This graph shows the official results of the electoral votes won in the 2012 presidential elections in the United States. President Obama has won the election with 332 votes in the electoral college. His opponent Mitt Romney lost with 206 electoral votes.
Official results of votes for electoral college in the 2012 presidential elections in the United States
Characteristic
Number of electoral votes
Barack Obama
332
Mitt Romney
206
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Federal Election Commission. (January 17, 2013). Official results of votes for electoral college in the 2012 presidential elections in the United States [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/245805/preliminary-results-of-votes-for-electoral-college-in-the-2012-presidential-election/
Federal Election Commission. "Official results of votes for electoral college in the 2012 presidential elections in the United States." Chart. January 17, 2013. Statista. Accessed April 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/245805/preliminary-results-of-votes-for-electoral-college-in-the-2012-presidential-election/
Federal Election Commission. (2013). Official results of votes for electoral college in the 2012 presidential elections in the United States. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/245805/preliminary-results-of-votes-for-electoral-college-in-the-2012-presidential-election/
Federal Election Commission. "Official Results of Votes for Electoral College in The 2012 Presidential Elections in The United States." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jan 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/245805/preliminary-results-of-votes-for-electoral-college-in-the-2012-presidential-election/
Federal Election Commission, Official results of votes for electoral college in the 2012 presidential elections in the United States Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/245805/preliminary-results-of-votes-for-electoral-college-in-the-2012-presidential-election/ (last visited April 10, 2025)
Official results of votes for electoral college in the 2012 presidential elections in the United States [Graph], Federal Election Commission, January 17, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/245805/preliminary-results-of-votes-for-electoral-college-in-the-2012-presidential-election/
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