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Also Known As Willard Mitt Romney
Born March 12, 1947 (age 79) • Detroit • Michigan
Title / Office United States Senate (2019-2025), United States • governor (2003-2007), Massachusetts
Political Affiliation Republican Party
Role In United States presidential election of 2012 • United States presidential election of 2008

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Mitt Romney sits smiling in front of a large American flag, holding a microphone and wearing a dark blazer over a light shirt.
Mitt Romney sits at a debate table listening as President Barack Obama speaks, with moderator Bob Schieffer seated to the left, during the 2012 presidential debate at Lynn University.
Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama shake hands and talk in the Oval Office, standing near the Resolute Desk with bookshelves and a doorway in the background.
Map of the United States showing the results of the 2012 presidential election by state. States won by Barack Obama (Democratic) are shaded in blue, while those won by Mitt Romney (Republican) are shaded in red. Electoral vote totals are displayed within each state, with Obama receiving 332 electoral votes and Romney 206.
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