Returns for the 2012 presidential election showed President Obama leading the popular vote nationally with 62,610,003 tallies (or 50.6 percent) over Republican challenger Mitt Romney, who had 59,133,398 (or 47.9 percent).
Obama led with 332 electoral votes, while Romney trailed with 206.
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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.
Incumbent President Barack Obama won reelection in the 2012 presidential election defeating 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.
Incumbent President Barack Obama won reelection in the 2012 presidential election defeating 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.
Returns for the 2012 presidential election showed President Obama leading the popular vote nationally with 62,610,003 tallies (or 50.6 percent) over Republican challenger Mitt Romney, who had 59,133,398 (or 47.9 percent). Obama led with 332 electoral votes, while Romney trailed with 206.
For the 2008 Presidential Election, according to the Federal Election Commission: 69,456,897 (52.9%) for Obama, 59,934,814 (45.7%) for McCain, and 1,865,617 (1.4%) for other candidates.
President Obama won Washington's 12 electoral votes in the 2012 presidential election.
The number of states Obama won in the general presidential election of 2008 is 28.
Connecticut cast its 7 electoral votes for Barack Obama in the 2008 election. The 2008 presidential election popular vote totals in Connecticut were Barack Obama 997,773 and John McCain 629,428. Connecticut cast its 7 electoral votes for Barack Obama in the 2012 election. The 2012 presidential election popular vote totals in Connecticut were Barack Obama 905,083 and Mitt Romney 634,892.
Barack Obama received the most popular votes in the 2012 election; his final totals were 65,899,660 (51%) to Romney's 60,932,152 (47%).
Alabama cast its 9 electoral votes for Mitt Romney in the 2012 election. The 2012 presidential election popular vote totals in Alabama were Mitt Romney 1,255,925 and Barack Obama 795,696.
27,175,754. He got 38.5% of popular votes.