The 2012 U.S. General Election was Held on November 6, 2012
U.S. President
Results -- blue represents Romney states, red represents Obama states.
Democratic candidate Senator Barack H. Obama defeated Republican Willard Mitt Romney 332 to 206 in the Electoral College, and 65,918,507 to 60,934,407 in the Popular Vote.
Percentages and detailed election results available on the Atlas 2012 Summary Page
State Results
Minnesota
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Won
|
|
Barack H. Obama
|
Democratic
|
1,546,167
|
52.65%
|
|
|
|
Willard Mitt Romney
|
Republican
|
1,320,225
|
44.96%
|
|
|
Gary Johnson
|
Libertarian
|
35,098
|
1.20%
|
|
|
Jill Stein
|
Green
|
13,023
|
0.44%
|
|
|
Write-in
|
-
|
10,568
|
0.36%
|
|
|
Virgil H. Goode, Jr.
|
Constitution
|
3,722
|
0.13%
|
|
|
Jim Carlson
|
Grassroots
|
3,149
|
0.11%
|
|
|
Ross C. 'Rocky' Anderson
|
Justice
|
1,996
|
0.07%
|
|
|
Dean Morstad
|
Constitutional Government
|
1,092
|
0.04%
|
|
|
James Harris
|
Socialist Workers
|
1,051
|
0.04%
|
|
|
Peta Lindsay
|
Socialism and Liberation
|
397
|
0.01%
|
|