2012 United States presidential election in Idaho

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Nominee  | Mitt Romney | Barack Obama |
Party  | Republican | Democratic
Home state  | Massachusetts | Illinois
Running mate  | Paul Ryan | Joe Biden
Electoral vote  | 4 | 0
Popular vote  | 420,911 | 212,787
Percentage  | 64.09% | 32.40%

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The 2012 United States presidential election in Idaho took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Idaho voters chose four electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden, against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan. Prior to the election, 17 news organizations considered this a state Romney would win, or otherwise considered as a safe red state. Romney and Ryan carried Idaho with 64.09% of the popular vote to Obama's and Biden's 32.40%, thus winning the state's four electoral votes.[1] Romney's victory in Idaho made it his fourth strongest state in the 2012 election after Utah, Wyoming and Oklahoma.[2] He improved on McCain's performance in 2008, expanding his margin from 25.3% to 31.69% and flipping Teton County which had previously voted for Obama.

## Caucuses

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### Democratic caucuses

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President Obama ran unopposed in the caucuses. The District cast all 31 of its delegate votes at the 2012 Democratic National Convention for Obama.[3]

2012 Idaho Democratic presidential primary[4]

Candidate  | State convention delegates  | Percentage  | Delegates
Barack Obama (incumbent) | 1,400 | 100% | 27
Unpledged delegates: | 4
Total: | 1,400  | 100%  | 31

### Republican caucuses

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2012 Idaho Republican presidential caucuses

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Candidate  | Mitt Romney | Rick Santorum | Ron Paul
Home state  | Massachusetts | Pennsylvania | Texas
Delegate count  | 32 | 0  | 0
Popular vote  | 27,514 | 8,115  | 8,086
Percentage  | 61.6% | 18.2%  | 18.1%

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Idaho results by county

Mitt Romney

Rick Santorum

Ron Paul

The Republican caucuses took place on Super Tuesday, March 6, 2012.[5][6] An advisory primary with no binding effect on delegates, scheduled to be held on Tuesday May 15, 2012, was cancelled by the Idaho Republican Party.[7] Five candidates were on the ballot. In order of filing they are Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich, and Buddy Roemer. Although Roemer had withdrawn from the Republican race before the Idaho caucus, he still appeared on the ballot.[8]

Idaho has 32 delegates to the Republican national convention, of which 3 are RNC and 29 are AL.[clarification needed] The 3 RNC delegates pledged to go with the results of the Boise Straw Poll.[citation needed] The delegates will be determined by the caucuses results, based on a two-step approach. First, the delegates are primarily awarded winner-take-all by county after a series of votes in which candidates are successively removed from the ballot. Then, if a candidate receives half or more of the county delegates, they will receive all the 32 delegates; if not, the delegates will be split proportionately according to the number of county delegates.[9] Mitt Romney won 61% of the vote, thanks to a large majority of support (80-90% in most counties) in majority Mormon southeastern Idaho, rendering it a winner-take-all contest. Santorum and Paul split the Panhandle, winning five counties each, but came away empty in the delegate count.

#### Straw polls

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Despite a complete lack of formal polling in the state,[9] there were a total of five straw polls conducted in Idaho, three of which were online. Ron Paul won three of these,[10][11][12] while Mitt Romney won two.[13]

##### January 2–4 online poll

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This was the first ever Idaho straw poll.[14] It was conducted entirely online by Kaz Wittig KStar Enterprises. Ron Paul won with over 70% of the vote.[10]

Finish | Candidate | Percentage

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1 | Ron Paul | 73.53%
2 | Rick Santorum | 8.09%
3 | Newt Gingrich | 7.35%
4 | Mitt Romney | 5.15%
5 | Barack Obama | 3.68%
6 | Gary Johnson | 1.47%
7 | Rick Perry | 0.74%
8 | Jon Huntsman | 0.00%
9 | Michele Bachmann | 0.00%
| Total | 100%

##### January 6 Boise poll

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This poll used paper ballots and was conducted in Boise. Ron Paul won this poll. Rick Perry's campaign, although still active in the race at this time, did not participate.[11]

Finish | Candidate | Percentage | Votes

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1 | Ron Paul | 43% | 173
2 | Mitt Romney | 34% | 135
3 | Newt Gingrich | 12% | 47
4 | Rick Santorum | 10% | 40
5 | Jon Huntsman | 1% | 4
| Total | 100% | 399

##### February 2–4 online poll

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This online straw poll was also produced by Kaz Wittig KStar Enterprises. Mitt Romney won the poll by a small margin.[13]

Finish | Candidate | Percentage

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1 | Mitt Romney | 45.39%
2 | Ron Paul | 42.70%
3 | Rick Santorum | 4.49%
4 | Newt Gingrich | 3.82%
5 | Barack Obama | 3.15%
6 | Other | 0.45%
| Total | 100%

##### March 1–3 online poll

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This poll was also produced by Kaz Wittig KStar Enterprises. Ron Paul won by a double-digit margin.[12]

Finish | Candidate | Percentage | Votes

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1 | Ron Paul | 51.37% | 525
2 | Mitt Romney | 35.03% | 358
3 | Gary Johnson | 3.91% | 40
4 | Rick Santorum | 3.23% | 33
5 | Virgil Goode | 2.84% | 29
6 | Buddy Roemer | 1.96% | 20
7 | Newt Gingrich | 0.98% | 10
8 | Barack Obama | 0.49% | 5
9 | Other | 0.2% | 2
| Total | 100% | 1022

#### Results

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Results:[15][16]

Finish | Candidate | Percentage | Votes | Estimated National Delegates

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1 | Mitt Romney | 61.6% | 27,514 | 32
2 | Rick Santorum | 18.2% | 8,115 | 0
3 | Ron Paul | 18.1% | 8,086 | 0
4 | Newt Gingrich | 2.1% | 940 | 0
5 | Buddy Roemer | 0.0% | 17 | 0
| Total | 100% |  | 32

##### County totals

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County | Newt Gingrich | Ron Paul | Mitt Romney | Rick Santorum | Total | Winner

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Ada | 307 | 1766 | 4233 | 1866 | 8172 | Romney
Adams | 0 | 85 | 132 | 0 | 217 | Romney
Bannock | 24 | 254 | 1614 | 146 | 2038 | Romney
Bear Lake | 2 | 15 | 308 | 19 | 344 | Romney
Benewah | 24 | 90 | 26 | 145 | 265 | Santorum
Bingham | 27 | 215 | 2172 | 150 | 2564 | Romney
Blaine | 47 | 79 | 230 | 23 | 379 | Romney
Boise | 0 | 128 | 163 | 0 | 291 | Romney
Bonner | 0 | 555 | 0 | 487 | 1042 | Paul
Bonneville | 65 | 481 | 3044 | 235 | 3825 | Romney
Boundary | 0 | 193 | 64 | 101 | 358 | Paul
Butte | 10 | 25 | 153 | 23 | 211 | Romney
Camas | 0 | 40 | 38 | 0 | 78 | Paul
Canyon | 0 | 617 | 2056 | 1296 | 3969 | Romney
Caribou | 7 | 22 | 336 | 26 | 391 | Romney
Cassia | 28 | 143 | 1279 | 144 | 1594 | Romney
Clark | 2 | 8 | 88 | 17 | 115 | Romney
Clearwater | 0 | 85 | 0 | 151 | 236 | Santorum
Custer | 19 | 48 | 98 | 24 | 189 | Romney
Elmore | 0 | 158 | 281 | 0 | 439 | Romney
Franklin | 4 | 105 | 856 | 29 | 994 | Romney
Fremont | 12 | 76 | 726 | 38 | 852 | Romney
Gem | 0 | 150 | 379 | 143 | 672 | Romney
Gooding | 47 | 84 | 299 | 86 | 516 | Romney
Idaho | 0 | 284 | 0 | 191 | 475 | Paul
Jefferson | 11 | 212 | 1642 | 114 | 1979 | Romney
Jerome | 28 | 74 | 331 | 101 | 534 | Romney
Kootenai | 0 | 496 | 0 | 674 | 1170 | Santorum
Latah | 78 | 509 | 197 | 188 | 972 | Paul
Lemhi | 44 | 60 | 217 | 64 | 385 | Romney
Lewis | 0 | 0 | 25 | 44 | 69 | Santorum
Lincoln | 14 | 11 | 147 | 49 | 221 | Romney
Madison | 7 | 260 | 2510 | 50 | 2827 | Romney
Minidoka | 22 | 80 | 653 | 92 | 847 | Romney
Nez Perce | 0 | 127 | 124 | 0 | 251 | Paul
Oneida | 3 | 39 | 241 | 18 | 301 | Romney
Owyhee | 0 | 0 | 177 | 263 | 440 | Santorum
Payette | 0 | 0 | 428 | 302 | 730 | Romney
Power | 9 | 13 | 287 | 38 | 347 | Romney
Shoshone | 0 | 0 | 63 | 74 | 137 | Santorum
Teton | 13 | 44 | 295 | 26 | 378 | Romney
Twin Falls | 83 | 332 | 1228 | 409 | 2052 | Romney
Valley | 0 | 123 | 152 | 0 | 275 | Romney
Washington | 0 | 0 | 222 | 269 | 491 | Santorum

Notes

* That these totals reflect the final caucus ballots in each county; where only two candidates have votes totaled, this was likely from other candidates being eliminated in previous rounds of voting. Where all candidates have at least one vote, only one ballot was necessary, since the winning candidate had a majority of votes in that county.
* Vote totals for Buddy Roemer, who had formally withdrawn from the Republican race before the caucus, are not provided.

## General election

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### Predictions

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Source  | Ranking  | As of

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Huffington Post[17] | Safe R  | November 6, 2012
CNN[18] | Safe R  | November 6, 2012
New York Times[19] | Safe R  | November 6, 2012
Washington Post[20] | Safe R  | November 6, 2012
RealClearPolitics[21] | Solid R  | November 6, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[22] | Solid R  | November 5, 2012
FiveThirtyEight[23] | Solid R  | November 6, 2012

### Candidate ballot access

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* Barack Obama/Joseph Biden, Democratic
* Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan, Republican
* Gary Johnson/James P. Gray, Libertarian
* Jill Stein/Cheri Honkala, Green
* Virgil Goode/Jim Clymer, Constitution
* Rocky Anderson/Luis J. Rodriguez, Justice

### Results

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2012 United States presidential election in Idaho[24]

Party  | Candidate  | Running mate  | Votes  | Percentage  | Electoral votes
| Republican | Mitt Romney | Paul Ryan | 420,911 | 64.09% | 4
| Democratic | Barack Obama (incumbent)  | Joe Biden (incumbent)  | 212,787  | 32.40%  | 0
| Libertarian | Gary Johnson | Jim Gray | 9,453  | 1.44%  | 0
| Green | Jill Stein | Cheri Honkala | 4,402  | 0.67%  | 0
| Justice | Rocky Anderson | Luis J. Rodriguez | 2,499  | 0.38%  | 0
| Constitution | Virgil Goode | Jim Clymer  | 2,222  | 0.34%  | 0
Totals | 656,742 | 100.00% | 4

#### By county

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County  | Mitt Romney
Republican  | Barack Obama
Democratic  | Various candidates
Other parties  | Margin  | Total

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Ada | 97,554  | 53.53%  | 77,137  | 42.33%  | 7,555  | 4.14%  | 20,417  | 11.20%  | 182,246
Adams | 1,413  | 68.56%  | 577  | 28.00%  | 71  | 3.44%  | 836  | 40.56%  | 2,061
Bannock | 21,010  | 59.14%  | 13,214  | 37.20%  | 1,299  | 3.66%  | 7,796  | 21.94%  | 35,523
Bear Lake | 2,489  | 88.20%  | 302  | 10.70%  | 31  | 1.10%  | 2,187  | 77.50%  | 2,822
Benewah | 2,596  | 66.82%  | 1,164  | 29.96%  | 125  | 3.22%  | 1,432  | 36.86%  | 3,885
Bingham | 13,440  | 76.03%  | 3,822  | 21.62%  | 416  | 2.35%  | 9,618  | 54.41%  | 17,678
Blaine | 3,939  | 38.64%  | 5,992  | 58.78%  | 263  | 2.58%  | -2,053  | -20.14%  | 10,194
Boise | 2,284  | 66.28%  | 1,053  | 30.56%  | 109  | 3.16%  | 1,231  | 35.72%  | 3,446
Bonner | 11,367  | 60.45%  | 6,500  | 34.57%  | 936  | 4.98%  | 4,867  | 25.88%  | 18,803
Bonneville | 32,276  | 74.68%  | 9,903  | 22.91%  | 1,038  | 2.41%  | 22,373  | 51.77%  | 43,217
Boundary | 3,138  | 69.06%  | 1,225  | 26.96%  | 181  | 3.98%  | 1,913  | 42.10%  | 4,544
Butte | 1,001  | 77.84%  | 258  | 20.06%  | 27  | 2.10%  | 743  | 57.78%  | 1,286
Camas | 402  | 69.55%  | 159  | 27.51%  | 17  | 2.94%  | 243  | 42.04%  | 578
Canyon | 44,369  | 66.47%  | 19,866  | 29.76%  | 2,512  | 3.77%  | 24,503  | 36.71%  | 66,747
Caribou | 2,608  | 85.45%  | 386  | 12.65%  | 58  | 1.90%  | 2,222  | 72.80%  | 3,052
Cassia | 7,154  | 84.84%  | 1,098  | 13.02%  | 180  | 2.14%  | 6,056  | 71.82%  | 8,432
Clark | 235  | 71.65%  | 66  | 20.12%  | 27  | 8.23%  | 169  | 51.53%  | 328
Clearwater | 2,541  | 68.75%  | 1,032  | 27.92%  | 123  | 3.33%  | 1,509  | 40.83%  | 3,696
Custer | 1,744  | 74.06%  | 530  | 22.51%  | 81  | 3.43%  | 1,214  | 51.55%  | 2,355
Elmore | 5,227  | 65.31%  | 2,513  | 31.40%  | 263  | 3.29%  | 2,714  | 33.91%  | 8,003
Franklin | 5,195  | 92.77%  | 325  | 5.80%  | 80  | 1.43%  | 4,870  | 86.97%  | 5,600
Fremont | 4,907  | 84.57%  | 810  | 13.96%  | 85  | 1.47%  | 4,097  | 70.61%  | 5,802
Gem | 5,311  | 70.90%  | 1,957  | 26.12%  | 223  | 2.98%  | 3,354  | 44.78%  | 7,491
Gooding | 3,696  | 72.22%  | 1,287  | 25.15%  | 135  | 2.63%  | 2,409  | 47.07%  | 5,118
Idaho | 5,921  | 75.52%  | 1,708  | 21.79%  | 211  | 2.69%  | 4,213  | 53.73%  | 7,840
Jefferson | 9,895  | 86.94%  | 1,303  | 11.45%  | 183  | 1.61%  | 8,592  | 75.49%  | 11,381
Jerome | 4,804  | 71.52%  | 1,699  | 25.29%  | 214  | 3.19%  | 3,105  | 46.23%  | 6,717
Kootenai | 39,381  | 65.09%  | 18,851  | 31.16%  | 2,273  | 3.75%  | 20,530  | 33.93%  | 60,505
Latah | 7,589  | 44.32%  | 8,306  | 48.51%  | 1,229  | 7.17%  | -717  | -4.19%  | 17,124
Lemhi | 3,029  | 73.70%  | 960  | 23.36%  | 121  | 2.94%  | 2,069  | 50.34%  | 4,110
Lewis | 1,173  | 72.63%  | 396  | 24.52%  | 46  | 2.85%  | 777  | 48.11%  | 1,615
Lincoln | 1,141  | 68.61%  | 469  | 28.20%  | 53  | 3.19%  | 672  | 40.41%  | 1,663
Madison | 13,445  | 93.29%  | 832  | 5.77%  | 135  | 0.94%  | 12,613  | 87.52%  | 14,412
Minidoka | 5,442  | 78.04%  | 1,390  | 19.93%  | 141  | 2.03%  | 4,052  | 58.11%  | 6,973
Nez Perce | 9,967  | 58.65%  | 6,451  | 37.96%  | 575  | 3.39%  | 3,516  | 20.69%  | 16,993
Oneida | 1,838  | 87.98%  | 217  | 10.39%  | 34  | 1.63%  | 1,621  | 77.59%  | 2,089
Owyhee | 2,794  | 75.03%  | 833  | 22.37%  | 97  | 2.60%  | 1,961  | 52.66%  | 3,724
Payette | 6,004  | 70.68%  | 2,271  | 26.73%  | 220  | 2.59%  | 3,733  | 43.95%  | 8,495
Power | 1,870  | 64.39%  | 982  | 33.82%  | 52  | 1.79%  | 888  | 30.57%  | 2,904
Shoshone | 2,699  | 52.43%  | 2,277  | 44.23%  | 172  | 3.34%  | 422  | 8.20%  | 5,148
Teton | 2,458  | 54.34%  | 1,926  | 42.58%  | 139  | 3.08%  | 532  | 11.76%  | 4,523
Twin Falls | 19,773  | 69.70%  | 7,541  | 26.58%  | 1,055  | 3.72%  | 12,232  | 43.12%  | 28,369
Valley | 2,664  | 54.16%  | 2,095  | 42.59%  | 160  | 3.25%  | 569  | 11.57%  | 4,919
Washington | 3,128  | 72.22%  | 1,104  | 25.49%  | 99  | 2.29%  | 2,024  | 46.73%  | 4,331
Totals | 420,911 | 64.09% | 212,787 | 32.40% | 23,044 | 3.51% | 208,124 | 31.69% | 656,742
County Flips:

Democratic

Hold

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Hold

Gain from Democratic

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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

* Teton (largest city: Victor)

#### By congressional district

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Romney won both congressional districts.[25]

District  | Obama  | Romney  | Representative

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1st | 32.19%  | 64.91% | Raúl Labrador
2nd | 33.07%  | 64.14% | Mike Simpson

## See also

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* United States presidential elections in Idaho
* 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries
* Results of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries
* Idaho Republican Party

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## External links

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President|

* Alabama
* Alaska
* Arizona
* Arkansas
* California
* Colorado
* Connecticut
* Delaware
* District of Columbia
* Florida
* Georgia
* Hawaii
* Idaho
* Illinois
* Indiana
* Iowa
* Kansas
* Kentucky
* Louisiana
* Maine
* Maryland
* Massachusetts
* Michigan
* Minnesota
* Mississippi
* Missouri
* Montana
* Nebraska
* Nevada
* New Hampshire
* New Jersey
* New Mexico
* New York
* North Carolina
* North Dakota
* Ohio
* Oklahoma
* Oregon
* Pennsylvania
* Rhode Island
* South Carolina
* South Dakota
* Tennessee
* Texas
* Utah
* Vermont
* Virginia
* Washington
* West Virginia
* Wisconsin
* Wyoming
* Guam (straw poll)

U.S.
Senate|

* Arizona
* California
* Connecticut
* Delaware
* Florida
* Hawaii
* Indiana
* Maine
* Maryland
* Massachusetts
* Michigan
* Minnesota
* Mississippi
* Missouri
* Montana
* Nebraska
* Nevada
* New Jersey
* New Mexico
* New York
* North Dakota
* Ohio
* Pennsylvania
* Rhode Island
* Tennessee
* Texas
* Utah
* Vermont
* Virginia
* Washington
* West Virginia
* Wisconsin
* Wyoming

U.S.
House
(Election
ratings)|

* Alabama
* Alaska
* American Samoa
* Arizona
* 8th sp
* Arkansas
* California
* Colorado
* Connecticut
* Delaware
* District of Columbia
* Florida
* Georgia
* Guam
* Hawaii
* Idaho
* Illinois
* 2nd sp
* Indiana
* Iowa
* Kansas
* Kentucky
* 4th sp
* Louisiana
* Maine
* Maryland
* Massachusetts
* Michigan
* 11th
* 11th sp
* Minnesota
* Mississippi
* Missouri
* Montana
* Nebraska
* Nevada
* New Hampshire
* New Jersey
* 10th sp
* New Mexico
* New York
* North Carolina
* North Dakota
* Northern Mariana Islands
* Ohio
* Oklahoma
* Oregon
* 1st sp
* Pennsylvania
* Puerto Rico
* Rhode Island
* South Carolina
* South Dakota
* Tennessee
* Texas
* Utah
* Vermont
* Virginia
* U.S. Virgin Islands
* Washington
* 1st sp
* West Virginia
* Wisconsin
* Wyoming

Governors|

* American Samoa
* Delaware
* Lt. Gov
* Indiana
* Missouri
* Lt. Gov
* Montana
* New Hampshire
* North Carolina
* Lt. Gov
* North Dakota
* Puerto Rico
* Utah
* Vermont
* Washington
* West Virginia
* Wisconsin (recall)

Attorneys
general|

* Missouri
* North Carolina
* Pennsylvania
* Washington

Other
statewide
elections|

* Wisconsin
* Lieutenant Governor (recall)

State
legislatures|

* Alaska
* Senate
* Arizona
* Senate
* California
* Assembly
* Senate
* Connecticut
* Senate
* Delaware
* House
* Senate
* Florida
* House
* Hawaii
* House
* Senate
* Illinois
* House
* Senate
* Iowa
* Senate
* Michigan
* House
* Minnesota
* House
* Senate
* Montana
* House
* New Mexico
* House
* Senate
* New York
* Senate
* North Carolina
* House
* Senate
* Oregon
* Legislative Assembly
* Pennsylvania
* House
* Senate
* Texas
* House
* Senate
* Washington
* House
* Senate
* Wisconsin
* Assembly
* Senate
* recalls
* Wyoming
* Senate

Mayoral|

* Alexandria, VA
* Anchorage, AK
* Augusta, GA
* Austin, TX
* Bakersfield, CA
* Baton Rouge, LA
* Cheyenne, WY
* Corpus Christi, TX
* Fort Lauderdale, FL
* Fresno, CA
* Glendale, AZ
* Honolulu, HI
* Huntsville, AL
* Irvine, CA
* Juneau, AK
* Lubbock, TX
* Mesa, AZ
* Miami-Dade County, FL
* Milwaukee, WI
* Orlando, FL
* Portland, OR
* Richmond, VA
* Riverside, CA
* Sacramento, CA
* San Diego, CA
* San Juan, PR
* Santa Ana, CA
* Stockton, CA
* Virginia Beach, VA
* Wilmington, DE

Local|

* Bay County, MI
* Executive
* DeKalb County, GA
* Chief Executive Officer
* Milwaukee County, WI
* Executive
* New Castle County, DE
* Executive
* Oakland County, MI
* Executive
* Summit County, OH
* Executive
* Will County, IL
* Executive
* Volusia County, FL
* Chair

States and
territories|

* Alabama
* Alaska
* American Samoa
* Arizona
* Arkansas
* California
* Colorado
* Connecticut
* Delaware
* Florida
* Georgia
* Guam
* Hawaii
* Idaho
* Illinois
* Indiana
* Iowa
* Kansas
* Kentucky
* Louisiana
* Maine
* Maryland
* Massachusetts
* Michigan
* Minnesota
* Mississippi
* Missouri
* Montana
* Nebraska
* Nevada
* New Hampshire
* New Jersey
* New Mexico
* New York
* North Carolina
* North Dakota
* Ohio
* Oklahoma
* Oregon
* Pennsylvania
* Puerto Rico
* Rhode Island
* South Carolina
* South Dakota
* Tennessee
* Texas
* U.S. Virgin Islands
* Utah
* Vermont
* Virginia
* Washington
* West Virginia
* Wisconsin
* Wyoming

* v
* t
* e

State and district results of the 2012 United States presidential election

* Alabama
* Alaska
* Arizona
* Arkansas
* California
* Colorado
* Connecticut
* Delaware
* District of Columbia
* Florida
* Georgia
* Hawaii
* Idaho
* Illinois
* Indiana
* Iowa
* Kansas
* Kentucky
* Louisiana
* Maine
* Maryland
* Massachusetts
* Michigan
* Minnesota
* Mississippi
* Missouri
* Montana
* Nebraska
* Nevada
* New Hampshire
* New Jersey
* New Mexico
* New York
* North Carolina
* North Dakota
* Ohio
* Oklahoma
* Oregon
* Pennsylvania
* Rhode Island
* South Carolina
* South Dakota
* Tennessee
* Texas
* Utah
* Vermont
* Virginia
* Washington
* West Virginia
* Wisconsin
* Wyoming

* v
* t
* e

(← 2008) 2012 United States presidential election (2016 →)

* Fundraising
* National polls
* Statewide polls (pre-2012, early 2012)
* Timeline
* General election debates
* Newspaper endorsements
* Hurricane Sandy

Democratic Party|

* Convention
* Primaries
* Results

Candidates|

* Incumbent nominee: Barack Obama
* campaign
* endorsements
* positions
* Incumbent VP nominee: Joe Biden
* positions

Challengers
Bob Ely
Keith Judd
Warren Mosler
Vermin Supreme
Randall Terry
John Wolfe

Republican Party|

* Convention
* Primaries
* Debates
* Statewide polls
* National polls
* Straw polls

Candidates|

* Nominee: Mitt Romney
* campaign
* endorsements
* positions
* VP nominee: Paul Ryan
* positions

Other candidates
Michele Bachmann

campaign
Herman Cain

campaign
positions
Mark Callahan
Jack Fellure
Newt Gingrich

campaign
positions
Stewart Greenleaf
John Davis
Jon Huntsman

campaign
Gary Johnson

campaign
Fred Karger
Andy Martin
Thaddeus McCotter

campaign
Jimmy McMillan
Roy Moore
Ron Paul

campaign
positions
Tim Pawlenty

campaign
Rick Perry

campaign
positions
Buddy Roemer

campaign
Rick Santorum

campaign

Libertarian Party|

* Convention

Candidates|

* Nominee: Gary Johnson
* campaign
* VP nominee: Jim Gray

Other candidates
Carl Person
Sam Sloan

Green Party|

* Convention
* Primaries

Candidates|

* Nominee: Jill Stein
* campaign
* VP nominee: Cheri Honkala

* Other candidates: Stewart Alexander
* Roseanne Barr

Other third-party and independent candidates

American Independent Party|

* Nominee: Tom Hoefling
* Other candidates: Wiley Drake
* Virgil Goode
* campaign
* Edward C. Noonan
* Laurie Roth

American Third Position Party|

* Nominee: Merlin Miller
* VP nominee: Virginia Abernethy

Constitution Party|

* Convention
* Nominee: Virgil Goode
* campaign
* VP nominee: Jim Clymer
* Other candidates: Laurie Roth
* Robby Wells

Freedom Socialist Party|

* Nominee: Stephen Durham

Grassroots Party|

Nominee
Jim Carlson

Justice Party|

* Nominee: Rocky Anderson
* VP nominee: Luis J. Rodriguez

Socialism and Liberation|

* Nominee: Peta Lindsay

Peace and Freedom Party|

* Nominee: Roseanne Barr
* VP nominee: Cindy Sheehan
* Other candidates: Stewart Alexander
* Rocky Anderson
* Peta Lindsay

Prohibition Party|

* Nominee: Jack Fellure
* Other candidates: James Hedges

Reform Party|

* Nominee: Andre Barnett
* Other candidates: Laurence Kotlikoff
* Buddy Roemer
* campaign
* Robby Wells

Socialist Equality Party|

Nominee
Jerry White

Socialist Workers Party|

* Nominee: James Harris

Socialist Party|

* Nominee: Stewart Alexander
* campaign
* VP nominee: Alejandro Mendoza

Independents and others|

Objectivist Party
Tom Stevens
Independents
Lee Abramson
Randy Blythe
Jeff Boss
Robert Burck
Terry Jones
Joe Schriner
Michael Bloomberg

attempt to draft

* Other 2012 elections:
* House
* Senate
* Gubernatorial

* v
* t
* e

United States presidential primaries and caucuses

Election timelines|

* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024
* 2028

National opinion polling|

Democratic Party
2008
2016
2020
2024
Republican Party
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024

State opinion polling|

Democratic Party
2004
2008
2016
2020
2024

Republican Party
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024

Fundraising|

* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

Debates and forums|

Democratic Party
2004
2008
2016
2020

debates
forums
2024

Republican Party
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024
Libertarian Party
2016
Green Party
2016

Straw polls|

* Conservative Political Action Conference
* Iowa State Fair
* (defunct: Ames, Iowa
* Texas)

Major events|

* Iowa caucuses
* New Hampshire primary
* Nevada caucuses
* South Carolina primary
* Super Tuesday

Caucuses
and primaries|

| Democratic Party|

* 1912
* 1916
* 1920
* 1924
* 1928
* 1932
* 1936
* 1940
* 1944
* 1948
* 1952
* 1956
* 1960
* 1964
* 1968
* 1972
* 1976
* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024
* 2028

|

Republican Party|

* 1912
* 1916
* 1920
* 1924
* 1928
* 1932
* 1936
* 1940
* 1944
* 1948
* 1952
* 1956
* 1960
* 1964
* 1968
* 1972
* 1976
* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024
* 2028

Libertarian Party|

* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

Green Party|

* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

Reform Party|

* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

Constitution Party|

* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

Results breakdown|

List of candidates by number of primary votes received
Democratic Party
2008
2016
2020
2024
Republican Party
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024

National
conventions|

| Democratic Party|

* 1832
* 1835
* 1840
* 1844
* 1848
* 1852
* 1856
* 1860
* 1864
* 1868
* 1872
* 1876
* 1880
* 1884
* 1888
* 1892
* 1896
* 1900
* 1904
* 1908
* 1912
* 1916
* 1920
* 1924
* 1928
* 1932
* 1936
* 1940
* 1944
* 1948
* 1952
* 1956
* 1960
* 1964
* 1968
* 1972
* 1976
* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

|

Republican Party|

* 1856
* 1860
* 1864
* 1868
* 1872
* 1876
* 1880
* 1884
* 1888
* 1892
* 1896
* 1900
* 1904
* 1908
* 1912
* 1916
* 1920
* 1924
* 1928
* 1932
* 1936
* 1940
* 1944
* 1948
* 1952
* 1956
* 1960
* 1964
* 1968
* 1972
* 1976
* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024
* 2028

Libertarian Party|

* 1983
* 1987
* 1991
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2010
* 2012
* 2014
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

Green Party|

* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

Defunct|

| Whig Party|

* 1839
* 1844
* 1848
* 1852
* 1856

|

Greenback Party|

* 1876
* 1880
* 1884
* 1888

Populist Party|

* 1892
* 1896
* 1900 • 1904 • 1908

Progressive parties|

* Progressive Party of 1912
* 1912
* 1916
* Progressive Party of 1924
* 1924
* Progressive Party of 1948
* 1948
* 1952

Reforms|

* California Democratic Party v. Jones
* Graduated Random Presidential Primary System
* Delaware Plan
* Rotating Regional Primary System
* Interregional Primary Plan
* National Primary
* White primary

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*[VA]: Virginia
*[AK]: Alaska
*[GA]: Georgia
*[TX]: Texas
*[CA]: California
*[LA]: Louisiana
*[WY]: Wyoming
*[FL]: Florida
*[AZ]: Arizona
*[HI]: Hawaii
*[AL]: Alabama
*[WI]: Wisconsin
*[OR]: Oregon
*[PR]: Puerto Rico
*[DE]: Delaware
*[MI]: Michigan
*[OH]: Ohio
*[IL]: Illinois