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| 2012, United States Presidential Election | ||||
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| November 6, 2012 | ||||
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| Nominee | Mitt Romney | Barack Obama | ||
| Party | Republican Party | Democratic Party | ||
| Home state | Massachusetts | Illinois | ||
| Running mate | Paul Ryan | Joe Biden | ||
| Electoral vote | 272 | 266 | ||
| States carried | 28 | 22 + DC | ||
| Popular vote | 65,000,000 | 63,000,000 | ||
| Percentage | 50.78% | 49.22% | ||
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| Red coloured states denote a Romney/Ryan win, whilst blue coloured states denote an Obama/Biden win. | ||||
President before election
Barack Obama Democratic Party
Elected President
Mitt Romney Republican Party | ||||
The United States presidential election of 2012 was the 57th quadrennial American presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. The Republican ticket, former Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney and Representative Paul Ryan of Wisconsin defeated the Democratic ticket of President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden.
