2012 United States elections

none November 2012 August 2019 2012 Presidential election year November 6 Democratic Party (US)Barack Obama (D) 113th Democratic +3.9% Democratic hold Barack Obama (D) 332 Mitt Romney (R) 206 Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states/districts won by Democrat Barack Obama, and Red denotes those won by Republican Mitt Romney. Numbers indicate electoral votes allotted to the winner of each state. 33 of 100 seats Democratic hold Democratic +2 2012 Senate election results map #94C6DF Democratic hold #F48984 Republican hold #999999 Independent hold#0272B1 Democratic gain #CB001A Republican gain #666666 Independent gain All 435 seats Republican hold Democratic +1.2% Democratic +8 349px|alt=2012 House election results map 2012 House election results map#94C6DF Democratic hold #F48984 Republican hold #0272B1 Democratic gain #CB001A Republican gain 14 (12 states, 2 territories) (including a recall election in Wisconsin) Republican +1 2012 gubernatorial election results map#94C5DE Democratic hold#CB001A Republican gain #F48984 Republican hold (including recall)#FF3333 Popular Democratic gain #999999 Nonpartisan Elections were held in the United States on November 6, 2012. Democratic President Barack Obama won reelection to a second term and the Democrats gained seats in both chambers of Congress, retaining control of the Senate even though the Republican Party retained control of the House of Representatives. As of 2024, this is the most recent election cycle in which neither the presidency nor a chamber of Congress changed partisan control, the last time the incumbent party won the presidential election, and the last time that the party that won the presidency simultaneously gained seats in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Obama defeated Republican nominee Mitt Romney to win a second term, taking 51.1 percent of the popular vote and 332 of the 538 electoral votes. Romney defeated Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich, and several other candidates to win his party's nomination in the 2012 Republican primaries. Democrats won a net gain of two Senate seats, retaining control of the chamber. In the first election held in the House of Representatives since the round of redistricting following the 2010 United States census, Democrats picked up eight seats but failed to gain a majority, despite winning the popular vote. In the gubernatorial elections, Republicans won a net gain of one seat. This was the first time since 1936 where a second-term Democratic president had coattails in both houses of Congress on both occasions.Although Franklin D. Roosevelt won a third and fourth term in 1940 and 1944, respectively, he lost Senate seats on both occasions. Moreover, this is the third straight presidential election cycle where the winner had coattails in both houses of Congress. Various other state, territorial, and local races and referendums were held throughout the year. Three state referendums passed legalizing same-sex marriage, while Minnesota became the first state in history to reject a proposed state-level constitutional ban of same sex marriage. Two states approved and one rejected the legalization of recreational marijuana, and one more state voted to legalize marijuana for medical use. A referendum was also held in Puerto Rico regarding the future political status of the U.S. unincorporated territory. Following the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, the 2012 election season became the most expensive in American history.https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/08/us/politics/little-to-show-for-cash-flood-by-big-donors.html Little to Show for Cash Flood by Big Donors The New York Times November 7, 2012 Confessore Nicholas Bidgood Jess Issues Despite various issues during this election cycle, ultimately little overall change occurred on both the Federal and the gubernatorial levels. Unresolved issues from 2008 and 2010 Many of the major issues of the 2012 election were the same as in both 2008 and 2010.For Voters, It's Still the Economy: Energy, Terrorism, Immigration Less Important than in 2008 September 24, 2012 Pew Research Center http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2364/very-important-registered-voters-issues-priorities-economy-jobs-terrorism-immigration-partisans-deficit-smaller-government-energy-obama-romney-reduce-best-way-swing-medicare December 16, 2012 December 3, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121203232422/http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2364/very-important-registered-voters-issues-priorities-economy-jobs-terrorism-immigration-partisans-deficit-smaller-government-energy-obama-romney-reduce-best-way-swing-medicare dead Candidates and voters in 2012 were again focused on national economic conditions and jobs, record federal deficits, health care and the effects of the controversial Affordable Care Act, national security and terrorism, education, and energy.Why it matters: Issues at stake in election Associated Press The Durango Herald October 19, 2012 http://durangoherald.com/article/20121019/NEWS03/121019495/-1/News03/Why-it-matters:-Issues-at-stake-in-election December 16, 2012 March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052719/http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20121019/NEWS03/121019495/-1/News03/Why-it-matters:-Issues-at-stake-in-election dead Economy is Top Issue Among Latino Voters Fox News Latino September 18, 2012 http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2012/09/18/economy-is-top-issue-among-latino-voters-fox-news-latino-poll-says/ December 16, 2012 Immigration reform and the controversial Arizona Senate Bill 1070, passed by the state in 2010 to enhance the power of Arizona's law enforcement agencies to investigate the immigration status of suspected illegal immigrants, also remained important issues. On June 25, 2012, the Supreme Court delivered its decision in Arizona v. United States, striking down three of the four provisions of Arizona's law. Wisconsin collective bargaining dispute 2011 Wisconsin protests In 2011, there were a series of demonstrations in Wisconsin, involving at its zenith as many as 100,000 protestorshttps://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-02-26-wisconsin-saturday-rally_N.htm USA Today Most Popular E-mail Newsletter 2011-02-27 opposing the 2011 Wisconsin Act 10, also called the "Wisconsin budget repair bill." The legislation, passed by the Wisconsin Legislature on June 29, 2011, primarily impacted the following areas: collective bargaining, compensation, retirement, health insurance, and sick leave of the state's public sector employees. These protests became a major driving force of multiple recall elections, including state senators in 2011 and 2012, Governor Scott Walker in 2012 and a contentious Wisconsin Supreme Court election in 2011. Rape and pregnancy controversies and the "war on women" Rape and pregnancy statement controversies in the 2012 United States elections War on women Starting in August 2012, a series of controversies occurred involving comments made by a number of socially conservative Republican candidates regarding issues regarding rape, pregnancy, and abortion, bringing these issues to the forefront. The first most notable was Republican House Representative Todd Akin of Missouri, who was the Republican nominee for a U.S. Senate seat. He stated that pregnancy from rape rarely occurs as a result of what he referred to as "legitimate rape." Akin's comments had a far-reaching political impact, changing a focus of campaigns across the country onto the so-called "war on women."Robinson Eugene Todd Akin's comment brings 'war on women' back to prominence https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-todd-akin-comment-brings-war-on-women-back-to-prominence/2012/08/20/c4570fae-eafd-11e1-9ddc-340d5efb1e9c_story.html The Washington Post August 20, 2012Schultheis Emily Rape comments bring down Mourdock, Akin https://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/11/rape-comments-bring-down-mourdock-akin-148730 Politico 18 November 2012 Another widely covered comment was that of Indiana State Treasurer and U.S. Senate candidate Richard Mourdock, who said that pregnancy from rape was "something that God intended". A number of observers later identified Mourdock's and Akin's comments as a principal factor in their respective election losses.Black Jeff Rape remarks sink two Republican Senate hopefuls http://nbcpolitics.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/11/07/14980822-rape-remarks-sink-two-republican-senate-hopefuls?lite NBC News 18 November 2012 The comments are also credited for having a larger national effect.Obama's win: 12 takeaways https://www.politico.com/story/2012/11/12-takeaways-from-obamas-win-083462 Politico Haberman Maggie Maggie Haberman November 7, 2012 Benghazi attack 2012 Benghazi attack The major foreign policy controversy during the final weeks of the campaign was the September attack on the American diplomatic mission at Benghazi, Libya by a heavily armed group. Four people were killed, including U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, and ten others were injured. This was initially blamed on a series of protests and violent attacks began in response to a YouTube trailer for the controversial film Innocence of Muslims, considered blasphemous by many Muslims. According to critics, the consulate site should have been secured better both before and after the attack. Republicans further criticized the Obama administration's response to the attacks, ranging from accusations that they incorrectly attributed the role of anger over the film instead of suspecting it more as a coordinated attack by a terrorist group like al-Qaeda; to complaints with delays in the administration's investigation. Federal elections Presidential election 2012 United States presidential election Democratic incumbent president Barack Obama was re-elected, defeating Republican former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. This was the first presidential election since the 2010 census, which changed the Electoral College vote apportionment.http://2010.census.gov/news/pdf/apport2010_table1.pdf Table 1. APPORTIONMENT POPULATION AND NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES, BY STATE: 2010 CENSUS December 21, 2010 December 30, 2010 With the advantage of incumbency, Obama faced no major challengers in the Democratic Party primaries. Several candidates competed in the Republican Party primaries; by late April, Romney, a former governor of Massachusetts, was declared the presumptive Republican nominee.http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-rnc-officially-names-mitt-romney-the-partys-presumptive-nominee-20120425,0,790798.story RNC officially names Mitt Romney the party's 'presumptive nominee' Los Angeles Times April 24, 2012 April 24, 2012 Among the third-party candidates, former governor of New Mexico Gary Johnson was the Libertarian Party nominee, Jill Stein was the Green Party nominee, former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 5th congressional district Virgil Goode was the Constitution Party nominee, and former mayor of Salt Lake City Rocky Anderson was the Justice Party nominee. Congressional elections Senate elections 2012 United States Senate elections The 33 seats of Class I of the United States Senate were up for election. Democrats were expected to have 23 seats up for election, including 2 independents who caucus with the Democrats, while Republicans were only expected to have 10 seats up for election. The Democrats ended up retaining majority control of the Senate, picking up two net seats. One of the Democratic winners was Wisconsin's Tammy Baldwin, who became the first openly LGBT member of the US Senate.https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/The-Vote/2012/1106/Election-2012-results-Liveblog-In-Senate-Democrats-ward-off-challenges Election 2012 results Liveblog: In Senate, Democrats ward off challenges CSMonitor.com April 23, 2012 November 8, 2012 House of Representatives elections 2012 United States House of Representatives elections This was the first congressional election using the congressional districts that were apportioned based on the 2010 census. Elections were held for all 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives. Elections were also held for the delegates from the District of Columbia and five major U.S. territories. Although House Democrats won a plurality of the popular vote (48.8% vs 47.6%),Election Statistics, 1920 to Present https://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/Election-Statistics/ United States House of Representatives House Republicans were still able to retain a 234 to 201 seat majority. A special election in Oregon's 1st congressional district was held on January 31 to determine a replacement for David Wu, who resigned in August 2011. Another special election in Arizona's 8th congressional district was held on June 12 to elect the replacement of Gabby Giffords, who resigned in January 2012. The winners of these two special elections (Suzanne Bonamici from Oregon, Ron Barber from Arizona) both ran in attempts to keep their seats. As a matter of convenience and cost saving, the special election in New Jersey's 10th congressional district and the special election in Michigan's 11th congressional district were held in conjunction with the regularly scheduled general election on November 6, 2012. New Jersey congressman Donald M. Payne died in March 2012 while Michigan's Thaddeus McCotter resigned in July 2012. In both districts, voters were asked on the November ballot to select two candidates: one to serve the remainder of Payne or McCotter's term, respectively, and the other to serve their respective district's full 2-year term beginning in January 2013. State and territorial elections Gubernatorial elections 2012 United States gubernatorial elections 12 state and two territory governorships were up for election. In addition, Scott Walker of Wisconsin survived a recall election on June 5. Only one state governorship changed hands: In North Carolina, Republican Pat McCrory was elected to replace the retiring Democratic governor Bev Perdue. The territorial governorships of American Samoa and Puerto Rico were also up for election.2012 Puerto Rico Elections Post-Election Report https://goodauthority.org/news/2012-puerto-rico-elections-post-election-report/ 2025-04-12 Good Authority en-USAmerican Samoa 2012 General Election https://www.thegreenpapers.com/G12/AS 2025-04-12 www.thegreenpapers.com Senator Alejandro García Padilla won in Puerto Rico, and Lolo Matalasi Moliga won in American Samoa. Other statewide elections In many states where if the following positions are elective offices, voters will cast votes for candidates for the state executive branch offices of Lieutenant Governor (though some will be voted for on the same ticket as the gubernatorial nominee), Secretary of state, state Treasurer, state Auditor, state Attorney General, state Superintendent of Education, Commissioners of Insurance, Agriculture, or Labor, etc., and state judicial branch offices (seats on state Supreme Courts and, in some states, state appellate courts). State and territorial legislative elections 2012 United States state legislative elections 13 chambers shifted party control, as Republicans had gained many chambers in the 2010 mid-term elections, and this was seen as a modest rebalancing.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/07/state-legislative-elections-democrats_n_2090082.html State Legislative Elections: Democrats Gain Control Of Eight Chambers John Celock Huffington Post November 7, 2012 November 7, 2012 Democrats won the Colorado House of Representatives, Maine Senate, Maine House of Representatives, Minnesota Senate, Minnesota House of Representatives, New Hampshire House of Representatives, and Oregon House of Representatives that was previously tied. Meanwhile, Republicans won the Wisconsin Senate which was briefly under Democratic control after multiple recall elections earlier in the year, and both chambers of the Arkansas legislature for the first time since 1874. The Alaska Senate went from a Democratic-led coalition to Republican control. The Washington Senate went from Democratic control to a Republican-led coalition, and the New York State Senate went from Republican control to a Republican-led coalition. Puerto Rican status referendum 2012 Puerto Rican status referendum A referendum regarding the political status of Puerto Rico was held. Puerto Rican voters were asked two questions: First, whether they prefer the status quo of remaining a U.S. unincorporated territory—a majority (54%), rejected the status quo. The second question asked whether they prefer statehood, independence or free association—a majority (61% of votes cast) supported statehood for Puerto Rico.Associated Press https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/puerto-rico-votes-on-whether-to-change-relationship-with-us-elects-governor-and-legislators/2012/11/06/d87278ae-288b-11e2-aaa5-ac786110c486_story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20121108153807/http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/puerto-rico-votes-on-whether-to-change-relationship-with-us-elects-governor-and-legislators/2012/11/06/d87278ae-288b-11e2-aaa5-ac786110c486_story.html dead November 8, 2012 Puerto Rico's voters endorse seeking US statehood but ballot results raise questions The Washington Post September 28, 2012 November 8, 2012 However, one-third of all votes cast left the second question blank. Governor-elect Alejandro García Padilla, who had been critical of the process, then sent a message to President Obama, asking him to reject the results because of their ambiguity.https://www.scribd.com/doc/113173819/Carta-Garcia-Padilla-a-Obama-Plebiscito Alejandro García Padilla letter to Barack Obama García Padilla, Alejandro November 9, 2012 On November 8, 2012, Washington, D.C. newspaper The Hill published an article saying that Congress will also likely ignore the results of the referendum due to the circumstances behind the votes.https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/134077-congress-expected-to-ignore-puerto-ricos-vote-for-statehood/ Congress expected to ignore Puerto Rico's vote for statehood The Hill Kasperowicz, Pete November 8, 2012 State and territory initiatives and referendums thumb|right|400px| Vote for same-sex marriage initiative by counties in Maryland, Maine, and Washington:Vote for same-sex marriage ban by counties in Minnesota: LimeGreen 70–80% 1px#AAAAAA solid Lime 60–70% 1px#AAAAAA solid GreenYellow 50–60% 1px #AAAAAA solid Vote against same-sex marriage initiative by counties in Maryland, Maine, and Washington:Vote against same-sex marriage ban by counties in Minnesota: #aa0000 70–80% 1px #AAAAAA solid #cc2f4a 60–70% 1px #AAAAAA solid #e27f90 50–60% 1px #AAAAAA solid #f2b3be <50% 1px #AAAAAA solid Maine, Maryland and Washington approved same sex marriage by popular vote, the first time any states have done so, bringing the number of states that allow same sex marriage from 6 to 9 states. In Minnesota, a proposed constitutional amendment to ban same sex marriage was defeated, the first time such an amendment has not passed. A measure in Massachusetts resulted in that state becoming the 18th US state to allow medical cannabis. By ballot measure, voters in both Colorado and Washington chose to legalize cannabis outright, the first states to do so,https://www.yahoo.com/news/gay-marriage-marijuana-backed-historic-votes-092551943--politics.html Gay marriage, marijuana backed in historic votes Yahoo! News AP David Crary November 7, 2012 November 8, 2012 December 8, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171208071144/https://www.yahoo.com/news/gay-marriage-marijuana-backed-historic-votes-092551943--politics.html dead whereas voters in Oregon chose to reject it.http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873690 All Results Statewide Oregon Secretary of State, Elections Division November 7, 2012 November 7, 2012 October 11, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201011031342/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873690 dead Local elections Nationwide, cities, counties, school boards, special districts and others held elections in 2012. Some of the major American cities that held mayoral elections in 2012 included: Carson City, Nevada: Incumbent Bob Crowell won re-election. Honolulu, Hawaii: Incumbent Peter Carlisle was defeated in the non-partisan blanket primary in August. Former state representative Kirk Caldwell then defeated former Hawaii Governor Ben Cayetano in the runoff. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Incumbent Tom Barrett won re-election. Orlando, Florida: Incumbent Buddy Dyer won re-election. Portland, Oregon: Incumbent Sam Adams did not seek another term. Charlie Hales was elected as his replacement. San Diego, California: Incumbent Jerry Sanders was term-limited out of office. Former congressman Bob Filner was elected to replace him, defeating city councilman Carl DeMaio. Election financing The 2012 election cycle was the first to be impacted by the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, which prohibited the government from restricting independent political expenditures by corporations and unions.http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/2185410068db4479a457958113aa5fa6/VT--Vermont-Election Despite Citizens United decision, Vt. officials say money and TV don't win political campaigns DAVE GRAM AP November 7, 2012 The Republic November 11, 2012 Columbus IndianaSeptember 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes The projected cost of the 2012 federal election races is estimated to be over 5.8 billion dollars,http://www.opensecrets.org/bigpicture/ The Money Behind the Elections OpenSecrets November 8, 2012 April 6, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160406062444/http://www.opensecrets.org/bigpicture/ dead with approximately $1 billion of that coming from "outside" groups (groups not directly controlled by the candidate's campaign or officially controlled by the party).http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2012/11/11/Under-the-US-Supreme-Court-Karl-Roves-efforts-go-down-in-flames/UPI-74831352631660/ Karl Rove, using post-Citizens United funds, comes up a cropper MICHAEL KIRKLAND Nov 11, 2012 United Press International November 11, 2012 During the elections there was much spending by the lobbies, particularly the fossil fuels lobby.https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/14/us/politics/fossil-fuel-industry-opens-wallet-to-defeat-obama.html Fossil Fuel Industry Ads Dominate TV Campaign September 13, 2012 The New York Times Lipton Eric Krauss Clifford Table of federal and state results Political party strength in U.S. states Bold indicates a change in control. Note that not all states held gubernatorial, state legislative, and United States Senate elections in 2012. StatePartisan Voter Index by State, 1994-2014 http://cookpolitical.com/file/filename.pdf Cook Political Report https://web.archive.org/web/20170713051904/https://www.cookpolitical.com/file/filename.pdf 13 July 2017 13 December 2018 PVI in 2012 Before 2012 elections2012 State and Legislative Partisan Composition http://www.ncsl.org/documents/statevote/LegisControl_2012.pdf National Conference of State Legislatures 13 December 2018 September 18, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170918132002/http://www.ncsl.org/documents/statevote/legiscontrol_2012.pdf dead After 2012 elections2013 State and Legislative Partisan Composition http://www.ncsl.org/documents/statevote/LegisControl_2013.pdf National Conference of State Legislatures 13 December 2018 October 12, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181012151013/http://www.ncsl.org/documents/statevote/legiscontrol_2013.pdf dead State PVI Governor State leg. US Senate US House President Governor State leg. US Senate US HouseAlabama 113 R+13 Rep Rep Rep Rep 6–1 Rep Rep Rep Rep Rep 6–1Alaska 113 R+13 Repm Splitm Split Rep 1–0 Rep Rep Repm Split Rep 1–0Arizona 106 R+6 Rep Rep Rep Rep 5–3 Rep Rep Rep Rep Dem 5–4Arkansas 109 R+9 Dem Deml Split Rep 3–1 Rep Dem Repl Split Rep 4–0California 93 D+7 Dem Dem Dem Dem 34–19 Dem Dem Dem Dem Dem 38–15 Colorado100 Even Deml Split Dem Rep 4–3 Dem Dem Dem Dem Rep 4–3 Connecticut 93 D+7 Dem Dem DemS Split D/ILieberman Joe Lieberman was elected as an independent but continued to caucus with Senate Democrats. Connecticut's other Senator was a Democrat. Dem 5–0 Dem Dem Dem Dem Dem 5–0 Delaware 93 D+7 Dem Dem Dem Dem 1–0 Dem Dem Dem Dem Dem 1–0 Florida 102 R+2 Rep Repm Split Rep 19–6 Dem Rep Repm Split Rep 17–10 Georgia 107 R+7 Rep Rep Rep Rep 8–5 Rep Rep Rep Rep Rep 9–5 Hawaii 88 D+12 Dem Dem Dem Dem 2–0 Dem Dem Dem Dem Dem 2–0 Idaho 117 R+17 Rep Rep Rep Rep 2–0 Rep Rep Rep Rep Rep 2–0 Illinois 92 D+8 Dem Deml Split Rep 11–8 Dem Dem Deml Split Dem 12–6 Indiana 106 R+6 Rep Rep Rep Rep 6–3 Rep Rep Repm Split Rep 7–2 Iowa 99 D+1 Repl Splitm Split Dem 3–2 Dem Repl Splitm Splitn Split 2–2 Kansas 111 R+11 Rep Rep Rep Rep 4–0 Rep Rep Rep Rep Rep 4–0 Kentucky 110 R+10 Demm Split Rep Rep 4–2 Rep Demm Split Rep Rep 5–1 Louisiana 110 R+10 Repl Splitm Split Rep 6–1 Rep Rep Repm Split Rep 5–1 Maine 95 D+5 Rep Rep Rep Dem 2–0 Dem Rep Dem Split R/IME-Sen One of Maine's Senators is a Republican, the other (Angus King) is an independent who has caucused with the Democrats since taking office in 2013. Dem 2–0 Maryland 91 D+9 Dem Dem Dem Dem 6–2 Dem Dem Dem Dem Dem 7–1 Massachusetts 88 D+12 Dem Demm Split Dem 10–0 Dem Dem Dem Dem Dem 9–0 Michigan 96 D+4 Rep Rep Dem Rep 9–6 Dem Rep Rep Dem Rep 9–5 Minnesota 98 D+2 Dem Rep Demm Split 4–4 Dem Dem Dem Dem Dem 5–3 Mississippi 110 R+10 Rep Dem Rep Rep 3–1 Rep Rep Rep Rep Rep 3–1 Missouri 103 R+3 Dem Repm Split Rep 6–3 Rep Dem Repm Split Rep 6–2 Montana 107 R+7 Dem Rep Dem Rep 1–0 Rep Dem Rep Dem Rep 1–0 Nebraska 113 R+13 Rep NP m Split Rep 3–0 Rep Rep NP Rep Rep 3–0 Nevada 99 D+1 Rep Demm Split Rep 2–1 Dem Rep Demm Splitm Split 2–2 New Hampshire 98 D+2 Dem Repm Split Rep 2–0 Dem Demm Splitm Split Dem 2–0 New Jersey 96 D+4 Rep Dem Dem Dem 7–6 Dem Rep Dem Demm Split 6–6 New Mexico 98 D+2 Rep Dem Dem Dem 2–1 Dem Rep Dem Dem Dem 2–1 New York 90 D+10 Deml Split Dem Dem 21–8 Dem Deml Split Dem Dem 21–6 North Carolina 104 R+4 Dem Repm Split Dem 7–6 Rep Rep Repm Split Rep 9–4 North Dakota 110 R+10 Rep Repl Split Rep 1–0 Rep Rep Repl Split Rep 1–0 Ohio 101 R+1 Rep Repm Split Rep 13–5 Dem Rep Repm Split Rep 12–4 Oklahoma 117 R+17 Rep Rep Rep Rep 4–1 Rep Rep Rep Rep Rep 5–0 Oregon 96 D+4 Deml Split Dem Dem 4–1 Dem Dem Dem Dem Dem 4–1 Pennsylvania 98 D+2 Rep Repm Split Rep 12–7 Dem Rep Repm Split Rep 13–5 Rhode Island 89 D+11 Ind Dem Dem Dem 2–0 Dem Ind Dem Dem Dem 2–0 South Carolina 108 R+8 Rep Rep Rep Rep 5–1 Rep Rep Rep Rep Rep 6–1 South Dakota 109 R+9 Rep Repm Split Rep 1–0 Rep Rep Repm Split Rep 1–0 Tennessee 109 R+9 Rep Rep Rep Rep 7–2 Rep Rep Rep Rep Rep 7–2 Texas 110 R+10 Rep Rep Rep Rep 23–9 Rep Rep Rep Rep Rep 24–12 Utah 120 R+20 Rep Rep Rep Rep 2–1 Rep Rep Rep Rep Rep 3–1 Vermont 87 D+13 Dem Dem DemS Split D/ISanders Bernie Sanders was elected as an independent but caucused with Senate Democrats. Vermont's other Senator was a Democrat. Dem 1–0 Dem Dem Dem DemS Split D/ISanders Dem 1–0 Virginia 102 R+2 Repm Split Dem Rep 8–3 Dem Repm Split Dem Rep 8–3 Washington 95 D+5 Dem Dem Dem Dem 5–4 Dem Demm Split Dem Dem 6–4 West Virginia 108 R+8 Dem Dem Dem Rep 2–1 Rep Dem Dem Dem Rep 2–1 Wisconsin 98 D+2 Repm Splitl Split Rep 5–3 Dem Rep Repl Split Rep 5–3 Wyoming 120 R+20 Rep Rep Rep Rep 1–0 Rep Rep Rep Rep Rep 1–0 United StatesEven Rep 29–20 Rep 25–16 Dem 53–47 Rep 242–193 Dem Rep 29–21 Rep 27–19 Dem 55–45 Rep 233–199 Washington, D.C. 057 D+43 Demdc Washington, D.C. does not elect a governor or state legislature, but it does elect a mayor and a city council. Demdcrowspan=6 Dem Dem Dem Demrowspan=6 Dem American Samoarowspan=5 NP/DAS-governor Although elections for governor of American Samoa are non-partisan, Governor Togiola Tulafono affiliates with the Democratic party at the national level. NP Dem NP/IAS-governor2 Although elections for governor of American Samoa are non-partisan, Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga was elected in 2012 as an Independent. NP Rep Guam Rep Dem Dem DemGuamPres Although Guam does not have a vote in the Electoral College, the territory has held a presidential advisory vote for every presidential election since 1980. Rep Dem Dem N. Mariana Islands CP Rep Demrowspan="3" CPm Split Dem Puerto Rico PNP/RPR-governor Puerto Rican Governor Luis Fortuño is a member of the New Progressive Party but affiliates with the Republican Party at the national level. PNP PNP/DPR-rescommish Puerto Rico's Resident Commissioner, Pedro Pierluisi, was elected as a member of the New Progressive Party and has caucused with the Democrats since taking office in 2009. PDP/DPR-governor2 Puerto Rican Governor Alejandro García Padilla is a member of the Popular Democratic Party but affiliates with the Democratic Party at the national level. PDP PNP/DPR-rescommish U.S. Virgin Islands Dem Dem Dem Dem Dem Dem Subdivision PVI Governor State leg. U.S. Senate U.S. HousePresident Governor State leg. U.S. Senate U.S. House Subdivision and PVI Before 2012 elections After 2012 elections Notes 30em References Further reading Barone, Michael, et al., The Almanac of American Politics 2014 (2013), detailed coverage of every election for Congress and governor excerpt Jacobson, Gary C. "How the Economy and Partisanship Shaped the 2012 Presidential and Congressional Elections." Political Science Quarterly (2013) 128#1 pp: 1-38. online Nelson, Michael, ed. The Elections of 2012 (2013) excerpt and text search; topical essays by experts External links liveuselections.info - United States Elections, 2012 State Elections Legislation Database State legislation related to the administration of elections introduced in 2011 through this year https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/state-elections-legislation-database National Conference of State Legislatures Ncsl.org Washington, D.C. Politics United States 2010s 2012