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United States Presidential Election of 2012: Quick Facts

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Date November 6, 2012
Location United States

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Barack Obama voting
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.
Voters standing at voting booths marked County of Ventura, California, casting ballots in a busy polling station during the 2012 Presidential Election.
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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President Barack Obama stands smiling with arms crossed in the Oval Office, with the American flag and presidential seal visible behind him.
Barack Obama
president of United States
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
United States senator
Jill Stein
Jill Stein
American politician and physician
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
American politician
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
United States senator
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
American businessman and politician
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
American politician
Tim Pawlenty.
Tim Pawlenty
American politician
Gary Johnson in a suit and blue tie, looking to the side against a dark blue background.
Gary Johnson
American business executive and politician
Ron Paul, c. 2007.
Ron Paul
American politician
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Cindy Sheehan
American activist

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