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The 2012 United States presidential election was the 57th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012.Incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, incumbent Vice President Joe Biden, were elected to a second term. [3]
The 2012 United States elections took place on November 6, 2012. Democratic President Barack Obama won reelection to a second term and the Democrats gained seats in both chambers of Congress, retaining control of the Senate even though the Republican Party retained control of the House of Representatives. As of 2024, this is the most recent ...
March 6 – Virginia Republican primary – won by Mitt Romney. March 10 – Kansas Republican caucuses are won by Rick Santorum. March 10 – Virgin Islands Republican caucuses are won by Ron Paul, but most of the delegates were awarded to Mitt Romney [92] March 11 – Maine Democratic caucuses – won by Barack Obama.
This article contains lists of official third-party and independent candidates associated with the 2012 United States presidential election. "Third party" is a term commonly used in the United States to refer to political parties other than the two major parties, the Democratic Party and Republican Party.
The 2012 Wisconsin Republican presidential primary took place on April 3, 2012, [5][6] the same day as the primaries in the District of Columbia and Maryland. Mitt Romney edged out a victory, with 44.03% of the vote and 33 delegates, with former Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania coming in second with 36.83% of the vote and 9 delegates.
Obama's 2012 win made him the first Democrat since Franklin D. Roosevelt to carry Virginia in two consecutive elections, and this was the first election since 1948 that the state voted Democratic in consecutive elections.
The 2012 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 United States presidential election in which all 50 states and the District of Columbia participated. D.C. voters chose three electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent ...
The 2012 United States presidential election in New Jersey took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Voters in the state chose 14 electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic ...