United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 2012

United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 2012

November 6, 2012

Nominee Barack Obama Mitt Romney Party Democratic Republican Home state Illinois Massachusetts Running mate Joe Biden Paul Ryan Electoral vote 11 0 Popular vote 1,921,290 1,188,314 Percentage 60.65% 37.51%

County Results   Obama—70-80%   Obama—60-70%   Obama—50-60%

President before election Barack Obama Democratic Elected President Barack Obama Democratic

The 2012 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place on November 6, 2012 as part of the 2012 General Election in which all 50 states plus The District of Columbia participated. Massachusetts voters chose 11 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.

Obama and Biden won Massachusetts with 60.7% of the popular vote to Romney's and Ryan's 37.5%, thus winning the state's 11 electoral votes, despite the fact that it is Romney's home state and he was Governor of the state from 2003 to 2007.^[1]

Massachusetts has not voted for a Republican presidential candidate since 1984, nor has any Republican even broken 40% in the state since 1988. 2012 also marked the sixth straight election beginning in 1992 in which Democratic presidential candidates have swept every one of the state's 14 counties.

General election

Candidate Ballot Access:

• Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan, Republican
• Barack Obama/Joseph Biden, Democratic
• Jill Stein/Cheri Honkala, Green
• Gary Johnson/James P. Gray, Libertarian

Results

Results by municipality

Democratic primary

Incumbent president Barack Obama won the Democratic Primary with 81% of the vote. He wasn't challenged in the primary and the rest of the vote went to write-in candidates, through the primary and district caucuses, he won all of the state's 136 delegates which were pledged to vote for him at the 2012 Democratic convention in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Republican primary

United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 2012

March 6, 2012 (2012-03-06)

Candidate Mitt Romney Rick Santorum Ron Paul Party Republican Republican Republican Home state Massachusetts Pennsylvania Texas Delegate count 38 0 0 Popular vote 266,313 44,564 35,219 Percentage 71.9% 12.0% 9.5%

Results by county, orange indicates a county won by Romney.

Elections in Massachusetts
General elections General elections 1960 1962 1964 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014
Federal government Presidential elections 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 U.S. Senate elections Class 1 1898 1904 1910 1916 1922 1928 1934 1940 1946 1952 1958 1964 1970 1976 1982 1988 1994 2000 2006 2012 Class 2 1918 1924 1930 1936 1942 1948 1954 1960 1966 1972 1978 1984 1990 1996 2002 2008 2014 U.S. House elections 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 Special elections Senate, 1944 Senate, 1962 1st district, 1991 9th district, 2001 5th district, 2007 Senate, 2010 Senate, 2013 5th district, 2013
State government Gubernatorial elections 1839 1946 1948 1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 State Senate elections 2004 2006 2008 State House elections 2006 2008 Governor's Council elections 2006
Ballot measures 1980 Proposition 2½ 2002 English Language Education in Public Schools 2008 Greyhound Protection Sensible Marijuana Policy State Income Tax Repeal 2010 No Sales Tax for Alcohol Sales Tax Relief Comprehensive Permits and Regional Planning 2012 Right to Repair vehicle at non dealer Physician Assisted Suicide Medical Marijuana policy 2014 repeals automatic gas tax increases already signed into law Expands the state’s beverage container recycling law to include all non-alcoholic containers Repeals a 2011 law allowing resort casinos Entitles certain employees to earn and utilize paid sick days
Boston Mayoral elections 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 City council elections 2009 2011

2012 U.S. presidential election
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Republican Party
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Minor parties
Libertarian Party Nominee Convention Green Party Nominee Convention Constitution Party Nominee Convention Justice Party Nominee Americans Elect All candidates
Other races House Senate Gubernatorial Vice-Presidential (Dem. Rep.)

The 2012 Massachusetts Republican primary was held on March 6, 2012.^[3][4] Among the 41 delegates to the Republican National Convention, 38 are awarded proportionately among candidates getting at least 15% of the vote statewide, and another three super delegates are unbound.^[5] Expectedly, Romney won Massachusetts by a landslide. Romney won the plurality in every town with the exception of 10 towns (Santorum winning 7, Paul winning 2, and a tie in 1), earning the majority in all but 53 towns.^[6]

See also

• Republican Party presidential debates, 2012
• Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012
• Results of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries
• Massachusetts Republican Party

References

External links

• The Green Papers: for Massachusetts
• The Green Papers: Major state elections in chronological order
• Official Results for 2012 Election in Massachusetts

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