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United States presidential election in Washington, 2012

United States presidential election in Washington, 2012
Washington (state)
2008 ←
November 6, 2012 → 2016

  President Barack Obama, 2012 portrait crop.jpg Mitt Romney by Gage Skidmore 8.jpg
Nominee Barack Obama Mitt Romney
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Illinois Massachusetts
Running mate Joe Biden Paul Ryan
Electoral vote 12 0
Popular vote 1,755,396 1,290,670
Percentage 56.16% 41.29%

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County Results

President before election

Barack Obama
Democratic

Elected President

Barack Obama
Democratic

Washington state Republican caucuses nonbinding strawpoll
Candidate Votes Percentage
America Symbol.svg Mitt Romney 19,111 37.65%
Ron Paul 12,594 24.81%
Rick Santorum 12,089 23.81%
Newt Gingrich 5,221 10.28%
Uncommitted 1,656 3.26%
Total Write-Ins 93 0.18%
Totals 50,764 100.00%

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Obama

Romney

Barack Obama
Democratic

Barack Obama
Democratic

The 2012 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 6, 2012 as part of the 2012 General Election in which all 50 states plus The District of Columbia participated. Washington voters chose 12 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.


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