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United States Presidential Election of 2012: References & Edit History

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  • André Munro
    André Munro is a regular freelance contributor as well as a former editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science (Northwestern University) and has written numerous articles on political science for Britannica. 

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. Oct 30, 2025
Modified link of Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Presidential Election - 2012. Jul 31, 2024
Added interactive map of the 2012 election. May 30, 2024
Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Presidential Election - 2012. May 27, 2016
Add new Web site: The Guardian - US presidential election 2012: The fight for Ohio, the State that Likes to Back the Winner. Dec 06, 2015
Add new Web site: Maps of World - U.S. Presidential Election 2012. Jul 11, 2014
Article revised and updated. Nov 19, 2012
Election map added. Nov 19, 2012
Article revised and updated. Nov 06, 2012
Updated to account for the third presidential debate. Oct 29, 2012
Updated to account for the second presidential debate. Oct 22, 2012
Article revised and updated. Oct 17, 2012
Added a summary of the campaign. Oct 08, 2012
Revised to include the Republican nominee. Oct 05, 2012
Added final results for the Republican caucuses and primaries. Aug 23, 2012
Added the results of the Texas primary. May 30, 2012
Added the results of the primaries held on May 22. May 23, 2012
Added the results of the primaries held on May 15. May 16, 2012
Added the results of the May 8 primaries. May 14, 2012
Added the results of the contests held on April 24. Apr 25, 2012
Added results from the primaries held on April 3. Apr 04, 2012
Added the results of the Louisiana Republican primary. Mar 26, 2012
Added the results of the Republican contests in Puerto Rico and Illinois. Mar 21, 2012
Added the results of the Republican contests held on March 13. Mar 14, 2012
Added the results of the caucuses held on March 10. Mar 12, 2012
Added the results of the primaries and caucuses held on Super Tuesday. Mar 07, 2012
Added the results of the Arizona and Michigan primaries. Feb 29, 2012
Added the results of the Maine caucuses. Feb 13, 2012
Added the results from the Minnesota and Colorado caucuses and from the Missouri primary. Feb 08, 2012
Added the results of the Nevada caucuses. Feb 06, 2012
Added the results of the Florida Republican primary. Feb 02, 2012
Updated to reflect the revised New Hampshire primary results. Jan 27, 2012
Added the results of the South Carolina primary. Jan 23, 2012
Rick Santorum was officially declared the winner of the Iowa caucuses. Jan 21, 2012
Revised the results of the Iowa caucuses and added that Rick Perry suspended his campaign. Jan 19, 2012
Added that both Michele Bachmann and Jon Huntsman, Jr., suspended their campaigns. Jan 16, 2012
In the note for the New Hampshire primary, changed "John" to "Jon." Jan 16, 2012
Added the results of the New Hampshire Republican primary. Jan 11, 2012
Added the results of the 2012 Iowa caucus. Jan 04, 2012
New article added. Dec 29, 2011
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