Democratic Party candidate Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election defeating Republican Party candidate John McCain. In the 2008 presidential election Barack Obama received 365 electoral votes and John McCain received 173 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Obama 69,297,997 and McCain 59,597,520.
Democratic Party candidate incumbent President Barack Obama won reelection in the 2012 presidential election defeating Republican Party candidate Mitt Romney. In the 2012 presidential election Barack Obama received 332 electoral votes and Mitt Romney received 206 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Obama 65,446,032 and Romney 60,589,084.
In the 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama won 365of the 538 electoral votes. In the 2012 election, President Obama won re-election, receiving 332 electoral votes.
In the 2012 presidential election, Barack Obama won re-election by carrying 26 states and the District of Columbia for a total of 332 electoral votes. He needed 270 to retain the presidency.
The president won electoral votes from California (55), Colorado (9), Connecticut (7), Delaware (3), the District of Columbia (3), Florida (29), Hawaii (4), Illinois (20), Iowa (6), Maine (4), Maryland (10), Massachusetts (11), Michigan (16), Minnesota (10), Nevada (6), New Hampshire (4), New Jersey (14), New Mexico (5), New York (29), Ohio (18), Oregon (7), Pennsylvania (20), Rhode Island (4), Vermont (3), Virginia (13), Washington (12) and Wisconsin (10).
As of Saturday, 3 November 2012, with the asking of this question, neither President Obama nor Governor Romney have any electoral votes. There are only projections. The actual electoral votes cannot be decided until the close of voting Tuesday, 6 November.
Update: Obama gained 332 electoral votes.
In the 2012 election, he received 332 electoral votes; his challenger, Mitt Romney, received 206.
obama get a total of 365 electoral votes
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In 2008, Barack Obama won the presidential election, earning 365 (out of 538) electoral votes. In 2012, he won again, this time receiving 332 electoral votes.
President Obama won the electoral college, with 332 votes, compared to 206 electoral votes for his challenger, Mitt Romney.
President Obama 303 electoral college votes.
Governor Mitt Romney only received 206 electoral college votes.
In 2012, Barack Obama received 0 electoral votes, losing the 11 electoral votes to Republican Mitt Romney by a tally of 1,453,097 votes to 953,043 votes.
In 2008, Barack Obama received 365 electoral votes to John McCain's 173 electoral votes (out of a total of 538), a difference of 192 electoral votes. In 2012, Barack Obama received 332 electoral votes to Mitt Romney's 206, a difference of 126 electoral votes.
In the 2008 election, Barrack Obama received 365 electoral votes. In the 2012 election, he received 332 electoral votes.
Barack Obama received 0 electoral votes from Idaho in both the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections.In 2008, Barack Obama received 0 electoral votes from Idaho, losing Idaho's 4 electoral votes to John McCain whom received 403,012 votes to Obama's 236,440.In 2012, Barack Obama lost the state's 4 electoral votes to Mitt Romney who received 420,750 votes to Obama's 212,560.
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President Obama won Washington's 12 electoral votes in the 2012 presidential election.
In 2008, Barack Obama received 0 electoral votes from Kentucky, losing the 8 electoral votes to John McCain who received 1,048,462 votes to Obama's 751,985 votes.In 2012, this is yet to be determined. Kentucky is a solidly Republican state, and it is expected that Obama will again received 0 electoral votes, losing the state and 8 electoral votes to Mitt Romney.
He received 332 electoral votes; his challenger, Mitt Romney, received 206.
President Obama earned 332 electoral votes, whereas his challenger Mitt Romney earned 206.
Mr. Obama earned 332 electoral votes, defeating his challenger Mitt Romney, who received 206.
Barack Obama earned 332 electoral votes, while his opponent Mitt Romney received 206.
In the 2012 election, President Obama received 332 electoral votes, as opposed to his challenger Mitt Romney who received 206.