President Obama won re-election to a second term with a projected 332 electoral votes, while Republican challenger Mitt Romney trailed with 206.
On Monday, December 17, 2012, the Electoral College, comprised of delegates from each state and the District of Columbia, will formally re-elect Obama as president and Joe Biden as vice president.
In 2008, Mr. Obama received 365 electoral votes. In 2012, he received 332. In both cases, he had many more than the 270 he needed to win.
In 2008, he received 365. In 2012, he received 332. He won both elections.
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.
Barack Obama received more electoral votes, receiving 365 electoral votes to John McCain's 173 electoral votes (out of a total of 538), a difference of 192 electoral votes
Barack Obama had 303 electoral votes for 2012
Barack Obama received 365 electoral votes to John McCain's 173 electoral votes, a difference of 192 electoral votes.
Barack Obama won 100% of Florida's 27 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.
John McCain received 0 of 55 electoral votes from California, or 0% of California's electoral votes losing the state to Barack Obama with 5,011,781 votes to Obama's 8,274,473 votes, only 36.95% of the total votes cast.
Barack Obama won 3 electoral votes in Delaware by receiving 255,459 votes to 152,374 votes for McCain.
Barack Obama won 9 electoral votes in Colorado by winning the state with 1,288,576 votes to McCain's 1,073,589 votes.
In the 2012 elections, Mr. Obama earned 332 electoral votes, to Mitt Romney's 206. Thus, Barack Obama earned 62% of the electoral votes.
Barack Obama won 12 electoral votes from Massachusetts, receiving 1,904,097 votes compared to John McCain's 1,108,854 votes.
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.