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Parents > United States > Virginia > President
Parent RaceUS President - Popular Vote
OfficePresident
HonorificPresident - Abbr: President
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 06, 2012 - 05:00am Central
Polls Close November 06, 2012 - 06:00pm Central
Term Start January 20, 2013 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 2017 - 12:00pm
ContributorJason
Last ModifiedAn_62190 October 19, 2019 09:05am
Data Sources[Link]
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Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/04/2008
NameBarack Obama Votes1,959,532 (52.63%)
Term01/20/2009 - 01/20/2013 Margin234,527 (+6.30%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/08/2016
NameHillary Clinton Votes1,981,473 (49.73%)
Term01/20/2017 - 01/20/2021 Margin212,030 (+5.32%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Mar 06, 2012 VA US President - R Primary
Mitt Romney
R 265,570
Mar 06, 2012 VA US President - D Primary
Barack Obama
D 1
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
11/29/2008 11/06/2012
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Barack Obama 33 14 ----
Mitt Romney 12 3 ----
Leaning Call: Barack Obama (77.22%)
Weighted Call: Barack Obama (97.31%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

11/10/2010 11/04/2012

CANDIDATES
Photo
Name (I) President Barack Obama Gov. Mitt Romney Gov. Gary Johnson Rep. Virgil H. Goode, Jr. Councilman Jill Stein (W) Write-In (W) Mayor Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson
PartyDemocratic Republican Libertarian Constitution Green Nonpartisan Justice
Campaign Logo
Certified Votes 1,971,820 (51.16%) 1,822,522 (47.28%) 31,216 (0.81%) 13,058 (0.34%) 8,627 (0.22%) 7,151 (0.19%) 76 (0.00%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -149,298 (-3.87%) -1,940,604 (-50.35%) -1,958,762 (-50.82%) -1,963,193 (-50.93%) -1,964,669 (-50.97%) -1,971,744 (-51.15%)
Predict Avg.49.23% 47.92% 0.76% 1.45% 0.33% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website]
Entry Date 00/00/2009 00/00/2009 00/00/2012 00/00/2012 00/00/2012 -- --
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MATCHUP POLLS (100 from 26 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg47.31%-- 46.82%-- 0.90%-- 0.44%-- -0.13%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
Rasmussen Reports 
11/04/12-11/04/12
48.00% -- 50.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Public Policy Polling 
11/03/12-11/04/12
51.00% 2.0 47.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
JZ Analytics / Zogby Analytics 
11/02/12-11/04/12
50.20% 0.3 42.30% 0.2 2.30% 0.3 0.30% 0.2 0.30% 0.1 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Reuters/Ipsos 
11/02/12-11/04/12
47.00% 1.0 46.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
JZ Analytics / Zogby Analytics 
11/01/12-11/03/12
49.90% 3.6 42.10% 5.0 2.00% 1.2 0.50% 0.5 0.20% 0.2 0.00% -- 0.00% --
YouGov 
10/31/12-11/03/12
48.00% 2.0 46.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name (W) Jill Reed (W) Joseph A. "Joe" Glean (W) Sheila "Samm" Tittle  
PartyTwelve Visions Independent We the People  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 14 (0.00%) 4 (0.00%) 1 (0.00%)  
Margin-1,971,806 (-51.16%) -1,971,816 (-51.16%) -1,971,819 (-51.16%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website]  
Entry Date -- -- --  
MATCHUP POLLS (100 from 26 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--  
Rasmussen Reports 
11/04/12-11/04/12
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Public Policy Polling 
11/03/12-11/04/12
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
JZ Analytics / Zogby Analytics 
11/02/12-11/04/12
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Reuters/Ipsos 
11/02/12-11/04/12
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
JZ Analytics / Zogby Analytics 
11/01/12-11/03/12
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
YouGov 
10/31/12-11/03/12
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
 


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Nov 06, 2012 03:45pm News [VA] Turnout likely higher than in 2008, state elections official says  Article Ashley 
Sep 28, 2012 11:55pm News Virginia man kills family and himself over fear Obama would be re-elected  Article COSDem 
Sep 04, 2012 11:00am News Virgil Goode makes presidential ballot in Virginia  Article John 
Dec 21, 2009 03:50pm Poll Virginia: Obama Finishes First Full Year With a 44% Approval Rating  Article ScottĀ³ 
Jul 08, 2009 08:00pm Poll Obama Popularity Declining in Virginia  Article ScottĀ³ 

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