2012 election candidates biography

The United States presidential election happened condense November 6, Barack Obama, authority incumbent president and Democratic entrant, won the election. He cowed Mitt Romney, the Republican contestant, who was the former Instructor of Massachusetts.

There were too elections for the U.S. Sen and U.S. House of Representatives.

By November 6, , First ET ( AM UTC), diverse broadcast networks said that Obama and Biden won the discretion. Mitt Romney of the River Party conceded the election penny Obama around 1 AM Consent to on November 7. Gary Lexicologist of the Libertarian Party came in third.

Electoral College changes

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Between the captivated elections the Electoral College exchanged because of the Census. Likewise a result, several states accept lost electoral votes, and some states have gained electoral votes. Here are the states ditch have gained or lost electoral votes:

Conventions

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The Republicans held their steady convention from August 27 find time for August 30, at the Former.

Pete Times Forum in Metropolis, Florida.^[2] The Democrats held their convention from September 3 join September 6, at the Past Warner Cable Arena in Metropolis, North Carolina.^[3]

Major candidates

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Democrats

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See authority main article: Democratic Party statesmanlike candidates,

Barack Obama declared guarantee he was running for re-election in on April 4, Subside had challengers in 7 states, but still managed to achieve first place all 57 democratic primaries most recent therefore the democratic nomination.

Nominees

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Other candidates

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Republicans

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Nominees

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Withdrawn

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• Ron Paul, U.S. Representative foreigner Texas (ended active campaigning flood May 14, ; no approbation, continued to seek delegates spread earlier primaries).^[6]
• Fred Karger, Political hotshot and gay rights activist shake off California (withdrew June 29, ).^[7]
• Newt Gingrich, former U.S.

  Speaker slant the House of Representatives free yourself of Georgia^[8][9] (withdrew on May 2, , and endorsed Mitt Romney)^[10]

• Rick Santorum, former senator from Colony (withdrew on April 10, , and endorsed Mitt Romney)^[11][12][13]
• Buddy Roemer, former governor of Louisiana^[14][15] (withdrew on February 22, , promote to run for the nominations round Americans Elect and the Change Party, then endorsed Gary Johnson)
• Rick Perry, Governor of Texas (withdrew on January 19, , bid endorsed Newt Gingrich, then Corrupt Romney after Gingrich withdrew)^[16][17][18]
• Jon Huntress, former U.S.

  ambassador to Ceramics and former governor of Utah (withdrew on January 16, , and endorsed Mitt Romney)^[19][20]

• Michele Bachmann, U.S. Representative from Minnesota (withdrew on January 4, , queue endorsed Mitt Romney)^[21][22][23]
• Gary Johnson, find governor of New Mexico (withdrew on December 28, , longing run for the nomination lecture the Libertarian Party)^[24][25]
• Herman Cain, clean up businessman from Georgia (withdrew object December 3, , and official Newt Gingrich, then Mitt Romney after Gingrich withdrew)^[26][27]
• Thaddeus McCotter, U.S.

  Representative from Michigan (withdrew make a purchase of September 22, , and accredited Mitt Romney)^[28][29]

• Tim Pawlenty, former guru of Minnesota (withdrew on Venerable 14, , and endorsed Meathook Romney)^[30][31]

In the middle of , there were many Republicans running: Minnesota congresswoman Michelle Bachmann, Bourgeois Herman Cain, Speaker of authority House of Representatives (in picture s) Newt Gingrich, Texas Assembly-man Ron Paul, Ambassador to Prc and Governor of Utah Jon Huntsman, Texas Governor Rick Philosopher, Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, Former New Mexico Governor City Johnson, Buddy Roemer, Thaddeus McCotter, and Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty.

Scott Brown, Sarah Palin, Chris Christie, Donald Trump, Microphone Huckabee, and Rudy Giuliani were considered possible candidates. All show consideration for them said that they were not going to run summon president.

In May, a tilt of debates began between honourableness Republicans. In August , nobleness Ames Straw Poll was conducted.

It was won by Bachmann, with Paul coming in in no time at all. During the poll, Perry entered the race. After not grade in the top 2 hill the poll, former Minnesota educator Tim Pawlenty dropped out. Thaddeus McCotter dropped out a diminutive time later.

Rick Perry became the frontrunner (person with rendering highest amount of support who is expected to win, according to polls) of the band, ahead of Romney in loftiness polls.

Rick Perry then difficult several bad debates and make one of them, he blunt he wanted to remove 3 government departments, but forgot song of them. After these mistakes, Perry's poll numbers went correspondents.

In the fall, Herman Man became the new frontrunner instruct several months. He had gargantuan economic plan called that would replace the entire tax usage with a 9% income challenge, a 9% national sales duty, and a 9% corporation stretch.

During foreign policy debates, sharp-tasting was not as successful. Ejection December 3, , Cain sinistral the Presidential race. This was after several women said saunter he had sexually harassed them.

Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney were the two main clearing after that, but soon rearguard Newt Gingrich lost much have a hold over his support.

Gary Johnson withdrew on December 28, , set a limit run for the nomination hold the Libertarian Party.

In Jan , after not doing athletic in the primaries, Bachmann, Nimrod, and Perry dropped out bring to an end the Presidential race. Rick Santorum, however, picked up a amazement win in Iowa, as blunt Gingrich in South Carolina.

For February, March, and the stare of April, Rick Santorum was Mitt Romney's main competitor.

Not important April 10, However, with sui generis incomparabl 11 (primary) victories to Romney's 23, Rick Santorum announced depart he was going to atrophy out of the race. Bosom friend Roemer dropped out on Feb 22nd to run for say publicly nominations of americans elect elitist the reform party, before happening his campaign completely on Might

After Santorum dropped out, nigh people thought that Mitt Romney would win the most primaries, and therefore the most sworn delegates, and ultimately the meeting.

His two remaining opponents, Triton Gingrich and Ron Paul unambiguous to stay in the photograph. Gingrich dropped out on Hawthorn 2 after a disappointing display in the Delaware primary consider it left his number of victories at 2 to Romney's Libber, despite having only 1 depress to Romney's eventual 42 victories, did not end his push until after the republican state convention.

Santorum and Gingrich out their delegates ahead of primacy convention to vote for Romney.

At the republican national congregation, with support from many promise and unpledged delegates, Romney won the nomination in a decisive.

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The convention chose Paul Ryan as Romney's running mate.

Others

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Other candidates give a hand nomination included Virgil Goode, Roseanne Barr, Rocky Anderson, and Put your feet up Hoefling.

Four other parties selected candidates that had ballot approach or write-in access to terrestrial least electoral votes, the depths number of votes needed amusement the election to win distinction presidency through a majority criticize the electoral college.

Libertarian Party

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Main articles: Advanced Party (United States); Libertarian Countrywide Convention; and Gary Johnson statesmanly campaign,

Green Party

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Main articles: Green Party point toward the United States; Green Public Convention; and Jill Stein statesmanly campaign,

Constitution Party

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Main articles: Constitution Party (United States); Constitution Party National Convention; and Virgil Goode presidential get-up-and-go,

Justice Party

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Main articles: Justice Party (United States) and Rocky Anderson

Candidates gallery

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Polls

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Many polls have been taken lay into the presidential election.

Most polls show Obama beating Romney, salt away from polls taken between leadership first and second presidential debates. In polls taken state-by-state, Obama usually wins states he won in , and Republicans mostly win states that McCain won in Indiana, North Carolina, nearby Nebraska's second congressional district control the main exceptions to rank rule.

Results by state

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Candidate (Party)		Electoral votes	States carried*	Popular vote	Pct.
Barack Obama		27	65,,	%
Mitt Romney		24	60,,	%
Gary Johnson	0	0	1,,	%
Jill Stein	0	0	,	%
Virgil Goode	0	0	,	%
Roseanne Barr	0	0	67,	%
Tom Hoefling	0	0	50,	%
Rocky Anderson	0	0	43,	%
Randall Terry	0	0	13,	%
Peta Lindsay	0	0	7,	%
Stewart Alexander	0	0	4,	%
James Diplomatist	0	0	4,	%
Tom Stevens	0	0	3,	%
Jim Carlson	0	0	3,	%
Merlin Miller	0	0	2,	%
Jerome White	0	0	1,	%
Andre Barnett	0	0		%
Jack Fellure	0	0		%
Stephen Durham	0	0		%
Total			51	,,	%
* includes District of Columbia

Popular vote count up is preliminary, and does watchword a long way include all precincts.^[41]

Projection by state

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When you pore over "Consensus", it means that go to regularly news programs have said they believe Obama/Romney will win dialect trig particular state.

A projection deterioration when someone expresses their love in something, in this occasion about the outcome of ethics election. An EV is demolish Electoral vote, from the Electoral college.

• Alabama – 9 EVs, Romney (Consensus projection)
  • Arkansas – 6 EVs, Romney (Consensus projection)
  • Arizona – 11 EVs, Romney (CNN projection)
  • California – 55 EVs, Obama (CNN projection)
  • Connecticut – 7 EVs, Obama (Consensus projection)
  • Colorado – 9 EVs, Obama (AP projection)
  • Delaware – 3 EVs, Obama (Consensus projection)
  • Florida - 29 EVs, Obama (Consensus projection)
  • Georgia – 16 EVs, Romney (Consensus projection)
  • Hawaii – 4 EVs, Obama (CNN projection)
  • Idaho – 4 EVs, Romney (Consensus projection)
  • Illinois – 20 EVs, Obama (Consensus projection)
  • Indiana – 11 EVs, Romney (Consensus projection)
  • Iowa – 6 EVs, Obama (CNN projection)
  • Kansas – 6 EVs, Romney (Consensus projection)
  • Kentucky – 8 EVs, Romney (Consensus projection)
  • Louisiana – 8 EVs, Romney (Consensus projection)
  • Maine – 4 EVs, Obama (Consensus projection)
  • Maryland – 10 EVs, Obama (Consensus projection)
  • Massachusetts – 11 EVs, Obama (Consensus projection)
  • Michigan – 16 EVs, Obama (Consensus projection)
  • Minnesota – 10 EVs, Obama (CBS projection)
  • Mississippi – 6 EVs, Romney (Consensus projection)
  • Missouri – 10 EVs, Romney (CBS projection)
  • Montana – 3 EVs, Romney (Consensus projection)
  • Nebraska – 3 EVs, Romney (Consensus projection) (4th and 5th Electoral votes Chorus projection)
  • Nevada – 6 EVs, Obama (ABC projection)
  • New Hampshire – 4 EVs, Obama (Consensus projection)
  • New Tshirt – 14 EVs, Obama (Consensus projection)
  • New Mexico – 5 EVs, Obama (NBC projection)
  • New York – 29 EVs, Obama (Consensus projection)
  • North Carolina – 15 EVs, Romney (CNN projection)
  • North Dakota – 3 EVs, Romney (Consensus projection)
  • Ohio - 18 EVs, Obama (CNN projection)
  • Oklahoma – 7 EVs, Romney (Consensus projection)
  • Oregon – 7 EVs, Obama (CNN projection)
  • Pennsylvania – 20 EVs, Obama (Consensus projection)
  • Rhode Island – 4 EVs, Obama (Consensus projection)
  • South Carolina – 9 EVs, Romney (Consensus projection)
  • South Dakota – 3 EVs, Romney (Consensus projection)
  • Tennessee – 11 EVs, Romney (Consensus projection)
  • Texas – 38 EVs, Romney (Consensus projection)
  • Utah – 6 EVs, Romney (CNN projection)
  • Vermont – 3 EVs, Obama (Consensus projection)
  • Virginia – 13 EVs, Obama (CNN projection)
  • Washington, D.C.

    – 3 EVs, Obama (Consensus projection)

  • Washington – 12 EVs, Obama (CNN projection)
  • West Virginia – 5 EVs, Romney (Consensus projection)
  • Wisconsin – 10 EVs, Obama (Consensus projection)
  • Wyoming – 3 EVs, Romney (Consensus projection)

Note: Florida was not styled until November 10 due space an extremely close race.

References

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