United States presidential election in Oregon, 2012

United States presidential election in Oregon, 2012

November 6, 2012

Nominee Barack Obama Mitt Romney Party Democratic Republican Home state Illinois Massachusetts Running mate Joe Biden Paul Ryan Electoral vote 7 0 Popular vote 970,488 754,175 Percentage 54.24% 42.15%

County Results   Obama—70-80%   Obama—60-70%   Obama—50-60%   Romney—<50%   Romney—50-60%   Romney—60-70%   Romney—70-80%

President before election Barack Obama Democratic Elected President Barack Obama Democratic

The 2012 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 General Election in which all 50 states plus The District of Columbia participated. Oregon voters chose seven 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.

On election day, Obama carried Oregon with 54.24% of the vote to Romney's 42.15%, a Democratic victory margin of 12.09%. The Democrats have won the state in every presidential election since 1988.

General election

United States President: Oregon[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barack Obama	970,488	54.24
	Republican	Mitt Romney	754,175	42.15
	Libertarian	Gary Johnson	24,089	1.35
	Pacific Green	Jill Stein	19,427	1.09
	Constitution (Oregon)	Will Christensen	4,432	0.25
	Progressive	Rocky Anderson	3,384	0.19
		write-ins	13,275	0.74
Total votes			1,789,270	100

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary was held on May 15, 2012. Barack Obama was unopposed for the nomination.

Oregon Democratic Primary, 2012[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barack Obama	309,358	94.79
	Democratic	write-ins	16,998	5.21
Total votes			326,358	100

Republican primary

Oregon Republican primary, 2012

May 15, 2012

Candidate Mitt Romney Ron Paul Party Republican Republican Home state Massachusetts Texas Delegate count 18 3 Popular vote 204,176 36,810 Percentage 71% 13%

Results by county. Orange indicates a win by Romney.

The Republican primary occurred on May 15, 2012.^[3][4] Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich had withdrawn prior to the election, but their names still appeared on the Oregon ballot.

In order to participate in the primary, voters were required to register to vote by April 24, 2012.^[5] A closed primary was used to elect the presidential, legislative, and local partisan offices. A semi-closed primary, which allowed non-affiliated voters to participate, was used to elect the attorney general, secretary of state and treasurer positions.^[6]

Oregon Republican Primary, 2012[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mitt Romney	204,176	70.91
	Republican	Ron Paul	36,810	12.78
	Republican	Rick Santorum (withdrew)	27,042	9.39
	Republican	Newt Gingrich (withdrew)	15,451	5.37
	Republican	write-ins	4,476	1.55
Total votes			287,955	100

See also

• Republican Party presidential debates, 2012
• Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012
• Results of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries
• Oregon Republican Party

References

1. "November 6, 2012, General Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Elections Division. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
2. "May 15, 2012, Primary Election Abstracts of Votes: United States President" (PDF). Oregon Elections Division. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
3. "Primary and Caucus Printable Calendar". CNN. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
4. "Presidential Primary Dates" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
5. Mickler, Lauren (March 6, 2012). "Oregon Primary Two Months Away". Eugene, OR: KEZI 9 News.
6. Mapes, Jeff (February 6, 2012). "Oregon Republican Party opens three statewide primaries to non-affiliated voters". The Oregonian.

External links

• The Green Papers: for Oregon
• The Green Papers: major state elections in chronological order