How many electoral votes were there in 2012?

2012 United States presidential election

Nominee	Barack Obama	Mitt Romney
Party	Democratic	Republican
Home state	Illinois	Massachusetts
Running mate	Joe Biden	Paul Ryan
Electoral vote	332	206

Who lost the election in 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. Romney defeated Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich, and several other candidates to win his party’s nomination in the 2012 Republican primaries.

How many electoral votes does Ohio have 2012?

2012 United States presidential election in Ohio

Party	Democratic	Republican
Home state	Illinois	Massachusetts
Running mate	Joe Biden	Paul Ryan
Electoral vote	18	0
Popular vote	2,827,709	2,661,437

Did Obama win North Carolina in 2012?

Romney narrowly carried the state of North Carolina, winning 50.39% of the vote to Obama’s 48.35%, a margin of 2.04%. North Carolina was one of just two states (along with Indiana) that flipped from voting for Obama in 2008 to voting Republican in 2012.

How are electoral votes determined?

Under the “Electoral College” system, each state is assigned a certain number of “votes”. The formula for determining the number of votes for each state is simple: each state gets two votes for its two US Senators, and then one more additional vote for each member it has in the House of Representatives.

Who did Texas vote for in 2000?

Texas was won by the Republican Party candidate, the state’s incumbent governor, George W. Bush, by a 21.32% margin of victory.

How many electoral votes was New York worth in 1852?

1852 United States presidential election in New York

Party	Democratic	Whig
Home state	New Hampshire	New Jersey
Running mate	William R. King	William Alexander Graham
Electoral vote	35	0
Popular vote	262,083	234,882

Who ran against Obama the first time?

2008 United States presidential election

Nominee	Barack Obama	John McCain
Party	Democratic	Republican
Home state	Illinois	Arizona
Running mate	Joe Biden	Sarah Palin
Electoral vote	365	173

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How many electoral votes were there in 2012? 2012 United States presidential election Nominee Barack Obama Mitt Romney Party Democratic Republican Home state Illinois Massachusetts Running mate Joe Biden Paul Ryan Electoral vote 332 206 Who lost the election in 2012? Obama defeated Republican nominee Mitt Romney to win a second term, taking 51.1 percent…