Us Election Result Date 2012

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Us election result date 2012. Democrats had 21 seats up for election plus 1 independent and 1 independent democrat while the republicans had only 10 seats up for election. They are indirect elections in which voters in each state cast ballots for a slate of electors of the u s. Democratic president barack obama won election to a second term though the republican party retained control of the house of representatives.
The democratic nominee president barack obama and his running mate vice president joe biden were elected to a second term. Live 2012 presidential senate and house election results. Obama received 332 electoral votes to romney s 206 electoral votes a decrease from the president s 365 electoral votes in 2008.
The winning candidate s state political party selects the individuals who will be the electors. The democrats gained republican held seats in massachusetts and indiana and one from an independent democrat in conn. The democratic ticket received 51 1 of the popular vote while the republican.
The following is a table of united states presidential election results by state. Mid november through december 14 2020. States or in washington d c cast ballots not directly for those offices but instead for members of the electoral college.
Electoral college who pledge to vote for a specific political party s nominee for president. The federal election commission releases the official results of federal elections. Bold italic text indicates the winner of the election.
The 2012 united states presidential election was the 57th quadrennial presidential election held on tuesday november 6 2012. Obama defeated republican nominee mitt romney to win a second term taking 51 1 percent of the popular vote and 332 of the 538 electoral votes. American voters went to the polls on november 6 2012 to determine for the 57th time their country s president for the next four years.