassador to China">U.S. Ambassador</a><br /><a href="/wiki/US_Ambassador_to_China" class="mw-redirect" title="US Ambassador to China">to China</a><br /><small>(2009–2011)</small> </td> <td>47th<br /><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Texas" title="List of governors of Texas">Governor of</a><br /><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Texas" title="List of governors of Texas">Texas</a><br /><small>(2000–2015)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/U.S._Representative" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Representative">U.S. Representative</a><br />from <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a><br /><small>(2007–2013)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Newt_Gingrich_2012_campaign_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Newt_Gingrich_2012_campaign_logo.svg/100px-Newt_Gingrich_2012_campaign_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="48" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Newt_Gingrich_2012_campaign_logo.svg/150px-Newt_Gingrich_2012_campaign_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Newt_Gingrich_2012_campaign_logo.svg/200px-Newt_Gingrich_2012_campaign_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="657" data-file-height="314" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ron_Paul_2012_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Ron_Paul_2012_logo.svg/100px-Ron_Paul_2012_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="33" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Ron_Paul_2012_logo.svg/150px-Ron_Paul_2012_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Ron_Paul_2012_logo.svg/200px-Ron_Paul_2012_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1450" data-file-height="475" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jonhuntsman12.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Jonhuntsman12.gif/100px-Jonhuntsman12.gif" decoding="async" width="100" height="42" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Jonhuntsman12.gif 1.5x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="63" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rick_Perry_2012_campaign_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Rick_Perry_2012_campaign_logo.svg/100px-Rick_Perry_2012_campaign_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="63" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Rick_Perry_2012_campaign_logo.svg/150px-Rick_Perry_2012_campaign_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Rick_Perry_2012_campaign_logo.svg/200px-Rick_Perry_2012_campaign_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1271" data-file-height="807" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bachmann12.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Bachmann12.gif/100px-Bachmann12.gif" decoding="async" width="100" height="35" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/Bachmann12.gif 1.5x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="53" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Rick_Santorum_2012_presidential_campaign" title="Rick Santorum 2012 presidential campaign">Campaign</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Newt_Gingrich_2012_presidential_campaign" title="Newt Gingrich 2012 presidential campaign">Campaign</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ron_Paul_2012_presidential_campaign" title="Ron Paul 2012 presidential campaign">Campaign</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jon_Huntsman_2012_presidential_campaign" title="Jon Huntsman 2012 presidential campaign">Campaign</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rick_Perry_2012_presidential_campaign" title="Rick Perry 2012 presidential campaign">Campaign</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michele_Bachmann_2012_presidential_campaign" title="Michele Bachmann 2012 presidential campaign">Campaign</a> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td><i>W: April 10</i><br /><small><b>3,816,110</b> votes</small> </td> <td><i>W: May 2</i><br /><small><b>2,737,442</b> votes</small> </td> <td><i>W: N/A</i><br /><small><b>2,017,957</b> votes</small> </td> <td><i>W: Jan 16</i><br /><small><b>83,173</b> votes</small> </td> <td><i>W: Jan 19</i><br /><small><b>42,251</b> votes</small> </td> <td><i>W: Jan 4</i><br /><small><b>35,089</b> votes</small> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td><sup id="cite_ref-:1_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:3_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Ron_Paul_Campaign2_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ron_Paul_Campaign2-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-bach12_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bach12-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-bach22_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bach22-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:120%;"><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Roemer" title="Buddy Roemer"><small>Buddy Roemer</small></a> </th> <th scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:120%;"><a href="/wiki/Herman_Cain" title="Herman Cain"><small>Herman Cain</small></a> </th> <th scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:120%;"><a href="/wiki/Fred_Karger" title="Fred Karger"><small>Fred Karger</small></a> </th> <th scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:120%;"><a href="/wiki/Gary_Johnson" title="Gary Johnson"><small>Gary Johnson</small></a> </th> <th scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:120%;"><small><b><a href="/wiki/Thaddeus_McCotter" title="Thaddeus McCotter">Thaddeus</a></b> <b><a href="/wiki/Thaddeus_McCotter" title="Thaddeus McCotter">McCotter</a></b></small> </th> <th scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:120%;"><b><a href="/wiki/Tim_Pawlenty" title="Tim Pawlenty"><small>Tim Pawlenty</small></a></b> </th></tr> <tr> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Buddy_Roemer_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Buddy_Roemer_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/90px-Buddy_Roemer_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Buddy_Roemer_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/135px-Buddy_Roemer_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Buddy_Roemer_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/180px-Buddy_Roemer_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg 2x" 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style="text-align:center"> <td>52nd<br /><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Louisiana" title="Governor of Louisiana">Governor of</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Louisiana" title="Governor of Louisiana">Louisiana</a><br /><small>(1988–1992)</small> </td> <td>Chair of the<br /><a href="/wiki/Federal_Reserve_Bank_of_Kansas_City" title="Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City">Federal Reserve</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Federal_Reserve_Bank_of_Kansas_City" title="Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City">Bank of Kansas City</a><br /><small>(1995–1996)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Political_consultant" class="mw-redirect" title="Political consultant">Political</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Political_consultant" class="mw-redirect" title="Political consultant">Consultant</a> </td> <td>29th<br /><a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_New_Mexico" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of New Mexico">Governor of</a><br /><a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_New_Mexico" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of New Mexico">New Mexico</a><br /><small>(1995–2003)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/U.S._Representative" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Representative">U.S. Representative</a><br />from <a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a><br /><small>(2003–2012)</small> </td> <td>39th<br /><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Minnesota" title="Governor of Minnesota">Governor of</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Minnesota" title="Governor of Minnesota">Minnesota</a><br /><small>(2003–2011)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:America_Needs_Buddy_for_President_2012.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/America_Needs_Buddy_for_President_2012.png/92px-America_Needs_Buddy_for_President_2012.png" decoding="async" width="92" height="56" class="mw-file-element" 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Pawlentylogo.gif/150px-Pawlentylogo.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Pawlentylogo.gif/200px-Pawlentylogo.gif 2x" data-file-width="279" data-file-height="116" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Roemer_2012_presidential_campaign" title="Buddy Roemer 2012 presidential campaign">Campaign</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Herman_Cain_2012_presidential_campaign" title="Herman Cain 2012 presidential campaign">Campaign</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fred_Karger_2012" class="mw-redirect" title="Fred Karger 2012">Campaign</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gary_Johnson_2012_presidential_campaign" title="Gary Johnson 2012 presidential campaign">Campaign</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thaddeus_McCotter_2012_presidential_campaign" title="Thaddeus McCotter 2012 presidential campaign">Campaign</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tim_Pawlenty_2012_presidential_campaign" title="Tim Pawlenty 2012 presidential campaign">Campaign</a> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td><i>W: Feb 22</i><br /><small><b>33,212</b> votes</small> </td> <td><i>W: Dec 3, 2011</i><br /><small><b>13,538</b> votes</small> </td> <td><i>W: June 29, 2012</i><br /><small><b>12,776</b> votes</small> </td> <td><i>W: Dec 28, 2011</i><br /><small><b>4,286</b> votes</small> </td> <td><i>W: Sep 22, 2011</i><br /><small>0 votes</small> </td> <td><i>W: Aug 14, 2011</i><br /><small>0 votes</small> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Ex2_68-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ex2-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-hat2_69-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hat2-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-2012withdraw2_72-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2012withdraw2-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AmesResult2_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AmesResult2-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Third_party_and_other_nominations">Third party and other nominations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Third party and other nominations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Third-party_and_independent_candidates_for_the_2012_United_States_presidential_election" title="Third-party and independent candidates for the 2012 United States presidential election">Third-party and independent candidates for the 2012 United States presidential election</a></div> <p>Four other parties nominated candidates that had ballot access or <a href="/wiki/Write-in" class="mw-redirect" title="Write-in">write-in</a> access to at least 270 electoral votes, the minimum number of votes needed in the 2012 election to win the presidency through a majority of the electoral college. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Libertarian_Party">Libertarian Party</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Libertarian Party"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Libertarian_Party_(United_States)" title="Libertarian Party (United States)">Libertarian Party (United States)</a>, <a href="/wiki/2012_Libertarian_National_Convention" title="2012 Libertarian National Convention">2012 Libertarian National Convention</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Gary_Johnson_2012_presidential_campaign" title="Gary Johnson 2012 presidential campaign">Gary Johnson 2012 presidential campaign</a></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Gary_Johnson" title="Gary Johnson">Gary Johnson</a></b>, former governor of New Mexico.<sup id="cite_ref-reuters.com_74-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-reuters.com-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Vice-presidential nominee: <b><a href="/wiki/Jim_Gray_(jurist)" title="Jim Gray (jurist)">Jim Gray</a></b>, retired state court judge, from California.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Green_Party">Green Party</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Green Party"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Green_Party_of_the_United_States" title="Green Party of the United States">Green Party of the United States</a>, <a href="/wiki/2012_Green_National_Convention" title="2012 Green National Convention">2012 Green National Convention</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jill_Stein_2012_presidential_campaign" title="Jill Stein 2012 presidential campaign">Jill Stein 2012 presidential campaign</a></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Jill_Stein" title="Jill Stein">Jill Stein</a></b>, medical doctor from Massachusetts.<sup id="cite_ref-Baltimore_76-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baltimore-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Vice-presidential nominee: <b><a href="/wiki/Cheri_Honkala" title="Cheri Honkala">Cheri Honkala</a></b>, social organizer, from Pennsylvania.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Constitution_Party">Constitution Party</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Constitution Party"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Constitution_Party_(United_States)" title="Constitution Party (United States)">Constitution Party (United States)</a>, <a href="/wiki/2012_Constitution_Party_National_Convention" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 Constitution Party National Convention">2012 Constitution Party National Convention</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Virgil_Goode_2012_presidential_campaign" title="Virgil Goode 2012 presidential campaign">Virgil Goode 2012 presidential campaign</a></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Virgil_Goode" title="Virgil Goode">Virgil Goode</a></b>, former representative from Virginia.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Vice-presidential nominee: <b>Jim Clymer</b> from Pennsylvania.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Justice_Party">Justice Party</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Justice Party"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Justice_Party_(United_States)" title="Justice Party (United States)">Justice Party (United States)</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Anderson" title="Rocky Anderson">Rocky Anderson</a></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Rocky_Anderson" title="Rocky Anderson">Rocky Anderson</a></b>, former mayor of Salt Lake City and founding member of the Justice Party, from Utah. Vice-presidential nominee: <b><a href="/wiki/Luis_J._Rodriguez" title="Luis J. Rodriguez">Luis J. Rodriguez</a></b> from California.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Candidates_gallery">Candidates gallery</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Candidates gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 135.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 133.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gary_Johnson_by_Gage_Skidmore_3.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Gary Johnson (campaign)"><img alt="Gary Johnson (campaign)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Gary_Johnson_by_Gage_Skidmore_3.jpg/200px-Gary_Johnson_by_Gage_Skidmore_3.jpg" decoding="async" width="134" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Gary_Johnson_by_Gage_Skidmore_3.jpg/300px-Gary_Johnson_by_Gage_Skidmore_3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Gary_Johnson_by_Gage_Skidmore_3.jpg/400px-Gary_Johnson_by_Gage_Skidmore_3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2246" data-file-height="2698" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Gary_Johnson" title="Gary Johnson">Gary Johnson</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Gary_Johnson_2012_presidential_campaign" title="Gary Johnson 2012 presidential campaign">campaign</a>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 124px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 122px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a 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class="gallerybox" style="width: 127.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 125.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Virgil_Goode_answering_questions._(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Virgil Goode (campaign)"><img alt="Virgil Goode (campaign)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Virgil_Goode_answering_questions._%28cropped%29.jpg/188px-Virgil_Goode_answering_questions._%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="126" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Virgil_Goode_answering_questions._%28cropped%29.jpg/282px-Virgil_Goode_answering_questions._%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Virgil_Goode_answering_questions._%28cropped%29.jpg/376px-Virgil_Goode_answering_questions._%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="737" data-file-height="940" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Virgil_Goode" title="Virgil Goode">Virgil Goode</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Virgil_Goode_2012_presidential_campaign" title="Virgil Goode 2012 presidential campaign">campaign</a>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 122px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 120px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rocky_Anderson_at_MLK_cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Rocky Anderson"><img alt="Rocky Anderson" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Rocky_Anderson_at_MLK_cropped.jpg/180px-Rocky_Anderson_at_MLK_cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Rocky_Anderson_at_MLK_cropped.jpg/270px-Rocky_Anderson_at_MLK_cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Rocky_Anderson_at_MLK_cropped.jpg/360px-Rocky_Anderson_at_MLK_cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1675" data-file-height="2230" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Rocky_Anderson" title="Rocky Anderson">Rocky Anderson</a></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Campaigns">Campaigns</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Campaigns"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama_2012_presidential_campaign" title="Barack Obama 2012 presidential campaign">Barack Obama 2012 presidential campaign</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mitt_Romney_2012_presidential_campaign" title="Mitt Romney 2012 presidential campaign">Mitt Romney 2012 presidential campaign</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gary_Johnson_2012_presidential_campaign" title="Gary Johnson 2012 presidential campaign">Gary Johnson 2012 presidential campaign</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jill_Stein_2012_presidential_campaign" title="Jill Stein 2012 presidential campaign">Jill Stein 2012 presidential campaign</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Virgil_Goode_2012_presidential_campaign" title="Virgil Goode 2012 presidential campaign">Virgil Goode 2012 presidential campaign</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ballot_access">Ballot access</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Ballot access"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr style="background:lightgrey;"> <th rowspan="2">Presidential ticket </th> <th rowspan="2">Party </th> <th colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Ballot_access" title="Ballot access">Ballot access</a><sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th rowspan="2">Votes </th> <th rowspan="2">Percentage </th></tr> <tr style="background:lightgrey;"> <th>States </th> <th>Electors </th> <th>% of voters </th></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td><b>Obama / Biden</b> </td> <td><b>Democratic</b> </td> <td><b>50 + <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">DC</a></b> </td> <td><b>538</b> </td> <td><b>100%</b> </td> <td><b>65,915,795</b> </td> <td><b>51.1%</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td><b>Romney / Ryan</b> </td> <td><b>Republican</b> </td> <td><b>50 + DC</b> </td> <td><b>538</b> </td> <td><b>100%</b> </td> <td><b>60,933,504</b> </td> <td><b>47.2%</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#FED105"> <td><b>Johnson / Gray</b> </td> <td><b>Libertarian</b> </td> <td><b>48 + DC</b> </td> <td><b>515</b> </td> <td><b>95.1%</b> </td> <td><b>1,275,971</b> </td> <td><b>1.0%</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#17aa5c"> <td><b>Stein / Honkala</b> </td> <td><b>Green</b> </td> <td><b>36 + DC</b> </td> <td><b>436</b> </td> <td><b>83.1%</b> </td> <td><b>469,627</b> </td> <td><b>0.4%</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#A356DE"> <td>Goode / Clymer </td> <td>Constitution </td> <td>26 </td> <td>257 </td> <td>49.9% </td> <td>122,388 </td> <td>0.1% </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC"> <td>Anderson / Rodriguez </td> <td>Justice </td> <td>15 </td> <td>145 </td> <td>28.1% </td> <td>43,018 </td> <td>nil </td></tr> <tr style="background:#FF6060"> <td>Lindsay / Osorio </td> <td>Socialism & Liberation </td> <td>13 </td> <td>115 </td> <td>28.6% </td> <td>7,791 </td> <td>nil </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Candidates in bold were on ballots representing 270 electoral votes. </p><p>All other candidates were on the ballots of fewer than 10 states, 100 electors, and less than 20% of voters nationwide. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Financing_and_advertising">Financing and advertising</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Financing and advertising"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The United States presidential election of 2012 broke new records in financing, fundraising, and <a href="/wiki/Negative_campaigning" title="Negative campaigning">negative campaigning</a>. Through <a href="/wiki/Grassroots" title="Grassroots">grassroots</a> campaign contributions, online donations, and <a href="/wiki/Super_PACs" class="mw-redirect" title="Super PACs">Super PACs</a>, Obama and Romney raised a combined total of more than $2 billion.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Super PACs constituted nearly one-fourth of the total financing, with most coming from pro-Romney PACs.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Obama raised $690 million through online channels, beating his record of $500 million in 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Most of the advertising in the 2012 presidential campaign was decidedly negative—80% of Obama's ads and 84% of Romney's ads were negative.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The tax-exempt non-profit <a href="/wiki/Americans_for_Prosperity" title="Americans for Prosperity">Americans for Prosperity</a>, a so-called "outside group", that is, a political advocacy group that is not a <a href="/wiki/Political_action_committee" title="Political action committee">political action committee</a> or super-PAC, ran a television advertising campaign opposing Obama described by <i><a href="/wiki/The_Washington_Post" title="The Washington Post">The Washington Post</a></i> as "early and relentless".<sup id="cite_ref-wp20140105_88-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wp20140105-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-cnbc20111108_89-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cnbc20111108-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Americans for Prosperity spent $8.4 million in <a href="/wiki/Swing_state" title="Swing state">swing states</a> on television advertisements denouncing the <a href="/wiki/American_Recovery_and_Reinvestment_Act_of_2009" title="American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009">American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009</a> loan guarantee to <a href="/wiki/Solyndra" title="Solyndra">Solyndra</a>, a manufacturer of solar panels that went bankrupt,<sup id="cite_ref-bloomberg1_90-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bloomberg1-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> an advertising campaign described by <i><a href="/wiki/The_Wall_Street_Journal" title="The Wall Street Journal">The Wall Street Journal</a></i> in November 2011 as "perhaps the biggest attack on Mr. Obama so far".<sup id="cite_ref-bloomberg20111128_91-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bloomberg20111128-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-wsj20120114_92-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wsj20120114-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Party_conventions">Party conventions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Party conventions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output 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style="width:6em;right:5px"><div>Baltimore</div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Usa_edcp_location_map.svg" title="File:Usa edcp location map.svg">class=notpageimage| </a></div>Sites of the 2012 national party conventions</div></div></div> <ul><li>April 18–21, 2012: 2012 <a href="/wiki/Constitution_Party_National_Convention" title="Constitution Party National Convention">Constitution Party National Convention</a> held in <a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville, Tennessee</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Virgil_Goode" title="Virgil Goode">Virgil Goode</a> won the nomination.</li> <li>May 3–6, 2012: <a href="/wiki/2012_Libertarian_National_Convention" title="2012 Libertarian National Convention">2012 Libertarian National Convention</a> held in <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas,_Nevada" class="mw-redirect" title="Las Vegas, Nevada">Las Vegas, Nevada</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-lmyers_94-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lmyers-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Gary_Johnson" title="Gary Johnson">Gary Johnson</a> won the nomination.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>July 13–15, 2012: <a href="/wiki/2012_Green_National_Convention" title="2012 Green National Convention">2012 Green National Convention</a> held in <a href="/wiki/Baltimore" title="Baltimore">Baltimore, Maryland</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Jill_Stein" title="Jill Stein">Jill Stein</a> won the nomination.<sup id="cite_ref-Baltimore_76-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baltimore-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>August 27–30, 2012: <a href="/wiki/2012_Republican_National_Convention" title="2012 Republican National Convention">2012 Republican National Convention</a> held in <a href="/wiki/Tampa,_Florida" title="Tampa, Florida">Tampa, Florida</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Mitt_Romney" title="Mitt Romney">Mitt Romney</a> won the nomination.</li> <li>September 3–6, 2012: <a href="/wiki/2012_Democratic_National_Convention" title="2012 Democratic National Convention">2012 Democratic National Convention</a> held in <a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte, North Carolina</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> won the nomination.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Presidential_debates">Presidential debates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Presidential debates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_debates" title="2012 United States presidential debates">2012 United States presidential debates</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Commission_on_Presidential_Debates" title="Commission on Presidential Debates">Commission on Presidential Debates</a> held four debates during the last weeks of the campaign: three presidential and one vice-presidential. The major issues debated were the economy and jobs, the federal budget deficit, taxation and spending, the future of <a href="/wiki/Social_Security_(United_States)" title="Social Security (United States)">Social Security</a>, <a href="/wiki/Medicare_(United_States)" title="Medicare (United States)">Medicare</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Medicaid" title="Medicaid">Medicaid</a>, <a href="/wiki/Patient_Protection_and_Affordable_Care_Act" class="mw-redirect" title="Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act">healthcare reform</a>, education, social issues, immigration, and foreign policy. </p><p>Debate schedule:<sup id="cite_ref-debates_99-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-debates-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-moderators_100-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-moderators-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption><b>Debates among candidates for the 2012 U.S. presidential election</b> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>No. </th> <th>Date </th> <th>Host </th> <th>City </th> <th>Moderator </th> <th>Participants </th> <th><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Viewership<br />(million)</div> </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">P1 </td> <td>Wednesday, October 3, 2012 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Denver" title="University of Denver">University of Denver</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver,_Colorado" class="mw-redirect" title="Denver, Colorado">Denver, Colorado</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Lehrer" title="Jim Lehrer">Jim Lehrer</a> </td> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Mitt_Romney" title="Mitt Romney">Mitt Romney</a></li></ul></div> </td> <td>67.2<sup id="cite_ref-:0_101-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">VP </td> <td>Thursday, October 11, 2012 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Centre_College" title="Centre College">Centre College</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Danville,_Kentucky" title="Danville, Kentucky">Danville</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Martha_Raddatz" title="Martha Raddatz">Martha Raddatz</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Ryan" title="Paul Ryan">Paul Ryan</a></li></ul></div> </td> <td>51.4<sup id="cite_ref-:0_101-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">P2 </td> <td>Tuesday, October 16, 2012 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hofstra_University" title="Hofstra University">Hofstra University</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hempstead_(village),_New_York" title="Hempstead (village), New York">Hempstead, New York</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Candy_Crowley" title="Candy Crowley">Candy Crowley</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Mitt_Romney" title="Mitt Romney">Mitt Romney</a></li></ul></div> </td> <td>65.6<sup id="cite_ref-:0_101-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">P3 </td> <td>Monday, October 22, 2012 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lynn_University" title="Lynn University">Lynn University</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boca_Raton,_Florida" title="Boca Raton, Florida">Boca Raton, Florida</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Schieffer" title="Bob Schieffer">Bob Schieffer</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Mitt_Romney" title="Mitt Romney">Mitt Romney</a></li></ul></div> </td> <td>59.2<sup id="cite_ref-:0_101-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Barack_Obama_presidential_debate_preparations.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Barack_Obama_presidential_debate_preparations.jpg/220px-Barack_Obama_presidential_debate_preparations.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Barack_Obama_presidential_debate_preparations.jpg/330px-Barack_Obama_presidential_debate_preparations.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Barack_Obama_presidential_debate_preparations.jpg/440px-Barack_Obama_presidential_debate_preparations.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4096" data-file-height="2731" /></a><figcaption>President Obama talks with <a href="/wiki/Ron_Klain" title="Ron Klain">Ron Klain</a> during presidential debate preparations. Senator <a href="/wiki/John_Kerry" title="John Kerry">John Kerry</a>, at podium, played the role of Mitt Romney during the preparatory sessions.</figcaption></figure> <p>An independent presidential debate featuring minor party candidates took place on Tuesday, October 23 at the <a href="/wiki/Hilton_Hotel" class="mw-redirect" title="Hilton Hotel">Hilton Hotel</a> in <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a>, Illinois.<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-united_103-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-united-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The debate was moderated by <a href="/wiki/Larry_King" title="Larry King">Larry King</a><sup id="cite_ref-moderate3rd_104-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-moderate3rd-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and organized by the <a href="/wiki/Free_%26_Equal_Elections_Foundation" title="Free & Equal Elections Foundation">Free & Equal Elections Foundation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-united_103-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-united-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The participants were <a href="/wiki/Gary_Johnson" title="Gary Johnson">Gary Johnson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Libertarian_Party_(United_States)" title="Libertarian Party (United States)">Libertarian</a>), <a href="/wiki/Jill_Stein" title="Jill Stein">Jill Stein</a> (<a href="/wiki/Green_Party_of_the_United_States" title="Green Party of the United States">Green</a>), <a href="/wiki/Virgil_Goode" title="Virgil Goode">Virgil Goode</a> (<a href="/wiki/Constitution_Party_(United_States)" title="Constitution Party (United States)">Constitution</a>), and <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Anderson" title="Rocky Anderson">Rocky Anderson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Justice_Party_(United_States)" title="Justice Party (United States)">Justice</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-united_103-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-united-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-moderate3rd_104-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-moderate3rd-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A second debate between Stein and Johnson took place on Sunday, November 4, and was moderated by Ralph Nader.<sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notable_expressions,_phrases,_and_statements"><span id="Notable_expressions.2C_phrases.2C_and_statements"></span>Notable expressions, phrases, and statements</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Notable expressions, phrases, and statements"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238216509">.mw-parser-output .vanchor>:target~.vanchor-text{background-color:#b1d2ff}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .vanchor>:target~.vanchor-text{background-color:#0f4dc9}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .vanchor>:target~.vanchor-text{background-color:#0f4dc9}}</style><span class="vanchor"><span id="Severely_conservative"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Severely conservative</span></span></b> – In a speech he made at the <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Political_Action_Conference" title="Conservative Political Action Conference">Conservative Political Action Conference</a> in February 2012, Romney claimed that he had been a "severely conservative Republican governor". Romney's description of his record as "severely conservative" was widely criticized by political commentators as both rhetorically clumsy and factually inaccurate.<sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later, the phrase "severely conservative" was frequently brought up by Democrats to make fun of Romney's willingness to associate himself with the far-right of the Republican Party as well as his apparent lack of sincerity while doing so.<sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Conservatism_in_the_United_States" title="Conservatism in the United States">Conservative</a> radio host <a href="/wiki/Rush_Limbaugh" title="Rush Limbaugh">Rush Limbaugh</a>, who played the clip on his <a href="/wiki/The_Rush_Limbaugh_Show" title="The Rush Limbaugh Show">radio show</a>, said: "I have never heard anybody say, 'I'm severely conservative.' "<sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/You_didn%27t_build_that" title="You didn't build that">You didn't build that</a></b> – A portion of a statement that Obama made in a July 2012 campaign speech in <a href="/wiki/Roanoke,_Virginia" title="Roanoke, Virginia">Roanoke</a>, <a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a>. Obama said that businesses depend on government-provided infrastructure to succeed, but critics of his remarks argued that he was underplaying the work of entrepreneurs and giving the government credit for individuals' success. The Romney campaign immediately used the statement in an effort to contrast Romney's economic policies with Obama's and to appeal to small business owners/employees. A major theme of the <a href="/wiki/2012_Republican_National_Convention" title="2012 Republican National Convention">2012 Republican National Convention</a> was "We Built It".</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/47_percent" class="mw-redirect" title="47 percent">47 percent</a></b> – An expression Romney used at a private campaign fundraising event, which was secretly recorded and publicly released. At the private event, Romney said that 47 percent of the people would vote for Barack Obama no matter what Romney said or did because those people "...are dependent upon government... I'll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives." Ironically, Romney received almost exactly 47% of the vote.</li> <li><b>The 1980s are now calling to ask for their foreign policy back</b> – A portion of a statement that Obama made in an October 2012 debate. In the debate, Obama was deriding an earlier Romney statement in the campaign that Russia is "without question, our No. 1 geopolitical foe."<sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Binders_full_of_women" title="Binders full of women">Binders full of women</a></b> – A phrase that Romney used in the <a href="/wiki/Second_U.S._presidential_debate_of_2012" class="mw-redirect" title="Second U.S. presidential debate of 2012">second presidential debate</a> to refer to the long list of female candidates that he considered when choosing his cabinet members as Governor of Massachusetts.</li> <li><b>Horses and bayonets</b> – After Romney said in the <a href="/wiki/Third_U.S._presidential_debate_of_2012" class="mw-redirect" title="Third U.S. presidential debate of 2012">third presidential debate</a> that the U.S. Navy was smaller than at any time since 1917, Obama replied, "We have fewer ships than we did in 1916. Well, governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets, because the nature of our military's changed."<sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Shovel-ready" class="mw-redirect" title="Shovel-ready">Shovel-ready</a></b> jobs – a phrase used to describe some stimulus projects promoted by the administration. During the debate on September 23, 2011, Gary Johnson quipped, "My next-door neighbor's two dogs have created more shovel-ready jobs than this president."<sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Romnesia"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Romnesia</span></span></b> – A term coined by a blogger in April 2011 and used by Obama late in the campaign to describe Romney's alleged inability to take responsibility for his past statements.<sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-115" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Public_image_of_Mitt_Romney" title="Public image of Mitt Romney">$10,000 bet</a></b> – During a Republican debate, Romney facetiously bet Texas governor <a href="/wiki/Rick_Perry" title="Rick Perry">Rick Perry</a> $10,000 that he (Perry) was wrong about Romney's position on the individual mandate under the <a href="/wiki/Affordable_Healthcare_for_America_Act" class="mw-redirect" title="Affordable Healthcare for America Act">Affordable Healthcare Act</a>. The statement was vilified by Democrats as exemplary of Romney being out of touch with working-class and middle-class Americans.</li> <li><b>Romneyshambles</b> – a word used by the British press after Romney criticized British preparations for the <a href="/wiki/2012_Summer_Olympics" title="2012 Summer Olympics">2012 Summer Olympics</a>. The word is a play on <a href="/wiki/Omnishambles" title="Omnishambles">omnishambles</a>, and it became a popular <a href="/wiki/Hashtag" title="Hashtag">hashtag</a> on <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>. It was subsequently chosen as one of <a href="/wiki/Collins_English_Dictionary" title="Collins English Dictionary">Collins English Dictionary</a>'s words of the year.<sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Malarkey</b> – a word used by Joe Biden in his debate with Paul Ryan to mean <a href="/wiki/Bullshit" title="Bullshit">bullshit</a>. Biden later used the word in <a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden_2020_presidential_campaign" title="Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign">his own campaign in 2020</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-118" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Electoral_College_forecasts">Electoral College forecasts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Electoral College forecasts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Elections analysts and political pundits issue probabilistic forecasts of the composition of the Electoral College. These forecasts use a variety of factors to estimate the likelihood of each candidate winning the Electoral College electors for that state. Most election predictors use the following ratings: </p> <ul><li>"<u>tossup</u>": no advantage</li> <li>"<u>tilt</u>" (used by some predictors): advantage that is not quite as strong as "lean"</li> <li>"<u>lean</u>" or "<u>leans</u>": slight advantage</li> <li>"<u>likely</u>": significant, but surmountable, advantage</li> <li>"<u>safe</u>" or "<u>solid</u>": near-certain chance of victory</li></ul> <p>Below is a list of states considered by one or more forecast to be competitive; states that are deemed to be "safe" or "solid" by forecasters <i><a href="/wiki/RealClearPolitics" title="RealClearPolitics">RealClearPolitics</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Sabato%27s_Crystal_Ball" class="mw-redirect" title="Sabato's Crystal Ball">Sabato's Crystal Ball</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/FiveThirtyEight" title="FiveThirtyEight">FiveThirtyEight</a></i>. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1253789634">@media screen{.mw-parser-output .sticky-header>thead>tr:first-child,.mw-parser-output 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data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Electoral votes">EVs</span> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/RealClearPolitics" title="RealClearPolitics">RealClearPolitics</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">November 6,<br />2012</span><sup id="cite_ref-119" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Sabato%27s_Crystal_Ball" class="mw-redirect" title="Sabato's Crystal Ball">Sabato's Crystal Ball</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">November 6,<br />2012</span><sup id="cite_ref-120" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-120"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/FiveThirtyEight" title="FiveThirtyEight">538</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">November 6,<br />2012</span><sup id="cite_ref-121" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-121"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Arizona" title="2012 United States presidential election in Arizona">Arizona</a> </th> <td align="center">11 </td> <td style="color:black;background:#fcc" data-sort-value="2">Lean R </td> <td style="color:black;background:#f88" data-sort-value="5">Solid R </td> <td style="color:black;background:#f88" data-sort-value="4">Safe R </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Colorado" title="2012 United States presidential election in Colorado">Colorado</a> </th> <td align="center">9 </td> <td style="color:black;background:#fff" data-sort-value="0">Tossup </td> <td style="color:black;background:#ccf" data-sort-value="-2">Lean D </td> <td style="color:black;background:#aaf" data-sort-value="-3">Likely D </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Florida" title="2012 United States presidential election in Florida">Florida</a> </th> <td align="center">29 </td> <td style="color:black;background:#fff" data-sort-value="0">Tossup </td> <td style="color:black;background:#fcc" data-sort-value="1.9">Lean R <span style="font-size:85%;">(flip)</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background:#ccf" data-sort-value="-2">Lean D </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa" title="2012 United States presidential election in Iowa">Iowa</a> </th> <td align="center">6 </td> <td style="color:black;background:#fff" data-sort-value="0">Tossup </td> <td style="color:black;background:#ccf" data-sort-value="-2">Lean D </td> <td style="color:black;background:#aaf" data-sort-value="-3">Likely D </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Indiana" title="2012 United States presidential election in Indiana">Indiana</a> </th> <td align="center">11 </td> <td style="color:black;background:#fcc" data-sort-value="1.9">Lean R <span style="font-size:85%;">(flip)</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background:#f88" data-sort-value="4.9">Solid R <span style="font-size:85%;">(flip)</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background:#faa" data-sort-value="2.9">Likely R <span style="font-size:85%;">(flip)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maine" title="2012 United States presidential election in Maine">Maine</a> </th> <td align="center">1 </td> <td style="color:black;background:#ccf" data-sort-value="-2">Lean D </td> <td style="color:black;background:#aaf" data-sort-value="-3">Likely D </td> <td style="color:black;background:#88f" data-sort-value="-4">Safe D </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Michigan" title="2012 United States presidential election in Michigan">Michigan</a> </th> <td align="center">16 </td> <td style="color:black;background:#fff" data-sort-value="0">Tossup </td> <td style="color:black;background:#aaf" data-sort-value="-3">Likely D </td> <td style="color:black;background:#88f" data-sort-value="-4">Safe D </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="2012 United States presidential election in Minnesota">Minnesota</a> </th> <td align="center">10 </td> <td style="color:black;background:#ccf" data-sort-value="-2">Lean D </td> <td style="color:black;background:#aaf" data-sort-value="-3">Likely D </td> <td style="color:black;background:#88f" data-sort-value="-4">Safe D </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Missouri" title="2012 United States presidential election in Missouri">Missouri</a> </th> <td align="center">11 </td> <td style="color:black;background:#fcc" data-sort-value="2">Lean R </td> <td style="color:black;background:#f88" data-sort-value="5">Solid R </td> <td style="color:black;background:#f88" data-sort-value="4">Safe R </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Nevada" title="2012 United States presidential election in Nevada">Nevada</a> </th> <td align="center">6 </td> <td style="color:black;background:#fff" data-sort-value="0">Tossup </td> <td style="color:black;background:#aaf" data-sort-value="-3">Likely D </td> <td style="color:black;background:#88f" data-sort-value="-4">Safe D </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_New_Hampshire" title="2012 United States presidential election in New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a> </th> <td align="center">4 </td> <td style="color:black;background:#fff" data-sort-value="0">Tossup </td> <td style="color:black;background:#ccf" data-sort-value="-2">Lean D </td> <td style="color:black;background:#aaf" data-sort-value="-3">Likely D </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_New_Mexico" title="2012 United States presidential election in New Mexico">New Mexico</a> </th> <td align="center">5 </td> <td style="color:black;background:#ccf" data-sort-value="-2">Lean D </td> <td style="color:black;background:#aaf" data-sort-value="-3">Likely D </td> <td style="color:black;background:#88f" data-sort-value="-4">Safe D </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="2012 United States presidential election in North Carolina">North Carolina</a> </th> <td align="center">15 </td> <td style="color:black;background:#fff" data-sort-value="0">Tossup </td> <td style="color:black;background:#faa" data-sort-value="2.9">Likely R <span style="font-size:85%;">(flip)</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background:#fcc" data-sort-value="1.9">Lean R <span style="font-size:85%;">(flip)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Ohio" title="2012 United States presidential election in Ohio">Ohio</a> </th> <td align="center">18 </td> <td style="color:black;background:#fff" data-sort-value="0">Tossup </td> <td style="color:black;background:#ccf" data-sort-value="-2">Lean D </td> <td style="color:black;background:#88f" data-sort-value="-4">Safe D </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Oregon" title="2012 United States presidential election in Oregon">Oregon</a> </th> <td align="center">7 </td> <td style="color:black;background:#ccf" data-sort-value="-2">Lean D </td> <td style="color:black;background:#aaf" data-sort-value="-3">Likely D </td> <td style="color:black;background:#88f" data-sort-value="-4">Safe D </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="2012 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> </th> <td align="center">20 </td> <td style="color:black;background:#fff" data-sort-value="0">Tossup </td> <td style="color:black;background:#ccf" data-sort-value="-2">Lean D </td> <td style="color:black;background:#88f" data-sort-value="-4">Safe D </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state)" title="2012 United States presidential election in Washington (state)">Washington</a> </th> <td align="center">12 </td> <td style="color:black;background:#ccf" data-sort-value="-2">Lean D </td> <td style="color:black;background:#88f" data-sort-value="-5">Solid D </td> <td style="color:black;background:#88f" data-sort-value="-4">Safe D </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="2012 United States presidential election in Virginia">Virginia</a> </th> <td align="center">13 </td> <td style="color:black;background:#fff" data-sort-value="0">Tossup </td> <td style="color:black;background:#fcc" data-sort-value="2">Lean R </td> <td style="color:black;background:#aaf" data-sort-value="-3">Likely D </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Wisconsin" title="2012 United States presidential election in Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a> </th> <td align="center">10 </td> <td style="color:black;background:#fff" data-sort-value="0">Tossup </td> <td style="color:black;background:#ccf" data-sort-value="-2">Lean D </td> <td style="color:black;background:#88f" data-sort-value="-4">Safe D </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Timeline">Timeline</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Timeline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2012_United_States_presidential_election" title="Timeline of the 2012 United States presidential election">Timeline of the 2012 United States presidential election</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Results">Results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Electoral_results">Electoral results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Electoral results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On the day of the election, spread betting firm <a href="/wiki/Spreadex" title="Spreadex">Spreadex</a> offered an Obama Electoral College Votes spread of 296–300 to Romney's 239–243.<sup id="cite_ref-122" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-122"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In fact Obama's victory over Romney was greater, winning 332 electoral votes to Romney's 206. Obama received 51 percent of the national popular vote to Romney's 47 percent<sup id="cite_ref-123" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-123"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-124" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-124"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and carried eight of the nine states considered to be <a href="/wiki/Battleground_state" class="mw-redirect" title="Battleground state">electoral battlegrounds</a>. </p><p>Altogether, Obama won in 26 states plus the <a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia" class="mw-redirect" title="District of Columbia">District of Columbia</a>, while Romney carried 24 states. Of the 3,154 counties/districts/independent cities making returns, Romney won the most popular votes in 2,447 (77.58%) while Obama carried 707 (22.42%). </p><p>Popular vote totals are from the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Election_Commission" title="Federal Election Commission">Federal Election Commission</a> report.<sup id="cite_ref-FEC_2013_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FEC_2013-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Electoral results </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Presidential candidate </th> <th rowspan="2">Party </th> <th rowspan="2">Home state </th> <th colspan="2">Popular vote </th> <th rowspan="2">Electoral<br />vote </th> <th colspan="3">Running mate </th></tr> <tr> <th>Count </th> <th>Percentage </th> <th>Vice-presidential candidate </th> <th>Home state </th> <th>Electoral vote </th></tr> <tr> <td><b> <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> (incumbent)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">65,915,795 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">51.06% </td> <td style="text-align:right;">332 </td> <td><b> <a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a> (incumbent)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Delaware" title="Delaware">Delaware</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">332 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b> <a href="/wiki/Mitt_Romney" title="Mitt Romney">Mitt Romney</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">60,933,504 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">47.20% </td> <td style="text-align:right;">206 </td> <td><b> <a href="/wiki/Paul_Ryan" title="Paul Ryan">Paul Ryan</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">206 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b> <a href="/wiki/Gary_Johnson" title="Gary Johnson">Gary Johnson</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Libertarian_Party_(United_States)" title="Libertarian Party (United States)">Libertarian</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico" title="New Mexico">New Mexico</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,275,971 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.99% </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td><b> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Gray_(jurist)" title="Jim Gray (jurist)">Jim Gray</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b> <a href="/wiki/Jill_Stein" title="Jill Stein">Jill Stein</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Green_Party_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Green Party (United States)">Green</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">469,627 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.36% </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td><b> <a href="/wiki/Cheri_Honkala" title="Cheri Honkala">Cheri Honkala</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b> <a href="/wiki/Virgil_Goode" title="Virgil Goode">Virgil Goode</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Constitution_Party_(United_States)" title="Constitution Party (United States)">Constitution</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">122,389 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.09% </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td><b> James N. Clymer</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b> <a href="/wiki/Roseanne_Barr" title="Roseanne Barr">Roseanne Barr</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peace_and_Freedom_Party" title="Peace and Freedom Party">Peace and Freedom</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawaii" title="Hawaii">Hawaii</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">67,326 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.05% </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td><b> <a href="/wiki/Cindy_Sheehan" title="Cindy Sheehan">Cindy Sheehan</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b> <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Anderson" title="Rocky Anderson">Rocky Anderson</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Justice_Party_(United_States)" title="Justice Party (United States)">Justice</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Utah" title="Utah">Utah</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">43,018 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.03% </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td><b> <a href="/wiki/Luis_J._Rodriguez" title="Luis J. Rodriguez">Luis J. Rodriguez</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b> <a href="/wiki/Tom_Hoefling" title="Tom Hoefling">Tom Hoefling</a></b> </td> <td>America's </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nebraska" title="Nebraska">Nebraska</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">40,628 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.03% </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td><b> J.D. Ellis</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"><b>Other</b> </td> <td>217,152 </td> <td>0.17% </td> <td>— </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"><b>Other</b> </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right"> <th colspan="3">Total </th> <td>129,085,410 </td> <td>100% </td> <td>538 </td> <td colspan="2"> </td> <td>538 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right"> <th colspan="5">Needed to win </th> <td>270 </td> <td colspan="2"> </td> <td>270 </td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Barack_Obama_votes_in_the_2012_election.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Barack_Obama_votes_in_the_2012_election.jpg/220px-Barack_Obama_votes_in_the_2012_election.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Barack_Obama_votes_in_the_2012_election.jpg/330px-Barack_Obama_votes_in_the_2012_election.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Barack_Obama_votes_in_the_2012_election.jpg/440px-Barack_Obama_votes_in_the_2012_election.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4096" data-file-height="2731" /></a><figcaption>President Obama casts his ballot at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center in <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a>.</figcaption></figure> <table style="margin:0; border:none;"><tbody><tr><td style="border:none; padding:0;"><div class="barbox" style="overflow-x: auto;"> <div style="border:1px solid silver; font-size:88%; padding:0.4em; width:600px; background: var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,white); color: var(--color-base,black)"> <table style="text-align:left; border-collapse:collapse; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ddd"><th style="text-align:center;" colspan="5">Popular vote</th></tr> <tr style="font-size:88%; height:4px;"> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; text-align:left;"></td> <td style="width:410px; text-align:left;"></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; width:1em; text-align:right;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><b>Obama</b></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#3333FF; width:51.06%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">51.06%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Romney</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#E81B23; width:47.20%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">47.20%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Johnson</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#FED105; width:0.99%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">0.99%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Stein</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#17aa5c; width:0.36%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">0.36%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Others</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#777777; width:0.39%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">0.39%</td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="margin:0; border:none;"><tbody><tr><td style="border:none; padding:0;"><div class="barbox" style="overflow-x: auto;"> <div style="border:1px solid silver; font-size:88%; padding:0.4em; width:600px; background: var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,white); color: var(--color-base,black)"> <table style="text-align:left; border-collapse:collapse; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ddd"><th style="text-align:center;" colspan="5">Electoral vote</th></tr> <tr style="font-size:88%; height:4px;"> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; text-align:left;"></td> <td style="width:410px; text-align:left;"></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; width:1em; text-align:right;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><b>Obama</b></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#3333FF; width:61.71%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">61.71%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Romney</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#E81B23; width:38.29%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">38.29%</td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results_by_state">Results by state</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Results by state"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The table below displays the official vote tallies by each state's Electoral College voting method. The source for the results of all states, except those that amended their official results, is the official Federal Election Commission report.<sup id="cite_ref-FEC_2013_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FEC_2013-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The column labeled "Margin" shows Obama's margin of victory over Romney (the margin is negative for every state that Romney won). </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;font-size:90%;line-height:1.2"> <caption>Legend </caption> <tbody><tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td colspan="2">States/districts won by <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Obama</a>/<a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Biden</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td colspan="2">States/districts won by <a href="/wiki/Mitt_Romney" title="Mitt Romney">Romney</a>/<a href="/wiki/Paul_Ryan" title="Paul Ryan">Ryan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>†</td> 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style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Others </th> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="2">Margin </th> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="1">Margin<br />Swing<sup id="cite_ref-125" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-125"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2">Total<br />votes </th> <th style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"># </th> <th style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number">% </th> <th style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Electoral Votes">EV</abbr> </th> <th style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"># </th> <th style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number">% </th> <th style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Electoral Votes">EV</abbr> </th> <th style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"># </th> <th style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number">% </th> <th style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Electoral Votes">EV</abbr> </th> <th style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"># </th> <th style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number">% </th> <th style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Electoral Votes">EV</abbr> </th> <th style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"># </th> <th style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number">% </th> <th style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Electoral Votes">EV</abbr> </th> <th style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"># </th> <th style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number">% </th> <th style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number">% </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Alabama" title="Alabama"><img alt="Alabama" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Alabama.svg/23px-Flag_of_Alabama.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Alabama.svg/35px-Flag_of_Alabama.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Alabama.svg/45px-Flag_of_Alabama.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Alabama" title="2012 United States presidential election in Alabama">Alabama</a></td> <td>795,696</td> <td>38.36%</td> <td>–</td> <td>1,255,925</td> <td>60.55%</td> <td>9</td> <td>12,328</td> <td>0.59%</td> <td>–</td> <td>3,397</td> <td>0.16%</td> <td>–</td> <td>6,992</td> <td>0.33%</td> <td>–</td> <td>−460,229</td> <td>−22.19%</td> <td>−0.61%</td> <td>2,074,338</td> <td>AL </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Alaska" title="Alaska"><img alt="Alaska" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Alaska.svg/21px-Flag_of_Alaska.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Alaska.svg/33px-Flag_of_Alaska.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Alaska.svg/43px-Flag_of_Alaska.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1416" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Alaska" title="2012 United States presidential election in Alaska">Alaska</a></td> <td>122,640</td> <td>40.81%</td> <td>–</td> <td>164,676</td> <td>54.80%</td> <td>3</td> <td>7,392</td> <td>2.46%</td> <td>–</td> <td>2,917</td> <td>0.97%</td> <td>–</td> <td>2,870</td> <td>0.96%</td> <td>–</td> <td>−42,036</td> <td>−13.99%</td> <td>7.55%</td> <td>300,495</td> <td>AK </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona"><img alt="Arizona" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Flag_of_Arizona.svg/23px-Flag_of_Arizona.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Flag_of_Arizona.svg/35px-Flag_of_Arizona.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Flag_of_Arizona.svg/45px-Flag_of_Arizona.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Arizona" title="2012 United States presidential election in Arizona">Arizona</a></td> <td>1,025,232</td> <td>44.59%</td> <td>–</td> <td>1,233,654</td> <td>53.65%</td> <td>11</td> <td>32,100</td> <td>1.39%</td> <td>–</td> <td>7,816</td> <td>0.34%</td> <td>–</td> <td>452</td> <td>0.02%</td> <td>–</td> <td>−208,422</td> <td>−9.06%</td> <td>−0.54%</td> <td>2,299,254</td> <td>AZ </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Arkansas" title="Arkansas"><img alt="Arkansas" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Flag_of_Arkansas.svg/23px-Flag_of_Arkansas.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Flag_of_Arkansas.svg/35px-Flag_of_Arkansas.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Flag_of_Arkansas.svg/45px-Flag_of_Arkansas.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Arkansas" title="2012 United States presidential election in Arkansas">Arkansas</a></td> <td>394,409</td> <td>36.88%</td> <td>–</td> <td>647,744</td> <td>60.57%</td> <td>6</td> <td>16,276</td> <td>1.52%</td> <td>–</td> <td>9,305</td> <td>0.87%</td> <td>–</td> <td>1,734</td> <td>0.16%</td> <td>–</td> <td>−253,335</td> <td>−23.69%</td> <td>−3.84%</td> <td>1,069,468</td> <td>AR </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/California" title="California"><img alt="California" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_California.svg/23px-Flag_of_California.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_California.svg/35px-Flag_of_California.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_California.svg/45px-Flag_of_California.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_California" title="2012 United States presidential election in California">California</a></td> <td>7,854,285</td> <td>60.24%</td> <td>55</td> <td>4,839,958</td> <td>37.12%</td> <td>–</td> <td>143,221</td> <td>1.10%</td> <td>–</td> <td>85,638</td> <td>0.66%</td> <td>–</td> <td>115,445</td> <td>0.88%</td> <td>–</td> <td>3,014,327</td> <td>23.12%</td> <td>−0.94%</td> <td>13,038,547</td> <td>CA </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado"><img alt="Colorado" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Flag_of_Colorado.svg/23px-Flag_of_Colorado.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Flag_of_Colorado.svg/35px-Flag_of_Colorado.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Flag_of_Colorado.svg/45px-Flag_of_Colorado.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Colorado" title="2012 United States presidential election in Colorado">Colorado</a></td> <td>1,323,102</td> <td>51.49%</td> <td>9</td> <td>1,185,243</td> <td>46.13%</td> <td>–</td> <td>35,545</td> <td>1.38%</td> <td>–</td> <td>7,508</td> <td>0.29%</td> <td>–</td> <td>18,121</td> <td>0.71%</td> <td>–</td> <td>137,858</td> <td>5.36%</td> <td>−3.59%</td> <td>2,569,518</td> <td>CO </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Connecticut" title="Connecticut"><img alt="Connecticut" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Flag_of_Connecticut.svg/19px-Flag_of_Connecticut.svg.png" decoding="async" width="19" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Flag_of_Connecticut.svg/29px-Flag_of_Connecticut.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Flag_of_Connecticut.svg/38px-Flag_of_Connecticut.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="330" data-file-height="260" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Connecticut" title="2012 United States presidential election in Connecticut">Connecticut</a></td> <td>905,083</td> <td>58.06%</td> <td>7</td> <td>634,892</td> <td>40.73%</td> <td>–</td> <td>12,580</td> <td>0.81%</td> <td>–</td> <td>863</td> <td>0.06%</td> <td>–</td> <td>5,542</td> <td>0.36%</td> <td>–</td> <td>270,191</td> <td>17.33%</td> <td>−5.04%</td> <td>1,558,960</td> <td>CT </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Delaware" title="Delaware"><img alt="Delaware" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Flag_of_Delaware.svg/23px-Flag_of_Delaware.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Flag_of_Delaware.svg/35px-Flag_of_Delaware.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Flag_of_Delaware.svg/45px-Flag_of_Delaware.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Delaware" title="2012 United States presidential election in Delaware">Delaware</a></td> <td>242,584</td> <td>58.61%</td> <td>3</td> <td>165,484</td> <td>39.98%</td> <td>–</td> <td>3,882</td> <td>0.94%</td> <td>–</td> <td>1,940</td> <td>0.47%</td> <td>–</td> <td>31</td> <td>0.01%</td> <td>–</td> <td>77,100</td> <td>18.63%</td> <td>−6.37%</td> <td>413,921</td> <td>DE </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C."><img alt="Washington, D.C." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Washington%2C_D.C.svg/23px-Flag_of_Washington%2C_D.C.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Washington%2C_D.C.svg/35px-Flag_of_Washington%2C_D.C.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Washington%2C_D.C.svg/46px-Flag_of_Washington%2C_D.C.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> <span style="display:none">District of Columbia</span><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_the_District_of_Columbia" title="2012 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia">District of Columbia</a></td> <td>267,070</td> <td>90.91%</td> <td>3</td> <td>21,381</td> <td>7.28%</td> <td>–</td> <td>2,083</td> <td>0.71%</td> <td>–</td> <td>2,458</td> <td>0.84%</td> <td>–</td> <td>772</td> <td>0.26%</td> <td>–</td> <td>245,689</td> <td>83.63%</td> <td>−2.29%</td> <td>293,764</td> <td>DC </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida"><img alt="Florida" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Florida.svg/23px-Flag_of_Florida.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Florida.svg/35px-Flag_of_Florida.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Florida.svg/45px-Flag_of_Florida.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="200" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Florida" title="2012 United States presidential election in Florida">Florida</a></td> <td>4,237,756</td> <td>50.01%</td> <td>29</td> <td>4,163,447</td> <td>49.13%</td> <td>–</td> <td>44,726</td> <td>0.53%</td> <td>–</td> <td>8,947</td> <td>0.11%</td> <td>–</td> <td>19,303</td> <td>0.22%</td> <td>–</td> <td>74,309</td> <td>0.88%</td> <td>−1.94%</td> <td>8,474,179</td> <td>FL </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)"><img alt="Georgia (U.S. state)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_the_State_of_Georgia.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_State_of_Georgia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_the_State_of_Georgia.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_State_of_Georgia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_the_State_of_Georgia.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_State_of_Georgia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Georgia" title="2012 United States presidential election in Georgia">Georgia</a></td> <td>1,773,827</td> <td>45.48%</td> <td>–</td> <td>2,078,688</td> <td>53.30%</td> <td>16</td> <td>45,324</td> <td>1.16%</td> <td>–</td> <td>1,516</td> <td>0.04%</td> <td>–</td> <td>695</td> <td>0.05%</td> <td>–</td> <td>−304,861</td> <td>−7.82%</td> <td>−2.61%</td> <td>3,900,050</td> <td>GA </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Hawaii" title="Hawaii"><img alt="Hawaii" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Flag_of_Hawaii.svg/23px-Flag_of_Hawaii.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Flag_of_Hawaii.svg/35px-Flag_of_Hawaii.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Flag_of_Hawaii.svg/46px-Flag_of_Hawaii.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Hawaii" title="2012 United States presidential election in Hawaii">Hawaii</a></td> <td>306,658</td> <td>70.55%</td> <td>4</td> <td>121,015</td> <td>27.84%</td> <td>–</td> <td>3,840</td> <td>0.88%</td> <td>–</td> <td>3,184</td> <td>0.73%</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>185,643</td> <td>42.71%</td> <td>−2.55%</td> <td>434,697</td> <td>HI </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Idaho" title="Idaho"><img alt="Idaho" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_Idaho.svg/19px-Flag_of_Idaho.svg.png" decoding="async" width="19" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_Idaho.svg/29px-Flag_of_Idaho.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_Idaho.svg/38px-Flag_of_Idaho.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="3168" data-file-height="2496" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Idaho" title="2012 United States presidential election in Idaho">Idaho</a></td> <td>212,787</td> <td>32.62%</td> <td>–</td> <td>420,911</td> <td>64.53%</td> <td>4</td> <td>9,453</td> <td>1.45%</td> <td>–</td> <td>4,402</td> <td>0.67%</td> <td>–</td> <td>4,721</td> <td>0.72%</td> <td>–</td> <td>−208,124</td> <td>−31.91%</td> <td>−6.26%</td> <td>652,274</td> <td>ID </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois"><img alt="Illinois" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Illinois.svg/23px-Flag_of_Illinois.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Illinois.svg/35px-Flag_of_Illinois.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Illinois.svg/46px-Flag_of_Illinois.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Illinois" title="2012 United States presidential election in Illinois">Illinois</a></td> <td>3,019,512</td> <td>57.60%</td> <td>20</td> <td>2,135,216</td> <td>40.73%</td> <td>–</td> <td>56,229</td> <td>1.07%</td> <td>–</td> <td>30,222</td> <td>0.58%</td> <td>–</td> <td>835</td> <td>0.02%</td> <td>–</td> <td>884,296</td> <td>16.87%</td> <td>−8.27%</td> <td>5,242,014</td> <td>IL </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana"><img alt="Indiana" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Flag_of_Indiana.svg/23px-Flag_of_Indiana.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Flag_of_Indiana.svg/35px-Flag_of_Indiana.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Flag_of_Indiana.svg/45px-Flag_of_Indiana.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Indiana" title="2012 United States presidential election in Indiana">Indiana</a></td> <td>1,152,887</td> <td>43.93%</td> <td>–</td> <td>1,420,543</td> <td>54.13%</td> <td>11</td> <td>50,111</td> <td>1.91%</td> <td>–</td> <td>625</td> <td>0.02%</td> <td>–</td> <td>368</td> <td>0.01%</td> <td>–</td> <td>−267,656</td> <td>−10.20%</td> <td>−11.26%</td> <td>2,624,534</td> <td>IN </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iowa" title="Iowa"><img alt="Iowa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Flag_of_Iowa.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iowa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Flag_of_Iowa.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iowa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Flag_of_Iowa.svg/45px-Flag_of_Iowa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="714" data-file-height="477" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa" title="2012 United States presidential election in Iowa">Iowa</a></td> <td>822,544</td> <td>51.99%</td> <td>6</td> <td>730,617</td> <td>46.18%</td> <td>–</td> <td>12,926</td> <td>0.82%</td> <td>–</td> <td>3,769</td> <td>0.24%</td> <td>–</td> <td>12,324</td> <td>0.77%</td> <td>–</td> <td>91,927</td> <td>5.81%</td> <td>−3.72%</td> <td>1,582,180</td> <td>IA </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Kansas" title="Kansas"><img alt="Kansas" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Flag_of_Kansas.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kansas.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Flag_of_Kansas.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kansas.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Flag_of_Kansas.svg/46px-Flag_of_Kansas.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kansas" title="2012 United States presidential election in Kansas">Kansas</a></td> <td>440,726</td> <td>37.99%</td> <td>–</td> <td>692,634</td> <td>59.71%</td> <td>6</td> <td>20,456</td> <td>1.76%</td> <td>–</td> <td>714</td> <td>0.06%</td> <td>–</td> <td>5,441</td> <td>0.48%</td> <td>–</td> <td>−251,908</td> <td>−21.72%</td> <td>−6.75%</td> <td>1,159,971</td> <td>KS </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky"><img alt="Kentucky" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Flag_of_Kentucky.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kentucky.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Flag_of_Kentucky.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kentucky.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Flag_of_Kentucky.svg/46px-Flag_of_Kentucky.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="950" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kentucky" title="2012 United States presidential election in Kentucky">Kentucky</a></td> <td>679,370</td> <td>37.80%</td> <td>–</td> <td>1,087,190</td> <td>60.49%</td> <td>8</td> <td>17,063</td> <td>0.95%</td> <td>–</td> <td>6,337</td> <td>0.35%</td> <td>–</td> <td>7,252</td> <td>0.4%</td> <td>–</td> <td>−407,820</td> <td>−22.69%</td> <td>−6.46%</td> <td>1,797,212</td> <td>KY </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana"><img alt="Louisiana" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Flag_of_Louisiana.svg/23px-Flag_of_Louisiana.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Flag_of_Louisiana.svg/35px-Flag_of_Louisiana.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Flag_of_Louisiana.svg/46px-Flag_of_Louisiana.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="7040" data-file-height="4556" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="2012 United States presidential election in Louisiana">Louisiana</a></td> <td>809,141</td> <td>40.58%</td> <td>–</td> <td>1,152,262</td> <td>57.78%</td> <td>8</td> <td>18,157</td> <td>0.91%</td> <td>–</td> <td>6,978</td> <td>0.35%</td> <td>–</td> <td>7,527</td> <td>0.4%</td> <td>–</td> <td>−343,121</td> <td>−17.20%</td> <td>1.43%</td> <td>1,994,065</td> <td>LA </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Maine" title="Maine"><img alt="Maine" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Flag_of_Maine.svg/19px-Flag_of_Maine.svg.png" decoding="async" width="19" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Flag_of_Maine.svg/29px-Flag_of_Maine.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Flag_of_Maine.svg/38px-Flag_of_Maine.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="6336" data-file-height="4992" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maine" title="2012 United States presidential election in Maine">Maine<sup>†</sup></a></td> <td>401,306</td> <td>56.27%</td> <td>2</td> <td>292,276</td> <td>40.98%</td> <td>–</td> <td>9,352</td> <td>1.31%</td> <td>–</td> <td>8,119</td> <td>1.14%</td> <td>–</td> <td>2,127</td> <td>0.3%</td> <td>–</td> <td>109,030</td> <td>15.29%</td> <td>−2.03%</td> <td>713,180</td> <td>ME–AL </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Maine" title="Maine"><img alt="Maine" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Flag_of_Maine.svg/19px-Flag_of_Maine.svg.png" decoding="async" width="19" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Flag_of_Maine.svg/29px-Flag_of_Maine.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Flag_of_Maine.svg/38px-Flag_of_Maine.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="6336" data-file-height="4992" /></a></span></span> <i><a href="/wiki/Maine%27s_1st_congressional_district" title="Maine's 1st congressional district"><abbr title="Maine's 1st congressional district">ME-1</abbr></a><span class="sr-only" style="border: 0; clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0); clip-path: polygon(0px 0px, 0px 0px, 0px 0px); height: 1px; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0; position: absolute; width: 1px; white-space: nowrap;">Tooltip Maine's 1st congressional district</span></i></td> <td><i>223,035</i></td> <td><i>59.57%</i></td> <td>1</td> <td><i>142,937</i></td> <td><i>38.18%</i></td> <td>–</td> <td><i>4,501</i></td> <td><i>1.2%</i></td> <td>–</td> <td><i>3,946</i></td> <td><i>1.1%</i></td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td><i>80,098</i></td> <td><i>21.39%</i></td> <td><i>−1.43%</i></td> <td><i>374,419</i></td> <td>ME1 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Maine" title="Maine"><img alt="Maine" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Flag_of_Maine.svg/19px-Flag_of_Maine.svg.png" decoding="async" width="19" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Flag_of_Maine.svg/29px-Flag_of_Maine.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Flag_of_Maine.svg/38px-Flag_of_Maine.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="6336" data-file-height="4992" /></a></span></span> <i><a href="/wiki/Maine%27s_2nd_congressional_district" title="Maine's 2nd congressional district"><abbr title="Maine's 2nd congressional district">ME-2</abbr></a><span class="sr-only" style="border: 0; clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0); clip-path: polygon(0px 0px, 0px 0px, 0px 0px); height: 1px; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0; position: absolute; width: 1px; white-space: nowrap;">Tooltip Maine's 2nd congressional district</span></i></td> <td><i>177,998</i></td> <td><i>52.94%</i></td> <td>1</td> <td><i>149,215</i></td> <td><i>44.38%</i></td> <td>–</td> <td><i>4,843</i></td> <td><i>1.4%</i></td> <td>–</td> <td><i>4,170</i></td> <td><i>1.2%</i></td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td><i>28,783</i></td> <td><i>8.56%</i></td> <td><i>−2.69%</i></td> <td><i>336,226</i></td> <td>ME2 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland"><img alt="Maryland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_Maryland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Maryland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_Maryland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Maryland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_Maryland.svg/45px-Flag_of_Maryland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="2012 United States presidential election in Maryland">Maryland</a></td> <td>1,677,844</td> <td>61.97%</td> <td>10</td> <td>971,869</td> <td>35.90%</td> <td>–</td> <td>30,195</td> <td>1.12%</td> <td>–</td> <td>17,110</td> <td>0.63%</td> <td>–</td> <td>10,309</td> <td>0.4%</td> <td>–</td> <td>705,975</td> <td>26.07%</td> <td>0.63%</td> <td>2,707,327</td> <td>MD </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts"><img alt="Massachusetts" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Massachusetts.svg/23px-Flag_of_Massachusetts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Massachusetts.svg/35px-Flag_of_Massachusetts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Massachusetts.svg/46px-Flag_of_Massachusetts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="900" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="2012 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></td> <td>1,921,290</td> <td>60.65%</td> <td>11</td> <td>1,188,314</td> <td>37.51%</td> <td>–</td> <td>30,920</td> <td>0.98%</td> <td>–</td> <td>20,691</td> <td>0.65%</td> <td>–</td> <td>6,552</td> <td>0.21%</td> <td>–</td> <td>732,976</td> <td>23.14%</td> <td>−2.67%</td> <td>3,167,767</td> <td>MA </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan"><img alt="Michigan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Flag_of_Michigan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Michigan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Flag_of_Michigan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Michigan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Flag_of_Michigan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Michigan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="685" data-file-height="457" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Michigan" title="2012 United States presidential election in Michigan">Michigan</a></td> <td>2,564,569</td> <td>54.21%</td> <td>16</td> <td>2,115,256</td> <td>44.71%</td> <td>–</td> <td>7,774</td> <td>0.16%</td> <td>–</td> <td>21,897</td> <td>0.46%</td> <td>–</td> <td>21,465</td> <td>0.5%</td> <td>–</td> <td>449,313</td> <td>9.50%</td> <td>−6.97%</td> <td>4,730,961</td> <td>MI </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota"><img alt="Minnesota" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Flag_of_Minnesota_%281983%E2%80%932024%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Minnesota_%281983%E2%80%932024%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Flag_of_Minnesota_%281983%E2%80%932024%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Minnesota_%281983%E2%80%932024%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Flag_of_Minnesota_%281983%E2%80%932024%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Minnesota_%281983%E2%80%932024%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="318" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="2012 United States presidential election in Minnesota">Minnesota</a></td> <td>1,546,167</td> <td>52.65%</td> <td>10</td> <td>1,320,225</td> <td>44.96%</td> <td>–</td> <td>35,098</td> <td>1.20%</td> <td>–</td> <td>13,023</td> <td>0.44%</td> <td>–</td> <td>22,048</td> <td>0.8%</td> <td>–</td> <td>225,942</td> <td>7.69%</td> <td>−2.55%</td> <td>2,936,561</td> <td>MN </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Mississippi" title="Mississippi"><img alt="Mississippi" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Mississippi_%282001%E2%80%932020%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mississippi_%282001%E2%80%932020%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Mississippi_%282001%E2%80%932020%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mississippi_%282001%E2%80%932020%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Mississippi_%282001%E2%80%932020%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Mississippi_%282001%E2%80%932020%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Mississippi" title="2012 United States presidential election in Mississippi">Mississippi</a></td> <td>562,949</td> <td>43.79%</td> <td>–</td> <td>710,746</td> <td>55.29%</td> <td>6</td> <td>6,676</td> <td>0.52%</td> <td>–</td> <td>1,588</td> <td>0.12%</td> <td>–</td> <td>3,625</td> <td>0.3%</td> <td>–</td> <td>−147,797</td> <td>−11.50%</td> <td>1.67%</td> <td>1,285,584</td> <td>MS </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri"><img alt="Missouri" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Flag_of_Missouri.svg/23px-Flag_of_Missouri.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Flag_of_Missouri.svg/35px-Flag_of_Missouri.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Flag_of_Missouri.svg/46px-Flag_of_Missouri.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="1400" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Missouri" title="2012 United States presidential election in Missouri">Missouri</a></td> <td>1,223,796</td> <td>44.38%</td> <td>–</td> <td>1,482,440</td> <td>53.76%</td> <td>10</td> <td>43,151</td> <td>1.56%</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>7,936</td> <td>0.3%</td> <td>–</td> <td>−258,644</td> <td>−9.38%</td> <td>−9.25%</td> <td>2,757,323</td> <td>MO </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Montana" title="Montana"><img alt="Montana" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_Montana.svg/23px-Flag_of_Montana.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_Montana.svg/35px-Flag_of_Montana.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_Montana.svg/45px-Flag_of_Montana.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="768" data-file-height="512" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Montana" title="2012 United States presidential election in Montana">Montana</a></td> <td>201,839</td> <td>41.70%</td> <td>–</td> <td>267,928</td> <td>55.35%</td> <td>3</td> <td>14,165</td> <td>2.93%</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>116</td> <td>nil</td> <td>–</td> <td>−66,089</td> <td>−13.65%</td> <td>−11.39%</td> <td>484,048</td> <td>MT </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Nebraska" title="Nebraska"><img alt="Nebraska" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Flag_of_Nebraska.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nebraska.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Flag_of_Nebraska.svg/35px-Flag_of_Nebraska.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Flag_of_Nebraska.svg/46px-Flag_of_Nebraska.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Nebraska" title="2012 United States presidential election in Nebraska">Nebraska<sup>† </sup></a></td> <td>302,081</td> <td>38.03%</td> <td>–</td> <td>475,064</td> <td>59.80%</td> <td>2</td> <td>11,109</td> <td>1.40%</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>6,125</td> <td>0.77%</td> <td>–</td> <td>−172,983</td> <td>−21.77%</td> <td>−6.84%</td> <td>794,379</td> <td>NE–AL </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Nebraska" title="Nebraska"><img alt="Nebraska" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Flag_of_Nebraska.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nebraska.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Flag_of_Nebraska.svg/35px-Flag_of_Nebraska.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Flag_of_Nebraska.svg/46px-Flag_of_Nebraska.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <i><a href="/wiki/Nebraska%27s_1st_congressional_district" title="Nebraska's 1st congressional district"><abbr title="Nebraska's 1st congressional district">NE-1</abbr></a><span class="sr-only" style="border: 0; clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0); clip-path: polygon(0px 0px, 0px 0px, 0px 0px); height: 1px; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0; position: absolute; width: 1px; white-space: nowrap;">Tooltip Nebraska's 1st congressional district</span></i></td> <td><i>108,082</i></td> <td><i>40.83%</i></td> <td>–</td> <td><i>152,021</i></td> <td><i>57.43%</i></td> <td>1</td> <td><i>3,847</i></td> <td><i>1.2%</i></td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td><i>762</i></td> <td><i>0.3%</i></td> <td>–</td> <td><i>-43,949</i></td> <td><i>-16.60%</i></td> <td>−6.83%</td> <td><i>264,712</i></td> <td>NE1 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Nebraska" title="Nebraska"><img alt="Nebraska" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Flag_of_Nebraska.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nebraska.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Flag_of_Nebraska.svg/35px-Flag_of_Nebraska.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Flag_of_Nebraska.svg/46px-Flag_of_Nebraska.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <i><a href="/wiki/Nebraska%27s_2nd_congressional_district" title="Nebraska's 2nd congressional district"><abbr title="Nebraska's 2nd congressional district">NE-2</abbr></a><span class="sr-only" style="border: 0; clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0); clip-path: polygon(0px 0px, 0px 0px, 0px 0px); height: 1px; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0; position: absolute; width: 1px; white-space: nowrap;">Tooltip Nebraska's 2nd congressional district</span></i></td> <td><i>121,889</i></td> <td><i>45.70%</i></td> <td>–</td> <td><i>140,976</i></td> <td><i>52.85%</i></td> <td>1</td> <td><i>3,393</i></td> <td><i>1.3%</i></td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td><i>469</i></td> <td><i>0.2%</i></td> <td>–</td> <td><i>-19,087</i></td> <td><i>-7.15%</i></td> <td>−5.94%</td> <td><i>266,727</i></td> <td>NE2 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Nebraska" title="Nebraska"><img alt="Nebraska" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Flag_of_Nebraska.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nebraska.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Flag_of_Nebraska.svg/35px-Flag_of_Nebraska.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Flag_of_Nebraska.svg/46px-Flag_of_Nebraska.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <i><a href="/wiki/Nebraska%27s_3rd_congressional_district" title="Nebraska's 3rd congressional district"><abbr title="Nebraska's 3rd congressional district">NE-3</abbr></a><span class="sr-only" style="border: 0; clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0); clip-path: polygon(0px 0px, 0px 0px, 0px 0px); height: 1px; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0; position: absolute; width: 1px; white-space: nowrap;">Tooltip Nebraska's 3rd congressional district</span></i></td> <td><i>72,110</i></td> <td><i>27.82%</i></td> <td>–</td> <td><i>182,067</i></td> <td><i>70.23%</i></td> <td>1</td> <td><i>3,869</i></td> <td><i>1.5%</i></td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td><i>1,177</i></td> <td><i>0.5%</i></td> <td>–</td> <td><i>−109,957</i></td> <td><i>−42.41%</i></td> <td>−3.40%</td> <td><i>259,223</i></td> <td>NE3 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Nevada" title="Nevada"><img alt="Nevada" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Flag_of_Nevada.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nevada.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Flag_of_Nevada.svg/35px-Flag_of_Nevada.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Flag_of_Nevada.svg/45px-Flag_of_Nevada.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Nevada" title="2012 United States presidential election in Nevada">Nevada</a></td> <td>531,373</td> <td>52.36%</td> <td>6</td> <td>463,567</td> <td>45.68%</td> <td>–</td> <td>10,968</td> <td>1.08%</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>9,010</td> <td>0.89%</td> <td>–</td> <td>67,806</td> <td>6.68%</td> <td>−5.81%</td> <td>1,014,918</td> <td>NV </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire" title="New Hampshire"><img alt="New Hampshire" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Flag_of_New_Hampshire.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Hampshire.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Flag_of_New_Hampshire.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Hampshire.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Flag_of_New_Hampshire.svg/45px-Flag_of_New_Hampshire.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="660" data-file-height="440" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_New_Hampshire" title="2012 United States presidential election in New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a></td> <td>369,561</td> <td>51.98%</td> <td>4</td> <td>329,918</td> <td>46.40%</td> <td>–</td> <td>8,212</td> <td>1.16%</td> <td>–</td> <td>324</td> <td>0.05%</td> <td>–</td> <td>2,957</td> <td>0.4%</td> <td>–</td> <td>39,643</td> <td>5.58%</td> <td>−4.03%</td> <td>710,972</td> <td>NH </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey"><img alt="New Jersey" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_New_Jersey.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Jersey.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_New_Jersey.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Jersey.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_New_Jersey.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_Jersey.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="308" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_New_Jersey" title="2012 United States presidential election in New Jersey">New Jersey</a><sup id="cite_ref-newjersey_126-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-newjersey-126"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>2,125,101</td> <td>58.38%</td> <td>14</td> <td>1,477,568</td> <td>40.59%</td> <td>–</td> <td>21,045</td> <td>0.58%</td> <td>–</td> <td>9,888</td> <td>0.27%</td> <td>–</td> <td>6,690</td> <td>0.2%</td> <td>–</td> <td>647,533</td> <td>17.79%</td> <td>2.22%</td> <td>3,640,292</td> <td>NJ </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico" title="New Mexico"><img alt="New Mexico" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_New_Mexico.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Mexico.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_New_Mexico.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Mexico.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_New_Mexico.svg/45px-Flag_of_New_Mexico.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_New_Mexico" title="2012 United States presidential election in New Mexico">New Mexico</a></td> <td>415,335</td> <td>52.99%</td> <td>5</td> <td>335,788</td> <td>42.84%</td> <td>–</td> <td>27,788</td> <td>3.55%</td> <td>–</td> <td>2,691</td> <td>0.34%</td> <td>–</td> <td>2,156</td> <td>0.3%</td> <td>–</td> <td>79,547</td> <td>10.15%</td> <td>−4.98%</td> <td>783,758</td> <td>NM </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)"><img alt="New York (state)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_New_York.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_York.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_New_York.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_York.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_New_York.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_York.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="450" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_New_York" title="2012 United States presidential election in New York">New York</a><sup id="cite_ref-newyork_127-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-newyork-127"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>4,485,741</td> <td>63.35%</td> <td>29</td> <td>2,490,431</td> <td>35.17%</td> <td>–</td> <td>47,256</td> <td>0.67%</td> <td>–</td> <td>39,982</td> <td>0.56%</td> <td>–</td> <td>17,749</td> <td>0.3%</td> <td>–</td> <td>1,995,310</td> <td>28.18%</td> <td>1.32%</td> <td>7,081,159</td> <td>NY </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina"><img alt="North Carolina" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Flag_of_North_Carolina.svg/23px-Flag_of_North_Carolina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Flag_of_North_Carolina.svg/35px-Flag_of_North_Carolina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Flag_of_North_Carolina.svg/45px-Flag_of_North_Carolina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="2012 United States presidential election in North Carolina">North Carolina</a></td> <td>2,178,391</td> <td>48.35%</td> <td>–</td> <td>2,270,395</td> <td>50.39%</td> <td>15</td> <td>44,515</td> <td>0.99%</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>12,071</td> <td>0.27%</td> <td>–</td> <td>−92,004</td> <td>−2.04%</td> <td>−2.37%</td> <td>4,505,372</td> <td>NC </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/North_Dakota" title="North Dakota"><img alt="North Dakota" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Flag_of_North_Dakota.svg/20px-Flag_of_North_Dakota.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Flag_of_North_Dakota.svg/31px-Flag_of_North_Dakota.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Flag_of_North_Dakota.svg/41px-Flag_of_North_Dakota.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1247" data-file-height="983" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Dakota" title="2012 United States presidential election in North Dakota">North Dakota</a></td> <td>124,827</td> <td>38.69%</td> <td>–</td> <td>188,163</td> <td>58.32%</td> <td>3</td> <td>5,231</td> <td>1.62%</td> <td>–</td> <td>1,361</td> <td>0.42%</td> <td>–</td> <td>3,045</td> <td>0.9%</td> <td>–</td> <td>−63,336</td> <td>−19.63%</td> <td>−10.99%</td> <td>322,627</td> <td>ND </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio"><img alt="Ohio" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Ohio.svg/25px-Flag_of_Ohio.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Ohio.svg/38px-Flag_of_Ohio.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Ohio.svg/50px-Flag_of_Ohio.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="520" data-file-height="320" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Ohio" title="2012 United States presidential election in Ohio">Ohio</a><sup id="cite_ref-ohio_128-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ohio-128"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>127<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>2,827,709</td> <td>50.67%</td> <td>18</td> <td>2,661,437</td> <td>47.69%</td> <td>–</td> <td>49,493</td> <td>0.89%</td> <td>–</td> <td>18,573</td> <td>0.33%</td> <td>–</td> <td>23,635</td> <td>0.4%</td> <td>–</td> <td>166,272</td> <td>2.98%</td> <td>−1.61%</td> <td>5,580,847</td> <td>OH </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma" title="Oklahoma"><img alt="Oklahoma" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Flag_of_Oklahoma.svg/23px-Flag_of_Oklahoma.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Flag_of_Oklahoma.svg/35px-Flag_of_Oklahoma.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Flag_of_Oklahoma.svg/45px-Flag_of_Oklahoma.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="675" data-file-height="450" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Oklahoma" title="2012 United States presidential election in Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a></td> <td>443,547</td> <td>33.23%</td> <td>–</td> <td>891,325</td> <td>66.77%</td> <td>7</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>−447,778</td> <td>−33.54%</td> <td>−2.15%</td> <td>1,334,872</td> <td>OK </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Oregon" title="Oregon"><img alt="Oregon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Oregon.svg/23px-Flag_of_Oregon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Oregon.svg/35px-Flag_of_Oregon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Oregon.svg/45px-Flag_of_Oregon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="768" data-file-height="512" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Oregon" title="2012 United States presidential election in Oregon">Oregon</a></td> <td>970,488</td> <td>54.24%</td> <td>7</td> <td>754,175</td> <td>42.15%</td> <td>–</td> <td>24,089</td> <td>1.35%</td> <td>–</td> <td>19,427</td> <td>1.09%</td> <td>–</td> <td>21,091</td> <td>1.2%</td> <td>–</td> <td>216,313</td> <td>12.09%</td> <td>−4.26%</td> <td>1,789,270</td> <td>OR </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania"><img alt="Pennsylvania" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Pennsylvania.svg/21px-Flag_of_Pennsylvania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Pennsylvania.svg/32px-Flag_of_Pennsylvania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Pennsylvania.svg/41px-Flag_of_Pennsylvania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="740" data-file-height="540" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="2012 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></td> <td>2,990,274</td> <td>51.97%</td> <td>20</td> <td>2,680,434</td> <td>46.59%</td> <td>–</td> <td>49,991</td> <td>0.87%</td> <td>–</td> <td>21,341</td> <td>0.37%</td> <td>–</td> <td>11,630</td> <td>0.2%</td> <td>–</td> <td>309,840</td> <td>5.38%</td> <td>−4.94%</td> <td>5,753,670</td> <td>PA </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island"><img alt="Rhode Island" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Rhode_Island.svg/19px-Flag_of_Rhode_Island.svg.png" decoding="async" width="19" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Rhode_Island.svg/30px-Flag_of_Rhode_Island.svg.png 1.5x, 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class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Flag_of_South_Carolina.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Carolina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Flag_of_South_Carolina.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Carolina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_South_Carolina" title="2012 United States presidential election in South Carolina">South Carolina</a></td> <td>865,941</td> <td>44.09%</td> <td>–</td> <td>1,071,645</td> <td>54.56%</td> <td>9</td> <td>16,321</td> <td>0.83%</td> <td>–</td> <td>5,446</td> <td>0.28%</td> <td>–</td> <td>4,765</td> <td>0.24%</td> <td>–</td> <td>−205,704</td> <td>−10.47%</td> <td>−1.49%</td> <td>1,964,118</td> <td>SC </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Dakota" title="South Dakota"><img alt="South Dakota" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_South_Dakota.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Dakota.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_South_Dakota.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Dakota.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_South_Dakota.svg/46px-Flag_of_South_Dakota.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="450" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_South_Dakota" title="2012 United States presidential election in South Dakota">South Dakota</a></td> <td>145,039</td> <td>39.87%</td> <td>–</td> <td>210,610</td> <td>57.89%</td> <td>3</td> <td>5,795</td> <td>1.59%</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>2,371</td> <td>0.65%</td> <td>–</td> <td>−65,571</td> <td>−18.02%</td> <td>−9.61%</td> <td>363,815</td> <td>SD </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee"><img alt="Tennessee" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Tennessee.svg/23px-Flag_of_Tennessee.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Tennessee.svg/35px-Flag_of_Tennessee.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Tennessee.svg/46px-Flag_of_Tennessee.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Tennessee" title="2012 United States presidential election in Tennessee">Tennessee</a></td> <td>960,709</td> <td>39.08%</td> <td>–</td> <td>1,462,330</td> <td>59.48%</td> <td>11</td> <td>18,623</td> <td>0.76%</td> <td>–</td> <td>6,515</td> <td>0.26%</td> <td>–</td> <td>10,400</td> <td>0.4%</td> <td>–</td> <td>−501,621</td> <td>−20.40%</td> <td>−5.33%</td> <td>2,458,577</td> <td>TN </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas"><img alt="Texas" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Texas.svg/23px-Flag_of_Texas.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Texas.svg/35px-Flag_of_Texas.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Texas.svg/45px-Flag_of_Texas.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Texas" title="2012 United States presidential election in Texas">Texas</a></td> <td>3,308,124</td> <td>41.38%</td> <td>–</td> <td>4,569,843</td> <td>57.17%</td> <td>38</td> <td>88,580</td> <td>1.11%</td> <td>–</td> <td>24,657</td> <td>0.31%</td> <td>–</td> <td>2,647</td> <td>nil</td> <td>–</td> <td>−1,261,719</td> <td>−15.79%</td> <td>−4.02%</td> <td>7,993,851</td> <td>TX </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Utah" title="Utah"><img alt="Utah" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Flag_of_Utah_%282011%E2%80%932024%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Utah_%282011%E2%80%932024%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Flag_of_Utah_%282011%E2%80%932024%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Utah_%282011%E2%80%932024%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Flag_of_Utah_%282011%E2%80%932024%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Utah_%282011%E2%80%932024%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Utah" title="2012 United States presidential election in Utah">Utah</a></td> <td>251,813</td> <td>24.75%</td> <td>–</td> <td>740,600</td> <td>72.79%</td> <td>6</td> <td>12,572</td> <td>1.24%</td> <td>–</td> <td>3,817</td> <td>0.38%</td> <td>–</td> <td>8,638</td> <td>0.9%</td> <td>–</td> <td>−488,787</td> <td>−48.04%</td> <td>−19.75%</td> <td>1,017,440</td> <td>UT </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Vermont" title="Vermont"><img alt="Vermont" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Vermont.svg/23px-Flag_of_Vermont.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Vermont.svg/35px-Flag_of_Vermont.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Vermont.svg/46px-Flag_of_Vermont.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Vermont" title="2012 United States presidential election in Vermont">Vermont</a></td> <td>199,239</td> <td>66.57%</td> <td>3</td> <td>92,698</td> <td>30.97%</td> <td>–</td> <td>3,487</td> <td>1.17%</td> <td>–</td> <td>594</td> <td>0.20%</td> <td>–</td> <td>3,272</td> <td>1.1%</td> <td>–</td> <td>106,541</td> <td>35.60%</td> <td>−1.41%</td> <td>299,290</td> <td>VT </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia"><img alt="Virginia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Flag_of_Virginia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Virginia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Flag_of_Virginia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Virginia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Flag_of_Virginia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Virginia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="341" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="2012 United States presidential election in Virginia">Virginia</a></td> <td>1,971,820</td> <td>51.16%</td> <td>13</td> <td>1,822,522</td> <td>47.28%</td> <td>–</td> <td>31,216</td> <td>0.81%</td> <td>–</td> <td>8,627</td> <td>0.22%</td> <td>–</td> <td>20,304</td> <td>0.5%</td> <td>–</td> <td>149,298</td> <td>3.88%</td> <td>−2.42%</td> <td>3,854,489</td> <td>VA </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)"><img alt="Washington (state)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Flag_of_Washington.svg/23px-Flag_of_Washington.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Flag_of_Washington.svg/35px-Flag_of_Washington.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Flag_of_Washington.svg/46px-Flag_of_Washington.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1106" data-file-height="658" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state)" title="2012 United States presidential election in Washington (state)">Washington</a></td> <td>1,755,396</td> <td>56.16%</td> <td>12</td> <td>1,290,670</td> <td>41.29%</td> <td>–</td> <td>42,202</td> <td>1.35%</td> <td>–</td> <td>20,928</td> <td>0.67%</td> <td>–</td> <td>16,320</td> <td>0.5%</td> <td>–</td> <td>464,726</td> <td>14.87%</td> <td>−2.31%</td> <td>3,125,516</td> <td>WA </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia" title="West Virginia"><img alt="West Virginia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Flag_of_West_Virginia.svg/23px-Flag_of_West_Virginia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Flag_of_West_Virginia.svg/35px-Flag_of_West_Virginia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Flag_of_West_Virginia.svg/46px-Flag_of_West_Virginia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="760" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="2012 United States presidential election in West Virginia">West Virginia</a></td> <td>238,269</td> <td>35.54%</td> <td>–</td> <td>417,655</td> <td>62.30%</td> <td>5</td> <td>6,302</td> <td>0.94%</td> <td>–</td> <td>4,406</td> <td>0.66%</td> <td>–</td> <td>3,806</td> <td>0.57%</td> <td>–</td> <td>−179,386</td> <td>−26.76%</td> <td>−13.64%</td> <td>670,438</td> <td>WV </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin"><img alt="Wisconsin" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Flag_of_Wisconsin.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wisconsin.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Flag_of_Wisconsin.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wisconsin.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Flag_of_Wisconsin.svg/45px-Flag_of_Wisconsin.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="200" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Wisconsin" title="2012 United States presidential election in Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a><sup id="cite_ref-wisconsin_129-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wisconsin-129"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>128<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>1,620,985</td> <td>52.83%</td> <td>10</td> <td>1,407,966</td> <td>45.89%</td> <td>–</td> <td>20,439</td> <td>0.67%</td> <td>–</td> <td>7,665</td> <td>0.25%</td> <td>–</td> <td>11,379</td> <td>0.4%</td> <td>–</td> <td>213,019</td> <td>6.94%</td> <td>−6.96%</td> <td>3,068,434</td> <td>WI </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wyoming" title="Wyoming"><img alt="Wyoming" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Wyoming.svg/22px-Flag_of_Wyoming.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Wyoming.svg/33px-Flag_of_Wyoming.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Wyoming.svg/43px-Flag_of_Wyoming.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Wyoming" title="2012 United States presidential election in Wyoming">Wyoming</a></td> <td>69,286</td> <td>27.82%</td> <td>–</td> <td>170,962</td> <td>68.64%</td> <td>3</td> <td>5,326</td> <td>2.14%</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>3,487</td> <td>1.40%</td> <td>–</td> <td>−101,676</td> <td>−40.82%</td> <td>−8.58%</td> <td>249,061</td> <td>WY </td></tr> <tr> <th>Total</th> <th>65,915,795</th> <th>51.06%</th> <th>332</th> <th>60,933,504</th> <th>47.20%</th> <th>206</th> <th>1,275,971</th> <th>0.99%</th> <th>–</th> <th>469,627</th> <th>0.36%</th> <th>–</th> <th>490,510</th> <th>0.4%</th> <th>–</th> <th>4,982,291</th> <th>3.86%</th> <th>−4.41%</th> <th>129,085,410 </th> <th rowspan="2"> </th></tr> <tr> <th> </th> <th colspan="3">Obama/Biden<br />Democratic </th> <th colspan="3">Romney/Ryan<br />Republican </th> <th colspan="3">Johnson/Gray<br />Libertarian </th> <th colspan="3">Stein/Honkala<br />Green </th> <th colspan="3">Others </th> <th colspan="2">Margin </th> <th>Margin<br />swing </th> <th>Total<br />votes </th></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>Maine and Nebraska each allow for their election results votes to be split between candidates. The winner within each congressional district gets one electoral vote for the district. The winner of the statewide vote gets two additional electoral votes. In the 2012 election, all four of Maine's electoral votes were won by Obama and all five of Nebraska's electoral votes were won by Romney.<sup id="cite_ref-130" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-130"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>129<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-nebraska_131-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nebraska-131"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>130<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="States_and_EV_districts_that_flipped_from_Democratic_to_Republican">States and EV districts that flipped from Democratic to Republican</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: States and EV districts that flipped from Democratic to Republican"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nebraska%27s_2nd_congressional_district" title="Nebraska's 2nd congressional district">Nebraska's 2nd congressional district</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Close_states">Close states</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Close states"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Election-state-08-12.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Election-state-08-12.png/290px-Election-state-08-12.png" decoding="async" width="290" height="449" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Election-state-08-12.png/435px-Election-state-08-12.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Election-state-08-12.png/580px-Election-state-08-12.png 2x" data-file-width="938" data-file-height="1453" /></a><figcaption>Swing from <a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_presidential_election" title="2008 United States presidential election">2008</a> to 2012 in each state. Only six states swung more Democratic in 2012: Alaska, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, and New York. The arrows to the right represent how many places up or down on the list the state moved since 2008. States are listed by (increasing) percentage of Democratic votes.</figcaption></figure> <p><span style="color:darkred;"><b>Red</b> </span>denotes states (or congressional districts that contribute an electoral vote) won by Republican Mitt Romney; <span style="color:darkblue;"><b>blue</b></span> denotes those won by Democrat Barack Obama. </p><p>State where the margin of victory was under 1% (29 electoral votes): </p> <ol><li><b><span style="color:darkblue;">Florida, 0.88% (74,309 votes)</span></b></li></ol> <p>States where the margin of victory was under 5% (46 electoral votes): </p> <ol><li><b><span style="color:darkred;">North Carolina, 2.04% (92,004 votes)</span></b></li> <li><b><span style="color:darkblue;">Ohio, 2.98% (166,272 votes)</span></b></li> <li><b><span style="color:darkblue;">Virginia, 3.88% (149,298 votes)</span></b></li></ol> <p>States/districts where the margin of victory was between 5% and 10% (120 electoral votes): </p> <ol><li><b><span style="color:darkblue;">Colorado, 5.36% (137,858 votes)</span></b> (tipping point state)</li> <li><b><span style="color:darkblue;">Pennsylvania, 5.38% (309,840 votes)</span></b></li> <li><b><span style="color:darkblue;">New Hampshire, 5.58% (39,643 votes)</span></b></li> <li><b><span style="color:darkblue;">Iowa, 5.81% (91,927 votes)</span></b></li> <li><b><span style="color:darkblue;">Nevada, 6.68% (67,806 votes)</span></b></li> <li><b><span style="color:darkblue;">Wisconsin, 6.94% (213,019 votes)</span></b></li> <li><b><span style="color:darkred;">Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District, 7.15% (19,087 votes)</span></b></li> <li><b><span style="color:darkblue;">Minnesota, 7.69% (225,942 votes)</span></b></li> <li><b><span style="color:darkred;">Georgia, 7.82% (304,861 votes)</span></b></li> <li><b><span style="color:darkblue;">Maine's 2nd Congressional District, 8.56% (28,783 votes)</span></b></li> <li><b><span style="color:darkred;">Arizona, 9.06% (208,422 votes)</span></b></li> <li><b><span style="color:darkred;">Missouri, 9.38% (258,644 votes)</span></b></li> <li><b><span style="color:darkblue;">Michigan, 9.50% (449,313 votes)</span></b></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Statistics">Statistics</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><sup id="cite_ref-132" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-132"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>131<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Counties with highest percent of vote (Democratic) </p> <ol><li><b><span style="color:blue;"><a href="/wiki/Oglala_Lakota_County,_South_Dakota" title="Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota">Shannon County, South Dakota</a> 93.39%</span></b></li> <li><b><span style="color:blue;"><a href="/wiki/Kalawao_County,_Hawaii" title="Kalawao County, Hawaii">Kalawao County, Hawaii</a> 92.59%</span></b></li> <li><b><span style="color:blue;"><a href="/wiki/The_Bronx" title="The Bronx">Bronx County, New York</a> 91.45%</span></b></li></ol> <p>Counties with highest percent of vote (Republican) </p> <ol><li><b><span style="color:red;"><a href="/wiki/King_County,_Texas" title="King County, Texas">King County, Texas</a> 95.86%</span></b></li> <li><b><span style="color:red;"><a href="/wiki/Madison_County,_Idaho" title="Madison County, Idaho">Madison County, Idaho</a> 93.29%</span></b></li> <li><b><span style="color:red;"><a href="/wiki/Sterling_County,_Texas" title="Sterling County, Texas">Sterling County, Texas</a> 92.91% </span></b></li> <li><b><span style="color:red;"><a href="/wiki/Franklin_County,_Idaho" title="Franklin County, Idaho">Franklin County, Idaho</a> 92.77%</span></b></li> <li><b><span style="color:red;"><a href="/wiki/Roberts_County,_Texas" title="Roberts County, Texas">Roberts County, Texas</a> 92.13%</span></b></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Romney's_concession"><span id="Romney.27s_concession"></span>Romney's concession</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Romney's concession"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Obama_takes_Romney_concession_call.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Obama_takes_Romney_concession_call.jpg/170px-Obama_takes_Romney_concession_call.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Obama_takes_Romney_concession_call.jpg/255px-Obama_takes_Romney_concession_call.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Obama_takes_Romney_concession_call.jpg/340px-Obama_takes_Romney_concession_call.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2731" data-file-height="4096" /></a><figcaption>Obama takes a phone call from Romney conceding the election early Wednesday morning in Chicago.</figcaption></figure> <p>After the networks called Ohio (the state that was arguably the most critical for Romney, as no Republican had ever won the presidency without carrying it) for Obama at around 11:15 pm <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Standard_Time_(North_America)" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Standard Time (North America)">EST</a> on Election Day, Romney was ready to concede the race, but hesitated when <a href="/wiki/Karl_Rove" title="Karl Rove">Karl Rove</a> strenuously objected on Fox News to the network's decision to make that call.<sup id="cite_ref-133" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-133"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>132<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-134" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-134"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, after Colorado and Nevada were called for the President (giving Obama enough electoral votes to win even if Ohio were to leave his column), in tandem with Obama's apparent lead in Florida and Virginia (both were eventually called for Obama), Romney acknowledged that he had lost and conceded at around 1:00 am <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Standard_Time_(North_America)" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Standard Time (North America)">EST</a> on November 7. </p><p>Despite public polling showing Romney behind Obama in the swing states of Nevada, Colorado, Iowa, Wisconsin, Ohio, and New Hampshire, tied with Obama in Virginia, and just barely ahead of Obama in Florida, the Romney campaign said they were genuinely surprised by the loss, having believed that public polling was oversampling Democrats.<sup id="cite_ref-Adviser:_135-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Adviser:-135"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>134<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Romney campaign had already set up a transition website, and had scheduled and purchased a fireworks display to celebrate in case he won the election.<sup id="cite_ref-136" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-136"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>135<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Romney_campaign_spent_$25,000_on_fireworks_137-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Romney_campaign_spent_$25,000_on_fireworks-137"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>136<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On November 30, 2012, it was revealed that shortly before the election, internal polling done by the Romney campaign had shown Romney ahead in Colorado and New Hampshire, tied in Iowa, and within a few points of Obama in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, and Ohio.<sup id="cite_ref-138" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-138"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>137<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, the Romney campaign had assumed that they would win Florida, North Carolina and Virginia.<sup id="cite_ref-139" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-139"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>138<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The polls had made Romney and his campaign team so confident of their victory that Romney did not write a <a href="/wiki/Concession_(politics)" title="Concession (politics)">concession speech</a> until Obama's victory was announced.<sup id="cite_ref-140" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-140"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>139<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-141" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-141"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>140<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reactions">Reactions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Reactions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Foreign leaders reacted with both positive and mixed messages. Most world leaders congratulated and praised Obama on his re-election victory. However, Venezuela and some other states had tempered reactions. Pakistan commented that Romney's defeat had made <a href="/wiki/Pakistan-United_States_relations" class="mw-redirect" title="Pakistan-United States relations">Pakistan-United States relations</a> safer. Stock markets fell noticeably after Obama's re-election, with the <a href="/wiki/Dow_Jones_Industrial_Average" title="Dow Jones Industrial Average">Dow Jones Industrial Average</a>, <a href="/wiki/NASDAQ" class="mw-redirect" title="NASDAQ">NASDAQ</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/S%26P_500" title="S&P 500">S&P 500</a> each declining over two percent the day after the election.<sup id="cite_ref-WSJ-DOW_142-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WSJ-DOW-142"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>141<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>All 50 states had a petition on the White House website <a href="/wiki/We_the_People_(petitioning_system)" title="We the People (petitioning system)">We The People</a> calling for their state to <a href="/wiki/Secession_in_the_United_States" title="Secession in the United States">secede from the union</a>. These petitions were created by individual people, with some gaining thousands of signatures.<sup id="cite_ref-143" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-143"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>142<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Voter_demographics">Voter demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Voter demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="8">2012 presidential election by demographic subgroup </th></tr> <tr> <th>Demographic subgroup </th> <th style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Obama </th> <th style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Romney </th> <th style="background-color:#DCDCDC">Other </th> <th>% of<br />total vote </th></tr> <tr> <td>Total vote </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;">51 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;">47 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">100 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5">Ideology </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Liberalism_in_the_United_States" title="Liberalism in the United States">Liberals</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;">86 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;">11 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">25 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Moderates" class="mw-redirect" title="Moderates">Moderates</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;">56 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;">41 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">41 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservatism_in_the_United_States" title="Conservatism in the United States">Conservatives</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;">17 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;">82 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">35 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5">Party </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrats</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;">92 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;">7 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">38 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republicans</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;">6 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;">93 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">32 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_(voter)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent (voter)">Independents</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;">45 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;">50 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">29 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5">Gender </th></tr> <tr> <td>Men </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;">45 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;">52 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">47 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Women </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;">55 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;">44 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">53 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5">Marital status </th></tr> <tr> <td>Married </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;">42 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;">56 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">60 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Unmarried </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;">62 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;">35 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">40 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5">Sex by marital status </th></tr> <tr> <td>Married men </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;">38 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;">60 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">29 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Married women </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;">46 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;">53 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">31 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Single men </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;">56 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;">40 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">18 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Single women </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;">67 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;">31 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">23 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5">Race/ethnicity </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/White_American" class="mw-redirect" title="White American">White</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;">39 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;">59 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">72 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/African_American" class="mw-redirect" title="African American">Black</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;">93 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;">6 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">13 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Asian_American" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian American">Asian</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;">73 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;">26 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Other </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;">58 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;">38 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans" title="Hispanic and Latino Americans">Hispanic</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;">71 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;">27 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">10 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5">Religion </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Protestantism" title="Protestantism">Protestant</a> or other Christian </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;">42 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;">57 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">53 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Catholic_Church_in_the_United_States" title="Catholic Church in the United States">Catholic</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;">50 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;">48 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">25 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mormon" class="mw-redirect" title="Mormon">Mormon</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;">21 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;">78 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Jews" title="American Jews">Jewish</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;">69 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;">30 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Islam_in_the_United_States" title="Islam in the United States">Muslim</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;">85 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;">4 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">11 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Other </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;">74 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;">23 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">7 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Irreligion" title="Irreligion">None</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;">70 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;">26 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">12 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5">Religious service attendance </th></tr> <tr> <td>More than once a week </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;">36 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;">63 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Once a week </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;">41 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;">58 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">28 </td></tr> <tr> <td>A few times a month </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;">55 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;">44 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">13 </td></tr> <tr> <td>A few times a year </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;">56 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;">42 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">27 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Never </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;">62 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;">34 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">17 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5">White evangelical or born-again Christian? </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Christian_right" title="Christian right">White evangelical or born-again Christian</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;">21 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;">78 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">26 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Everyone else </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;">60 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;">37 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">74 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5">Age </th></tr> <tr> <td>18–24 years old </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;">60 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;">36 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">11 </td></tr> <tr> <td>25–29 years old </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;">60 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;">38 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>30–39 years old </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;">55 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;">42 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">17 </td></tr> <tr> <td>40–49 years old </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;">48 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;">50 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">20 </td></tr> <tr> <td>50–64 years old </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;">47 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;">52 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">28 </td></tr> <tr> <td>65 and older </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;">44 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;">56 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">16 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5">Age by race </th></tr> <tr> <td>Whites 18–29 years old </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;">44 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;">51 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">11 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Whites 30–44 years old </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;">38 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;">59 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">18 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Whites 45–64 years old </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;">38 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;">61 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">29 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Whites 65 and older </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;">39 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;">61 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">n/a </td> <td style="text-align:right;">14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Blacks 18–29 years old </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;">91 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;">8 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Blacks 30–44 years old </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;">94 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;">5 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Blacks 45–64 years old </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;">93 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;">7 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">n/a </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Blacks 65 and older </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;">93 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;">6 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Latinos 18–29 years old </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;">74 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;">23 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Latinos 30–44 years old </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;">71 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;">28 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Latinos 45–64 years old </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;">68 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;">31 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Latinos 65 and older </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;">65 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;">35 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">n/a </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Others </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;">67 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;">31 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5">LGBT </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/LGBT" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT">Yes</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;">76 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;">22 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5 </td></tr> <tr> <td>No </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#d0c0d7;">49 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#d0c0d7;">49 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">95 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5">Education </th></tr> <tr> <td>Not a <a href="/wiki/Secondary_education_in_the_United_States" title="Secondary education in the United States">high school</a> graduate </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;">64 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;">35 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>High school graduate </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;">51 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;">48 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">21 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Some <a href="/wiki/Higher_education_in_the_United_States" title="Higher education in the United States">college</a> education </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;">49 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;">48 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">29 </td></tr> <tr> <td>College graduate </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;">47 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;">51 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">29 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Postgraduate_education" title="Postgraduate education">Postgraduate education</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;">55 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;">42 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">18 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5">Family income </th></tr> <tr> <td>Under $30,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;">63 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;">35 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">20 </td></tr> <tr> <td>$30,000–49,999 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;">57 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;">42 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">21 </td></tr> <tr> <td>$50,000–99,999 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;">46 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;">52 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">31 </td></tr> <tr> <td>$100,000–199,999 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;">44 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;">54 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">21 </td></tr> <tr> <td>$200,000–249,999 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;">47 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;">52 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Over $250,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;">42 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;">55 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5">Union households </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Labor_unions_in_the_United_States" title="Labor unions in the United States">Union</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;">58 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;">40 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">18 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Non-union </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;">49 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;">48 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">82 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5">Issue regarded as most important </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Great_Recession_in_the_United_States#Recovery" title="Great Recession in the United States">Economy</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;">47 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;">51 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">59 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/National_debt_of_the_United_States" title="National debt of the United States">Federal budget deficit</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;">32 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;">66 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">15 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Foreign_policy_of_the_United_States" title="Foreign policy of the United States">Foreign policy</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;">56 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;">33 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">11 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Affordable_Care_Act" title="Affordable Care Act">Health care</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;">75 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;">24 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">18 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5">Region </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States" title="Northeastern United States">Northeast</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;">59 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;">40 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">18 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Midwestern_United_States" title="Midwestern United States">Midwest</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;">50 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;">48 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">24 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Southern_United_States" title="Southern United States">South</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;">46 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;">53 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">36 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_United_States" title="Western United States">West</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;">54 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;">43 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">22 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5">Community size </th></tr> <tr> <td>Big cities (population over 500,000) </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;">69 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;">29 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">11 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Mid-sized cities (population 50,000 to 500,000) </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;">58 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;">40 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">21 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Suburbs </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;">48 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;">50 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">47 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Towns (population 10,000 to 50,000) </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;">42 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;">56 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rural areas </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;">37 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;">61 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">14 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hispanic_vote">Hispanic vote</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Hispanic vote"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The United States has a population of 50 million <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans" title="Hispanic and Latino Americans">Hispanic and Latino Americans</a>, 27 million of whom are citizens eligible to vote (13% of total eligible voters). Traditionally, only half of eligible Hispanic voters vote (around 7% of voters); of them, 71% voted for Barack Obama (increasing his <a href="/wiki/Percentage" title="Percentage">percentage</a> of the vote by 5%); therefore, the Hispanic vote was an important factor in Obama's re-election, since the vote difference between the two main parties was only 3.9%<sup id="cite_ref-144" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-144"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>143<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-145" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-145"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>144<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-146" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>145<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-147" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-147"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Exit polls were conducted by Edison Research of <a href="/wiki/Somerville,_New_Jersey" title="Somerville, New Jersey">Somerville, New Jersey</a>, for the <a href="/wiki/National_Election_Pool" title="National Election Pool">National Election Pool</a>, a consortium which at the time consisted of ABC News, Associated Press, CBS News, CNN,<sup id="cite_ref-148" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-148"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>147<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fox News,<sup id="cite_ref-149" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-149"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>148<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and NBC News.<sup id="cite_ref-150" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-150"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>149<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Analysis">Analysis</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Analysis"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Combined with the re-election victories of his two immediate predecessors, <a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">Bill Clinton</a> (<a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_presidential_election" title="1996 United States presidential election">1996</a>) and <a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a> (<a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_presidential_election" title="2004 United States presidential election">2004</a>), Obama's victory in the 2012 election marked only the second time in American history that three consecutive presidents were each elected to two full terms after the consecutive two-term presidencies of <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson" title="Thomas Jefferson">Thomas Jefferson</a>, <a href="/wiki/James_Madison" title="James Madison">James Madison</a>, and <a href="/wiki/James_Monroe" title="James Monroe">James Monroe</a> ending in 1820, which is the only other time <i>any</i> two-term president succeeded another.<sup id="cite_ref-cnbc110712_151-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cnbc110712-151"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>150<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Eight years later, Obama's successor, <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a>, also ran for his own re-election in <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election" title="2020 United States presidential election">2020</a>, but was ultimately defeated by <a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a>, who served as vice president under Obama. This was also the first election since <a href="/wiki/1928_United_States_presidential_election" title="1928 United States presidential election">1928</a> in which neither of the major candidates had any military experience.<sup id="cite_ref-152" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-152"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>151<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The election was arguably decided by three counties: <a href="/wiki/Miami-Dade_County,_Florida" title="Miami-Dade County, Florida">Miami-Dade County</a> (Florida); <a href="/wiki/Cuyahoga_County,_Ohio" title="Cuyahoga County, Ohio">Cuyahoga County</a> (Ohio) and <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a> (Pennsylvania). If these three counties had cast zero votes, Obama would have lost all three states and the election.<sup id="cite_ref-153" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-153"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>152<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 2012 election marked the first time since <a href="/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt" title="Franklin D. Roosevelt">Franklin D. Roosevelt</a>'s last two re-elections in <a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_presidential_election" title="1940 United States presidential election">1940</a> and <a href="/wiki/1944_United_States_presidential_election" title="1944 United States presidential election">1944</a> that the Democrats won a majority of the popular vote in two consecutive elections.<sup id="cite_ref-154" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-154"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>153<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Obama was also the first president of either party to secure a majority of the popular vote in two elections since <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" title="Ronald Reagan">Ronald Reagan</a> in 1980 and 1984.<sup id="cite_ref-bloom010413_155-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bloom010413-155"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>154<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Obama is the third Democratic president to secure at least 51% of the vote twice, after <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Jackson" title="Andrew Jackson">Andrew Jackson</a> and Franklin D. Roosevelt.<sup id="cite_ref-156" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-156"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>155<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Romney won the popular vote in 226 congressional districts making this the first time since 1960 that the winner of the election did not win the popular vote in a majority of the congressional districts.<sup id="cite_ref-157" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-157"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>156<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This is the last time that the Democrats won a majority of states in a presidential election. </p><p>Romney lost his home state of <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a>, becoming the first major party presidential candidate to lose his home state since Democrat <a href="/wiki/Al_Gore" title="Al Gore">Al Gore</a> lost his home state of <a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a> to Republican George W. Bush in the <a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_presidential_election" title="2000 United States presidential election">2000 election</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-guard101912_158-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guard101912-158"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>157<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Romney lost his home state by more than 23%, the worst losing margin for a major party candidate since <a href="/wiki/John_Fr%C3%A9mont" class="mw-redirect" title="John Frémont">John Frémont</a> in <a href="/wiki/1856_United_States_presidential_election" title="1856 United States presidential election">1856</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-smpo111412_159-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smpo111412-159"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>158<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Even worse than Frémont, Romney failed to win a single county in his home state, something last seen by Theodore Roosevelt in 1912.<sup id="cite_ref-160" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-160"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>159<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-161" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-161"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>160<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, since Obama carried Ryan's home state of <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a>, the Romney–Ryan ticket was the first major party ticket since the <a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_presidential_election" title="1972 United States presidential election">1972 election</a> to have both of its nominees lose their home states.<sup id="cite_ref-162" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-162"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>161<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Romney won the popular vote in every <a href="/wiki/County_(United_States)" title="County (United States)">county</a> of three states: Utah, Oklahoma, and West Virginia; Obama did so in four states: Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Hawaii.<sup id="cite_ref-163" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-163"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>162<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Romney's loss prompted the <a href="/wiki/Republican_National_Committee" title="Republican National Committee">Republican National Committee</a> to try to appeal to the American Latino population by concentrating on different approaches to immigration. These were short-lived due to activity and anger from the Republican base and may have contributed to the selection of <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a> as their presidential candidate four years later.<sup id="cite_ref-164" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-164"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>163<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Gary_Johnson" title="Gary Johnson">Gary Johnson</a>'s popular vote total set a <a href="/wiki/Libertarian_Party_(United_States)" title="Libertarian Party (United States)">Libertarian Party</a> record, and his popular vote percentage was the second-best showing for a Libertarian in a presidential election, trailing only <a href="/wiki/Ed_Clark" title="Ed Clark">Ed Clark</a>'s in <a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_presidential_election" title="1980 United States presidential election">1980</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-upi110812_165-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-upi110812-165"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>164<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Johnson would go on to beat this record in the <a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_presidential_election" title="2016 United States presidential election">2016</a> presidential election, winning the most votes for the Libertarian ticket in history. At the time, <a href="/wiki/Green_Party_of_the_United_States" title="Green Party of the United States">Green Party</a> candidate <a href="/wiki/Jill_Stein" title="Jill Stein">Jill Stein</a>'s popular vote total made her the <a href="/wiki/List_of_female_United_States_presidential_and_vice-presidential_candidates" class="mw-redirect" title="List of female United States presidential and vice-presidential candidates">most successful female presidential candidate</a> in a general election in United States history.<sup id="cite_ref-166" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-166"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>165<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-167" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-167"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>166<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was later surpassed by Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election. </p><p>Obama's vote total was the fourth most votes received in the history of presidential elections (behind Obama's 2008 victory and both major candidates in 2020) and the most ever for a reelected president. The 2012 election marked the first time since <a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_presidential_election" title="1988 United States presidential election">1988</a> in which no state was won by a candidate with a <a href="/wiki/Plurality_(voting)" title="Plurality (voting)">plurality</a> of the state's popular vote. Furthermore, it is the only post-<a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> presidential election in which no states were won by margins smaller than 30,000 votes. Obama's narrowest victories were in <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_New_Hampshire" title="2012 United States presidential election in New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a> by 39,643 votes, followed by <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Florida" title="2012 United States presidential election in Florida">Florida</a> by 74,309 votes. Every other presidential election in modern history has seen states narrowly won by several thousand votes. So far, this is the only presidential election in history where both the Republican and Democratic vice presidential candidates are practicing Roman Catholics. It is also the only presidential election where there are no white Protestants on a major party ticket. This is the most recent election where any party won consecutive elections. </p><p>Obama was the fourth of just four presidents in United States history to win re-election with a lower percentage of the electoral vote than in their prior elections, the other three were <a href="/wiki/James_Madison" title="James Madison">James Madison</a> in <a href="/wiki/1812_United_States_presidential_election" title="1812 United States presidential election">1812</a>, <a href="/wiki/Woodrow_Wilson" title="Woodrow Wilson">Woodrow Wilson</a> in <a href="/wiki/1916_United_States_presidential_election" title="1916 United States presidential election">1916</a> and <a href="/wiki/Franklin_Roosevelt" class="mw-redirect" title="Franklin Roosevelt">Franklin Roosevelt</a> in <a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_presidential_election" title="1940 United States presidential election">1940</a> and <a href="/wiki/1944_United_States_presidential_election" title="1944 United States presidential election">1944</a>. Additionally, Obama was the fifth of only five presidents to win re-election with a smaller percentage of the popular vote than in prior elections, the other four are <a href="/wiki/James_Madison" title="James Madison">James Madison</a> in <a href="/wiki/1812_United_States_presidential_election" title="1812 United States presidential election">1812</a>, <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Jackson" title="Andrew Jackson">Andrew Jackson</a> in <a href="/wiki/1832_United_States_presidential_election" title="1832 United States presidential election">1832</a>, <a href="/wiki/Grover_Cleveland" title="Grover Cleveland">Grover Cleveland</a> in <a href="/wiki/1892_United_States_presidential_election" title="1892 United States presidential election">1892</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Franklin_Roosevelt" class="mw-redirect" title="Franklin Roosevelt">Franklin Roosevelt</a> in <a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_presidential_election" title="1940 United States presidential election">1940</a> and <a href="/wiki/1944_United_States_presidential_election" title="1944 United States presidential election">1944</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Maps">Maps</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Maps"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 346px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 344px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Results_by_state,_shaded_according_to_winning_candidate%27s_percentage_of_the_vote_2012.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Results by state, shaded according to winning candidate's percentage of the vote"><img alt="Results by state, shaded according to winning candidate's percentage of the vote" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Results_by_state%2C_shaded_according_to_winning_candidate%27s_percentage_of_the_vote_2012.svg/516px-Results_by_state%2C_shaded_according_to_winning_candidate%27s_percentage_of_the_vote_2012.svg.png" decoding="async" width="344" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Results_by_state%2C_shaded_according_to_winning_candidate%27s_percentage_of_the_vote_2012.svg/774px-Results_by_state%2C_shaded_according_to_winning_candidate%27s_percentage_of_the_vote_2012.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Results_by_state%2C_shaded_according_to_winning_candidate%27s_percentage_of_the_vote_2012.svg/1032px-Results_by_state%2C_shaded_according_to_winning_candidate%27s_percentage_of_the_vote_2012.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1020" data-file-height="593" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Results by state, shaded according to winning candidate's percentage of the vote</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 264px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 262px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ElectorScaledUS2012.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Results by state and the District of Columbia, scaled by number of electors per state"><img alt="Results by state and the District of Columbia, scaled by number of electors per state" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/ElectorScaledUS2012.svg/393px-ElectorScaledUS2012.svg.png" decoding="async" width="262" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/ElectorScaledUS2012.svg/590px-ElectorScaledUS2012.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/ElectorScaledUS2012.svg/786px-ElectorScaledUS2012.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1463" data-file-height="1117" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Results by state and the District of Columbia, scaled by number of electors per state</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 256px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 254px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cartogram%E2%80%942012_Electoral_Vote.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Cartogram of the electoral vote results, with each square representing one electoral vote"><img alt="Cartogram of the electoral vote results, with each square representing one electoral vote" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Cartogram%E2%80%942012_Electoral_Vote.svg/381px-Cartogram%E2%80%942012_Electoral_Vote.svg.png" decoding="async" width="254" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Cartogram%E2%80%942012_Electoral_Vote.svg/571px-Cartogram%E2%80%942012_Electoral_Vote.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Cartogram%E2%80%942012_Electoral_Vote.svg/762px-Cartogram%E2%80%942012_Electoral_Vote.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1272" data-file-height="1002" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Cartogram of the electoral vote results, with each square representing one electoral vote</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 326.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 324.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2012_Presidential_Election_by_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Results by county.[b] Blue denotes counties that went to Obama; red denotes counties that went to Romney. Hawaii, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Vermont had all counties go to Obama. Oklahoma, Utah, and West Virginia had all counties go to Romney."><img alt="Results by county.[b] Blue denotes counties that went to Obama; red denotes counties that went to Romney. Hawaii, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Vermont had all counties go to Obama. Oklahoma, Utah, and West Virginia had all counties go to Romney." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/2012_Presidential_Election_by_County.svg/487px-2012_Presidential_Election_by_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="325" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/2012_Presidential_Election_by_County.svg/731px-2012_Presidential_Election_by_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/2012_Presidential_Election_by_County.svg/974px-2012_Presidential_Election_by_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="542" data-file-height="334" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Results by county.<sup id="cite_ref-county_clarification_168-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-county_clarification-168"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Blue denotes counties that went to Obama; red denotes counties that went to Romney. Hawaii, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Vermont had all counties go to Obama. Oklahoma, Utah, and West Virginia had all counties go to Romney.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 326.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 324.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2012_United_States_presidential_election_results_map_by_county.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Results by county,[b] shaded according to winning candidate's percentage of the vote"><img alt="Results by county,[b] shaded according to winning candidate's percentage of the vote" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/2012_United_States_presidential_election_results_map_by_county.svg/487px-2012_United_States_presidential_election_results_map_by_county.svg.png" decoding="async" width="325" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/2012_United_States_presidential_election_results_map_by_county.svg/731px-2012_United_States_presidential_election_results_map_by_county.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/2012_United_States_presidential_election_results_map_by_county.svg/974px-2012_United_States_presidential_election_results_map_by_county.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="542" data-file-height="334" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Results by county,<sup id="cite_ref-county_clarification_168-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-county_clarification-168"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> shaded according to winning candidate's percentage of the vote</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 326.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 324.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2012_Presidential_Election_by_County_Flips.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Results by county flips from 2008 to the 2012 presidential election[b]"><img alt="Results by county flips from 2008 to the 2012 presidential election[b]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/2012_Presidential_Election_by_County_Flips.svg/487px-2012_Presidential_Election_by_County_Flips.svg.png" decoding="async" width="325" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/2012_Presidential_Election_by_County_Flips.svg/731px-2012_Presidential_Election_by_County_Flips.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/2012_Presidential_Election_by_County_Flips.svg/974px-2012_Presidential_Election_by_County_Flips.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="542" data-file-height="334" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Results by county flips from 2008 to the 2012 presidential election<sup id="cite_ref-county_clarification_168-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-county_clarification-168"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 317.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 315.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Presidential_Elections_2008-2012_Swing_in_County_Margins.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="County swing from 2008 to 2012[b]"><img alt="County swing from 2008 to 2012[b]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Presidential_Elections_2008-2012_Swing_in_County_Margins.svg/473px-Presidential_Elections_2008-2012_Swing_in_County_Margins.svg.png" decoding="async" width="316" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Presidential_Elections_2008-2012_Swing_in_County_Margins.svg/710px-Presidential_Elections_2008-2012_Swing_in_County_Margins.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Presidential_Elections_2008-2012_Swing_in_County_Margins.svg/946px-Presidential_Elections_2008-2012_Swing_in_County_Margins.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="555" data-file-height="352" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">County swing from 2008 to 2012<sup id="cite_ref-county_clarification_168-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-county_clarification-168"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 302px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 300px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Red-blue-purple_view_of_counties.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Popular vote by county shaded on a scale from red/Republican to blue/Democratic"><img alt="Popular vote by county shaded on a scale from red/Republican to blue/Democratic" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Red-blue-purple_view_of_counties.png/450px-Red-blue-purple_view_of_counties.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Red-blue-purple_view_of_counties.png/675px-Red-blue-purple_view_of_counties.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Red-blue-purple_view_of_counties.png/900px-Red-blue-purple_view_of_counties.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="683" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Popular vote by county shaded on a scale from red/Republican to blue/Democratic</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 293.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 291.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Countycartpurple1024.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Cartogram of popular vote by county shaded on a scale from red/Republican to blue/Democratic where each county has been rescaled in proportion to its population"><img alt="Cartogram of popular vote by county shaded on a scale from red/Republican to blue/Democratic where each county has been rescaled in proportion to its population" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Countycartpurple1024.png/437px-Countycartpurple1024.png" decoding="async" width="292" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Countycartpurple1024.png/655px-Countycartpurple1024.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Countycartpurple1024.png/873px-Countycartpurple1024.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="704" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Cartogram" title="Cartogram">Cartogram</a> of popular vote by county shaded on a scale from red/Republican to blue/Democratic where each county has been rescaled in proportion to its population</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 346.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 344.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2012_US_congressional_district_presidential_election.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Results by congressional district"><img alt="Results by congressional district" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/2012_US_congressional_district_presidential_election.svg/517px-2012_US_congressional_district_presidential_election.svg.png" decoding="async" width="345" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/2012_US_congressional_district_presidential_election.svg/776px-2012_US_congressional_district_presidential_election.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/2012_US_congressional_district_presidential_election.svg/1035px-2012_US_congressional_district_presidential_election.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1241" data-file-height="720" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Results by congressional district</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 375.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 373.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ElectoralCollege2012-Large.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Results by state with pie charts for the electoral college and popular vote."><img alt="Results by state with pie charts for the electoral college and popular vote." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/ElectoralCollege2012-Large.png/560px-ElectoralCollege2012-Large.png" decoding="async" width="374" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/ElectoralCollege2012-Large.png/839px-ElectoralCollege2012-Large.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/ElectoralCollege2012-Large.png/1119px-ElectoralCollege2012-Large.png 2x" data-file-width="1342" data-file-height="720" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Results by state with <a href="/wiki/Pie_chart" title="Pie chart">pie charts</a> for the electoral college and popular vote.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 216px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 214px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Presidential_Elections_2012.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Treemap of the popular vote by county, state, and locally predominant recipient"><img alt="Treemap of the popular vote by county, state, and locally predominant recipient" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/US_Presidential_Elections_2012.png/321px-US_Presidential_Elections_2012.png" decoding="async" width="214" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/US_Presidential_Elections_2012.png/481px-US_Presidential_Elections_2012.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/US_Presidential_Elections_2012.png/641px-US_Presidential_Elections_2012.png 2x" data-file-width="2533" data-file-height="2370" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Treemapping" title="Treemapping">Treemap</a> of the popular vote by county, state, and locally predominant recipient</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 184px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 182px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Empire_State_Building_Blue_Obama_Election.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="The Empire State Building in New York City was lit blue when CNN called Ohio for Obama, projecting him the winner of the election. Likewise, red would have been used if Romney won.[167]"><img alt="The Empire State Building in New York City was lit blue when CNN called Ohio for Obama, projecting him the winner of the election. Likewise, red would have been used if Romney won.[167]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Empire_State_Building_Blue_Obama_Election.JPG/273px-Empire_State_Building_Blue_Obama_Election.JPG" decoding="async" width="182" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Empire_State_Building_Blue_Obama_Election.JPG/410px-Empire_State_Building_Blue_Obama_Election.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Empire_State_Building_Blue_Obama_Election.JPG/546px-Empire_State_Building_Blue_Obama_Election.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3829" data-file-height="2525" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The <a href="/wiki/Empire_State_Building" title="Empire State Building">Empire State Building</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a> was lit blue when CNN called Ohio for Obama, projecting him the winner of the election. Likewise, red would have been used if Romney won.<sup id="cite_ref-169" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-169"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>167<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 182px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Obamas_and_Bidens_on_presidential_election_night_2012.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The Obamas and the Bidens embrace following the television announcement of their victory."><img alt="The Obamas and the Bidens embrace following the television announcement of their victory." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Obamas_and_Bidens_on_presidential_election_night_2012.jpg/270px-Obamas_and_Bidens_on_presidential_election_night_2012.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Obamas_and_Bidens_on_presidential_election_night_2012.jpg/405px-Obamas_and_Bidens_on_presidential_election_night_2012.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Obamas_and_Bidens_on_presidential_election_night_2012.jpg/540px-Obamas_and_Bidens_on_presidential_election_night_2012.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4096" data-file-height="2731" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The Obamas and the Bidens embrace following the television announcement of their victory.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 182px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Barack_Obama_election_night_victory_2012.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The Obamas and the Bidens walk on stage at the election night victory celebration at McCormick Place in Chicago."><img alt="The Obamas and the Bidens walk on stage at the election night victory celebration at McCormick Place in Chicago." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Barack_Obama_election_night_victory_2012.jpg/270px-Barack_Obama_election_night_victory_2012.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Barack_Obama_election_night_victory_2012.jpg/405px-Barack_Obama_election_night_victory_2012.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Barack_Obama_election_night_victory_2012.jpg/540px-Barack_Obama_election_night_victory_2012.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4096" data-file-height="2731" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The Obamas and the Bidens walk on stage at the election night victory celebration at <a href="/wiki/McCormick_Place" title="McCormick Place">McCormick Place</a> in Chicago.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 153.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 151.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a 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New York: <a href="/wiki/Penguin_Press" class="mw-redirect" title="Penguin Press">Penguin Press</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1594204401" title="Special:BookSources/978-1594204401"><bdi>978-1594204401</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Double+Down%3A+Game+Change+2012&rft.place=New+York&rft.pub=Penguin+Press&rft.date=2013&rft.isbn=978-1594204401&rft.aulast=Heilemann&rft.aufirst=John&rft.au=Halperin%2C+Mark&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2012+United+States+presidential+election" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li>Masket, Seth, <a href="/wiki/John_M._Sides" title="John M. Sides">John Sides</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Lynn_Vavreck" title="Lynn Vavreck">Lynn Vavreck</a>. "The Ground Game in the 2012 Presidential Election". <i>Political Communication</i> (2015) 33#2 pp: 1–19.</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMayerBernstein2012" class="citation book cs1">Mayer, William G.; Bernstein, Jonathan, eds. (2012). <i>The Making of the Presidential Candidates, 2012</i>. 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campaign">campaign</a></dd></dl></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Fred_Karger" title="Fred Karger">Fred Karger</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Andy_Martin" title="Andy Martin">Andy Martin</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Thaddeus_McCotter" title="Thaddeus McCotter">Thaddeus McCotter</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Thaddeus_McCotter_2012_presidential_campaign" title="Thaddeus McCotter 2012 presidential campaign">campaign</a></dd></dl></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_McMillan" title="Jimmy McMillan">Jimmy McMillan</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Roy_Moore" title="Roy Moore">Roy Moore</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Ron_Paul" title="Ron Paul">Ron Paul</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Ron_Paul_2012_presidential_campaign" title="Ron Paul 2012 presidential campaign">campaign</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Political_positions_of_Ron_Paul" title="Political positions of Ron Paul">positions</a></dd></dl></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Tim_Pawlenty" title="Tim Pawlenty">Tim Pawlenty</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Tim_Pawlenty_2012_presidential_campaign" title="Tim Pawlenty 2012 presidential campaign">campaign</a></dd></dl></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Rick_Perry" title="Rick Perry">Rick Perry</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Rick_Perry_2012_presidential_campaign" title="Rick Perry 2012 presidential campaign">campaign</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Political_positions_of_Rick_Perry" title="Political positions of Rick Perry">positions</a></dd></dl></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Roemer" title="Buddy Roemer">Buddy Roemer</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Roemer_2012_presidential_campaign" title="Buddy Roemer 2012 presidential campaign">campaign</a></dd></dl></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Rick_Santorum" title="Rick Santorum">Rick Santorum</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Rick_Santorum_2012_presidential_campaign" title="Rick Santorum 2012 presidential campaign">campaign</a></dd></dl></dd></dl> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align: right;;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 #FED105;">Libertarian Party</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_Libertarian_National_Convention" title="2012 Libertarian National Convention">Convention</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Candidates</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Nominee: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Johnson" title="Gary Johnson">Gary Johnson</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Johnson_2012_presidential_campaign" title="Gary Johnson 2012 presidential campaign">campaign</a></li></ul></li> <li><b>VP nominee: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Gray_(jurist)" title="Jim Gray (jurist)">Jim Gray</a></b></li></ul> <dl><dt>Other candidates</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Carl_Person" title="Carl Person">Carl Person</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sam_Sloan" title="Sam Sloan">Sam Sloan</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align: right;;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 #17aa5c;">Green Party</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_Green_National_Convention" title="2012 Green National Convention">Convention</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Green_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2012 Green Party presidential primaries">Primaries</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Candidates</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Nominee: <a href="/wiki/Jill_Stein" title="Jill Stein">Jill Stein</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jill_Stein_2012_presidential_campaign" title="Jill Stein 2012 presidential campaign">campaign</a></li></ul></li> <li><b>VP nominee: <a href="/wiki/Cheri_Honkala" title="Cheri Honkala">Cheri Honkala</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><b>Other candidates:</b> <a href="/wiki/Stewart_Alexander" title="Stewart Alexander">Stewart Alexander</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roseanne_Barr" title="Roseanne Barr">Roseanne Barr</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Other_third-party_and_independent_candidates3040" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Other <a href="/wiki/Third-party_and_independent_candidates_for_the_2012_United_States_presidential_election" title="Third-party and independent candidates for the 2012 United States presidential election">third-party and independent candidates</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 #800080;"><a href="/wiki/American_Independent_Party" title="American Independent Party">American Independent Party</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Nominee: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Hoefling" title="Tom Hoefling">Tom Hoefling</a></b></li> <li>Other candidates: <a href="/wiki/Wiley_Drake" title="Wiley Drake">Wiley Drake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgil_Goode" title="Virgil Goode">Virgil Goode</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Virgil_Goode_2012_presidential_campaign" title="Virgil Goode 2012 presidential campaign">campaign</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_C._Noonan" title="Edward C. Noonan">Edward C. Noonan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laurie_Roth" title="Laurie Roth">Laurie Roth</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 #F8F9FA;"><a href="/wiki/American_Freedom_Party" title="American Freedom Party">American Third Position Party</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Nominee: <a href="/wiki/Merlin_Miller" title="Merlin Miller">Merlin Miller</a></b></li> <li><b>VP nominee: <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Abernethy" title="Virginia Abernethy">Virginia Abernethy</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 #A356DE;"><a href="/wiki/Constitution_Party_(United_States)" title="Constitution Party (United States)">Constitution Party</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_Constitution_Party_National_Convention" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 Constitution Party National Convention">Convention</a></li> <li><b>Nominee: <a href="/wiki/Virgil_Goode" title="Virgil Goode">Virgil Goode</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Virgil_Goode_2012_presidential_campaign" title="Virgil Goode 2012 presidential campaign">campaign</a></li></ul></li> <li><b>VP nominee: Jim Clymer</b></li> <li><b>Other candidates:</b> <a href="/wiki/Laurie_Roth" title="Laurie Roth">Laurie Roth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robby_Wells" title="Robby Wells">Robby Wells</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 red;"><a href="/wiki/Freedom_Socialist_Party" title="Freedom Socialist Party">Freedom Socialist Party</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Nominee: Stephen Durham</b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 #50C878;"><a href="/wiki/Grassroots%E2%80%93Legalize_Cannabis_Party" title="Grassroots–Legalize Cannabis Party">Grassroots Party</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>Nominee</dt> <dd><b><a href="/wiki/Jim_Carlson_(businessman)" title="Jim Carlson (businessman)">Jim Carlson</a></b></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 #ADD8E6;"><a href="/wiki/Justice_Party_(United_States)" title="Justice Party (United States)">Justice Party</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Nominee: <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Anderson" title="Rocky Anderson">Rocky Anderson</a></b></li> <li><b>VP nominee: <a href="/wiki/Luis_J._Rodriguez" title="Luis J. Rodriguez">Luis J. Rodriguez</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 #ED1C22;"><a href="/wiki/Party_for_Socialism_and_Liberation" title="Party for Socialism and Liberation">Socialism and Liberation</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Nominee: <a href="/wiki/Peta_Lindsay" title="Peta Lindsay">Peta Lindsay</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 #00FF00;"><a href="/wiki/Peace_and_Freedom_Party" title="Peace and Freedom Party">Peace and Freedom Party</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Nominee: <a href="/wiki/Roseanne_Barr" title="Roseanne Barr">Roseanne Barr</a></b></li> <li><b>VP nominee: <a href="/wiki/Cindy_Sheehan" title="Cindy Sheehan">Cindy Sheehan</a></b></li> <li><b>Other candidates:</b> <a href="/wiki/Stewart_Alexander" title="Stewart Alexander">Stewart Alexander</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rocky_Anderson" title="Rocky Anderson">Rocky Anderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peta_Lindsay" title="Peta Lindsay">Peta Lindsay</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 #FF00FF;"><a href="/wiki/Prohibition_Party" title="Prohibition Party">Prohibition Party</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Nominee: <a href="/wiki/Jack_Fellure" title="Jack Fellure">Jack Fellure</a></b></li> <li><b>Other candidates:</b> <a href="/wiki/James_Hedges" title="James Hedges">James Hedges</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 #6A287E;"><a href="/wiki/Reform_Party_of_the_United_States_of_America" title="Reform Party of the United States of America">Reform Party</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Nominee: <a href="/wiki/Andre_Barnett" title="Andre Barnett">Andre Barnett</a></b></li> <li><b>Other candidates:</b> <a href="/wiki/Laurence_Kotlikoff" title="Laurence Kotlikoff">Laurence Kotlikoff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Roemer" title="Buddy Roemer">Buddy Roemer</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Roemer_2012_presidential_campaign" title="Buddy Roemer 2012 presidential campaign">campaign</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robby_Wells" title="Robby Wells">Robby Wells</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 #D30101;"><a href="/wiki/Socialist_Equality_Party_(United_States)" title="Socialist Equality Party (United States)">Socialist Equality Party</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>Nominee</dt> <dd><b><a href="/wiki/Jerry_White_(socialist)" title="Jerry White (socialist)">Jerry White</a></b></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 #AA0000;"><a href="/wiki/Socialist_Workers_Party_(United_States)" title="Socialist Workers Party (United States)">Socialist Workers Party</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Nominee: <a href="/wiki/James_Harris_(Socialist_Workers_Party_politician)" title="James Harris (Socialist Workers Party politician)">James Harris</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 #CD3700;"><a href="/wiki/Socialist_Party_USA" title="Socialist Party USA">Socialist Party</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Nominee: <a href="/wiki/Stewart_Alexander" title="Stewart Alexander">Stewart Alexander</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Stewart_Alexander_2012_presidential_campaign" title="Stewart Alexander 2012 presidential campaign">campaign</a></li></ul></li> <li><b>VP nominee: <a href="/wiki/Alejandro_Mendoza" title="Alejandro Mendoza">Alejandro Mendoza</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 #DDDDBB;">Independents and others</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>Objectivist Party</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Tom_Stevens_(Objectivist_Party_politician)" title="Tom Stevens (Objectivist Party politician)">Tom Stevens</a></dd> <dt>Independents</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Lee_Abramson" title="Lee Abramson">Lee Abramson</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Randy_Blythe" title="Randy Blythe">Randy Blythe</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Boss" title="Jeff Boss">Jeff Boss</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Naked_Cowboy" title="Naked Cowboy">Robert Burck</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Terry_Jones_(pastor)" title="Terry Jones (pastor)">Terry Jones</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Joe_Schriner" title="Joe Schriner">Joe Schriner</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Michael_Bloomberg" title="Michael Bloomberg">Michael Bloomberg</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Draft_Bloomberg_movement" title="Draft Bloomberg movement">attempt to draft</a></dd></dl></dd></dl> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_elections" title="2012 United States elections">Other 2012 elections</a>:</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections">House</a></li> <li><a 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Kentucky">Kentucky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="2012 United States presidential election in Louisiana">Louisiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maine" title="2012 United States presidential election in Maine">Maine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="2012 United States presidential election in Maryland">Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="2012 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Michigan" title="2012 United States presidential election in Michigan">Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="2012 United States presidential election in Minnesota">Minnesota</a></li> <li><a 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title="2012 United States presidential election in New Jersey">New Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_New_Mexico" title="2012 United States presidential election in New Mexico">New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_New_York" title="2012 United States presidential election in New York">New York</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="2012 United States presidential election in North Carolina">North Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Dakota" title="2012 United States presidential election in North Dakota">North Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Ohio" title="2012 United States presidential election in Ohio">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Oklahoma" title="2012 United States presidential election in Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Oregon" title="2012 United States presidential election in Oregon">Oregon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="2012 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="2012 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_South_Carolina" title="2012 United States presidential election in South Carolina">South Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_South_Dakota" title="2012 United States presidential election in South Dakota">South Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Tennessee" title="2012 United States presidential election in Tennessee">Tennessee</a></li> <li><a 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title="2012 United States presidential election in Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Wyoming" title="2012 United States presidential election in Wyoming">Wyoming</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="1" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px;padding-left:1.5em;"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ElectoralCollege2012.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Electoral map, 2012 election"><img alt="Electoral map, 2012 election" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/ElectoralCollege2012.svg/150px-ElectoralCollege2012.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="87" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/ElectoralCollege2012.svg/225px-ElectoralCollege2012.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/ElectoralCollege2012.svg/300px-ElectoralCollege2012.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1020" data-file-height="593" 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/>President</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Alabama" title="2012 United States presidential election in Alabama">Alabama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Alaska" title="2012 United States presidential election in Alaska">Alaska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Arizona" title="2012 United States presidential election in Arizona">Arizona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Arkansas" title="2012 United States presidential election in Arkansas">Arkansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_California" title="2012 United States presidential election in California">California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Colorado" title="2012 United States presidential election in Colorado">Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Connecticut" title="2012 United States presidential election in Connecticut">Connecticut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Delaware" title="2012 United States presidential election in Delaware">Delaware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_the_District_of_Columbia" title="2012 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia">District of Columbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Florida" title="2012 United States presidential election in Florida">Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Georgia" title="2012 United States presidential election in Georgia">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Hawaii" title="2012 United States presidential election in Hawaii">Hawaii</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Idaho" title="2012 United States presidential election in Idaho">Idaho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Illinois" title="2012 United States presidential election in Illinois">Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Indiana" title="2012 United States presidential election in Indiana">Indiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa" title="2012 United States presidential election in Iowa">Iowa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kansas" title="2012 United States presidential election in Kansas">Kansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kentucky" title="2012 United States presidential election in Kentucky">Kentucky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="2012 United States presidential election in Louisiana">Louisiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maine" title="2012 United States presidential election in Maine">Maine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="2012 United States presidential election in Maryland">Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="2012 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Michigan" title="2012 United States presidential election in Michigan">Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="2012 United States presidential election in Minnesota">Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Mississippi" title="2012 United States presidential election in Mississippi">Mississippi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Missouri" title="2012 United States presidential election in Missouri">Missouri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Montana" title="2012 United States presidential election in Montana">Montana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Nebraska" title="2012 United States presidential election in Nebraska">Nebraska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Nevada" title="2012 United States presidential election in Nevada">Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_New_Hampshire" title="2012 United States presidential election in New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_New_Jersey" title="2012 United States presidential election in New Jersey">New Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_New_Mexico" title="2012 United States presidential election in New Mexico">New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_New_York" title="2012 United States presidential election in New York">New York</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="2012 United States presidential election in North Carolina">North Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Dakota" title="2012 United States presidential election in North Dakota">North Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Ohio" title="2012 United States presidential election in Ohio">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Oklahoma" title="2012 United States presidential election in Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Oregon" title="2012 United States presidential election in Oregon">Oregon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="2012 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="2012 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_South_Carolina" title="2012 United States presidential election in South Carolina">South Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_South_Dakota" title="2012 United States presidential election in South Dakota">South Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Tennessee" title="2012 United States presidential election in Tennessee">Tennessee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Texas" title="2012 United States presidential election in Texas">Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Utah" title="2012 United States presidential election in Utah">Utah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Vermont" title="2012 United States presidential election in Vermont">Vermont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="2012 United States presidential election in Virginia">Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state)" title="2012 United States presidential election in Washington (state)">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="2012 United States presidential election in West Virginia">West Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Wisconsin" title="2012 United States presidential election in Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Wyoming" title="2012 United States presidential election in Wyoming">Wyoming</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_straw_poll_in_Guam" title="2012 United States presidential straw poll in Guam">Guam</a> (straw poll)</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_Senate_elections" title="2012 United States Senate elections">U.S.<br />Senate</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_Senate_election_in_Arizona" title="2012 United States Senate election in Arizona">Arizona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_Senate_election_in_California" title="2012 United States Senate election in California">California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_Senate_election_in_Connecticut" title="2012 United States Senate election in Connecticut">Connecticut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_Senate_election_in_Delaware" title="2012 United States Senate election in Delaware">Delaware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_Senate_election_in_Florida" title="2012 United States Senate election in Florida">Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_Senate_election_in_Hawaii" title="2012 United States Senate election in Hawaii">Hawaii</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_Senate_election_in_Indiana" title="2012 United States Senate election in Indiana">Indiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maine" title="2012 United States Senate election in Maine">Maine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" title="2012 United States Senate election in Maryland">Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="2012 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_Senate_election_in_Michigan" title="2012 United States Senate election in Michigan">Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_Senate_election_in_Minnesota" title="2012 United States Senate election in Minnesota">Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_Senate_election_in_Mississippi" title="2012 United States Senate election in Mississippi">Mississippi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_Senate_election_in_Missouri" title="2012 United States Senate election in Missouri">Missouri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" title="2012 United States Senate election in Montana">Montana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_Senate_election_in_Nebraska" title="2012 United States Senate election in Nebraska">Nebraska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_Senate_election_in_Nevada" title="2012 United States Senate election in Nevada">Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_Senate_election_in_New_Jersey" title="2012 United States Senate election in New Jersey">New Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_Senate_election_in_New_Mexico" title="2012 United States Senate election in New Mexico">New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_Senate_election_in_New_York" title="2012 United States Senate election in New York">New York</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_Senate_election_in_North_Dakota" title="2012 United States Senate election in North Dakota">North Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_Senate_election_in_Ohio" title="2012 United States Senate election in Ohio">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="2012 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_Senate_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="2012 United States Senate election in Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_Senate_election_in_Tennessee" title="2012 United States Senate election in Tennessee">Tennessee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_Senate_election_in_Texas" title="2012 United States Senate election in Texas">Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_Senate_election_in_Utah" title="2012 United States Senate election in Utah">Utah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_Senate_election_in_Vermont" title="2012 United States Senate election in Vermont">Vermont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_Senate_election_in_Virginia" title="2012 United States Senate election in Virginia">Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_Senate_election_in_Washington" title="2012 United States Senate election in Washington">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" title="2012 United States Senate election in West Virginia">West Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_Senate_election_in_Wisconsin" title="2012 United States Senate election in Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_Senate_election_in_Wyoming" title="2012 United States Senate election in Wyoming">Wyoming</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections">U.S.<br />House</a><br /><span class="nobold">(<a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_ratings" title="2012 United States House of Representatives election ratings">Election<br />ratings</a>)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Alabama" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama">Alabama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Alaska" title="2012 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska">Alaska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_American_Samoan_general_election" title="2012 American Samoan general election">American Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Arizona" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona">Arizona</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_Arizona%27s_8th_congressional_district_special_election" title="2012 Arizona's 8th congressional district special election">8th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Arkansas" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas">Arkansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_California" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in California">California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Colorado" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado">Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Connecticut" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut">Connecticut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Delaware" title="2012 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware">Delaware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_the_District_of_Columbia" title="2012 United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia">District of Columbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Florida" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida">Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Georgia" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Guam" title="2012 United States House of Representatives election in Guam">Guam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Hawaii" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii">Hawaii</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Idaho" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho">Idaho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Illinois</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_Illinois%27s_2nd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 Illinois's 2nd congressional district special election">2nd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Indiana" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana">Indiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">Iowa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Kansas" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas">Kansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Kentucky" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky">Kentucky</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_Kentucky%27s_4th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 Kentucky's 4th congressional district special election">4th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">Louisiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maine" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine">Maine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Michigan" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan">Michigan</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_Michigan%27s_11th_congressional_district_election" title="2012 Michigan's 11th congressional district election">11th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Michigan%27s_11th_congressional_district_special_election" title="2012 Michigan's 11th congressional district special election">11th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Minnesota" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota">Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Mississippi" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi">Mississippi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Missouri" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri">Missouri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Montana" title="2012 United States House of Representatives election in Montana">Montana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Nebraska" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska">Nebraska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Nevada" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada">Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_Hampshire" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_Jersey" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey">New Jersey</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_New_Jersey%27s_10th_congressional_district_special_election" title="2012 New Jersey's 10th congressional district special election">10th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_Mexico" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico">New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_York" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York">New York</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_North_Carolina" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina">North Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_North_Dakota" title="2012 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota">North Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Northern_Mariana_Islands" title="2012 United States House of Representatives election in Northern Mariana Islands">Northern Mariana Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Ohio" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Oklahoma" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Oregon" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon">Oregon</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_Oregon%27s_1st_congressional_district_special_election" title="2012 Oregon's 1st congressional district special election">1st sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Puerto_Rican_general_election" title="2012 Puerto Rican general election">Puerto Rico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Rhode_Island" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Carolina" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina">South Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_South_Dakota" title="2012 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota">South Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Tennessee" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee">Tennessee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Texas" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas">Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Utah" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah">Utah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Vermont" title="2012 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont">Vermont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Virginia" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia">Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_United_States_Virgin_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 United States House of Representatives election in United States Virgin Islands">U.S. Virgin Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Washington" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington">Washington</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_Washington%27s_1st_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 Washington's 1st congressional district special election">1st sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">West Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Wisconsin" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Wyoming" title="2012 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming">Wyoming</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_gubernatorial_elections" title="2012 United States gubernatorial elections">Governors</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_American_Samoa_gubernatorial_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 American Samoa gubernatorial election">American Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Delaware_gubernatorial_election" title="2012 Delaware gubernatorial election">Delaware</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_Delaware_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="2012 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election">Lt. Gov</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Indiana_gubernatorial_election" title="2012 Indiana gubernatorial election">Indiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Missouri_gubernatorial_election" title="2012 Missouri gubernatorial election">Missouri</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_Missouri_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="2012 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election">Lt. Gov</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Montana_gubernatorial_election" title="2012 Montana gubernatorial election">Montana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_New_Hampshire_gubernatorial_election" title="2012 New Hampshire gubernatorial election">New Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_North_Carolina_gubernatorial_election" title="2012 North Carolina gubernatorial election">North Carolina</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_North_Carolina_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="2012 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election">Lt. Gov</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_North_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="2012 North Dakota gubernatorial election">North Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Puerto_Rican_general_election" title="2012 Puerto Rican general election">Puerto Rico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Utah_gubernatorial_election" title="2012 Utah gubernatorial election">Utah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Vermont_gubernatorial_election" title="2012 Vermont gubernatorial election">Vermont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Washington_gubernatorial_election" title="2012 Washington gubernatorial election">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="2012 West Virginia gubernatorial election">West Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Wisconsin_gubernatorial_recall_election" title="2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election">Wisconsin (recall)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:2012_United_States_Attorney_General_elections" title="Category:2012 United States Attorney General elections">Attorneys<br />general</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_Missouri_Attorney_General_election" title="2012 Missouri Attorney General election">Missouri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_North_Carolina_Attorney_General_election" title="2012 North Carolina Attorney General election">North Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Pennsylvania_Attorney_General_election" title="2012 Pennsylvania Attorney General election">Pennsylvania</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other<br />statewide<br />elections</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Wisconsin <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_Wisconsin_lieutenant_gubernatorial_recall_election" title="2012 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial recall election">Lieutenant Governor (recall)</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2012 United States state legislative elections">State<br />legislatures</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Alaska <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_Alaska_Senate_election" title="2012 Alaska Senate election">Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li>Arizona <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_Arizona_Senate_election" title="2012 Arizona Senate election">Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li>California <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_California_State_Assembly_election" title="2012 California State Assembly election">Assembly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_California_State_Senate_election" title="2012 California State Senate election">Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li>Connecticut <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_Connecticut_Senate_election" title="2012 Connecticut Senate election">Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li>Delaware <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_Delaware_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2012 Delaware House of Representatives election">House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Delaware_Senate_election" title="2012 Delaware Senate election">Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li>Florida <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_Florida_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2012 Florida House of Representatives election">House</a></li></ul></li> <li>Hawaii <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_Hawaii_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2012 Hawaii House of Representatives election">House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Hawaii_Senate_election" title="2012 Hawaii Senate election">Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li>Illinois <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_Illinois_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2012 Illinois House of Representatives election">House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Illinois_Senate_election" title="2012 Illinois Senate election">Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li>Iowa <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_Iowa_Senate_election" title="2012 Iowa Senate election">Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li>Michigan <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_Michigan_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2012 Michigan House of Representatives election">House</a></li></ul></li> <li>Minnesota <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_Minnesota_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2012 Minnesota House of Representatives election">House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Minnesota_Senate_election" title="2012 Minnesota Senate election">Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li>Montana <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_Montana_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2012 Montana House of Representatives election">House</a></li></ul></li> <li>New Mexico <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_New_Mexico_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2012 New Mexico House of Representatives election">House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_New_Mexico_Senate_election" title="2012 New Mexico Senate election">Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li>New York <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_New_York_State_Senate_election" title="2012 New York State Senate election">Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li>North Carolina <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_North_Carolina_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2012 North Carolina House of Representatives election">House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_North_Carolina_Senate_election" title="2012 North Carolina Senate election">Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li>Oregon <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_Oregon_legislative_election" title="2012 Oregon legislative election">Legislative Assembly</a></li></ul></li> <li>Pennsylvania <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2012 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election">House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Pennsylvania_Senate_election" title="2012 Pennsylvania Senate election">Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li>Texas <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_Texas_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2012 Texas House of Representatives election">House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Texas_State_Senate_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 Texas State Senate election">Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li>Washington <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_Washington_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2012 Washington House of Representatives election">House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Washington_State_Senate_election" title="2012 Washington State Senate election">Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li>Wisconsin <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_Wisconsin_State_Assembly_election" title="2012 Wisconsin State Assembly election">Assembly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Wisconsin_Senate_election" title="2012 Wisconsin Senate election">Senate</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_Wisconsin_Senate_recall_elections" title="2012 Wisconsin Senate recall elections">recalls</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li>Wyoming <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_Wyoming_Senate_election" title="2012 Wyoming Senate election">Senate</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Mayoral</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_Alexandria,_Virginia_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 Alexandria, Virginia mayoral election">Alexandria, VA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Anchorage_mayoral_election" title="2012 Anchorage mayoral election">Anchorage, AK</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Augusta_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2012 Augusta mayoral election (page does not exist)">Augusta, GA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Austin_mayoral_election" title="2012 Austin mayoral election">Austin, TX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Bakersfield,_California_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 Bakersfield, California mayoral election">Bakersfield, CA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Baton_Rouge_mayoral_election" title="2012 Baton Rouge mayoral election">Baton Rouge, LA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Cheyenne_mayoral_election" title="2012 Cheyenne mayoral election">Cheyenne, WY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Corpus_Christi_mayoral_election" title="2012 Corpus Christi mayoral election">Corpus Christi, TX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Fort_Lauderdale_mayoral_election" title="2012 Fort Lauderdale mayoral election">Fort Lauderdale, FL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Fresno_mayoral_election" title="2012 Fresno mayoral election">Fresno, CA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Glendale,_Arizona_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 Glendale, Arizona mayoral election">Glendale, AZ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Honolulu_mayoral_election" title="2012 Honolulu mayoral election">Honolulu, HI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Huntsville_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 Huntsville mayoral election">Huntsville, AL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Irvine_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 Irvine mayoral election">Irvine, CA</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Juneau_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2012 Juneau mayoral election (page does not exist)">Juneau, AK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Lubbock_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 Lubbock mayoral election">Lubbock, TX</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Mesa_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2012 Mesa mayoral election (page does not exist)">Mesa, AZ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Miami-Dade_County_mayoral_election" title="2012 Miami-Dade County mayoral election">Miami-Dade County, FL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Milwaukee_mayoral_election" title="2012 Milwaukee mayoral election">Milwaukee, WI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Orlando_mayoral_election" title="2012 Orlando mayoral election">Orlando, FL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Portland,_Oregon_mayoral_election" title="2012 Portland, Oregon mayoral election">Portland, OR</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Richmond_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2012 Richmond mayoral election (page does not exist)">Richmond, VA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Riverside,_California_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 Riverside, California mayoral election">Riverside, CA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Sacramento_mayoral_election" title="2012 Sacramento mayoral election">Sacramento, CA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_San_Diego_mayoral_election" title="2012 San Diego mayoral election">San Diego, CA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_San_Juan,_Puerto_Rico_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 San Juan, Puerto Rico mayoral election">San Juan, PR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayoral_elections_in_Santa_Ana,_California#2012" title="Mayoral elections in Santa Ana, California">Santa Ana, CA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Stockton,_California_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 Stockton, California mayoral election">Stockton, CA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Virginia_Beach_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 Virginia Beach mayoral election">Virginia Beach, VA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Wilmington_mayoral_election" title="2012 Wilmington mayoral election">Wilmington, DE</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">States and<br />territories</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Alabama_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2012 Alabama elections (page does not exist)">Alabama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Alaska_elections" title="2012 Alaska elections">Alaska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_American_Samoan_general_election" title="2012 American Samoan general election">American Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Arizona_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2012 Arizona elections (page does not exist)">Arizona</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Arkansas_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2012 Arkansas elections (page does not exist)">Arkansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_2012_California_elections" title="November 2012 California elections">California</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Colorado_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2012 Colorado elections (page does not exist)">Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Connecticut_elections" title="2012 Connecticut elections">Connecticut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Delaware_elections" title="2012 Delaware elections">Delaware</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Florida_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2012 Florida elections (page does not exist)">Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Georgia_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2012 Georgia elections (page does not exist)">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Guamanian_legislative_election" title="2012 Guamanian legislative election">Guam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Hawaii_elections" title="2012 Hawaii elections">Hawaii</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Idaho_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2012 Idaho elections (page does not exist)">Idaho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Illinois_elections" title="2012 Illinois elections">Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Indiana_elections" title="2012 Indiana elections">Indiana</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Iowa_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2012 Iowa elections (page does not exist)">Iowa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Kansas_elections" title="2012 Kansas elections">Kansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Kentucky_elections" title="2012 Kentucky elections">Kentucky</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Louisiana_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2012 Louisiana elections (page does not exist)">Louisiana</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Maine_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2012 Maine elections (page does not exist)">Maine</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Maryland_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2012 Maryland elections (page does not exist)">Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Massachusetts_general_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 Massachusetts general election">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Michigan_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2012 Michigan elections (page does not exist)">Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Minnesota_elections" title="2012 Minnesota elections">Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Mississippi_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2012 Mississippi elections (page does not exist)">Mississippi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Missouri_elections" title="2012 Missouri elections">Missouri</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Montana_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2012 Montana elections (page does not exist)">Montana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Nebraska_elections" title="2012 Nebraska elections">Nebraska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Nevada_elections" title="2012 Nevada elections">Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_New_Hampshire_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2012 New Hampshire elections (page does not exist)">New Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_New_Jersey_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2012 New Jersey elections (page does not exist)">New Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_New_Mexico_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2012 New Mexico elections (page does not exist)">New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_New_York_state_elections" title="2012 New York state elections">New York</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_North_Carolina_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2012 North Carolina elections (page does not exist)">North Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_North_Dakota_elections" title="2012 North Dakota elections">North Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Ohio_elections" title="2012 Ohio elections">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Oklahoma_state_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 Oklahoma state elections">Oklahoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Oregon_state_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 Oregon state elections">Oregon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Pennsylvania_state_elections" title="2012 Pennsylvania state elections">Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Puerto_Rican_general_election" title="2012 Puerto Rican general election">Puerto Rico</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Rhode_Island_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2012 Rhode Island elections (page does not exist)">Rhode Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_South_Carolina_elections" title="2012 South Carolina elections">South Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_South_Dakota_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2012 South Dakota elections (page does not exist)">South Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Tennessee_elections" title="2012 Tennessee elections">Tennessee</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Texas_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2012 Texas elections (page does not exist)">Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_Virgin_Islands_general_election" title="2012 United States Virgin Islands general election">U.S. Virgin Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Utah_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2012 Utah elections (page does not exist)">Utah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Vermont_elections" title="2012 Vermont elections">Vermont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Virginia_elections" title="2012 Virginia elections">Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Washington_elections" title="2012 Washington elections">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_West_Virginia_elections" title="2012 West Virginia elections">West Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Wisconsin_elections" title="2012 Wisconsin elections">Wisconsin</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Wyoming_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2012 Wyoming elections (page does not exist)">Wyoming</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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href="/wiki/1796_United_States_presidential_election" title="1796 United States presidential election">1796</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1800_United_States_presidential_election" title="1800 United States presidential election">1800</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1804_United_States_presidential_election" title="1804 United States presidential election">1804</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1808_United_States_presidential_election" title="1808 United States presidential election">1808</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1812_United_States_presidential_election" title="1812 United States presidential election">1812</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1816_United_States_presidential_election" title="1816 United States presidential election">1816</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1820_United_States_presidential_election" title="1820 United States presidential election">1820</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1824_United_States_presidential_election" title="1824 United States presidential election">1824</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/1892_United_States_presidential_election" title="1892 United States presidential election">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_United_States_presidential_election" title="1896 United States presidential election">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_presidential_election" title="1900 United States presidential election">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_United_States_presidential_election" title="1904 United States presidential election">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_United_States_presidential_election" title="1908 United States presidential election">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_United_States_presidential_election" title="1912 United States presidential election">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_United_States_presidential_election" title="1916 United States presidential election">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_presidential_election" title="1920 United States presidential election">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_United_States_presidential_election" title="1924 United States presidential election">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_United_States_presidential_election" title="1928 United States presidential election">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_United_States_presidential_election" title="1932 United States presidential election">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_United_States_presidential_election" title="1936 United States presidential election">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_presidential_election" title="1940 United States presidential election">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_United_States_presidential_election" title="1944 United States presidential election">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_presidential_election" title="1948 United States presidential election">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_United_States_presidential_election" title="1952 United States presidential election">1952</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/1988_United_States_presidential_election" title="1988 United States presidential election">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_presidential_election" title="1992 United States presidential election">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_presidential_election" title="1996 United States presidential election">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_presidential_election" title="2000 United States presidential election">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_presidential_election" title="2004 United States presidential election">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_presidential_election" title="2008 United States presidential election">2008</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_presidential_election" title="2016 United States presidential election">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election" title="2020 United States presidential election">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election" title="2024 United States presidential election">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2028_United_States_presidential_election" title="2028 United States presidential election"><i>2028</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_states_by_participation_in_United_States_presidential_elections" title="List of states by participation in United States presidential elections">Elections by state</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_presidential_elections_in_Alabama" title="United States presidential elections in Alabama">Alabama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_presidential_elections_in_Alaska" title="United States presidential elections in Alaska">Alaska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_presidential_elections_in_Arizona" title="United States presidential elections in Arizona">Arizona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_presidential_elections_in_Arkansas" title="United States presidential elections in Arkansas">Arkansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_presidential_elections_in_California" title="United States presidential elections in California">California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_presidential_elections_in_Colorado" title="United States presidential elections in Colorado">Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_presidential_elections_in_Connecticut" title="United States presidential elections in Connecticut">Connecticut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_presidential_elections_in_Delaware" title="United States presidential elections in Delaware">Delaware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_presidential_elections_in_the_District_of_Columbia" title="United States presidential elections in 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elections in Iowa">Iowa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_presidential_elections_in_Kansas" title="United States presidential elections in Kansas">Kansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_presidential_elections_in_Kentucky" title="United States presidential elections in Kentucky">Kentucky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_presidential_elections_in_Louisiana" title="United States presidential elections in Louisiana">Louisiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_presidential_elections_in_Maine" title="United States presidential elections in Maine">Maine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_presidential_elections_in_Maryland" title="United States presidential elections in Maryland">Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_presidential_elections_in_Massachusetts" title="United States presidential elections in Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_presidential_elections_in_Michigan" title="United States 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title="United States presidential elections in New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_presidential_elections_in_New_Jersey" title="United States presidential elections in New Jersey">New Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_presidential_elections_in_New_Mexico" title="United States presidential elections in New Mexico">New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_presidential_elections_in_New_York" title="United States presidential elections in New York">New York</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_presidential_elections_in_North_Carolina" title="United States presidential elections in North Carolina">North Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_presidential_elections_in_North_Dakota" title="United States presidential elections in North Dakota">North Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_presidential_elections_in_Ohio" title="United States presidential elections in Ohio">Ohio</a></li> <li><a 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College margins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_presidential_election_results_by_state" title="List of United States presidential election results by state">Electoral College results by state</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electoral_vote_changes_between_United_States_presidential_elections" title="Electoral vote changes between United States presidential elections">electoral vote changes between elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_people_who_received_an_electoral_vote_in_the_United_States_Electoral_College" title="List of people who received an electoral vote in the United States Electoral College">electoral vote recipients</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_presidential_candidates_by_number_of_votes_received" title="List of United States presidential candidates by number of votes received">popular votes received</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_presidential_elections_by_popular_vote_margin" title="List of United States presidential elections by popular vote margin">popular-vote margins</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electoral_Count_Act" title="Electoral Count Act">Electoral Count Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Certificate_of_ascertainment" title="Certificate of ascertainment">Certificate of ascertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Certificate_of_vote" class="mw-redirect" title="Certificate of vote">Certificate of vote</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Contingent_election" title="Contingent election">Contingent election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Faithless_elector" title="Faithless elector">Faithless elector</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unpledged_elector" title="Unpledged elector">Unpledged elector</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Voter_turnout_in_United_States_presidential_elections" title="Voter turnout in United States presidential elections">Voter turnout</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list 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debates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_surprise" title="October surprise">October surprise</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_states_and_blue_states" title="Red states and blue states">Red states and blue states</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swing_state" title="Swing state">Swing state</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tipping-point_state" title="Tipping-point state">Tipping-point state</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Election_recount" title="Election recount">Election recount</a> (<a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_presidential_election_recount_in_Florida" title="2000 United States presidential election recount in Florida">2000</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_presidential_straw_polls_in_Guam" title="United States presidential straw polls in Guam">Guam straw poll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_presidential_straw_polls_in_Puerto_Rico" title="United States presidential straw polls in Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico straw poll</a></li> <li>Vice presidential confirmations: <ul><li><a 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class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Illinois_Senate" title="Illinois Senate">Illinois Senator</a> from the 13th district (1997–2004)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Life and<br />politics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Early_life_and_career_of_Barack_Obama" title="Early life and career of Barack Obama">Early life and career</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Illinois_Senate_career_of_Barack_Obama" title="Illinois Senate career of Barack Obama">Illinois Senate career</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2004_Democratic_National_Convention" title="2004 Democratic National 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class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Presidential_transition_of_Barack_Obama" title="Presidential transition of Barack Obama">Transition</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/First_inauguration_of_Barack_Obama" title="First inauguration of Barack Obama">2009 inauguration</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Second_inauguration_of_Barack_Obama" title="Second inauguration of Barack Obama">2013 inauguration</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/First_100_days_of_the_Barack_Obama_presidency" class="mw-redirect" title="First 100 days of the Barack Obama presidency">First 100 days</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Barack_Obama_presidency" title="Timeline of the Barack Obama presidency">Timeline</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Barack_Obama_presidency_(2009)" title="Timeline of the Barack Obama presidency (2009)">2009</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Barack_Obama_presidency_(2010)" title="Timeline of the Barack Obama presidency (2010)">2010</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Barack_Obama_presidency_(2011)" title="Timeline of the Barack Obama presidency (2011)">2011</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Barack_Obama_presidency_(2012)" title="Timeline of the Barack Obama presidency (2012)">2012</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Barack_Obama_presidency_(2013)" title="Timeline of the Barack Obama presidency (2013)">2013</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Barack_Obama_presidency_(2014)" title="Timeline of the Barack Obama presidency (2014)">2014</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Barack_Obama_presidency_(2015)" title="Timeline of the Barack Obama presidency (2015)">2015</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Barack_Obama_presidency_(2016%E2%80%932017)" title="Timeline of the Barack Obama presidency (2016–2017)">2016</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Barack_Obama_presidency_(2016%E2%80%932017)#January_2017" title="Timeline of the Barack Obama presidency (2016–2017)">January 2017</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Foreign_policy_of_the_Barack_Obama_administration" title="Foreign policy of the Barack Obama administration">Foreign policy</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Middle_Eastern_foreign_policy_of_the_Barack_Obama_administration" title="Middle Eastern foreign policy of the Barack Obama administration">Middle East</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Withdrawal_of_United_States_troops_from_Afghanistan_(2011%E2%80%932016)" title="Withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan (2011–2016)">Afghanistan withdrawal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Withdrawal_of_United_States_troops_from_Iraq_(2007%E2%80%932011)" title="Withdrawal of United States troops from Iraq (2007–2011)">Iraq withdrawal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Killing_of_Osama_bin_Laden" title="Killing of Osama bin Laden">Killing of Osama bin Laden</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2012_Benghazi_attack" title="2012 Benghazi attack">Benghazi attack</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/US-led_intervention_in_Iraq_(2014%E2%80%932021)" title="US-led intervention in Iraq (2014–2021)">Return to Iraq</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/US_intervention_in_the_Syrian_civil_war" title="US intervention in the Syrian civil war">War in Syria</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joint_Comprehensive_Plan_of_Action" title="Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action">Iran nuclear deal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/East_Asian_foreign_policy_of_the_Barack_Obama_administration" title="East Asian foreign policy of the Barack Obama administration">Pivot to Asia</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Cuban_thaw" title="Cuban thaw">Cuban thaw</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Obama_Doctrine" title="Obama Doctrine">Obama Doctrine</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/European_foreign_policy_of_the_Barack_Obama_administration" title="European foreign policy of the Barack Obama administration">Europe</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Economic_policy_of_the_Barack_Obama_administration" title="Economic policy of the Barack Obama administration">Economic policy</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Affordable_Care_Act" title="Affordable Care Act">Affordable Care Act</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/American_Recovery_and_Reinvestment_Act_of_2009" title="American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009">American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dodd%E2%80%93Frank_Wall_Street_Reform_and_Consumer_Protection_Act" title="Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act">Dodd–Frank Act</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lilly_Ledbetter_Fair_Pay_Act_of_2009" title="Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009">Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Energy_policy_of_the_Barack_Obama_administration" title="Energy policy of the Barack Obama administration">Energy</a>/Environmental</span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Frank_R._Lautenberg_Chemical_Safety_for_the_21st_Century_Act" title="Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act">Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Marine_policy_of_the_Barack_Obama_administration" title="Marine policy of the Barack Obama administration">Marine policy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/New_Energy_for_America" title="New Energy for America">New Energy for America</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Regulation_of_greenhouse_gases_under_the_Clean_Air_Act" title="Regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act">Regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Clean_Power_Plan" title="Clean Power Plan">Clean Power Plan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Clean_Water_Act" title="Clean Water Act">Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Healthy,_Hunger-Free_Kids_Act_of_2010" title="Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010">Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/New_START" title="New START">New START</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Moving_Ahead_for_Progress_in_the_21st_Century_Act" title="Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act">MAP-21st Century Act</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Fixing_America%27s_Surface_Transportation_Act" title="Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act">FAST Act</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_people_granted_executive_clemency_by_Barack_Obama" title="List of people granted executive clemency by Barack Obama">Pardons</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidential_trips_made_by_Barack_Obama" title="List of presidential trips made by Barack Obama">Presidential trips</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidential_trips_made_by_Barack_Obama_(2009)" title="List of presidential trips made by Barack Obama (2009)">2009</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidential_trips_made_by_Barack_Obama_(2010)" title="List of presidential trips made by Barack Obama (2010)">2010</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidential_trips_made_by_Barack_Obama_(2011)" title="List of presidential trips made by Barack Obama (2011)">2011</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidential_trips_made_by_Barack_Obama_(2012)" title="List of presidential trips made by Barack Obama (2012)">2012</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidential_trips_made_by_Barack_Obama_(2013)" title="List of presidential trips made by Barack Obama (2013)">2013</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidential_trips_made_by_Barack_Obama_(2014)" title="List of presidential trips made by Barack Obama (2014)">2014</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidential_trips_made_by_Barack_Obama_(2015)" title="List of presidential trips made by Barack Obama (2015)">2015</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidential_trips_made_by_Barack_Obama_(2016%E2%80%9317)" title="List of presidential trips made by Barack Obama (2016–17)">2016–17</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_international_presidential_trips_made_by_Barack_Obama" title="List of international presidential trips made by Barack Obama">international</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Barack_Obama" title="List of federal judges appointed by Barack Obama">Judicial appointments</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama_Supreme_Court_candidates" title="Barack Obama Supreme Court candidates">Supreme Court</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sonia_Sotomayor_Supreme_Court_nomination" title="Sonia Sotomayor Supreme Court nomination">Sotomayor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Elena_Kagan_Supreme_Court_nomination" title="Elena Kagan Supreme Court nomination">Kagan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Merrick_Garland_Supreme_Court_nomination" title="Merrick Garland Supreme Court nomination">Garland</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama_judicial_appointment_controversies" title="Barack Obama judicial appointment controversies">controversies</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_Barack_Obama" title="Cabinet of Barack Obama">Cabinet</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama_Presidential_Center" title="Barack Obama Presidential Center">Presidential Library and Center</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_executive_actions_by_Barack_Obama" title="List of executive actions by Barack Obama">Executive actions</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Author:Barack_Hussein_Obama/Executive_orders" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Author:Barack Hussein Obama/Executive orders">Executive orders</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidential_memoranda_by_Barack_Obama" title="List of presidential memoranda by Barack Obama">Memoranda</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Author:Barack_Obama/Presidential_Proclamations" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Author:Barack Obama/Presidential Proclamations">Proclamations</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/First_presidential_transition_of_Donald_Trump" title="First presidential transition of Donald Trump">Trump transition</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Plantation_Estate" title="Plantation Estate">Plantation Estate</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Books_by_Barack_Obama" title="Category:Books by Barack Obama">Books</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dreams_from_My_Father" title="Dreams from My Father"><i>Dreams from My Father</i> (1995)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/The_Audacity_of_Hope" title="The Audacity of Hope"><i>The Audacity of Hope</i> (2006)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Of_Thee_I_Sing_(book)" title="Of Thee I Sing (book)"><i>Of Thee I Sing</i> (2010)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/A_Promised_Land" title="A Promised Land"><i>A Promised Land</i> (2020)</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Speeches_of_Barack_Obama" title="Speeches of Barack Obama">Speeches</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/2004_Democratic_National_Convention_keynote_address" title="2004 Democratic National Convention keynote address">The Audacity of Hope</a>" (2004)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Remarks_of_Senator_Barack_Obama_on_New_Hampshire_Primary_Night" class="extiw" title="s:Remarks of Senator Barack Obama on New Hampshire Primary Night">Yes We Can</a>" (2008)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/A_More_Perfect_Union_(speech)" title="A More Perfect Union (speech)">A More Perfect Union</a>" (2008)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama_2008_presidential_election_victory_speech" title="Barack Obama 2008 presidential election victory speech">Change Has Come to America</a>" (2008)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/First_inauguration_of_Barack_Obama#Ceremony:_"A_New_Birth_of_Freedom"" title="First inauguration of Barack Obama">A New Birth of Freedom</a>" (2009)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/February_2009_Barack_Obama_speech_to_a_joint_session_of_Congress" title="February 2009 Barack Obama speech to a joint session of Congress">Joint session of Congress</a> (2009)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/A_New_Beginning_(speech)" title="A New Beginning (speech)">A New Beginning</a>" (2009)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/September_2009_Barack_Obama_speech_to_a_joint_session_of_Congress" title="September 2009 Barack Obama speech to a joint session of Congress">Joint session of Congress (health care reform)</a> (2009)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/State_of_the_Union" title="State of the Union">State of the Union Address</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2010_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="2010 State of the Union Address">2010</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2011_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="2011 State of the Union Address">2011</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2012_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="2012 State of the Union Address">2012</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2013_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="2013 State of the Union Address">2013</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2014_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="2014 State of the Union Address">2014</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2015_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="2015 State of the Union Address">2015</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2016_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="2016 State of the Union Address">2016</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama_Tucson_memorial_speech" title="Barack Obama Tucson memorial speech">Tucson memorial speech</a> (2011)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/American_Jobs_Act" title="American Jobs Act">Joint session of Congress (jobs)</a> (2011)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/You_didn%27t_build_that" title="You didn't build that">You didn't build that</a>" (2012)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama_Selma_50th_anniversary_speech" title="Barack Obama Selma 50th anniversary speech">Selma 50th anniversary</a> (2015)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama%27s_farewell_address" title="Barack Obama's farewell address">Farewell address</a> (2017)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_history_of_Barack_Obama" title="Electoral history of Barack Obama">Elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Illinois</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Illinois_Senate_elections_of_Barack_Obama" title="Illinois Senate elections of Barack Obama">State Senate</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Illinois_Senate_elections_of_Barack_Obama#First_state_Senate_election,_1996" title="Illinois Senate elections of Barack Obama">1996</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Illinois_Senate_elections_of_Barack_Obama#Second_state_Senate_election,_1998" title="Illinois Senate elections of Barack Obama">1998</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Illinois_Senate_elections_of_Barack_Obama#Third_state_Senate_election,_2002" title="Illinois Senate elections of Barack Obama">2002</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap">U.S. House of Representatives</span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2000_Illinois%27s_1st_congressional_district_election" title="2000 Illinois's 1st congressional district election">2000</a></span></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">U.S. Senate</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_Senate_election_in_Illinois" title="2004 United States Senate election in Illinois">2004</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Presidential</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama_2008_presidential_campaign" title="Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign">2008 campaign</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Barack_Obama_2008_presidential_campaign_endorsements" title="List of Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign endorsements">endorsements</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Republican_and_conservative_support_for_Barack_Obama_in_2008" title="Republican and conservative support for Barack Obama in 2008">GOP/conservative support</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Barack_Obama_2008_presidential_campaign_staff_members" title="List of Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign staff members">staff members</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama_2008_presidential_primary_campaign" title="Barack Obama 2008 presidential primary campaign">primary campaign</a></span></li></ul></li> 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endorsements">endorsements</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2012_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2012 Democratic Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2012_Democratic_National_Convention" title="2012 Democratic National Convention">convention</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_debates" title="2012 United States presidential debates">debates</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">election</a></span></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Family_of_Barack_Obama" title="Family of Barack Obama">Family</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Michelle_Obama" title="Michelle Obama">Michelle Obama</a> (wife)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ann_Dunham" title="Ann Dunham">Ann Dunham</a> (mother)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama_Sr." title="Barack Obama Sr.">Barack Obama Sr.</a> (father)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lolo_Soetoro" title="Lolo Soetoro">Lolo Soetoro</a> (stepfather)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Maya_Soetoro-Ng" title="Maya Soetoro-Ng">Maya Soetoro-Ng</a> (maternal half-sister)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Stanley_Armour_Dunham" title="Stanley Armour Dunham">Stanley Armour Dunham</a> (maternal grandfather)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Madelyn_Dunham" title="Madelyn Dunham">Madelyn Dunham</a> (maternal grandmother)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Auma_Obama" title="Auma Obama">Auma Obama</a> (paternal half-sister)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Malik_Obama" title="Malik Obama">Malik Obama</a> (paternal half-brother)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Marian_Robinson" title="Marian Robinson">Marian Robinson</a> (mother-in-law)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Craig_Robinson_(basketball)" title="Craig Robinson (basketball)">Craig Robinson</a> (brother-in-law)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bo_(dog)" title="Bo (dog)">Bo</a> (family dog)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sunny_(dog)" title="Sunny (dog)">Sunny</a> (family dog)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible expanded navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Barack_Obama" 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class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama_citizenship_conspiracy_theories" title="Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories">Citizenship conspiracy theories</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama_presidential_eligibility_litigation" title="Barack Obama presidential eligibility litigation">litigation</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama_religion_conspiracy_theories" title="Barack Obama religion conspiracy theories">Religion conspiracy theories</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Ayers_2008_presidential_election_controversy" title="Bill Ayers 2008 presidential election controversy">Bill Ayers controversy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jeremiah_Wright_controversy" title="Jeremiah Wright controversy">Jeremiah Wright controversy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Republican_and_conservative_support_for_Barack_Obama_in_2008" title="Republican and conservative support for Barack Obama in 2008">Republican and conservative support (2008)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Security_incidents_involving_Barack_Obama" title="Security incidents involving Barack Obama">Assassination threats</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama_assassination_plot_in_Denver" title="Barack Obama assassination plot in Denver">2008 Denver</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama_assassination_plot_in_Tennessee" title="Barack Obama assassination plot in Tennessee">2008 Tennessee</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Invitations_to_the_first_inauguration_of_Barack_Obama" title="Invitations to the first inauguration of Barack Obama">First inauguration invitations</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/We_Are_One:_The_Obama_Inaugural_Celebration_at_the_Lincoln_Memorial" title="We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial">Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Citizen%27s_Briefing_Book" title="Citizen's Briefing Book">Citizen's Briefing Book</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tea_Party_protests" title="Tea Party protests">Tea Party protests</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/New_Energy_for_America" title="New Energy for America">New Energy for America</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Henry_Louis_Gates_arrest_controversy#Presidential_involvement" title="Henry Louis Gates arrest controversy">Gates–Crowley Rose Garden meeting</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Firing_of_Shirley_Sherrod" title="Firing of Shirley Sherrod">Firing of Shirley Sherrod</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Efforts_to_impeach_Barack_Obama" title="Efforts to impeach Barack Obama">Impeachment efforts</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama_tan_suit_controversy" title="Barack Obama tan suit controversy">Tan suit controversy</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Books_about_Barack_Obama" title="Category:Books about Barack Obama">Books about</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bibliography_of_Barack_Obama" title="Bibliography of Barack Obama">Bibliography</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Obama:_From_Promise_to_Power" title="Obama: From Promise to Power">Obama: From Promise to Power</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama:_Der_schwarze_Kennedy" title="Barack Obama: Der schwarze Kennedy">Barack Obama: Der schwarze Kennedy</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Redemption_Song_(Stanage_book)" title="Redemption Song (Stanage book)">Redemption Song</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Case_Against_Barack_Obama" title="The Case Against Barack Obama">The Case Against Barack Obama</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Obama_Nation" title="The Obama Nation">The Obama Nation</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Corruption" title="Culture of Corruption">Culture of Corruption</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Catastrophe_(Morris_and_McGann_book)" title="Catastrophe (Morris and McGann book)">Catastrophe</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Barack_and_Michelle" title="Barack and Michelle">Barack and Michelle</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Speech_(Sharpley-Whiting_book)" title="The Speech (Sharpley-Whiting book)">The Speech</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Obama_Story" title="The Obama Story">The Obama Story</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Between_Barack_and_a_Hard_Place" title="Between Barack and a Hard Place">Between Barack and a Hard Place</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Game_Change" title="Game Change">Game Change</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Obama_Zombies" title="Obama Zombies">Obama Zombies</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Victory" title="Conservative Victory">Conservative Victory</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Bridge:_The_Life_and_Rise_of_Barack_Obama" title="The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama">The Bridge</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Obama_Diaries" title="The Obama Diaries">The Obama Diaries</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Obama_Syndrome" title="The Obama Syndrome">The Obama Syndrome</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Obama_Identity" title="The Obama Identity">The Obama Identity</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/O:_A_Presidential_Novel" title="O: A Presidential Novel">O: A Presidential Novel</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Where%27s_the_Birth_Certificate%3F" title="Where's the Birth Certificate?">Where's the Birth Certificate?</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Obama%27s_Last_Stand" title="Obama's Last Stand">Obama's Last Stand</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama:_The_Story" title="Barack Obama: The Story">Barack Obama: The Story</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Double_Down:_Game_Change_2012" title="Double Down: Game Change 2012"> Game Change 2012</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Buyer%27s_Remorse_(book)" title="Buyer's Remorse (book)">Buyer's Remorse</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Rising_Star_(book)" title="Rising Star (book)">Rising Star</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Shade:_A_Tale_of_Two_Presidents" title="Shade: A Tale of Two Presidents">Shade</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_World_as_It_Is_(book)" title="The World as It Is (book)">The World as It Is</a></i></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Music</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Amber_Lee_Ettinger" title="Amber Lee Ettinger">Obama Girl</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Crush_on_Obama" title="Crush on Obama">I Got a Crush... on Obama</a>"</span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Magical_Negro#Barack_Obama" title="Magical Negro">Barack the Magic Negro</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Will.i.am" title="Will.i.am">will.i.am</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Yes_We_Can_(will.i.am_song)" title="Yes We Can (will.i.am song)">Yes We Can</a>"</span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/The_President_Sang_Amazing_Grace" title="The President Sang Amazing Grace">The President Sang Amazing Grace</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/There%27s_No_One_as_Irish_as_Barack_O%27Bama" title="There's No One as Irish as Barack O'Bama">There's No One as Irish as Barack O'Bama</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/S%C3%AD_Se_Puede_Cambiar" title="Sí Se Puede Cambiar">Sí Se Puede Cambiar</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/My_President" title="My President">My President</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Deadheads_for_Obama" title="Deadheads for Obama">Deadheads for Obama</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Air_and_Simple_Gifts" title="Air and Simple Gifts">Air and Simple Gifts</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Change_Is_Now:_Renewing_America%27s_Promise" title="Change Is Now: Renewing America's Promise">Change Is Now</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Hope!_%E2%80%93_Das_Obama_Musical" title="Hope! – Das Obama Musical">Hope! – Das Obama Musical</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama_vs._Mitt_Romney_(video)" title="Barack Obama vs. Mitt Romney (video)">Barack Obama vs. Mitt Romney</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Baracksdubs" title="Baracksdubs">Barack's Dubs</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Signed,_Sealed,_Delivered_I%27m_Yours#Political_significance" title="Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours">Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours</a>"</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Film, TV, <br /> and stage</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/By_the_People:_The_Election_of_Barack_Obama" title="By the People: The Election of Barack Obama">By the People: The Election of Barack Obama</a></i> (2009)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Change_(film)" title="Change (film)">Change</a></i> (2010)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Obama_Anak_Menteng" title="Obama Anak Menteng">Obama Anak Menteng</a></i> (2010)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/2016:_Obama%27s_America" title="2016: Obama's America">2016: Obama's America</a></i> (2012)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Road_We%27ve_Traveled" title="The Road We've Traveled">The Road We've Traveled</a></i> (2012)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Southside_with_You" title="Southside with You">Southside with You</a></i> (2016)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Hillary_and_Clinton" title="Hillary and Clinton">Hillary and Clinton</a></i> (2016)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Barry_(2016_film)" title="Barry (2016 film)">Barry</a></i> (2016)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/America%27s_Great_Divide" title="America's Great Divide">America's Great Divide</a></i> (2020)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/We_the_People_(2021_TV_series)" title="We the People (2021 TV series)">We the People</a></i> (2021)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Renegades:_Born_in_the_USA" title="Renegades: Born in the USA">Renegades: Born in the USA</a></i> (2021)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Obama:_In_Pursuit_of_a_More_Perfect_Union" title="Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union">Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union</a></i> (2021)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_First_Lady_(American_TV_series)" title="The First Lady (American TV series)">The First Lady</a></i> (2022)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Picturing_the_Obamas" title="Picturing the Obamas">Picturing the Obamas</a></i> (2022)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Images_of_Barack_Obama" title="Category:Images of Barack Obama">Other media</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Social_media_use_by_Barack_Obama" title="Social media use by Barack Obama">Social media use</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Artists_for_Obama" title="Artists for Obama">Artists for Obama</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama_%22Hope%22_poster" title="Barack Obama "Hope" poster">"Hope" poster</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama_%22Joker%22_poster" title="Barack Obama "Joker" poster">"Joker" poster</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hair_Like_Mine" title="Hair Like Mine"><i>Hair Like Mine</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Situation_Room_(photograph)" title="Situation Room (photograph)"><i>Situation Room</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Iman_Crosson" title="Iman Crosson">Iman Crosson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Forgotten_Man_(painting)" title="The Forgotten Man (painting)">The Forgotten Man</a></i> (2010 painting)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/President_Barack_Obama_(painting)" title="President Barack Obama (painting)">President Barack Obama</a></i> (2018 portrait)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Obama_logo" title="Obama logo">Obama logo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama_in_comics" title="Barack Obama in comics">In comics</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama%27s_summer_playlist" title="Barack Obama's summer playlist">Barack Obama's summer playlist</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama_Day" title="Barack Obama Day">Barack Obama Day (Illinois)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Obama_Day" class="mw-redirect" title="Obama Day">Obama Day (Kenya)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_honors_and_awards_received_by_Barack_Obama" class="mw-redirect" title="List of honors and awards received by Barack Obama">Awards and honors</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a 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(1973–2009)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Early career</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Early_life_and_career_of_Joe_Biden" title="Early life and career of Joe Biden">Early life</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/US_Senate_career_of_Joe_Biden" title="US Senate career of Joe Biden">U.S. Senate career</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden#Vice_presidency_(2009–2017)" title="Joe Biden">Vice presidency</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Presidential_transition_of_Barack_Obama" title="Presidential transition of Barack Obama">Obama transition</a></li> <li>Task forces <ul><li><a href="/wiki/White_House_Office_of_Gun_Violence_Prevention" title="White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention">Gun Violence Prevention</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/White_House_Task_Force_to_Protect_Students_from_Sexual_Assault" title="White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault">Protect Students from Sexual Assault</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_presidential_transition_of_Donald_Trump" title="First presidential transition of Donald Trump">First Trump transition</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Classified_Information_Procedures_Act" title="Classified Information Procedures Act">Classified Information Procedures Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Omnibus_Counterterrorism_Act_of_1995" title="Omnibus Counterterrorism Act of 1995">Counterterrorism Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Violence_Against_Women_Act" title="Violence Against Women Act">Violence Against Women Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Violent_Crime_Control_and_Law_Enforcement_Act" title="Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act">Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_Joe_Biden" title="Presidency of Joe Biden">Presidency</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_appointments_by_Joe_Biden" title="List of political appointments by Joe Biden">Appointments</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_Joe_Biden" title="Cabinet of Joe Biden">Cabinet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Department_of_Agriculture_appointments_by_Joe_Biden" title="List of Department of Agriculture appointments by Joe Biden">Agriculture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Department_of_Commerce_appointments_by_Joe_Biden" title="List of Department of Commerce appointments by Joe Biden">Commerce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Department_of_Defense_appointments_by_Joe_Biden" title="List of Department of Defense appointments by Joe Biden">Defense</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Department_of_Education_appointments_by_Joe_Biden" title="List of Department of Education appointments by Joe Biden">Education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Department_of_Energy_appointments_by_Joe_Biden" title="List of Department of Energy appointments by Joe Biden">Energy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Executive_Office_appointments_by_Joe_Biden" title="List of Executive Office appointments by Joe Biden">Executive Office appointments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Department_of_Health_and_Human_Services_appointments_by_Joe_Biden" title="List of Department of Health and Human Services appointments by Joe Biden">HHS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Department_of_Homeland_Security_appointments_by_Joe_Biden" title="List of Department of Homeland Security appointments by Joe Biden">Homeland Security</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Department_of_Housing_and_Urban_Development_appointments_by_Joe_Biden" title="List of Department of Housing and Urban Development appointments by Joe Biden">HUD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Department_of_the_Interior_appointments_by_Joe_Biden" title="List of Department of the Interior appointments by Joe Biden">Interior</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Department_of_Justice_appointments_by_Joe_Biden" title="List of Department of Justice appointments by Joe Biden">Justice</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_attorneys_appointed_by_Joe_Biden" title="List of United States attorneys appointed by Joe Biden">U.S. attorneys</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Department_of_Labor_appointments_by_Joe_Biden" title="List of Department of Labor appointments by Joe Biden">Labor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Department_of_State_appointments_by_Joe_Biden" title="List of Department of State appointments by Joe Biden">State</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_appointed_by_Joe_Biden" title="List of ambassadors appointed by Joe Biden">ambassadors</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Department_of_Transportation_appointments_by_Joe_Biden" title="List of Department of Transportation appointments by Joe Biden">Transportation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Department_of_the_Treasury_appointments_by_Joe_Biden" title="List of Department of the Treasury appointments by Joe Biden">Treasury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Department_of_Veterans_Affairs_appointments_by_Joe_Biden" title="List of Department of Veterans Affairs appointments by Joe Biden">Veterans Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Joe_Biden" title="List of federal judges appointed by Joe Biden">Judicial appointments</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ketanji_Brown_Jackson_Supreme_Court_nomination" title="Ketanji Brown Jackson Supreme Court nomination">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden_Supreme_Court_candidates" title="Joe Biden Supreme Court candidates">Supreme Court candidates</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Legislation</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2021</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Rescue_Plan_Act_of_2021" title="American Rescue Plan Act of 2021">American Rescue Plan Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capitol_Police_Emergency_Assistance_Act_of_2021" title="Capitol Police Emergency Assistance Act of 2021">Capitol Police Emergency Assistance Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_Appropriations_Act,_2022" title="Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022">Consolidated Appropriations Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Infrastructure_Investment_and_Jobs_Act" title="Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act">Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Defense_Authorization_Act_for_Fiscal_Year_2022" title="National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022">National Defense Authorization Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RENACER_Act" title="RENACER Act">RENACER Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uyghur_Forced_Labor_Prevention_Act" title="Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act">Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2022</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bipartisan_Safer_Communities_Act" title="Bipartisan Safer Communities Act">Bipartisan Safer Communities Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CHIPS_and_Science_Act" title="CHIPS and Science Act">CHIPS and Science Act</a></li> <li><br /><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_Appropriations_Act,_2023" title="Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023">Consolidated Appropriations Act</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Electoral_Count_Reform_and_Presidential_Transition_Improvement_Act_of_2022" title="Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022">Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merger_Filing_Fee_Modernization_Act_of_2021" title="Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021">Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No_TikTok_on_Government_Devices_Act" title="No TikTok on Government Devices Act">No TikTok on Government Devices Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pregnant_Workers_Fairness_Act" title="Pregnant Workers Fairness Act">Pregnant Workers Fairness Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_Antitrust_Enforcement_Venue_Act_of_2021" title="State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021">State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emmett_Till_Antilynching_Act" title="Emmett Till Antilynching Act">Emmett Till Antilynching Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inflation_Reduction_Act" title="Inflation Reduction Act">Inflation Reduction Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medical_Marijuana_and_Cannabidiol_Research_Expansion_Act" title="Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act">Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Honoring_our_PACT_Act_of_2022" title="Honoring our PACT Act of 2022">PACT Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Defense_Authorization_Act_for_Fiscal_Year_2023" title="National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023">National Defense Authorization Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Postal_Service_Reform_Act_of_2022" title="Postal Service Reform Act of 2022">Postal Service Reform Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Respect_for_Marriage_Act" title="Respect for Marriage Act">Respect for Marriage Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Speak_Out_Act" title="Speak Out Act">Speak Out Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ukraine_Democracy_Defense_Lend-Lease_Act_of_2022" title="Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022">Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2023</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/COVID-19_Origin_Act_of_2023" title="COVID-19 Origin Act of 2023">COVID-19 Origin Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fiscal_Responsibility_Act_of_2023" class="mw-redirect" title="Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023">Fiscal Responsibility Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Defense_Authorization_Act_for_Fiscal_Year_2024" title="National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024">National Defense Authorization Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Agreement_on_Defense_Cooperation_between_Finland_and_the_United_States_of_America" title="Agreement on Defense Cooperation between Finland and the United States of America">DCA agreement between Finland and the US</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2024</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ADVANCE_Act" title="ADVANCE Act">ADVANCE Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_Appropriations_Act,_2024" class="mw-redirect" title="Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024">Consolidated Appropriations Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Defense_Authorization_Act_for_Fiscal_Year_2025" title="National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025">National Defense Authorization Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_Law_118-50" title="Public Law 118-50">National Security Act</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Protecting_Americans_from_Foreign_Adversary_Controlled_Applications_Act" title="Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act">Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2025</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Social_Security_Fairness_Act" title="Social Security Fairness Act">Social Security Fairness Act</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Political_positions_of_Joe_Biden" title="Political positions of Joe Biden">Policies</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cannabis_policy_of_the_Joe_Biden_administration" title="Cannabis policy of the Joe Biden administration">Cannabis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/COVID-19_policy_of_the_Joe_Biden_administration" class="mw-redirect" title="COVID-19 policy of the Joe Biden administration">COVID-19</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/COVID-19_Advisory_Board" title="COVID-19 Advisory Board">COVID-19 Advisory Board</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/White_House_COVID-19_Response_Team" title="White House COVID-19 Response Team">White House COVID-19 Response Team</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economic_policy_of_the_Joe_Biden_administration" title="Economic policy of the Joe Biden administration">Economic</a> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Biden_v._Nebraska" title="Biden v. Nebraska">Biden v. Nebraska</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Build_Back_Better_Act" title="Build Back Better Act">Build Back Better Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Build_Back_Better_Plan" title="Build Back Better Plan">Build Back Better Plan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elementary_and_Secondary_School_Emergency_Relief_Fund" title="Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund">Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electoral_and_ethics_policy_of_the_Joe_Biden_administration" title="Electoral and ethics policy of the Joe Biden administration">Electoral and ethical</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Presidential_Commission_on_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States" title="Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States">Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Summit_for_Democracy" title="Summit for Democracy">Summit for Democracy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Environmental_policy_of_the_Joe_Biden_administration" title="Environmental policy of the Joe Biden administration">Environmental</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2021_Leaders_Summit_on_Climate" title="2021 Leaders Summit on Climate">2021 Leaders Summit on Climate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Executive_Order_13990" title="Executive Order 13990">Executive Order 13990</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foreign_policy_of_the_Joe_Biden_administration" title="Foreign policy of the Joe Biden administration">Foreign</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2021_Russia%E2%80%93United_States_summit" title="2021 Russia–United States summit">2021 Russia–United States summit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Chinese_balloon_incident" title="2023 Chinese balloon incident">2023 Chinese balloon incident</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AUKUS" title="AUKUS">AUKUS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American%E2%80%93Japanese%E2%80%93Korean_trilateral_pact" title="American–Japanese–Korean trilateral pact">Camp David Principles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%932021_U.S._troop_withdrawal_from_Afghanistan" title="2020–2021 U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan">Afghanistan withdrawal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Killing_of_Ayman_al-Zawahiri" title="Killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri">killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_and_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" title="United States and the Russian invasion of Ukraine">War in Ukraine</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2022_visit_by_Volodymyr_Zelenskyy_to_the_United_States" title="2022 visit by Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the United States">2022 visit by Volodymyr Zelenskyy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_visit_by_Joe_Biden_to_Ukraine" title="2023 visit by Joe Biden to Ukraine">2023 visit to Ukraine</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_support_for_Israel_in_the_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" class="mw-redirect" title="United States support for Israel in the Israel–Hamas war">War in Israel</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_complicity_in_Israeli_war_crimes_in_the_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" class="mw-redirect" title="United States complicity in Israeli war crimes in the Israel–Hamas war">accusation of war crimes complicity</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Ankara_prisoner_exchange" title="2024 Ankara prisoner exchange">Ankara prisoner exchange</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Immigration_policy_of_the_Joe_Biden_administration" title="Immigration policy of the Joe Biden administration">Immigration</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A_Proclamation_on_Securing_the_Border" title="A Proclamation on Securing the Border">A Proclamation on Securing the Border</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Social_policy_of_the_Joe_Biden_administration" title="Social policy of the Joe Biden administration">Social</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2021_National_Day_of_Unity" title="2021 National Day of Unity">2021 National Day of Unity</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_policy_of_the_Joe_Biden_administration" class="mw-redirect" title="Space policy of the Joe Biden administration">Space</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Joe_Biden_presidency" title="Timeline of the Joe Biden presidency">Timeline</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Presidential_transition_of_Joe_Biden" title="Presidential transition of Joe Biden">Transition</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inauguration_of_Joe_Biden" title="Inauguration of Joe Biden">Inauguration</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Security_preparations_for_the_inauguration_of_Joe_Biden" title="Security preparations for the inauguration of Joe Biden">security</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Celebrating_America" title="Celebrating America">Celebrating America</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_United_States_inauguration_week_protests" title="2021 United States inauguration week protests">protests</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_100_days_of_Joe_Biden%27s_presidency" title="First 100 days of Joe Biden's presidency">First 100 days</a></li> <li>2021 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Joe_Biden_presidency_(2021_Q1)" title="Timeline of the Joe Biden presidency (2021 Q1)">Q1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Joe_Biden_presidency_(2021_Q2)" title="Timeline of the Joe Biden presidency (2021 Q2)">Q2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Joe_Biden_presidency_(2021_Q3)" title="Timeline of the Joe Biden presidency (2021 Q3)">Q3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Joe_Biden_presidency_(2021_Q4)" title="Timeline of the Joe Biden presidency (2021 Q4)">Q4</a></li></ul></li> <li>2022 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Joe_Biden_presidency_(2022_Q1)" title="Timeline of the Joe Biden presidency (2022 Q1)">Q1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Joe_Biden_presidency_(2022_Q2)" title="Timeline of the Joe Biden presidency (2022 Q2)">Q2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Joe_Biden_presidency_(2022_Q3)" title="Timeline of the Joe Biden presidency (2022 Q3)">Q3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Joe_Biden_presidency_(2022_Q4)" title="Timeline of the Joe Biden presidency (2022 Q4)">Q4</a></li></ul></li> <li>2023 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Joe_Biden_presidency_(2023_Q1)" title="Timeline of the Joe Biden presidency (2023 Q1)">Q1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Joe_Biden_presidency_(2023_Q2)" title="Timeline of the Joe Biden presidency (2023 Q2)">Q2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Joe_Biden_presidency_(2023_Q3)" title="Timeline of the Joe Biden presidency (2023 Q3)">Q3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Joe_Biden_presidency_(2023_Q4)" title="Timeline of the Joe Biden presidency (2023 Q4)">Q4</a></li></ul></li> <li>2024 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Joe_Biden_presidency_(2024_Q1)" title="Timeline of the Joe Biden presidency (2024 Q1)">Q1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Joe_Biden_presidency_(2024_Q2)" title="Timeline of the Joe Biden presidency (2024 Q2)">Q2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Joe_Biden_presidency_(2024_Q3)" title="Timeline of the Joe Biden presidency (2024 Q3)">Q3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Joe_Biden_presidency_(2024_Q4%E2%80%93January_2025)" title="Timeline of the Joe Biden presidency (2024 Q4–January 2025)">Q4</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Joe_Biden_presidency_(2024_Q4%E2%80%93January_2025)#January_2025" title="Timeline of the Joe Biden presidency (2024 Q4–January 2025)">January 2025</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_presidential_transition_of_Donald_Trump" title="Second presidential transition of Donald Trump">Second Trump transition</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden_classified_documents_incident" title="Joe Biden classified documents incident">Classified documents incident</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_White_House_cocaine_incident" title="2023 White House cocaine incident">White House cocaine incident</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Efforts_to_impeach_Joe_Biden" title="Efforts to impeach Joe Biden">Efforts to impeach</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Oversight_Committee_investigation_into_the_Biden_family" title="United States House Oversight Committee investigation into the Biden family">House Oversight Committee investigation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Impeachment_inquiry_into_Joe_Biden" title="Impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden">inquiry</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_executive_actions_by_Joe_Biden" title="List of executive actions by Joe Biden">Executive actions</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_proclamations_by_Joe_Biden" title="List of proclamations by Joe Biden">proclamations</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Opinion_polling_on_the_Joe_Biden_administration" title="Opinion polling on the Joe Biden administration">Opinion polling</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2021_opinion_polling_on_the_Joe_Biden_administration" title="2021 opinion polling on the Joe Biden administration">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_opinion_polling_on_the_Joe_Biden_administration" title="2022 opinion polling on the Joe Biden administration">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_opinion_polling_on_the_Joe_Biden_administration" title="2023 opinion polling on the Joe Biden administration">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024%E2%80%932025_opinion_polling_on_the_Joe_Biden_administration" title="2024–2025 opinion polling on the Joe Biden administration">2024–2025</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidential_trips_made_by_Joe_Biden" title="List of presidential trips made by Joe Biden">Presidential trips</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_international_presidential_trips_made_by_Joe_Biden" title="List of international presidential trips made by Joe Biden">international</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidential_trips_made_by_Joe_Biden_(2021)" title="List of presidential trips made by Joe Biden (2021)">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidential_trips_made_by_Joe_Biden_(2022)" title="List of presidential trips made by Joe Biden (2022)">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidential_trips_made_by_Joe_Biden_(2023)" title="List of presidential trips made by Joe Biden (2023)">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidential_trips_made_by_Joe_Biden_(2024%E2%80%9325)" title="List of presidential trips made by Joe Biden (2024–25)">2024–2025</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Death_and_state_funeral_of_Jimmy_Carter" title="Death and state funeral of Jimmy Carter">Death and state funeral of Jimmy Carter</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_history_of_Joe_Biden" title="Electoral history of Joe Biden">Elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">U.S. Senate</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_Senate_election_in_Delaware" title="1972 United States Senate election in Delaware">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_Senate_election_in_Delaware" title="1978 United States Senate election in Delaware">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_Senate_election_in_Delaware" title="1984 United States Senate election in Delaware">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_Senate_election_in_Delaware" title="1990 United States Senate election in Delaware">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_Senate_election_in_Delaware" title="1996 United States Senate election in Delaware">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_United_States_Senate_election_in_Delaware" title="2002 United States Senate election in Delaware">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_Senate_election_in_Delaware" title="2008 United States Senate election in Delaware">2008</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Vice presidential</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama_2008_presidential_campaign" title="Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign">2008 campaign</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2008_Democratic_Party_vice_presidential_candidate_selection" title="2008 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection">selection</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Democratic_National_Convention" title="2008 Democratic National Convention">convention</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_presidential_debates#October_2:_Vice_presidential_debate_(Washington_University_in_St._Louis)" title="2008 United States presidential debates">debate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_presidential_election" title="2008 United States presidential election">election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidential_transition_of_Barack_Obama#Biden_Senate_transition" title="Presidential transition of Barack Obama">transition</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama_2012_presidential_campaign" title="Barack Obama 2012 presidential campaign">2012 campaign</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_Democratic_National_Convention" title="2012 Democratic National Convention">convention</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_debates#October_11:_Vice_presidential_debate_(Centre_College)" title="2012 United States presidential debates">debate</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">election</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Presidential</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden_1988_presidential_campaign" title="Joe Biden 1988 presidential campaign">1988 campaign</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1988_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1988 Democratic Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden_2008_presidential_campaign" title="Joe Biden 2008 presidential campaign">2008 campaign</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2008_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Democratic_Party_presidential_debates_and_forums" title="2008 Democratic Party presidential debates and forums">debates</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden_2020_presidential_campaign" title="Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign">2020 campaign</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Joe_Biden_2020_presidential_campaign_endorsements" title="List of Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign endorsements">endorsements</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Joe_Biden_2020_presidential_campaign_celebrity_endorsements" title="List of Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign celebrity endorsements">celebrity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Joe_Biden_2020_presidential_campaign_endorsements_from_organizations" title="List of Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign endorsements from organizations">organizations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Joe_Biden_2020_presidential_campaign_congressional_endorsements" title="List of Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign congressional endorsements">Congress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Joe_Biden_2020_presidential_campaign_state_and_territorial_legislative_endorsements" title="List of Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign state and territorial legislative endorsements">state and territorial officials</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Joe_Biden_2020_presidential_campaign_municipal_endorsements" title="List of Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign municipal endorsements">municipal officials</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries">primaries</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Joe_Biden_2020_presidential_campaign_primary_endorsements" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign primary endorsements">endorsements</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Democratic_Party_presidential_debates" title="2020 Democratic Party presidential debates">debates</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biden-Sanders_Unity_Task_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Biden-Sanders Unity Task Forces">Unity Task Forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Democratic_Party_vice_presidential_candidate_selection" title="2020 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection">running mate selection</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Democratic_National_Convention" title="2020 Democratic National Convention">convention</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_debates" title="2020 United States presidential debates">debates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election" title="2020 United States presidential election">election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_United_States_election_protests" title="2020–21 United States election protests">protests</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden_2024_presidential_campaign" title="Joe Biden 2024 presidential campaign">2024 campaign</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Withdrawal_of_Joe_Biden_from_the_2024_United_States_presidential_election" title="Withdrawal of Joe Biden from the 2024 United States presidential election">withdrawal</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Democrats_who_opposed_the_Joe_Biden_2024_presidential_campaign" title="List of Democrats who opposed the Joe Biden 2024 presidential campaign">Democratic opposition</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries">primaries</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Joe_Biden_2024_presidential_campaign_primary_endorsements" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Joe Biden 2024 presidential campaign primary endorsements">endorsements</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war_protest_vote_movements" class="mw-redirect" title="Israel–Hamas war protest vote movements">protest vote movements</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Joe_Biden%E2%80%93Donald_Trump_presidential_debate" title="2024 Joe Biden–Donald Trump presidential debate">debate</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Family_of_Joe_Biden" title="Family of Joe Biden">Family</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Francis_Blewitt" title="Edward Francis Blewitt">Edward Francis Blewitt</a> (great-grandfather)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neilia_Hunter_Biden" title="Neilia Hunter Biden">Neilia Hunter Biden</a> (first wife)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jill_Biden" title="Jill Biden">Jill Biden</a> (second wife)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Biden" title="James Biden">James Biden</a> (brother)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valerie_Biden_Owens" title="Valerie Biden Owens">Valerie Biden Owens</a> (sister)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beau_Biden" title="Beau Biden">Beau Biden</a> (son)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunter_Biden" title="Hunter Biden">Hunter Biden</a> (son)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashley_Biden" title="Ashley Biden">Ashley Biden</a> (daughter)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_Krein" title="Howard Krein">Howard Krein</a> (son-in-law)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hallie_Olivere_Biden" title="Hallie Olivere Biden">Hallie Olivere Biden</a> (daughter-in-law)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kathleen_Buhle" title="Kathleen Buhle">Kathleen Buhle</a> (former daughter-in-law)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melissa_Cohen_Biden" title="Melissa Cohen Biden">Melissa Cohen Biden</a> (daughter-in-law)</li> <li>Dogs <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Champ_(dog)" title="Champ (dog)">Champ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_(Joe_Biden%27s_dog)" title="Major (Joe Biden's dog)">Major</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_(dog)" title="Commander (dog)">Commander</a></li></ul></li> <li>Cat <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Willow_(cat)" title="Willow (cat)">Willow</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Bibliography_of_Joe_Biden" title="Bibliography of Joe Biden">Writings</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Promises_to_Keep_(memoir)" title="Promises to Keep (memoir)">Promises to Keep</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Promise_Me,_Dad" title="Promise Me, Dad">Promise Me, Dad</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tomorrow_Will_Be_Different" title="Tomorrow Will Be Different"><i>Tomorrow Will Be Different</i> (foreword)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Speeches_of_Joe_Biden" title="Speeches of Joe Biden">Speeches</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Inauguration_of_Joe_Biden#Inaugural_address" title="Inauguration of Joe Biden">Inaugural address</a> (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Joe_Biden_speech_to_a_joint_session_of_Congress" title="2021 Joe Biden speech to a joint session of Congress">Joint session of Congress</a> (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_of_the_Union" title="State of the Union">State of the Union Address</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2022_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="2022 State of the Union Address">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="2023 State of the Union Address">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="2024 State of the Union Address">2024</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Joe_Biden_speech_in_Warsaw" title="2022 Joe Biden speech in Warsaw">Warsaw speech</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_for_the_Soul_of_the_Nation_speech" title="Battle for the Soul of the Nation speech">Battle for the Soul of the Nation speech</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden%27s_farewell_address" title="Joe Biden's farewell address">Farewell address</a> (2025)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Media<br />depictions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Confirmation_(film)" title="Confirmation (film)">Confirmation</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Choice_2020" title="The Choice 2020">The Choice 2020</a></i></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Intro_to_Political_Science" title="Intro to Political Science">Intro to Political Science</a>"</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/My_Son_Hunter" title="My Son Hunter">My Son Hunter</a></i></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/One_Last_Ride" title="One Last Ride">One Last Ride</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden_(The_Onion)" title="Joe Biden (The Onion)"><i>The Onion</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s "Diamond Joe"</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Our_Cartoon_President" title="Our Cartoon President">Our Cartoon President</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live_parodies_of_Joe_Biden" title="Saturday Night Live parodies of Joe Biden"><i>Saturday Night Live</i> parodies</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Spitting_Image_(2020_TV_series)" title="Spitting Image (2020 TV series)">Spitting Image</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Age_and_health_concerns_about_Joe_Biden" title="Age and health concerns about Joe Biden">Age and health concerns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Joe_Biden" title="List of awards and honors received by Joe Biden">Awards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beau_Biden_Cancer_Moonshot" class="mw-redirect" title="Beau Biden Cancer Moonshot">Beau Biden Cancer Moonshot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biden_Foundation" title="Biden Foundation">Biden Foundation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_R._Biden_Jr._Presidential_Library" title="Joseph R. Biden Jr. Presidential Library">Biden Presidential Library</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biden%E2%80%93Ukraine_conspiracy_theory" title="Biden–Ukraine conspiracy theory">Biden–Ukraine conspiracy theory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buy_a_shotgun" title="Buy a shotgun">Buy a shotgun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_things_named_after_Joe_Biden" title="List of things named after Joe Biden">Eponyms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunter_Biden_laptop_controversy" title="Hunter Biden laptop controversy">Hunter Biden laptop controversy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/I_Did_That!" title="I Did That!">I Did That!</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Let%27s_Go_Brandon" title="Let's Go Brandon">Let's Go Brandon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_image_of_Joe_Biden" title="Public image of Joe Biden">Public image</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden_sexual_assault_allegation" class="mw-redirect" title="Joe Biden sexual assault allegation">Sexual assault allegation</a></li> <li><i><a 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