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Election 2012: preliminary results by state
Election 2012: preliminary results by state
Preliminary results of the 2012 presidential elections in the United States, as of November 12
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Nov 12, 2012
This graph shows the preliminary results of the 2012 presidential elections in the United States as of November 12. As of the latest projections, President Obama has won the election with 332 votes in the electoral college, granting him a second term as president of the United States of America. His Republican opponent Mitt Romney lost the election with 206 votes in the electoral college.
Preliminary results of the 2012 presidential elections in the United States, as of November 12
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| Barack Obama | Mitt Romney | |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama (100% reported) | 38% | 61% |
| Alaska (99% reported) | 42% | 55% |
| Arizona (100% reported) | 44% | 54% |
| Arkansas (98% reported) | 37% | 61% |
| California (100% reported) | 59% | 39% |
| Colorado (100% reported) | 51% | 47% |
| Connecticut (100% reported) | 58% | 40% |
| Delaware (100% reported) | 59% | 40% |
| District of Columbia (100% reported) | 91% | 7% |
| Florida (99% reported) | 50% | 49% |
| Georgia (100% reported) | 45% | 53% |
| Hawaii (100% reported) | 71% | 28% |
| Idaho (100% reported) | 33% | 65% |
| Illinois (99% reported) | 57% | 41% |
| Indiana (99% reported) | 44% | 54% |
| Iowa (100% reported) | 52% | 47% |
| Kansas (100% reported) | 38% | 60% |
| Kentucky (100% reported) | 38% | 61% |
| Louisiana (100% reported) | 41% | 58% |
| Maine (98% reported) | 56% | 41% |
| Maryland (99% reported) | 62% | 37% |
| Massachusetts (99% reported) | 61% | 38% |
| Michigan (100% reported) | 54% | 45% |
| Minnesota (100% reported) | 53% | 45% |
| Mississippi (99% reported) | 44% | 55% |
| Missouri (100% reported) | 44% | 56% |
| Montana (94% reported) | 42% | 55% |
| Nebraska (100% reported) | 38% | 61% |
| Nevada (100% reported) | 52% | 46% |
| New Hampshire (100% reported) | 52% | 46% |
| New Jersey (99% reported) | 58% | 41% |
| New Mexico (100% reported) | 53% | 43% |
| New York (98% reported) | 63% | 36% |
| North Carolina (100% reported) | 48% | 51% |
| North Dakota (100% reported) | 39% | 59% |
| Ohio (100% reported) | 50% | 48% |
| Oklahoma (100% reported) | 33% | 67% |
| Oregon (96% reported) | 55% | 43% |
| Pennsylvania (99% reported) | 52% | 47% |
| Rhode Island (99% reported) | 63% | 36% |
| South Carolina (100% reported) | 44% | 55% |
| South Dakota (100% reported) | 40% | 58% |
| Tennessee (99% reported) | 39% | 60% |
| Texas (100% reported) | 41% | 57% |
| Utah (100% reported) | 25% | 73% |
| Vermont (100% reported) | 67% | 31% |
| Virginia (99% reported) | 51% | 48% |
| Washington (87% reported) | 56% | 42% |
| West Virginia (100% reported) | 36% | 62% |
| Wisconsin (99% reported) | 53% | 46% |
| Wyoming (100% reported) | 28% | 69% |
| Barack Obama | Mitt Romney | |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama (100% reported) | 38% | 61% |
| Alaska (99% reported) | 42% | 55% |
| Arizona (100% reported) | 44% | 54% |
| Arkansas (98% reported) | 37% | 61% |
| California (100% reported) | 59% | 39% |
| Colorado (100% reported) | 51% | 47% |
| Connecticut (100% reported) | 58% | 40% |
| Delaware (100% reported) | 59% | 40% |
| District of Columbia (100% reported) | 91% | 7% |
| Florida (99% reported) | 50% | 49% |
| Georgia (100% reported) | 45% | 53% |
| Hawaii (100% reported) | 71% | 28% |
| Idaho (100% reported) | 33% | 65% |
| Illinois (99% reported) | 57% | 41% |
| Indiana (99% reported) | 44% | 54% |
| Iowa (100% reported) | 52% | 47% |
| Kansas (100% reported) | 38% | 60% |
| Kentucky (100% reported) | 38% | 61% |
| Louisiana (100% reported) | 41% | 58% |
| Maine (98% reported) | 56% | 41% |
| Maryland (99% reported) | 62% | 37% |
| Massachusetts (99% reported) | 61% | 38% |
| Michigan (100% reported) | 54% | 45% |
| Minnesota (100% reported) | 53% | 45% |
| Mississippi (99% reported) | 44% | 55% |
| Missouri (100% reported) | 44% | 56% |
| Montana (94% reported) | 42% | 55% |
| Nebraska (100% reported) | 38% | 61% |
| Nevada (100% reported) | 52% | 46% |
| New Hampshire (100% reported) | 52% | 46% |
| New Jersey (99% reported) | 58% | 41% |
| New Mexico (100% reported) | 53% | 43% |
| New York (98% reported) | 63% | 36% |
| North Carolina (100% reported) | 48% | 51% |
| North Dakota (100% reported) | 39% | 59% |
| Ohio (100% reported) | 50% | 48% |
| Oklahoma (100% reported) | 33% | 67% |
| Oregon (96% reported) | 55% | 43% |
| Pennsylvania (99% reported) | 52% | 47% |
| Rhode Island (99% reported) | 63% | 36% |
| South Carolina (100% reported) | 44% | 55% |
| South Dakota (100% reported) | 40% | 58% |
| Tennessee (99% reported) | 39% | 60% |
| Texas (100% reported) | 41% | 57% |
| Utah (100% reported) | 25% | 73% |
| Vermont (100% reported) | 67% | 31% |
| Virginia (99% reported) | 51% | 48% |
| Washington (87% reported) | 56% | 42% |
| West Virginia (100% reported) | 36% | 62% |
| Wisconsin (99% reported) | 53% | 46% |
| Wyoming (100% reported) | 28% | 69% |
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by Statista Research Department,
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This graph shows the preliminary results of the 2012 presidential elections in the United States as of November 12. As of the latest projections, President Obama has won the election with 332 votes in the electoral college, granting him a second term as president of the United States of America. His Republican opponent Mitt Romney lost the election with 206 votes in the electoral college.
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