2012 United States presidential election in Maine

none June 2025 September 2023 2012 United States presidential election in Maine Maine presidential no 2008 United States presidential election in Maine 2008 November 6, 2012 2016 United States presidential election in Maine 2016 x200px President Barack Obama, 2012 portrait crop.jpg Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) Illinois Joe Biden 4 401,306 56.27% Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg Mitt Romney Republican Party (United States) Massachusetts Paul Ryan 0 292,276 40.98% 350px County results 350px Congressional district results 350px Municipality results Obama #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666CB 70–80% #0645B4 80–90% #002B84 90–100% Romney #F2B3BE 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #CC2F4A 60–70% #D40000 70–80% #AA0000 80–90% #800000 90–100% Write-in #165016 90–100% Tie #D4C4DC President Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) 2012 United States presidential election The 2012 United States presidential election in Maine took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Maine voters chose four 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 carried Maine with 56.27% of the popular vote to Romney's and Ryan's 40.98%, thus winning the state's four electoral votes.Maine Secretary of State http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/prior12-13.htm#nov 30 November 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120801235914/http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/prior12-13.htm August 1, 2012 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election that the Democratic candidate won Maine's second congressional district along with a majority of counties in the state, as well as these counties (all of which comprise that district): Androscoggin, Aroostook, Franklin, Oxford, Penobscot, Somerset, and Washington. This is also the last election in which Maine was won by double digits. Caucuses Democratic caucuses June 2022 Republican caucuses 2012 Maine Republican presidential caucuses The Republican caucuses were held between Sunday, January 29, and Saturday, March 3, at various locations throughout the state of Maine. Presidential preference polls (straw polls) were held at the caucuses, but those polls were not binding on the choices of delegates to the Maine Republican Party convention. The caucuses chose delegates in processes separate from the straw polling. The state party encouraged all municipal committees to hold their caucuses between February 4 and February 11, although each committee was free to choose a different date.http://www.mainegop.com/2012/01/maine-g-o-p-2012-caucus-information/ Maine G.O.P. 2012 Caucus Information Maine Republican Party January 16, 2012 May 7, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120519233345/http://www.mainegop.com/2012/01/maine-g-o-p-2012-caucus-information/ May 19, 2012 dead mdy-all The first caucus was in Waldo County on January 29http://waldo.villagesoup.com/news/story/most-waldo-county-republicans-to-caucus-on-feb-4/481681 Most Waldo County Republicans to caucus on Feb. 4 Waldo VillageSoup January 27, 2012 February 10, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120207054047/http://waldo.villagesoup.com/news/story/most-waldo-county-republicans-to-caucus-on-feb-4/481681 February 7, 2012 dead mdy-all and the last one in Castine (Hancock County) on March 3.http://www.hancockgop.org/Caucus%20Districts%20Information.htm 2012 Hancock County Republican Regional Caucus Districts Hancock County Republican Committee February 11, 2012 December 8, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20241208174456/http://www.hancockgop.org/Caucus%20Districts%20Information.htm dead On Saturday, February 11, after 84% of precincts had completed voting, state-party officials announced results of straw polls. The results were revised in a second declaration on February 17 to include previously missing results from several caucuses. Those statewide totals still did not include the caucuses in Washington County, which had been scheduled for February 11 but postponed to February 18 by predictions of bad weather, nor did they include caucuses originally scheduled to occur between February 16 and March 3. The state Republican Party issued a third statewide compilation on February 24, adding all the February 18 caucuses (scheduled and postponed), but not those for February 16 or March 3. All three statewide totals showed former Governor Mitt Romney leading Representative Ron Paul by small margins, with other candidates well behind.http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/ME-R Maine Republican Delegation 2012 The Green Papers February 11, 2012 At the State Convention held over the weekend of May 5–6, Ron Paul won 20 out of 24 national delegates. One elected delegate, Governor Paul LePage was uncommitted. Of the three delegates qualified by the party offices they already hold, the state party chairman, Charlie Webster was also uncommitted, while the then National Committeeman and Committeewoman committed to Mitt Romney.http://blogs.ajc.com/jamie-dupree-washington-insider/2012/05/06/ron-paul-wins-maine/ Ron Paul Wins Maine The Atlanta Journal-Constitution May 7, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120508125240/http://blogs.ajc.com/jamie-dupree-washington-insider/2012/05/06/ron-paul-wins-maine/ May 8, 2012 Sistler Steve May 6, 2012 Ron Paul in Maine: Delegates in hand, but trouble afoot? The Maine Sunday Telegram http://www.pressherald.com/news/Delegate-fight-Snowe-LePage-today-at-convention.html May 8, 2012 May 6, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120508033529/http://www.pressherald.com/news/Delegate-fight-Snowe-LePage-today-at-convention.html dead Updated results were released by the Maine GOP on February 24. The new table does not show returns from Rome on February 16 or Castine on March 3, but does include returns from the towns listed above for February 18.http://www.mainegop.com/mainegop_presprefpoll_022412.pdf Archived copy 2012-02-27 2012-03-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20120324045711/http://www.mainegop.com/mainegop_presprefpoll_022412.pdf dead Maine Republican caucuses, 2012Maine Republican Caucuses The New York Times http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/primaries/states/maine February 11, 2012 Election 2012Maine Republican Caucuses USA Today https://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/primaries/maine February 11, 2012 Election 2012 Candidate Votes (Feb. 11 count) Votes (Feb. 17 count) Votes (Feb. 24 count) Percent (Feb. 11 count) Percent (Feb. 17 count) Percent (Feb. 24 count) Projected Delegates Chosen at State Convention https://news.yahoo.com/paul-wins-majority-delegates-maine-gop-174422402.html Paul wins majority of delegates from Maine GOP Election 2012 Associated Press May 6, 2012GPThe Green Papers, "2012 Maine Republican Caucus" (February 29, 2012). The Green Papers.CNNCNN, "Republican Caucuses" (February 12, 2012). CNN.APUSA Today, "2012 Maine Republican Caucus" (February 25, 2012). USA Today. Mitt Romney 2,190 2,269 2,373 39.2% 39.0% 38.0% 10 9 11 0Ron Paul 1,996 2,030 2,258 35.7% 34.9% 36.1% 8 9 10 20 Rick Santorum 989 1,052 1,136 17.7% 18.1% 18.2% 4 3 0 0Newt Gingrich 349 391 405 6.2% 6.7% 6.5% 1 0 0 0Others & undecided 61 72 78 1.1% 1.2% 1.2% 0 0 0 1Total: 5,585 5,814 6,250 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 21 21 21 21 Ex officio delegates (not chosen through caucus process): 1 3 3 3 Total Maine delegates to the Republican National Convention: 24 24 24 24 General election Predictions SourceRankingAs ofHuffington PostHuffington Post Election Dashboard HuffPost http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2012/romney-vs-obama-electoral-map https://web.archive.org/web/20120502191502/http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2012/romney-vs-obama-electoral-map 2012-05-02Safe DNovember 6, 2012CNNAmerica's Choice 2012 Election Center: CNN Electoral Map CNN http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2012/ecalculator#?battleground dead https://archive.today/20130119130158/http://edition.cnn.com/ELECTION/2012/ecalculator%23?battleground 2013-01-19Safe DNovember 6, 2012 New York TimesElection 2012 - The Electoral Map: Building a Path to Victory The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2012/electoral-map.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120708073900/http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/electoral-map July 8, 2012 Safe D November 6, 2012Washington Post2012 Presidential Election Results The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/election-map-2012/president/ limited live https://web.archive.org/web/20120726195644/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/election-map-2012/president/ 2012-07-26Safe DNovember 6, 2012RealClearPolitics http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/2012_elections_electoral_college_map.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110608112207/http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/2012_elections_electoral_college_map.html 2011-06-08 RealClearPolitics - 2012 Election Maps - Battle for White HouseLean DNovember 6, 2012Sabato's Crystal Ballhttps://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/projection-obama-will-likely-win-second-term/ PROJECTION: OBAMA WILL LIKELY WIN SECOND TERM Sabato Larry J. Kondik Kyle Skelley Geoffrey November 5, 2012Likely DNovember 5, 2012FiveThirtyEighthttps://www.masslive.com/news/2012/11/nate_silvers_political_calcula.html Nate Silver's political calculations predict 2012 election outcome Leeanne Griffin November 7, 2012 massliveSolid DNovember 6, 2012 Source1st district2nd districtAs of New York Times Safe D Lean D November 6, 2012Sabato's Crystal Ball Safe D Lean DNovember 5, 2012 Results 2012 United States presidential election in MainePartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Barack Obama (incumbent) Joe Biden (incumbent) 401,306 56.27% 4 Republican Mitt Romney Paul Ryan 292,276 40.98% 0 Libertarian Gary Johnson Jim Gray 9,352 1.31% 0 Green Jill Stein Cheri Honkala 8,119 1.14% 0 Write-ins Write-ins 2,127 0.30% 0 Totals 724,758 100.00% 4 right 300px Shift by county 300px Trend relative to the state by county Legend #d40000 Republican — >15% #ff0000 Republican — +12.5−15% #ff2a2a Republican — +10−12.5% #ff5555 Republican — +7.5−10% #ff8080 Republican — +5−7.5% #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5−5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0−2.5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0−2.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5−5% #77e3ff Democratic — +5−7.5% #4bdbff Democratic — +7.5-10% #09ceff Democratic — +10−12.5% #00bdec Democratic — +12.5−15% #00a1c8 Democratic — >15% By county County results March 2025 County results needs to be fixed, totals aren't accurate when summed County Barack ObamaDemocratic Mitt RomneyRepublican Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Androscoggin 28,989 54.84% 22,232 42.06% 1,641 3.10% 6,757 12.78% 52,862Aroostook 17,777 52.50% 15,196 44.88% 887 2.62% 2,581 7.62% 33,860Cumberland 101,950 62.25% 57,821 35.30% 4,015 2.45% 44,129 26.95% 163,786Franklin 9,367 57.53% 6,369 39.12% 546 3.35% 2,998 18.41% 16,282Hancock 17,569 57.04% 12,324 40.01% 906 2.95% 5,245 17.03% 30,799Kennebec 35,068 55.23% 26,519 41.76% 1,910 3.01% 8,549 13.47% 63,497Knox 13,223 59.92% 8,248 37.38% 596 2.70% 4,975 22.54% 22,067Lincoln 11,315 54.51% 8,899 42.87% 543 2.62% 2,416 11.64% 20,757Oxford 16,330 55.51% 11,996 40.77% 1,094 3.72% 4,334 14.74% 29,420Penobscot 38,811 50.20% 36,547 47.28% 1,948 2.52% 2,264 2.92% 77,306Piscataquis 4,149 46.33% 4,530 50.59% 276 3.08% -381 -4.26% 8,955Sagadahoc 11,821 56.85% 8,429 40.54% 544 2.61% 3,392 16.31% 20,794Somerset 12,216 49.28% 11,800 47.61% 771 3.11% 416 1.67% 24,787Waldo 11,296 53.63% 9,058 43.01% 707 3.36% 2,238 10.62% 21,061Washington 7,803 49.27% 7,550 47.68% 483 3.05% 253 1.59% 15,836York 61,551 56.96% 43,900 40.63% 2,606 2.41% 17,651 16.33% 108,057Total401,30656.27%292,27640.98%19,5982.75%109,03015.29%713,180 By congressional district Obama won both of Maine's two congressional districts.https://www.archives.gov/files/electoral-college/2012/2012-ascertainment-maine.pdf State of Maine Certificate of Ascertainment of Electors December 18, 2012 District Obama Romney RepresentativeMaine 1 1st 59.57% 38.18%Chellie PingreeMaine 2 2nd 52.94% 44.38%Mike Michaud See also United States presidential elections in Maine 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries 2012 Republican Party presidential debates and forums Results of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries Maine Republican Party References 2 External links Official website of the Maine Republican Party Rules and By Laws of the Party County and Town Republican Committees: Many of these sites show the county or town committee's own tally of presidential caucus results. Kennebec County Republican Committee (not linked from the state party's site) The Green Papers: for Maine The Green Papers: Major state elections in chronological order Official Results https://web.archive.org/web/20141005193624/http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/prior12-13.htm 2014-10-05 for 2012 elections in Maine expanded Maine United States president 2012