2012 United States presidential election in Georgia

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2012 United States presidential election in Georgia
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  2008 November 6, 2012 2016  
Turnout61.9% [1] Increase2.svg 10.1 pp
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Nominee Mitt Romney Barack Obama
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Massachusetts Illinois
Running mate Paul Ryan Joe Biden
Electoral vote160
Popular vote2,078,6881,773,827
Percentage53.30%45.48%

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President before election

Barack Obama
Democratic

Elected President

Barack Obama
Democratic

The 2012 United States presidential election in Georgia took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 General Election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Georgia voters chose 16 electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden, against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan.

Contents

Romney won Georgia by a 7.82% margin, an improvement from 2008 when John McCain won by 5.20%. Romney received 53.19% of the vote to Obama's 45.39%. Early County flipped from supporting the Republican candidate to the Democratic candidate, while Chattahoochee County flipped from the Democratic column to the Republican column.

Obama remains the only Democrat to ever win two terms in office without carrying Georgia either time. Georgia is also one of only two states that voted against Obama in both 2008 and 2012 that his vice president Joe Biden would go on to win in 2020, the other being Arizona.

As of 2024, this is the last time a Democratic presidential nominee won the rural Black Belt counties of Baker, Dooly, Early, Peach, Quitman, and Twiggs, and the last time that the suburban Atlanta counties of Gwinnett, Henry, and Cobb would vote Republican in a presidential race. This is also the last time that Georgia has backed the losing candidate in a presidential election and the last time a Democrat won the presidency without winning Georgia. Obama became the first Democratic president since Martin Van Buren to never win Georgia in two elections.

Primary elections

Democratic primary

Incumbent president Barack Obama was unopposed in the Georgia primary, therefore winning all of the state's delegates.

Republican primary

Georgia Republican primary, 2012
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Candidate Newt Gingrich Mitt Romney
Home state Georgia Massachusetts
Delegate count5221
Popular vote425,395233,611
Percentage47.2%25.9%

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Candidate Rick Santorum Ron Paul
Home state Pennsylvania Texas
Delegate count30
Popular vote176,25959,100
Percentage19.6%6.6%

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The 2012 Georgia Republican primary took place on March 6, 2012. [2] [3]

Georgia has 76 delegates to the Republic National Convention. The three super delegates are awarded winner-take-all to the statewide winner. Thirty-one delegates are awarded proportionately among candidates winning at least 20% of the vote statewide. Another 42 delegates are allocated by congressional district, 3 delegates for each district. If a candidate gets a majority in a district, he wins all 3 delegates. If no one get majority, the delegates are split 2 and 1 between the top two candidates respectively. [4]

Georgia Republican primary, 2012 [5]
CandidateVotesPercentageEstimated national delegates [6]
America Symbol.svg Newt Gingrich 425,39547.2%54
Mitt Romney 233,61125.9%19
Rick Santorum 176,25919.6%3
Ron Paul 59,1006.6%0
Jon Huntsman Jr. 1,8130.2%0
Michele Bachmann 1,7140.2%0
Rick Perry 1,6960.2%0
Buddy Roemer 1,1420.13%0
Gary Johnson 7400.08%0
Undecided or Other0
Totals901,470100.0%76
Key:Withdrew prior to contest.

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Huffington Post [7] Safe RNovember 6, 2012
CNN [8] Safe RNovember 6, 2012
New York Times [9] Safe RNovember 6, 2012
Washington Post [10] Safe RNovember 6, 2012
RealClearPolitics [11] Solid RNovember 6, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball [12] Solid RNovember 5, 2012
FiveThirtyEight [13] Solid RNovember 6, 2012

Candidate ballot access

Write-in candidate access:

Results

Out of a total of 6,066,961 registered voters at the time of the presidential election, turnout for the general election was 3,908,369, or 64.42% of registered voters.

United States presidential election in Georgia, 2012 [14]
PartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Republican Mitt Romney Paul Ryan 2,078,68853.19%16
Democratic Barack Obama (incumbent) Joe Biden (incumbent)1,773,82745.39%0
Libertarian Gary Johnson Jim Gray 45,3241.16%0
Green (Write-in) Jill Stein Cheri Honkala 1,5160.04%0
Constitution (Write-in) Virgil Goode Jim Clymer4320.01%0
Justice (Write-in) Rocky Anderson Luis J. Rodriguez 1540.00%0
Other Write-insOther Write-ins1090.00%0
Totals3,900,050100.00%16
Voter turnout (registered voters)71.36%

By county

CountyMitt Romney
Republican
Barack Obama
Democratic
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal
#%#%#%#%
Appling 5,23373.78%1,75824.78%1021.44%3,47549.00%7,093
Atkinson 1,93866.67%93031.99%391.34%1,00834.68%2,907
Bacon 3,09378.58%79120.10%521.32%2,30258.48%3,936
Baker 78549.34%79449.91%120.75%-9-0.57%1,591
Baldwin 7,58946.64%8,48352.14%1981.22%-894-5.50%16,270
Banks 5,35486.30%78012.57%701.13%4,57473.73%6,204
Barrow 18,72574.10%6,02823.85%5172.05%12,69750.25%25,270
Bartow 26,87674.87%8,39623.39%6251.74%18,48051.48%35,897
Ben Hill 3,39656.88%2,51242.08%621.04%88414.80%5,970
Berrien 4,84377.81%1,27320.45%1081.74%3,57057.36%6,224
Bibb 25,62339.54%38,58559.54%5950.92%-12,962-20.00%64,803
Bleckley 3,58772.91%1,26925.79%641.30%2,31847.12%4,920
Brantley 4,96482.46%93915.60%1171.94%4,02566.86%6,020
Brooks 3,55452.62%3,13846.46%620.92%4166.16%6,754
Bryan 9,56070.94%3,70727.51%2091.55%5,85343.43%13,476
Bulloch 14,17458.73%9,59339.75%3661.52%4,58118.98%24,133
Burke 4,30143.92%5,40555.19%870.89%-1,104-11.27%9,793
Butts 6,30667.09%2,96831.57%1261.34%3,33835.52%9,400
Calhoun 88340.34%1,29859.30%80.36%-415-18.96%2,189
Camden 11,34362.84%6,37735.33%3301.83%4,96627.51%18,050
Candler 2,34466.38%1,15732.77%300.85%1,18733.61%3,531
Carroll 28,28067.86%12,68830.45%7041.69%15,59237.41%41,672
Catoosa 17,85875.06%5,36522.55%5682.39%12,49352.51%23,791
Charlton 2,52767.12%1,19731.79%411.09%1,33035.33%3,765
Chatham 47,20443.38%60,24655.36%1,3711.26%-13,042-11.98%108,821
Chattahoochee 73549.23%72948.83%291.94%60.40%1,493
Chattooga 5,45269.28%2,23228.36%1852.36%3,22040.92%7,869
Cherokee 76,51477.73%19,84120.16%2,0842.11%56,67357.57%98,439
Clarke 13,81534.10%25,43162.77%1,2693.13%-11,616-28.67%40,515
Clay 53738.28%86261.44%40.28%-325-23.16%1,403
Clayton 14,16414.72%81,47984.67%5870.61%-67,315-69.95%96,230
Clinch 1,59864.57%85234.42%251.01%74630.15%2,475
Cobb 171,72255.25%133,12442.83%5,9891.92%38,59812.42%310,835
Coffee 9,24863.89%5,05734.94%1691.17%4,19128.95%14,474
Colquitt 9,24369.25%3,97329.77%1310.98%5,27039.48%13,347
Columbia 41,76570.70%16,45127.85%8551.45%25,31442.85%59,071
Cook 3,93565.14%2,04233.80%641.06%1,89331.34%6,041
Coweta 39,65371.17%15,16827.22%8971.61%24,48543.95%55,718
Crawford 3,36865.47%1,70633.16%701.37%1,66232.31%5,144
Crisp 4,18256.51%3,16742.80%510.69%1,01513.71%7,400
Dade 4,47173.94%1,41123.33%1652.73%3,06050.61%6,047
Dawson 8,84786.19%1,24112.09%1761.72%7,60674.10%10,264
Decatur 5,82455.47%4,59143.72%850.81%1,23311.75%10,500
DeKalb 64,39220.98%238,22477.63%4,2421.39%-173,832-56.65%306,858
Dodge 5,21467.24%2,44231.49%981.27%2,77235.75%7,754
Dooly 1,98546.14%2,28553.11%320.75%-300-6.97%4,302
Dougherty 11,44930.15%26,29569.24%2310.61%-14,846-39.09%37,975
Douglas 26,24147.38%28,44151.36%6971.26%-2,200-3.98%55,379
Early 2,55747.71%2,76551.60%370.69%-208-3.89%5,359
Echols 91782.99%17315.66%151.35%74467.33%1,105
Effingham 15,59674.79%4,94723.72%3111.49%10,64951.07%20,854
Elbert 4,85959.58%3,18139.00%1161.42%1,67820.58%8,156
Emanuel 5,10063.05%2,92736.18%620.77%2,17326.87%8,089
Evans 2,26863.62%1,26835.57%290.81%1,00028.05%3,565
Fannin 7,85778.10%2,02820.16%1751.74%5,82957.94%10,060
Fayette 38,07564.83%19,73633.61%9171.56%18,33931.22%58,728
Floyd 22,73369.04%9,64029.28%5541.68%13,09339.76%32,927
Forsyth 65,90880.47%14,57117.79%1,4211.74%51,33762.68%81,900
Franklin 6,11478.62%1,49919.27%1642.11%4,61559.35%7,777
Fulton 137,12434.42%255,47064.13%5,7521.45%-118,346-29.71%398,346
Gilmer 8,92680.76%1,95817.71%1691.53%6,96863.05%11,053
Glascock 1,13584.96%17613.17%251.87%95971.79%1,336
Glynn 20,89362.95%11,95036.00%3481.05%8,94326.95%33,191
Gordon 13,19777.91%3,44020.31%3021.78%9,75757.60%16,939
Grady 5,92462.93%3,41936.32%700.75%2,50526.61%9,413
Greene 5,07160.90%3,20138.44%550.66%1,87022.46%8,327
Gwinnett 159,85553.76%132,50944.56%4,9921.68%27,3469.20%297,356
Habersham 12,16682.90%2,30115.68%2091.42%9,86567.22%14,676
Hall 47,48177.19%12,99921.13%1,0321.68%34,48256.06%61,512
Hancock 76918.80%3,30880.88%130.32%-2,539-62.08%4,090
Haralson 8,44681.16%1,78917.19%1721.65%6,65763.97%10,407
Harris 11,19772.14%4,14526.71%1791.15%7,05245.43%15,521
Hart 6,51768.39%2,87030.12%1421.49%3,64738.27%9,529
Heard 3,16075.63%94822.69%701.68%2,21252.94%4,178
Henry 46,77451.10%43,76147.81%9961.09%3,0133.29%91,531
Houston 34,66259.58%22,70239.02%8111.40%11,96020.56%58,175
Irwin 2,53868.34%1,14130.72%350.94%1,39737.62%3,714
Jackson 19,13580.59%4,23817.85%3721.56%14,89762.74%23,745
Jasper 4,13668.45%1,84530.54%611.01%2,29137.91%6,042
Jeff Davis 3,99674.85%1,27523.88%681.27%2,72150.97%5,339
Jefferson 2,99941.08%4,26158.36%410.56%-1,262-17.28%7,301
Jenkins 1,88755.60%1,48843.84%190.56%39911.76%3,394
Johnson 2,44064.62%1,30534.56%310.82%1,13530.06%3,776
Jones 7,74463.90%4,27435.27%1010.83%3,47028.63%12,119
Lamar 4,89964.36%2,60234.18%1111.46%2,29730.18%7,612
Lanier 1,82061.11%1,11437.41%441.48%70623.70%2,978
Laurens 11,95060.85%7,51338.26%1760.89%4,43722.59%19,639
Lee 10,31475.58%3,19623.42%1361.00%7,11852.16%13,646
Liberty 5,56534.36%10,45764.57%1731.07%-4,892-30.21%16,195
Lincoln 2,80763.36%1,58635.80%370.84%1,22127.56%4,430
Long 2,30660.45%1,44237.80%671.75%86422.65%3,815
Lowndes 21,32754.38%17,47044.54%4241.08%3,8579.84%39,221
Lumpkin 8,64778.98%2,05518.77%2462.25%6,59260.21%10,948
Macon 1,54532.28%3,21167.09%300.63%-1,666-34.81%4,786
Madison 8,44375.84%2,49422.40%1961.76%5,94953.44%11,133
Marion 1,73354.51%1,41244.42%341.07%32110.09%3,179
McDuffie 5,47557.00%4,04442.10%860.90%1,43114.90%9,605
McIntosh 3,40953.65%2,86445.07%811.28%5458.58%6,354
Meriwether 4,85652.36%4,33146.70%870.94%5255.66%9,274
Miller 1,90568.53%85230.65%230.82%1,05337.88%2,780
Mitchell 4,15550.18%4,08149.28%450.54%740.90%8,281
Monroe 8,36168.00%3,78530.78%1491.22%4,57637.22%12,295
Montgomery 2,66269.41%1,13529.60%380.99%1,52739.81%3,835
Morgan 6,18668.42%2,75330.45%1021.13%3,43337.97%9,041
Murray 8,44375.02%2,54222.59%2702.39%5,90152.43%11,255
Muscogee 27,51038.90%42,57360.20%6320.90%-15,063-21.30%70,715
Newton 20,98248.45%21,85150.45%4761.10%-869-2.00%43,309
Oconee 13,09873.34%4,42124.76%3401.90%8,67748.58%17,859
Oglethorpe 4,25167.64%1,91430.45%1201.91%2,33737.19%6,285
Paulding 40,84670.98%15,82527.50%8721.52%25,02143.48%57,543
Peach 5,28745.83%6,14853.29%1020.88%-861-7.46%11,537
Pickens 10,54783.03%1,97515.55%1801.42%8,57267.48%12,702
Pierce 5,66782.67%1,12416.40%640.93%4,54366.27%6,855
Pike 6,66881.93%1,35616.66%1151.41%5,31265.27%8,139
Polk 9,81171.89%3,61526.49%2221.62%6,19645.40%13,648
Pulaski 2,44466.32%1,21933.08%220.60%1,22533.24%3,685
Putnam 6,21567.34%2,92631.70%880.96%3,28935.64%9,229
Quitman 51045.21%61254.26%60.53%-102-9.05%1,128
Rabun 5,75477.08%1,55920.88%1522.04%4,19556.20%7,465
Randolph 1,27141.54%1,77057.84%190.62%-499-16.30%3,060
Richmond 25,84532.64%52,56066.39%7690.97%-26,715-33.75%79,174
Rockdale 15,71641.19%22,02357.72%4171.09%-6,307-16.53%38,156
Schley 1,28673.40%44825.57%181.03%83847.83%1,752
Screven 3,28753.79%2,77445.39%500.82%5138.40%6,111
Seminole 2,24559.44%1,47839.13%541.43%76720.31%3,777
Spalding 14,91159.31%9,89839.37%3301.32%5,01319.94%25,139
Stephens 7,22175.74%2,13122.35%1821.91%5,09053.39%9,534
Stewart 74535.89%1,32363.73%80.38%-578-27.84%2,076
Sumter 5,37845.36%6,37553.77%1030.87%-997-8.41%11,856
Talbot 1,20234.41%2,26564.84%260.75%-1,063-30.43%3,493
Taliaferro 32333.54%63666.04%40.42%-313-32.50%963
Tattnall 4,70670.48%1,89728.41%741.11%2,80942.07%6,677
Taylor 1,94855.03%1,57244.41%200.56%37610.62%3,540
Telfair 2,48057.17%1,80541.61%531.22%67515.56%4,338
Terrell 1,83441.62%2,54457.73%290.65%-710-16.11%4,407
Thomas 11,15658.74%7,65340.30%1830.96%3,50318.44%18,992
Tift 9,18565.88%4,66033.42%970.70%4,52532.46%13,942
Toombs 6,52469.72%2,74629.35%870.93%3,77840.37%9,357
Towns 4,87678.09%1,27320.39%951.52%3,60357.70%6,244
Treutlen 1,65260.05%1,07439.04%250.91%57821.01%2,751
Troup 15,17958.30%10,54740.51%3091.19%4,63217.79%26,035
Turner 2,02856.85%1,51042.33%290.82%51814.52%3,567
Twiggs 1,90745.35%2,27053.98%280.67%-363-8.63%4,205
Union 8,77378.97%2,13919.25%1971.78%6,63459.72%11,109
Upson 7,23064.10%3,95935.10%900.80%3,27129.00%11,279
Walker 16,24773.86%5,27423.98%4752.16%10,97349.88%21,996
Walton 29,03677.07%8,14821.63%4931.30%20,88855.44%37,677
Ware 7,94166.44%3,90032.63%1120.93%4,04133.81%11,953
Warren 99039.18%1,52960.51%80.31%-539-21.33%2,527
Washington 4,03545.76%4,71453.46%680.78%-679-7.70%8,817
Wayne 7,55773.45%2,59625.23%1351.32%4,96148.22%10,288
Webster 60150.59%58248.99%50.42%191.60%1,188
Wheeler 1,36663.09%77235.66%271.25%59427.43%2,165
White 8,65182.21%1,67115.88%2011.91%6,98066.33%10,523
Whitfield 19,30571.58%7,21026.74%4531.68%12,09544.84%26,968
Wilcox 2,05365.55%1,06033.84%190.61%99331.71%3,132
Wilkes 2,63555.30%2,08743.80%430.90%54811.50%4,765
Wilkinson 2,24650.40%2,18148.95%290.65%651.45%4,456
Worth 5,86969.57%2,48729.48%800.95%3,38240.09%8,436
Totals2,078,68853.19%1,773,82745.39%55,8541.43%304,8617.80%3,908,369
County Flips:
Democratic
Hold
Gain from Republican
Republican
Hold
Gain from Democratic Georgia County Flips 2012.svg
County Flips:
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

By congressional district

Romney won 10 of 14 congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat. [15]

DistrictRomneyObamaRepresentative
1st 55.9%43% Jack Kingston
2nd 40.8%58.6% Sanford Bishop
3rd 65.85%33% Lynn Westmoreland
4th 25.6%73.6% Hank Johnson
5th 15.8%83.1% John Lewis
6th 60.8%37.45% Tom Price
7th 60.23%38.32% Rob Woodall
8th 61.63%37.48% Austin Scott
9th 78.14%20.5% Doug Collins
10th 62.46%36.3% Paul Broun
11th 66.9%31.5% Phil Gingrey
12th 55.42%43.64% John Barrow
13th 29.97%69.24% David Scott
14th 73.21%25.3% Tom Graves

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The 2012 United States presidential election in Mississippi took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 general election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Mississippi voters chose six electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden, against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012 United States presidential election in New Mexico</span>

The 2012 United States presidential election in New Mexico 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. This was the 25th U.S. presidential election in which New Mexico participated. New Mexico voters chose five electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden, against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012 United States presidential election in Idaho</span>

The 2012 United States presidential election in Idaho 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. Idaho voters chose four electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden, against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan. Prior to the election, 17 news organizations considered this a state Romney would win, or otherwise considered as a safe red state. Romney and Ryan carried Idaho with 64.09% of the popular vote to Obama's and Biden's 32.40%, thus winning the state's four electoral votes. Romney's victory in Idaho made it his fourth strongest state in the 2012 election after Utah, Wyoming and Oklahoma. He improved on McCain's performance in 2008, expanding his margin from 25.3% to 31.69% and flipping Teton County which had previously voted for Obama.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012 United States presidential election in Ohio</span>

The 2012 United States presidential election in Ohio 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. Ohio voters chose 18 electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden, against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan. This election continued Ohio's bellwether streak, as the state voted for the winner of the presidency in every election from 1964 to 2016.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012 United States presidential election in Oregon</span>

The 2012 United States presidential election in Oregon 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. Oregon voters chose seven electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden, against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate, Representative Paul Ryan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012 United States presidential election in Rhode Island</span>

The 2012 United States presidential election in Rhode Island 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. Rhode Island voters chose four electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden, against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012 United States presidential election in Tennessee</span>

The 2012 United States presidential election in Tennessee was held on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Tennessee voters chose 11 electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden, against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012 United States presidential election in Texas</span>

The 2012 United States presidential election in Texas 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. Texas voters chose 38 electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden, against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012 United States presidential election in Virginia</span>

The 2012 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Virginia voters chose 13 electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden, against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012 United States presidential election in Kansas</span>

The 2012 United States presidential election in Kansas 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. Kansas voters chose six electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden, against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan. Romney and Ryan carried the state with 59.59 percent of the popular vote to Obama's and Biden's 38.00 percent, thus winning the state's six electoral votes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012 United States presidential election in Wisconsin</span>

The 2012 United States presidential election in Wisconsin 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. Wisconsin voters chose 10 electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden, against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012 United States presidential election in Alabama</span>

The 2012 United States presidential election in Alabama took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 general election, in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Alabama voters chose nine electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden, against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan.

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