2012 United States presidential election in Maryland

none 2012 United States presidential election October 2022 October 2022 2012 United States presidential election in Maryland Maryland presidential no 2008 United States presidential election in Maryland 2008 2016 United States presidential election in Maryland 2016 74.00% https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2012/turnout/general/2012_General_Statewide.html 2012 Presidential General Election - Statewide Voter Turnout by County and Party elections.maryland.gov November 6, 2012 x200px President Barack Obama, 2012 portrait crop.jpg Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) Illinois Joe Biden 10 1,677,844 61.97% Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg Mitt Romney Republican Party (United States) Massachusetts Paul Ryan 0 971,869 35.90% 375px County results 375px Congressional district results 375px Precinct 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% President Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) The 2012 United States presidential election in Maryland 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. Maryland voters chose 10 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. Maryland is one of six states where Obama performed better in 2012 than in 2008, with his percentage of the vote increasing from 61.92% to 61.97%. He flipped Somerset County but lost Kent County which he won in 2008. In this election, Maryland voted 22.21% to the left of the nation at-large.Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/ 2023-03-31 uselectionatlas.org As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last time a Republican won Anne Arundel County and a Democrat won Somerset County. Primary elections Democratic primary June 2022 Republican primary 2012 Maryland Republican presidential primary Maryland presidential no 2008 Maryland Republican presidential primary 2008 2012 04 03 2016 Maryland Republican presidential primary 2016 Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg Mitt Romney Massachusetts 37 117,527 49.2% Rick Santorum by Gage Skidmore.jpg Rick Santorum Pennsylvania 0 69,020 28.9% Newt Gingrich by Gage Skidmore 3 (cropped).jpg Newt Gingrich Georgia 0 26,088 10.9% Ron Paul by Gage Skidmore 3 crop.jpg Ron Paul Texas 0 22,698 9.5% 300px County results 300px Congressional district results Romney: #FFCCA9 30–40% #FFB580 40–50% #FF9A50 50–60% Santorum: #87DE87 40–50% #5FD35F 50–60% ff6600 008000 800080 ffcc00 x125px The Republican primary took place on April 3, 2012, the same day as the District of Columbia Republican primary and the Wisconsin Republican primary.http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/primaries/states/maryland Maryland Republican Primary The New York Times June 8, 2015 After the primary, 37 delegates were selected to attend the Republican National Convention. + 2012 Maryland Republican presidential primary2012 Primary Election Results http://www.sos.ms.gov/elections/electionresults/Republican%20Certification_2012%20Primary.pdf Mississippi Republican Party March 29, 2012http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/primaries/states/maryland The New York Times maryland Republican Primary - Election Results - Election 2012 Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates14px Mitt Romney117,52749.2%37Rick Santorum 69,020 28.9% 0Newt Gingrich 26,088 10.9% 0Ron Paul 22,698 9.5% 0Jon Huntsman, Jr. 1,406 0.6% 0Rick Perry 1,041 0.4% 0Buddy Roemer 858 0.4% 0Fred Karger 342 0.1% 0Unprojected delegates:3Total: 238,987 100%37 Green primary + Green National Convention, Maryland Delegate Votehttp://www.jillstein.org/primaries 2012 primaries - Jill Stein for President www.jillstein.org 11 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20150215154138/http://www.jillstein.org/primaries 15 February 2015 deadArchived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNsmiN6mi6E Green Party Presidential Convention State by State Delegation Vote YouTube Candidate Delegates PercentageJill Stein583%Roseanne Barr 1 17%Others - -Total6100% Libertarian primary + Libertarian National Convention, Maryland Delegate Vote 2012 Libertarian National Convention https://www.lp.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/2012-Libertarian-Party-Convention-Minutes1.pdf Libertarian Party May 3–6, 2012 Candidate Delegates PercentageGary Johnson964%R. Lee Wrights 4 29%Carl Person 1 7%Others - -Total14100% General election Predictions SourceRankingAs ofHuffington PostHuffington Post Election Dashboard HuffPost http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2012/romney-vs-obama-electoral-map https://archive.today/20130813173708/http://web.archive.org/web/20120502191502/http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2012/romney-vs-obama-electoral-map 2013-08-13Safe 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://archive.today/20120708093751/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 HouseSolid DNovember 6, 2012Sabato's Crystal Ball https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/projection-obama-will-likely-win-second-term/ PROJECTION: OBAMA WILL LIKELY WIN SECOND TERMSolid DNovember 5, 2012FiveThirtyEight https://www.masslive.com/news/2012/11/nate_silvers_political_calcula.html Nate Silver's political calculations predict 2012 election outcomeSolid DNovember 6, 2012 Results 2012 United States presidential election in MarylandMaryland State Board of Elections http://elections.state.md.us/elections/2012/results/general/county_status_page.html 2012-11-10PartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Barack Obama (incumbent) Joe Biden (incumbent) 1,677,844 61.97% 10 Republican Mitt Romney Paul Ryan 971,869 35.90% 0 Libertarian Gary Johnson Jim Gray 30,195 1.12% 0 Green Jill Stein Cheri Honkala 17,110 0.63% 0 Others 10,309 0.38% 0 Totals 2,707,327 100.00% 10 Voter turnout (registered voters) 69.4% By county CountyBarack ObamaDemocraticMitt RomneyRepublicanVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal votes cast # % # % # % # % Allegany 9,805 32.85% 19,230 64.42% 815 2.73% -9,425 -31.57% 29,850 Anne Arundel 126,635 48.68% 126,832 48.75% 6,688 2.57% -197 -0.07% 260,155 Baltimore 220,322 57.26% 154,908 40.26% 9,552 2.48% 65,414 17.00% 384,782 Baltimore City 221,478 87.19% 28,171 11.09% 4,356 1.71% 193,307 76.10% 254,005 Calvert 20,529 45.10% 23,952 52.62% 1,037 2.28% -3,423 -7.52% 45,518 Caroline 4,970 37.21% 8,098 60.63% 289 2.16% -3,128 -23.42% 13,357 Carroll 27,939 31.92% 56,761 64.84% 2,836 3.24% -28,822 -32.92% 87,536 Cecil 16,557 38.98% 24,806 58.39% 1,117 2.63% -8,249 -19.41% 42,480 Charles 48,774 64.84% 25,178 33.47% 1,270 1.69% 23,596 31.37% 75,222 Dorchester 7,257 46.99% 7,976 51.64% 211 1.37% -719 -4.65% 15,444 Frederick 55,146 47.09% 58,798 50.21% 3,171 2.71% -3,652 -3.12% 117,115 Garrett 3,124 23.74% 9,743 74.05% 290 2.20% -6,619 -50.31% 13,157 Harford 49,729 39.48% 72,911 57.89% 3,314 2.63% -23,182 -18.41% 125,954 Howard 91,393 59.69% 57,758 37.72% 3,957 2.58% 33,635 21.97% 153,108 Kent 4,842 48.89% 4,870 49.17% 192 1.94% -28 -0.28% 9,904 Montgomery 323,400 70.92% 123,353 27.05% 9,239 2.03% 200,047 43.87% 455,992 Prince George's 347,938 89.73% 35,734 9.22% 4,072 1.05% 312,204 80.51% 387,744 Queen Anne's 8,556 34.38% 15,823 63.58% 509 2.05% -7,267 -29.20% 24,888 St. Mary's 19,711 41.22% 26,797 56.03% 1,316 2.75% -7,086 -14.81% 47,824 Somerset 5,240 50.39% 5,042 48.49% 117 1.13% 198 1.90% 10,399 Talbot 8,808 43.05% 11,339 55.42% 312 1.53% -2,531 -12.37% 20,459 Washington 25,042 39.90% 36,074 57.48% 1,639 2.61% -11,032 -17.58% 62,755 Wicomico 19,635 46.46% 21,764 51.50% 860 2.04% -2,129 -5.04% 42,259 Worcester 11,014 40.17% 15,951 58.17% 455 1.66% -4,937 -18.00% 27,420Totals1,677,84461.97%971,86935.90%57,6142.13%705,97526.07%2,707,327 County that flipped from Democratic to Republican Kent (largest town: Chestertown) County that flipped from Republican to Democratic Somerset (largest town: Princess Anne) right 300px Swing by county Legend #00a1c8 Democratic — +>15% #00bdec Democratic — +12.5-15% #4bdbff Democratic — +7.5-10% #77e3ff Democratic — +5-7.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5-5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0-2.5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0-2.5% #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5-5% #ff8080 Republican — +5-7.5% #ff5555 Republican — +7.5-10% #ff2a2a Republican — +10-12.5% #ff0000 Republican — +12.5-15% #d40000 Republican — +>15% 300px Trend relative to the state by county 300px County Flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold #0671b0 Flip Republican #f48882 Hold #ca0120 Flip By congressional district Obama won seven of the state's eight congressional districts.https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E9_1Wiz94m4UChUgxVBR7bUaFPJfO_UrJPb4tivkK9w/edit#gid=0 Maryland 2012 pres-by-cd District Obama Romney RepresentativeMaryland 1 1st 38% 60%Andy HarrisMaryland 2 2nd63% 35%Dutch RuppersbergerMaryland 3 3rd61% 37%John SarbanesMaryland 4 4th78% 21%Donna EdwardsMaryland 5 5th66% 32%Steny HoyerMaryland 6 6th55% 43%John DelaneyMaryland 7 7th76% 22%Elijah CummingsMaryland 8 8th 62% 36%Chris Van Hollen See also United States presidential elections in Maryland 2012 United States presidential election 2012 United States elections Maryland Republican Party Maryland Green Party Maryland Libertarian Party References Maryland 2012 Presidential