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  US President - Popular Vote
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Parents > United States > U.S. Executive > Popular Vote
OfficePresident
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 12:00pm
Polls Open November 06, 2012 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 06, 2012 - 11:00pm
Term Start January 20, 2013 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 2017 - 12:00pm
Turnout 41.81% Total Population
ContributorRalphie
Last ModifiedKane for Senate April 22, 2013 06:19pm
Data SourcesFEC: [Link]

CBS news
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Note: Updated numbers from adding the certified returns as reported by the individual states. These ARE the correct numbers for all candidates.
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/04/2008
NameBarack Obama Votes69,456,897 (52.91%)
Term01/20/2009 - 01/20/2013 Margin9,522,083 (+7.25%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Jan 03, 2012 US President - D Primary Barack Obama
Jan 03, 2012 US President - R Primary Mitt Romney
Jun 01, 2012 US President - CST Primary Ed Noonan
Jun 01, 2012 US President - LBT Primary Gary Johnson
Jun 05, 2012 US President - GRN Primary Jill Stein
MAP
KEY RACE? 9.3077001572 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
11/05/2008 11/06/2012
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Barack Obama 32 25 3 --
Mitt Romney 13 3 ----
Leaning Call: Barack Obama (82.73%)
Weighted Call: Barack Obama (97.61%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph
08/14/2009 11/04/2012

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) President Barack Obama Gov. Mitt Romney Gov. Gary Johnson Jill Stein Rep. Virgil H. Goode, Jr. (W) Write-In Roseanne Barr
PartyDemocratic Republican Libertarian Green Constitution Nonpartisan Peace & Freedom
Website [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website]
Certified Votes65,907,213 (51.06%) 60,931,757 (47.21%) 1,275,917 (0.99%) 469,547 (0.36%) 122,507 (0.10%) 108,331 (0.08%) 67,394 (0.05%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -4,975,456 (-3.85%) -64,631,296 (-50.07%) -65,437,666 (-50.70%) -65,784,706 (-50.97%) -65,798,882 (-50.98%) -65,839,819 (-51.01%)
Predict Avg.49.87% 47.65% 1.14% 0.40% 0.15% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
MATCHUP POLLS (337 from 56 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg48.03%-- 46.43%-- 1.27%-- 0.81%-- 0.18%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
Gallup 
11/01/12-11/04/12		 48.00% 2.0 49.00% 2.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Public Policy Polling (D) 
11/02/12-11/04/12		 50.00% -- 48.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
YouGov 
10/31/12-11/03/12		 48.50% -- 46.50% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Pew Research 
10/31/12-11/03/12		 50.00% 3.0 47.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Public Policy Polling (D) 
11/01/12-11/03/12		 50.00% 1.0 47.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
NBC News/Wall Street Journal (Hart & McInturff) 
11/01/12-11/03/12		 48.00% 1.0 47.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D Brandonius Maximus
  Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund
I Ryan34
D Qbanito
  Log Cabin Republicans
I Lee Iacocca [L]
I Ross Perot [L]
  Tea Pot Party
LBT Smart
MNI Jesse Ventura [L]
FL Silver Dime
  New Progressive Alliance
NP Noam Chomsky [L]
I Matt Gonzalez [L]
I Ralph Nader [L]
R Hikikomori Blitzkrieg!
AENM Angry Russian
  Solidarity (US)
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Mayor Rocky Anderson Tom Hoefling (W) Rep. Ron Paul Randall Terry Richard A. Duncan Peta Lindsay None of the Above
PartyJustice America's Independent Republican Independent Independent Socialism and Liberation Independent
Website [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website]
Certified Votes43,027 (0.03%) 40,641 (0.03%) 26,204 (0.02%) 13,105 (0.01%) 12,558 (0.01%) 7,786 (0.01%) 5,770 (0.00%)
Margin-65,864,186 (-51.03%) -65,866,572 (-51.03%) -65,881,009 (-51.04%) -65,894,108 (-51.05%) -65,894,655 (-51.05%) -65,899,427 (-51.06%) -65,901,443 (-51.06%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
MATCHUP POLLS (337 from 56 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.66%-- 0.66%-- 0.01%-- 0.66%--
Gallup 
11/01/12-11/04/12		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Public Policy Polling (D) 
11/02/12-11/04/12		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
YouGov 
10/31/12-11/03/12		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Pew Research 
10/31/12-11/03/12		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Public Policy Polling (D) 
11/01/12-11/03/12		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
NBC News/Wall Street Journal (Hart & McInturff) 
11/01/12-11/03/12		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
  New Progressive Alliance
IS Sesel
J Doctor Huh
I Ralph Nader [L]
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EVENTS
Start Date End Date Type Title Contributor
Oct 03, 2012 07:00pm Oct 03, 2012 09:00pm Debate First 2012 Presidential Debate  TX DEM 
Oct 16, 2012 07:00pm Oct 16, 2012 09:00pm Debate Second 2012 Presidential Debate  TX DEM 
Oct 22, 2012 07:10pm Oct 22, 2012 09:10pm Debate Third 2012 Presidential Debate  TX DEM 

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