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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.
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∙ 11y agoThe final, official results of 2012 presidential election showed President Obama winning the popular vote nationally with 65,899,660 tallies (or 51.1 percent) over Republican challenger Mitt Romney, who received 60,932,152 (or 47.2 percent).
Obama, who received 332 electoral votes to Romney's 206, won re-election by carrying 26 states and the District of Columbia. He needed 270 to retain the presidency. Obama became the first president since Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1952 and 1956 to win back-to-back presidential elections with more than 51 percent of the popular vote.
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∙ 11y agoIn the 2012 presidential election, President Obama was re-elected with 65,899,660 (51%) popular votes; his challenger Mitt Romney received 60,932,152 (47.2%). So, Barack Obama won by 4,967,508 votes. In the electoral college, Mr. Obama received 332 and Mitt Romney received 206, so there was a margin of 106 votes there.
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∙ 11y agoRight now, i heard on the radio, Obama is at 76% and Romney's at 74%? it was 76 and 74 something.
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How many votes did Barack Obama and Mitt Romney each have?
The number of voters was down slightly from 2008, but these are the totals: President Obama won re-election with 65,899,660 votes (51%) to Mitt Romney's 60,932,152 (47.2%). President Obama also received 332 electoral votes, to Romney's 206.
How many votes did Barack Obama and Romney each have?
In the electoral votes, President Obama received 332, while his opponent Mitt Romney received 206. In the popular vote, President Obama received 51% to his opponent's 47%. And in the popular vote totals, President Obama received 62,611,250 while Mitt Romney received 59,134,475.
How many electoral votes did each candidates receive from each state?
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.
How many electoral votes in Nebraska went to Obama?
In the U. S. Presidential Election of 2008, Nebraska cast 5 votes. 4 went to McCain/ Palin, and 1 went to Obama/ Biden. Nebraska controls 5 votes in each of the presidential/ vice-presidential elections of 1964 through 2020.
What was Obama's and McCain's electoral college votes for each?
Obama 365 votes, McCain173 votes.
How many electoral votes did Obama and McCain need for each state to win the election?
Together, Obama and McCain won 50 states.
In which state were the number of votes for Obama and McCain furthest from each other?
In terms of absolute votes, this occurred in Californiawhere Barack Obama received 8,274,473 votes to John McCain's 5,011,781 votes, a difference of 3,262,692 votes.In terms of percentage vote, Washington DC was the most polarized, with Barack Obama receiving 245,800 votes compared to 17,367 votes for John McCain out of 265,853 votes. This difference of 228,433 votes was a 85.9% difference!Not counting DC, the most polarized state was Hawaiiwhere Obama received 325,871 votes to McCain's 120,566 votes, a difference of 205,305 out of a total of 453,568 votes, or 45.3%.
How many electoral votes does the home state of the democratic candidate have?
If you consider Obama's home state Hawaii, Hawaii has 3 electoral votes.If you count Obama's home state Illinois, Illinois has 20 electoral votes.Barack Obama is now living in Washington D.C., which has 3 electoral votes.
Who is representing each party for the presidential election?
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What states were won by neither Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?
none Either Barack Obama or Mitt Romney received the majority of popular votes in each of the 50 states, in the District of Columbia, and in each congressional district in Maine and Nebraska. Barack Obama received all of the electoral votes from CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, HI, IL, IA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, VT, VA, WA & WI. Mitt Romney received all of the electoral votes from AL, AK, AZ, AR, GA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MS, MO, MT, NE, NC, ND, OK, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, WV & WY.
How many electoral votes did Barack Obama receive in South Dakota?
In 2008, Barack Obama received 0 electoral votes from South Dakota, losing the state's 3 electoral votes to John McCain whom received 203,054 votes to Obama's 170,924 votes.In 2012, the election has not yet taken place. Projections show that Barack Obama will again receive 0 electoral votes, losing the 3 electoral votes to Mitt Romney.
How many electoral votes did Maine in the last presidential election?
The number of electoral votes for each state is equal to the sum of its number of Senators and its number of Representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives. Based on the 2010 Census, there are 2 members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine. Therefore, Maine has 4 electoral votes.
