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2012 United States presidential election in Maryland

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2012 United States presidential election in Maryland

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election_name2012 United States presidential election in Maryland
countryMaryland
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election2008 United States presidential election in Maryland
previous_year2008
next_election2016 United States presidential election in Maryland
next_year2016
turnout74.00%
election_dateNovember 6, 2012
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image1President Barack Obama, 2012 portrait crop.jpg
nominee1**Barack Obama**
party1Democratic Party (United States)
home_state1Illinois
running_mate1**Joe Biden**
electoral_vote1**10**
popular_vote1**1,677,844**
percentage1**61.97%**
image2Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg
nominee2Mitt Romney
party2Republican Party (United States)
home_state2Massachusetts
running_mate2Paul Ryan
electoral_vote20
popular_vote2971,869
percentage235.90%
map_image{{Switcher
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map_caption
titlePresident
before_electionBarack Obama
before_partyDemocratic Party (United States)
after_electionBarack Obama
after_partyDemocratic Party (United States)

Main article: 2012 United States presidential election

| [[File:Maryland Presidential Election Results 2012.svg|375px]] | County results | [[File:2020 U.S. House elections in Maryland.svg|375px]] | Congressional district results | [[File:2012 United States presidential election in Maryland results by precinct.svg|375px]] | Precinct results Obama Romney 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.

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

Republican primary

| [[File:Maryland Republican Presidential Primary Detailed Election Results by County, 2012.svg|300px]] | County results | [[File:Maryland Republican Presidential Primary Detailed Election Results by District, 2012.svg|300px]] | Congressional district results}} Santorum:

The Republican primary took place on April 3, 2012, the same day as the District of Columbia Republican primary and the Wisconsin Republican primary.{{cite news|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/primaries/states/maryland|title=Maryland Republican Primary

CandidateVotesPercentageDelegates
[[File:America_Symbol.svg14px]] **Mitt Romney****117,527****49.2%****37**
Rick Santorum69,02028.9%0
Newt Gingrich26,08810.9%0
Ron Paul22,6989.5%0
Jon Huntsman, Jr.1,4060.6%0
Rick Perry1,0410.4%0
Buddy Roemer8580.4%0
Fred Karger3420.1%0
**Unprojected delegates:****3**
**Total:**238,987100%**37**

Green primary

CandidateDelegatesPercentage
**Jill Stein****5****83%**
Roseanne Barr117%
Others--
**Total****6****100%**

Libertarian primary

CandidateDelegatesPercentage
**Gary Johnson****9****64%**
R. Lee Wrights429%
Carl Person17%
Others--
**Total****14****100%**

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Huffington PostNovember 6, 2012
CNNNovember 6, 2012
New York TimesNovember 6, 2012
Washington PostNovember 6, 2012
RealClearPoliticsNovember 6, 2012
Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2012
FiveThirtyEightNovember 6, 2012

Results

2012 United States presidential election in MarylandPartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
**Democratic****Barack Obama** **(incumbent)****Joe Biden** **(incumbent)****1,677,844****61.97%****10**
RepublicanMitt RomneyPaul Ryan971,86935.90%0
LibertarianGary JohnsonJim Gray30,1951.12%0
GreenJill SteinCheri Honkala17,1100.63%0
Others10,3090.38%0
**Totals****2,707,327****100.00%****10**
Voter turnout (registered voters)69.4%

By county

CountyBarack Obama
DemocraticMitt Romney
RepublicanVarious candidates
Other partiesMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%#%Totals1,677,84461.97%971,86935.90%57,6142.13%705,97526.07%2,707,327
Allegany9,80532.85%19,23064.42%8152.73%-9,425-31.57%29,850
Anne Arundel126,63548.68%126,83248.75%6,6882.57%-197-0.07%260,155
Baltimore220,32257.26%154,90840.26%9,5522.48%65,41417.00%384,782
Baltimore City221,47887.19%28,17111.09%4,3561.71%193,30776.10%254,005
Calvert20,52945.10%23,95252.62%1,0372.28%-3,423-7.52%45,518
Caroline4,97037.21%8,09860.63%2892.16%-3,128-23.42%13,357
Carroll27,93931.92%56,76164.84%2,8363.24%-28,822-32.92%87,536
Cecil16,55738.98%24,80658.39%1,1172.63%-8,249-19.41%42,480
Charles48,77464.84%25,17833.47%1,2701.69%23,59631.37%75,222
Dorchester7,25746.99%7,97651.64%2111.37%-719-4.65%15,444
Frederick55,14647.09%58,79850.21%3,1712.71%-3,652-3.12%117,115
Garrett3,12423.74%9,74374.05%2902.20%-6,619-50.31%13,157
Harford49,72939.48%72,91157.89%3,3142.63%-23,182-18.41%125,954
Howard91,39359.69%57,75837.72%3,9572.58%33,63521.97%153,108
Kent4,84248.89%4,87049.17%1921.94%-28-0.28%9,904
Montgomery323,40070.92%123,35327.05%9,2392.03%200,04743.87%455,992
Prince George's347,93889.73%35,7349.22%4,0721.05%312,20480.51%387,744
Queen Anne's8,55634.38%15,82363.58%5092.05%-7,267-29.20%24,888
St. Mary's19,71141.22%26,79756.03%1,3162.75%-7,086-14.81%47,824
Somerset5,24050.39%5,04248.49%1171.13%1981.90%10,399
Talbot8,80843.05%11,33955.42%3121.53%-2,531-12.37%20,459
Washington25,04239.90%36,07457.48%1,6392.61%-11,032-17.58%62,755
Wicomico19,63546.46%21,76451.50%8602.04%-2,129-5.04%42,259
Worcester11,01440.17%15,95158.17%4551.66%-4,937-18.00%27,420
County Flips: {{col-start}}

Democratic Republican ]]

;County that flipped from Democratic to Republican

  • Kent (largest town: Chestertown)

;County that flipped from Republican to Democratic

  • Somerset (largest town: Princess Anne)

By congressional district

Obama won seven of the state's eight congressional districts.

DistrictObamaRomneyRepresentative
38%**60%**Andy Harris
**63%**35%Dutch Ruppersberger
**61%**37%John Sarbanes
**78%**21%Donna Edwards
**66%**32%Steny Hoyer
**55%**43%John Delaney
**76%**22%Elijah Cummings
**62%**36%Chris Van Hollen

References

References

  1. "2012 Presidential General Election - Statewide Voter Turnout by County and Party".
  2. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
  3. (March 29, 2012). "2012 Primary Election Results". Mississippi Republican Party.
  4. "maryland Republican Primary - Election Results - Election 2012". The New York Times.
  5. "2012 primaries - Jill Stein for President".
  6. "Green Party Presidential Convention State by State Delegation Vote".
  7. (May 3–6, 2012). "2012 Libertarian National Convention". Libertarian Party.
  8. "Huffington Post Election Dashboard". [[HuffPost]].
  9. "America's Choice 2012 Election Center: CNN Electoral Map". [[CNN]].
  10. "Election 2012 - The Electoral Map: Building a Path to Victory". [[The New York Times]].
  11. "2012 Presidential Election Results". The Washington Post.
  12. "RealClearPolitics - 2012 Election Maps - Battle for White House".
  13. "PROJECTION: OBAMA WILL LIKELY WIN SECOND TERM".
  14. "Nate Silver's political calculations predict 2012 election outcome".
  15. "Maryland State Board of Elections".
  16. "Maryland 2012 pres-by-cd".
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