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Barack Obama

Barack Obama ran for president in 2008, 2012 and won 2 times. Electoral votes, popular vote and the states won in each election.

Career in office and other elections

2012 Won

Democratic
Electoral votes
332of 538
Popular vote
65,899,66051.10%
States carried
27
Running mate
Joseph Biden

Opponents: Mitt Romney (206 EV).

Alabama: lostAlaska: lostArizona: lostArkansas: lostCalifornia: wonColorado: wonConnecticut: wonDelaware: wonDistrict of Columbia: wonFlorida: wonGeorgia: lostHawaii: wonIdaho: lostIllinois: wonIndiana: lostIowa: wonKansas: lostKentucky: lostLouisiana: lostMaine: wonMaryland: wonMassachusetts: wonMichigan: wonMinnesota: wonMississippi: lostMissouri: lostMontana: lostNebraska: lostNevada: wonNew Hampshire: wonNew Jersey: wonNew Mexico: wonNew York: wonNorth Carolina: lostNorth Dakota: lostOhio: wonOklahoma: lostOregon: wonPennsylvania: wonRhode Island: wonSouth Carolina: lostSouth Dakota: lostTennessee: lostTexas: lostUtah: lostVermont: wonVirginia: wonWashington: wonWest Virginia: lostWisconsin: wonWyoming: lostVermont: wonNew Hampshire: wonMassachusetts: wonRhode Island: wonConnecticut: wonNew Jersey: wonDelaware: wonMaryland: wonDistrict of Columbia: won
States carried in 2012 (coloured), shaded by margin.

2008 Won

Democratic
Electoral votes
365of 538
Popular vote
69,456,89752.90%
States carried
29
Running mate
Joseph Biden

Opponents: John McCain (173 EV).

Carried: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin.

Head-to-head

Questions and answers

How many times did Barack Obama run for president?

2 times (2008, 2012), winning in 2008 and 2012.

How many electoral votes did Barack Obama win?

2012: 332; 2008: 365.

What share of the popular vote did Barack Obama get?

2012: 51.1% (65,899,660 votes); 2008: 52.9% (69,456,897 votes).

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data