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Gary Johnson's popular vote total set a Libertarian Party record, and his popular vote percentage was the second-best showing for a Libertarian in a presidential election, trailing only Ed Clark's in 1980. [163] Johnson would go on to beat this record in the 2016 presidential election, winning the most votes for the Libertarian ticket in history.
In a United States presidential election, the popular vote is the total number or the percentage of votes cast for a candidate by voters in the 50 states and Washington, D.C.; the candidate who gains the most votes nationwide is said to have won the popular vote. As the popular vote is not used to determine who is elected as the nation's ...
Statewide public opinion polls that were conducted relating to the 2012 United States presidential election, which was won by incumbent President Barack Obama, are as follows. The polls show the status between Republican nominee Mitt Romney and President Obama.
State [24] Before 2012 elections [25] After 2012 elections [26] State PVI Governor State leg. US Senate US House President Governor State leg. US Senate US House; Alabama: R+13: Rep Rep Rep Rep 6–1 Rep Rep Rep Rep Rep 6–1 Alaska: R+13: Rep Split: Split: Rep 1–0 Rep Rep Rep: Split: Rep 1–0 Arizona: R+6: Rep Rep Rep Rep 5–3 Rep Rep Rep ...
2012 United States gubernatorial elections ← 2011 November 6, 2012 June 5 (Wisconsin recall) 2013 → 14 governorships 12 states; 2 territories [a] Majority party Minority party Party Republican Democratic Seats before 29 20 Seats after 30 19 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 8,305,687 7,992,567 Percentage 49.7% 47.9% Seats up 4 8 Seats won 5 7 Map of the results Democratic hold Republican gain ...
As expected, New York gave a landslide win to Obama, with 4,485,877 votes, or 63.35% of the popular vote, 28.18% lead ahead of Romney. [17] It was one of only six states to swing in Obama's favor from 2008, when he won with a 26.85% margin. [18]
Yet another must-win for Romney. Republican presidential candidates have won this state in 8 of the past 10 elections, though it has trended Democrat in recent years thanks to the influx of ...
With 62.14% of the popular vote, West Virginia would prove to be Romney's fifth strongest state in the 2012 election after Utah, Wyoming, Oklahoma and Idaho. [3] As of the 2024 presidential election , this is the last time the Democratic nominee has received more than 30% of the vote in West Virginia.