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Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney ran for president in 2012. Electoral votes, popular vote and the states won in each election.

Career in office and other elections

2012 Lost

Republican
Electoral votes
206of 538
Popular vote
60,932,15247.20%
States carried
24
Running mate
Paul Ryan

Opponents: Barack Obama (332 EV).

Alabama: wonAlaska: wonArizona: wonArkansas: wonCalifornia: lostColorado: lostConnecticut: lostDelaware: lostDistrict of Columbia: lostFlorida: lostGeorgia: wonHawaii: lostIdaho: wonIllinois: lostIndiana: wonIowa: lostKansas: wonKentucky: wonLouisiana: wonMaine: lostMaryland: lostMassachusetts: lostMichigan: lostMinnesota: lostMississippi: wonMissouri: wonMontana: wonNebraska: wonNevada: lostNew Hampshire: lostNew Jersey: lostNew Mexico: lostNew York: lostNorth Carolina: wonNorth Dakota: wonOhio: lostOklahoma: wonOregon: lostPennsylvania: lostRhode Island: lostSouth Carolina: wonSouth Dakota: wonTennessee: wonTexas: wonUtah: wonVermont: lostVirginia: lostWashington: lostWest Virginia: wonWisconsin: lostWyoming: wonVermont: lostNew Hampshire: lostMassachusetts: lostRhode Island: lostConnecticut: lostNew Jersey: lostDelaware: lostMaryland: lostDistrict of Columbia: lost
States carried in 2012 (coloured), shaded by margin.

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Questions and answers

How many times did Mitt Romney run for president?

1 time (2012), without winning.

How many electoral votes did Mitt Romney win?

2012: 206.

What share of the popular vote did Mitt Romney get?

2012: 47.2% (60,932,152 votes).

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