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The 2012 United States presidential election in Illinois 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. Illinois voters chose 20 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. The Obama/Biden ticket won Illinois with 57.50% of the popular vote to Romney/Ryan's 40.66%, thus winning the state's twenty electoral votes by a margin of 16.84%. [1]
Obama's victory continued a Democratic winning streak in the state — with the Democratic candidate having carried Illinois through six consecutive elections. However, despite Obama's win in 2008 and popularity in the state due to being its former U.S. Senator, his performance significantly worsened, with his margin of victory decreasing from 25.10% to 16.84% and losing 23 counties to Romney that he had won four years prior. Obama further became the first ever Democrat to win the White House without carrying Gallatin or Macoupin Counties, as well as the first since Woodrow Wilson in 1916 to win the White House without carrying Madison County. While Obama only won 23% of the counties in Illinois, most of the counties he won were heavily populated. His 17-point victory can be largely attributed to his performance in Cook County, which encompasses the Chicago Metropolitan Area. He also won the once Republican-favored collar counties (DuPage, Will and Lake). He also performed well in the East St. Louis area.
As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last time a Democrat has won Alexander, Carroll, Fulton, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess, Knox, Mercer, Putnam, Warren, and Whiteside counties. Also, as a result of this election, Clark, Clay, Effingham, Edwards, Iroquois, Jasper, Massac, Richland, Wabash, and Wayne are the only counties in the state that never voted for Obama in his two runs for the presidency or in his landslide election to the Senate.
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The 2012 Illinois Democratic presidential primary was held on March 20, 2012 in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Republican Party's state primaries ahead of the 2012 presidential election. Incumbent president Barack Obama won the primary. Obama was running for reelection without a major opponent.
Obama won all 189 of the state's bound delegates (the state also had 26 superdelegates). [2]
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Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates |
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Barack Obama (incumbent) | 652,583 | 99.98% | 189 |
Randall Terry | 134 | 0.02% | 0 |
Totals | 652,717 | 100.00% | 189 |
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Illinois results by county Mitt Romney Rick Santorum |
The 2012 Illinois Republican presidential primary was held on March 20, 2012 in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Republican Party's state primaries ahead of the 2012 presidential election. [4] [5] For the state-run primaries (Democratic and Republican), turnout was 21.72%, with 1,586,171 votes cast. [3]
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Projected delegate count | ||
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Mitt Romney | 435,859 | 46.69% | 42 | 41 | 42 |
Rick Santorum | 326,778 | 35.01% | 12 | 10 | 12 |
Ron Paul | 87,044 | 9.32% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Newt Gingrich | 74,482 | 7.98% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Perry (withdrawn) | 5,568 | 0.60% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Buddy Roemer (withdrawn) | 3,723 | 0.40% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unprojected delegates: | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Total: | 933,454 | 100.00% | 54 | 54 | 54 |
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The 2012 Illinois Green Party Convention was held on February 24, and saw a binding presidential preference vote cast, awarding delegates, as part of the Green Party's state primaries ahead of the 2012 presidential election. [7]
Unlike the primaries for the major parties, this primary was run by the Green Party of Illinois itself, rather than by the state.
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
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Jill Stein | 109 | 71.24% | 22 |
Roseanne Barr (write-in) | 27 | 17.65% | 5 |
Kent Mesplay | 8 | 5.23% | 2 |
Uncommitted | 8 | 5.23% | 2 |
Others | 1 | 0.65% | 0 |
Total | 153 | 100% | 31 |
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Democratic | Barack Obama (Incumbent) | Joe Biden (Incumbent) | 3,019,512 | 57.50% | 20 | |
Republican | Mitt Romney | Paul Ryan | 2,135,216 | 40.66% | 0 | |
Libertarian | Gary Johnson | James P. Gray | 56,229 | 1.07% | 0 | |
Green | Jill Stein | Howie Hawkins | 30,222 | 0.58% | 0 | |
Write-ins | Write-ins | 835 | 0.02% | 0 | ||
Totals | 5,242,014 | 100.00% | 20 | |||
County | Barack Obama Democratic | Mitt Romney Republican | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
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Adams | 9,648 | 31.43% | 20,416 | 66.51% | 633 | 2.06% | -10,768 | -35.08% | 30,697 |
Alexander | 1,965 | 56.13% | 1,487 | 42.47% | 49 | 1.40% | 478 | 13.66% | 3,501 |
Bond | 3,020 | 40.95% | 4,095 | 55.53% | 260 | 3.52% | -1,075 | -14.58% | 7,375 |
Boone | 9,883 | 46.09% | 11,096 | 51.75% | 462 | 2.16% | -1,213 | -5.66% | 21,441 |
Brown | 787 | 33.29% | 1,513 | 64.00% | 64 | 2.71% | -726 | -30.71% | 2,364 |
Bureau | 8,134 | 48.75% | 8,164 | 48.93% | 388 | 2.32% | -30 | -0.18% | 16,686 |
Calhoun | 1,080 | 41.93% | 1,440 | 55.90% | 56 | 2.17% | -360 | -13.97% | 2,576 |
Carroll | 3,665 | 49.49% | 3,555 | 48.00% | 186 | 2.51% | 110 | 1.49% | 7,406 |
Cass | 2,053 | 42.09% | 2,707 | 55.49% | 118 | 2.42% | -654 | -13.40% | 4,878 |
Champaign | 40,831 | 51.94% | 35,312 | 44.92% | 2,466 | 3.14% | 5,519 | 7.02% | 78,609 |
Christian | 5,494 | 37.31% | 8,885 | 60.33% | 348 | 2.36% | -3,391 | -23.02% | 14,727 |
Clark | 2,591 | 32.86% | 5,144 | 65.23% | 151 | 1.91% | -2,553 | -32.37% | 7,886 |
Clay | 1,584 | 26.81% | 4,190 | 70.92% | 134 | 2.27% | -2,606 | -44.11% | 5,908 |
Clinton | 5,596 | 33.95% | 10,524 | 63.86% | 361 | 2.19% | -4,928 | -29.91% | 16,481 |
Coles | 9,262 | 43.21% | 11,631 | 54.26% | 544 | 2.53% | -2,369 | -11.05% | 21,437 |
Cook | 1,488,537 | 73.88% | 495,542 | 24.59% | 30,740 | 1.53% | 992,995 | 49.29% | 2,014,819 |
Crawford | 2,858 | 33.11% | 5,585 | 64.69% | 190 | 2.20% | -2,727 | -31.58% | 8,633 |
Cumberland | 1,641 | 30.99% | 3,509 | 66.27% | 145 | 2.74% | -1,868 | -35.28% | 5,295 |
DeKalb | 21,207 | 51.42% | 18,934 | 45.91% | 1,100 | 2.67% | 2,273 | 5.51% | 41,241 |
DeWitt | 2,601 | 35.30% | 4,579 | 62.15% | 188 | 2.55% | -1,978 | -26.85% | 7,368 |
Douglas | 2,430 | 30.68% | 5,334 | 67.34% | 157 | 1.98% | -2,904 | -36.66% | 7,921 |
DuPage | 199,460 | 49.73% | 195,046 | 48.63% | 6,575 | 1.64% | 4,414 | 1.10% | 401,081 |
Edgar | 2,565 | 32.74% | 5,132 | 65.50% | 138 | 1.76% | -2,567 | -32.76% | 7,835 |
Edwards | 754 | 23.36% | 2,405 | 74.50% | 69 | 2.14% | -1,651 | -51.14% | 3,228 |
Effingham | 3,861 | 23.24% | 12,501 | 75.25% | 251 | 1.51% | -8,640 | -52.01% | 16,613 |
Fayette | 2,853 | 31.66% | 5,951 | 66.03% | 208 | 2.31% | -3,098 | -34.37% | 9,012 |
Ford | 1,656 | 27.49% | 4,229 | 70.20% | 139 | 2.31% | -2,573 | -42.71% | 6,024 |
Franklin | 7,254 | 40.49% | 10,267 | 57.31% | 393 | 2.20% | -3,013 | -16.82% | 17,914 |
Fulton | 8,328 | 54.04% | 6,632 | 43.03% | 451 | 2.93% | 1,696 | 11.01% | 15,411 |
Gallatin | 1,029 | 39.99% | 1,492 | 57.99% | 52 | 2.02% | -463 | -18.00% | 2,573 |
Greene | 2,023 | 35.89% | 3,451 | 61.22% | 163 | 2.89% | -1,428 | -25.33% | 5,637 |
Grundy | 9,451 | 44.34% | 11,343 | 53.22% | 519 | 2.44% | -1,892 | -8.88% | 21,313 |
Hamilton | 1,269 | 32.20% | 2,566 | 65.11% | 106 | 2.69% | -1,297 | -32.91% | 3,941 |
Hancock | 3,650 | 40.06% | 5,271 | 57.85% | 190 | 2.09% | -1,621 | -17.79% | 9,111 |
Hardin | 742 | 31.85% | 1,535 | 65.88% | 53 | 2.27% | -793 | -34.03% | 2,330 |
Henderson | 1,978 | 55.44% | 1,541 | 43.19% | 49 | 1.37% | 437 | 12.25% | 3,568 |
Henry | 12,332 | 50.53% | 11,583 | 47.46% | 490 | 2.01% | 749 | 3.07% | 24,405 |
Iroquois | 3,413 | 26.64% | 9,120 | 71.19% | 278 | 2.17% | -5,707 | -44.55% | 12,811 |
Jackson | 13,319 | 55.26% | 9,864 | 40.92% | 921 | 3.82% | 3,455 | 14.34% | 24,104 |
Jasper | 1,436 | 28.48% | 3,514 | 69.68% | 93 | 1.84% | -2,078 | -41.20% | 5,043 |
Jefferson | 6,089 | 37.31% | 9,811 | 60.12% | 420 | 2.57% | -3,722 | -22.81% | 16,320 |
Jersey | 3,667 | 36.67% | 6,039 | 60.38% | 295 | 2.95% | -2,372 | -23.71% | 10,001 |
Jo Daviess | 5,667 | 49.58% | 5,534 | 48.42% | 228 | 2.00% | 133 | 1.16% | 11,429 |
Johnson | 1,572 | 27.61% | 3,963 | 69.60% | 159 | 2.79% | -2,391 | -41.99% | 5,694 |
Kane | 90,332 | 49.71% | 88,335 | 48.61% | 3,058 | 1.68% | 1,997 | 1.10% | 181,725 |
Kankakee | 21,595 | 47.30% | 23,136 | 50.68% | 923 | 2.02% | -1,541 | -3.38% | 45,654 |
Kendall | 22,471 | 47.39% | 24,047 | 50.71% | 900 | 1.90% | -1,576 | -3.32% | 47,418 |
Knox | 13,451 | 57.59% | 9,408 | 40.28% | 497 | 2.13% | 4,043 | 17.31% | 23,356 |
Lake | 153,757 | 53.48% | 129,764 | 45.14% | 3,972 | 1.38% | 23,993 | 8.34% | 287,493 |
LaSalle | 23,073 | 48.67% | 23,256 | 49.06% | 1,076 | 2.27% | -183 | -0.39% | 47,405 |
Lawrence | 2,011 | 33.58% | 3,857 | 64.40% | 121 | 2.02% | -1,846 | -30.82% | 5,989 |
Lee | 6,937 | 45.20% | 8,059 | 52.51% | 352 | 2.29% | -1,122 | -7.31% | 15,348 |
Livingston | 5,020 | 33.30% | 9,753 | 64.69% | 304 | 2.01% | -4,733 | -31.39% | 15,077 |
Logan | 3,978 | 32.91% | 7,844 | 64.89% | 266 | 2.20% | -3,866 | -31.98% | 12,088 |
Macon | 22,780 | 46.46% | 25,309 | 51.62% | 941 | 1.92% | -2,529 | -5.16% | 49,030 |
Macoupin | 9,464 | 44.89% | 10,946 | 51.92% | 673 | 3.19% | -1,482 | -7.03% | 21,083 |
Madison | 58,922 | 47.95% | 60,608 | 49.32% | 3,355 | 2.73% | -1,686 | -1.37% | 122,885 |
Marion | 6,225 | 39.35% | 9,248 | 58.46% | 347 | 2.19% | -3,023 | -19.11% | 15,820 |
Marshall | 2,455 | 41.83% | 3,290 | 56.06% | 124 | 2.11% | -835 | -14.23% | 5,869 |
Mason | 2,867 | 45.54% | 3,265 | 51.86% | 164 | 2.60% | -398 | -6.32% | 6,296 |
Massac | 2,092 | 32.21% | 4,278 | 65.87% | 125 | 1.92% | -2,186 | -33.66% | 6,495 |
McDonough | 5,967 | 47.91% | 6,147 | 49.36% | 340 | 2.73% | -180 | -1.45% | 12,454 |
McHenry | 59,797 | 44.55% | 71,598 | 53.34% | 2,842 | 2.11% | -11,801 | -8.79% | 134,237 |
McLean | 31,883 | 43.40% | 39,947 | 54.37% | 1,639 | 2.23% | -8,064 | -10.97% | 73,469 |
Menard | 2,100 | 34.14% | 3,948 | 64.18% | 103 | 1.68% | -1,848 | -30.04% | 6,151 |
Mercer | 4,507 | 52.60% | 3,876 | 45.24% | 185 | 2.16% | 631 | 7.36% | 8,568 |
Monroe | 6,215 | 35.53% | 10,888 | 62.24% | 391 | 2.23% | -4,673 | -26.71% | 17,494 |
Montgomery | 5,058 | 41.50% | 6,776 | 55.60% | 354 | 2.90% | -1,718 | -14.10% | 12,188 |
Morgan | 5,806 | 41.06% | 7,972 | 56.37% | 364 | 2.57% | -2,166 | -15.31% | 14,142 |
Moultrie | 2,144 | 35.29% | 3,784 | 62.29% | 147 | 2.42% | -1,640 | -27.00% | 6,075 |
Ogle | 9,514 | 40.72% | 13,422 | 57.44% | 431 | 1.84% | -3,908 | -16.72% | 23,367 |
Peoria | 40,209 | 51.28% | 36,774 | 46.90% | 1,428 | 1.82% | 3,435 | 4.38% | 78,411 |
Perry | 3,819 | 39.99% | 5,507 | 57.67% | 223 | 2.34% | -1,688 | -17.68% | 9,549 |
Piatt | 3,090 | 35.35% | 5,413 | 61.92% | 239 | 2.73% | -2,323 | -26.57% | 8,742 |
Pike | 2,278 | 31.20% | 4,860 | 66.56% | 164 | 2.24% | -2,582 | -35.36% | 7,302 |
Pope | 650 | 29.25% | 1,512 | 68.05% | 60 | 2.70% | -862 | -38.80% | 2,222 |
Pulaski | 1,389 | 46.12% | 1,564 | 51.93% | 59 | 1.95% | -175 | -5.81% | 3,012 |
Putnam | 1,559 | 49.60% | 1,502 | 47.79% | 82 | 2.61% | 57 | 1.81% | 3,143 |
Randolph | 5,759 | 39.89% | 8,290 | 57.42% | 389 | 2.69% | -2,531 | -17.53% | 14,438 |
Richland | 2,362 | 32.44% | 4,756 | 65.31% | 164 | 2.25% | -2,394 | -32.87% | 7,282 |
Rock Island | 39,157 | 60.04% | 24,934 | 38.23% | 1,126 | 1.73% | 14,223 | 21.81% | 65,217 |
Saline | 3,701 | 34.52% | 6,806 | 63.49% | 213 | 1.99% | -3,105 | -28.97% | 10,720 |
Sangamon | 42,107 | 44.65% | 50,225 | 53.26% | 1,965 | 2.09% | -8,118 | -8.61% | 94,297 |
Schuyler | 1,727 | 44.26% | 2,069 | 53.02% | 106 | 2.72% | -342 | -8.76% | 3,902 |
Scott | 910 | 35.44% | 1,587 | 61.80% | 71 | 2.76% | -677 | -26.36% | 2,568 |
Shelby | 3,342 | 32.01% | 6,843 | 65.55% | 254 | 2.44% | -3,501 | -33.54% | 10,439 |
St. Clair | 67,285 | 56.15% | 50,125 | 41.83% | 2,417 | 2.02% | 17,160 | 14.32% | 119,827 |
Stark | 1,095 | 41.13% | 1,528 | 57.40% | 39 | 1.47% | -433 | -16.27% | 2,662 |
Stephenson | 10,165 | 48.11% | 10,512 | 49.75% | 451 | 2.14% | -347 | -1.64% | 21,128 |
Tazewell | 24,438 | 39.88% | 35,335 | 57.66% | 1,509 | 2.46% | -10,897 | -17.78% | 61,282 |
Union | 3,137 | 37.71% | 4,957 | 59.59% | 224 | 2.70% | -1,820 | -21.88% | 8,318 |
Vermilion | 12,878 | 42.36% | 16,892 | 55.57% | 630 | 2.07% | -4,014 | -13.21% | 30,400 |
Wabash | 1,590 | 30.97% | 3,478 | 67.74% | 66 | 1.29% | -1,888 | -36.77% | 5,134 |
Warren | 4,044 | 51.73% | 3,618 | 46.28% | 156 | 1.99% | 426 | 5.45% | 7,818 |
Washington | 2,450 | 32.95% | 4,792 | 64.45% | 193 | 2.60% | -2,342 | -31.50% | 7,435 |
Wayne | 1,514 | 19.67% | 5,988 | 77.80% | 195 | 2.53% | -4,474 | -58.13% | 7,697 |
White | 2,188 | 30.90% | 4,731 | 66.80% | 163 | 2.30% | -2,543 | -35.90% | 7,082 |
Whiteside | 14,833 | 57.43% | 10,448 | 40.45% | 547 | 2.12% | 4,385 | 16.98% | 25,828 |
Will | 144,229 | 51.85% | 128,969 | 46.36% | 4,967 | 1.79% | 15,260 | 5.49% | 278,165 |
Williamson | 10,647 | 36.40% | 17,909 | 61.22% | 698 | 2.38% | -7,262 | -24.82% | 29,254 |
Winnebago | 61,732 | 51.70% | 55,138 | 46.18% | 2,527 | 2.12% | 6,594 | 5.52% | 119,397 |
Woodford | 5,572 | 29.42% | 12,961 | 68.44% | 405 | 2.14% | -7,389 | -39.02% | 18,938 |
Totals | 3,019,512 | 57.50% | 2,135,216 | 40.66% | 96,704 | 1.84% | 884,296 | 16.84% | 5,251,432 |
Obama won 12 of 18 congressional districts. [10]
District | Romney | Obama | Representative |
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1st | 20.25% | 78.94% | Bobby Rush |
2nd | 18.53% | 80.7% | Jesse Jackson Jr. |
3rd | 42.98% | 55.93% | Dan Lipinski |
4th | 17.06% | 80.9% | Luis Gutierrez |
5th | 31.81% | 66% | Mike Quigley |
6th | 53.31% | 45.1% | Peter Roskam |
7th | 11.79% | 87.22% | Danny K. Davis |
8th | 40.94% | 57.39% | Tammy Duckworth |
9th | 33.29% | 65% | Jan Schakowsky |
10th | 41.14% | 57.52% | Brad Schneider |
11th | 40.64% | 57.82% | Bill Foster |
12th | 48.13% | 49.74% | William Enyart |
13th | 48.95% | 48.64% | Rodney Davis |
14th | 54.2% | 44.18% | Randy Hultgren |
15th | 63.94% | 34.06% | John Shimkus |
16th | 52.89% | 45.17% | Adam Kinzinger |
17th | 40.64% | 57.58% | Cheri Bustos |
18th | 60.66% | 37.4% | Aaron Schock |
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The 2012 United States presidential election in West Virginia 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. West Virginia 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.
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.
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.
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.
The 2020 United States presidential election in Illinois was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Illinois voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, incumbent President Donald Trump of Florida, and his running mate, Vice President Mike Pence of Indiana, against Democratic Party nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden of Delaware, and his running mate, Senator Kamala Harris of California. Illinois had 20 votes in the Electoral College. Prior to the 2020 election, all news organizations predicted Illinois was a state that Biden would win, or otherwise considered a safe blue state.
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