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United States presidential election, 2012[TR]
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2008 ←
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November 6, 2012
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2016
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[TH="colspan: 4, align: center"]538
electoral votes of the
Electoral College
270 electoral votes needed to win[/TH]
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[TH]Turnout[/TH]
[TD="colspan: 3, align: center"]58.2% (voting eligible)[SUP]
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[TH="width: 75"]Nominee[/TH]
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Barack Obama[/TD]
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Mitt Romney[/TD]
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[TH="width: 75"]Party[/TH]
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Democratic[/TD]
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Republican[/TD]
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[TH]Home state[/TH]
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Illinois[/TD]
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Massachusetts[/TD]
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[TH]Running mate[/TH]
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Joe Biden[/TD]
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Paul Ryan[/TD]
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[TH]Electoral vote[/TH]
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332[/TD]
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[TH]States carried[/TH]
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26 + DC[/TD]
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[TH]Popular vote[/TH]
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65,915,796[SUP]
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[TD="width: 70, align: center"]60,933,500[SUP]
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[TH]Percentage[/TH]
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51.1%[/TD]
[TD="width: 70, align: center"]47.2%[/TD]
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