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2012 United States presidential election in New Hampshire

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2012 United States presidential election in New Hampshire

The 2012 United States presidential election in New Hampshire 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. New Hampshire voters chose four 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, U . Representative Paul Ryan. New Hampshire voters chose to re-elect President Barack Obama, giving him 51 % of the vote to Mitt Romney's 46 %, a Democratic victory margin of 5 %. Despite Obama winning all of the state's counties in 2008, he lost three of them to Romney this election: Belknap, Carroll, and Rockingham. As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last time in which the Democratic candidate won Coös County, and the last election where New Castle voted Republican.

Infobox

Nominee
Barack Obama
Party
Democratic
Home state
Illinois
Running mate
Joe Biden
Electoral vote
4
Popular vote
369,561
Percentage
51 %

Tables

· Primaries › Democratic primary
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Delegates
Barack Obama (incumbent)
49,080
80 %
10
Ron Paul (write-in)
2,289
3 %
-
Mitt Romney (write-in)
1,814
2 %
-
Jon Huntsman (write-in)
1,238
2 %
-
Ed Cowan
945
1 %
-
Vermin Supreme
833
1 %
-
Randall Terry
446
1%
-
Scatter (write-in)
772
1 %
-
John D. Haywood
423
0 %
-
Craig Freis
400
0 %
-
Rick Santorum (write-in)
302
0 %
-
Bob Ely
287
0 %
-
Newt Gingrich (write-in)
276
0 %
-
Cornelius Edward O'Connor
265
0 %
-
Darcy Richardson
264
0 %
-
John Wolfe, Jr.
245
0 %
-
Edward T. O'Donnell
222
0 %
-
Bob Greene
213
0 %
-
Robert B. Jordan
155
0 %
-
Aldous C. Tyler
106
0 %
-
Buddy Roemer (write-in)
29
0 %
-
Fred Karger
26
0 %
-
Rick Perry (write-in)
17
0 %
-
Stewart Greenleaf (write-in)
4
0 %
-
Gary Johnson (write-in)
4
0 %
-
Michael Meehan
4
0 %
-
Michele Bachmann (write-in)
2
0 %
-
Herman Cain (write-in)
1
0 %
-
New Hampshire Republican primary, February 10, 2012 - certified result · Primaries › Republican primary › Results
AP
AP
Candidate
AP
Votes
CNN
Percentage
GP
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Candidate
Mitt Romney
Votes
97,591
Percentage
39 %
Projected delegate count
8
Projected delegate count
8
Projected delegate count
7
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Candidate
Ron Paul
Votes
56,872
Percentage
22 %
Projected delegate count
3
Projected delegate count
3
Projected delegate count
3
Jon Huntsman
Jon Huntsman
Candidate
Jon Huntsman
Votes
41,964
Percentage
16 %
Projected delegate count
1
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
2
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
Candidate
Rick Santorum
Votes
23,432
Percentage
9 %
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Candidate
Newt Gingrich
Votes
23,421
Percentage
9 %
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
Candidate
Rick Perry
Votes
1,764
Percentage
0 %
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Buddy Roemer
Buddy Roemer
Candidate
Buddy Roemer
Votes
950
Percentage
0 %
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Michele Bachmann (withdrawn)
Michele Bachmann (withdrawn)
Candidate
Michele Bachmann (withdrawn)
Votes
350
Percentage
0 %
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Fred Karger
Fred Karger
Candidate
Fred Karger
Votes
345
Percentage
0 %
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Barack Obama (write-in)
Barack Obama (write-in)
Candidate
Barack Obama (write-in)
Votes
285
Percentage
0 %
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Kevin Rubash
Kevin Rubash
Candidate
Kevin Rubash
Votes
250
Percentage
0 %
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Gary Johnson (withdrawn)
Gary Johnson (withdrawn)
Candidate
Gary Johnson (withdrawn)
Votes
181
Percentage
0 %
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Herman Cain (withdrawn)
Herman Cain (withdrawn)
Candidate
Herman Cain (withdrawn)
Votes
161
Percentage
0 %
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Jeff Lawman
Jeff Lawman
Candidate
Jeff Lawman
Votes
119
Percentage
0 %
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Chris Hill
Chris Hill
Candidate
Chris Hill
Votes
108
Percentage
0 %
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Benjamin Linn
Benjamin Linn
Candidate
Benjamin Linn
Votes
83
Percentage
0 %
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Michael Meehan
Michael Meehan
Candidate
Michael Meehan
Votes
54
Percentage
0 %
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Keith Drummond
Keith Drummond
Candidate
Keith Drummond
Votes
42
Percentage
0 %
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Rickey Story
Rickey Story
Candidate
Rickey Story
Votes
42
Percentage
0 %
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Bear Betzler
Bear Betzler
Candidate
Bear Betzler
Votes
29
Percentage
0 %
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Joe Robinson
Joe Robinson
Candidate
Joe Robinson
Votes
25
Percentage
0 %
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Stewart Greenleaf
Stewart Greenleaf
Candidate
Stewart Greenleaf
Votes
24
Percentage
0 %
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Donald Trump (write-in)
Donald Trump (write-in)
Candidate
Donald Trump (write-in)
Votes
24
Percentage
0 %
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Sarah Palin (write-in)
Sarah Palin (write-in)
Candidate
Sarah Palin (write-in)
Votes
23
Percentage
0 %
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Mark Callahan
Mark Callahan
Candidate
Mark Callahan
Votes
20
Percentage
0 %
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Andy Martin
Andy Martin
Candidate
Andy Martin
Votes
19
Percentage
0 %
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Linden Swift
Linden Swift
Candidate
Linden Swift
Votes
18
Percentage
0 %
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Tim Brewer
Tim Brewer
Candidate
Tim Brewer
Votes
15
Percentage
0 %
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Vern Wuensche
Vern Wuensche
Candidate
Vern Wuensche
Votes
15
Percentage
0 %
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
L. John Davis
L. John Davis
Candidate
L. John Davis
Votes
14
Percentage
0 %
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Randy Crow
Randy Crow
Candidate
Randy Crow
Votes
12
Percentage
0 %
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Vermin Supreme (write-in)
Vermin Supreme (write-in)
Candidate
Vermin Supreme (write-in)
Votes
4
Percentage
0 %
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
James Vestermark
James Vestermark
Candidate
James Vestermark
Votes
3
Percentage
0 %
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Hugh Cort
Hugh Cort
Candidate
Hugh Cort
Votes
3
Percentage
0 %
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Other Write-ins
Other Write-ins
Candidate
Other Write-ins
Votes
213
Percentage
0 %
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Projected delegate count
0
Total:
Total:
Candidate
Total:
Votes
248,475
Percentage
100 %
Projected delegate count
12
Projected delegate count
11
Projected delegate count
12
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Projected delegate count
AP
CNN
GP
Mitt Romney
97,591
39 %
8
8
7
Ron Paul
56,872
22 %
3
3
3
Jon Huntsman
41,964
16 %
1
0
2
Rick Santorum
23,432
9 %
0
0
0
Newt Gingrich
23,421
9 %
0
0
0
Rick Perry
1,764
0 %
0
0
0
Buddy Roemer
950
0 %
0
0
0
Michele Bachmann (withdrawn)
350
0 %
0
0
0
Fred Karger
345
0 %
0
0
0
Barack Obama (write-in)
285
0 %
0
0
0
Kevin Rubash
250
0 %
0
0
0
Gary Johnson (withdrawn)
181
0 %
0
0
0
Herman Cain (withdrawn)
161
0 %
0
0
0
Jeff Lawman
119
0 %
0
0
0
Chris Hill
108
0 %
0
0
0
Benjamin Linn
83
0 %
0
0
0
Michael Meehan
54
0 %
0
0
0
Keith Drummond
42
0 %
0
0
0
Rickey Story
42
0 %
0
0
0
Bear Betzler
29
0 %
0
0
0
Joe Robinson
25
0 %
0
0
0
Stewart Greenleaf
24
0 %
0
0
0
Donald Trump (write-in)
24
0 %
0
0
0
Sarah Palin (write-in)
23
0 %
0
0
0
Mark Callahan
20
0 %
0
0
0
Andy Martin
19
0 %
0
0
0
Linden Swift
18
0 %
0
0
0
Tim Brewer
15
0 %
0
0
0
Vern Wuensche
15
0 %
0
0
0
L. John Davis
14
0 %
0
0
0
Randy Crow
12
0 %
0
0
0
Vermin Supreme (write-in)
4
0 %
0
0
0
James Vestermark
3
0 %
0
0
0
Hugh Cort
3
0 %
0
0
0
Other Write-ins
213
0 %
0
0
0
Total:
248,475
100 %
12
11
12
· General election › Predictions
Lean D
Lean D
Source
Huffington Post
Ranking
Lean D
As of
November 6, 2012
Tossup
Tossup
Source
CNN
Ranking
Tossup
As of
November 6, 2012
Tossup
Tossup
Source
New York Times
Ranking
Tossup
As of
November 6, 2012
Tossup
Tossup
Source
Washington Post
Ranking
Tossup
As of
November 6, 2012
Tossup
Tossup
Source
RealClearPolitics
Ranking
Tossup
As of
November 6, 2012
Lean D
Lean D
Source
Sabato's Crystal Ball
Ranking
Lean D
As of
November 5, 2012
Likely D
Likely D
Source
FiveThirtyEight
Ranking
Likely D
As of
November 6, 2012
Source
Ranking
As of
Huffington Post
Lean D
November 6, 2012
CNN
Tossup
November 6, 2012
New York Times
Tossup
November 6, 2012
Washington Post
Tossup
November 6, 2012
RealClearPolitics
Tossup
November 6, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball
Lean D
November 5, 2012
FiveThirtyEight
Likely D
November 6, 2012
2012 United States presidential election in New Hampshire · General election › Results
Totals
Totals
Party
Totals
Party
710,972
Candidate
100 %
Running mate
4
Party
Candidate
Running mate
Votes
Percentage
Electoral votes
Democratic
Barack Obama (incumbent)
Joe Biden (incumbent)
369,561
51 %
4
Republican
Mitt Romney
Paul Ryan
329,918
46 %
0
Libertarian
Gary Johnson
Jim Gray
8,212
1 %
0
Others
Others
2,573
0 %
0
Constitution
Virgil Goode
Jim Clymer
708
0 %
0
Totals
710,972
100 %
4
· General election › Results › By county
#
#
County
#
Barack Obama Democratic
%
Barack Obama Democratic
#
Mitt Romney Republican
%
Mitt Romney Republican
#
Various candidates Other parties
%
Various candidates Other parties
#
Margin
%
Belknap
Belknap
County
Belknap
Barack Obama Democratic
15,890
Barack Obama Democratic
46 %
Mitt Romney Republican
17,571
Mitt Romney Republican
51 %
Various candidates Other parties
426
Various candidates Other parties
1 %
Margin
-1,681
Margin
-4 %
Total votes cast
33,887
Carroll
Carroll
County
Carroll
Barack Obama Democratic
13,977
Barack Obama Democratic
48 %
Mitt Romney Republican
14,207
Mitt Romney Republican
49 %
Various candidates Other parties
418
Various candidates Other parties
1 %
Margin
-230
Margin
-0 %
Total votes cast
28,602
Cheshire
Cheshire
County
Cheshire
Barack Obama Democratic
25,380
Barack Obama Democratic
61 %
Mitt Romney Republican
15,156
Mitt Romney Republican
36 %
Various candidates Other parties
824
Various candidates Other parties
2 %
Margin
10,224
Margin
24 %
Total votes cast
41,360
Coos
Coos
County
Coos
Barack Obama Democratic
9,095
Barack Obama Democratic
57 %
Mitt Romney Republican
6,342
Mitt Romney Republican
40 %
Various candidates Other parties
262
Various candidates Other parties
1 %
Margin
2,753
Margin
17 %
Total votes cast
15,699
Grafton
Grafton
County
Grafton
Barack Obama Democratic
29,826
Barack Obama Democratic
60 %
Mitt Romney Republican
18,208
Mitt Romney Republican
37 %
Various candidates Other parties
980
Various candidates Other parties
2 %
Margin
11,618
Margin
23 %
Total votes cast
49,014
Hillsborough
Hillsborough
County
Hillsborough
Barack Obama Democratic
102,303
Barack Obama Democratic
49 %
Mitt Romney Republican
99,991
Mitt Romney Republican
48 %
Various candidates Other parties
3,373
Various candidates Other parties
1 %
Margin
2,312
Margin
1 %
Total votes cast
205,667
Merrimack
Merrimack
County
Merrimack
Barack Obama Democratic
44,756
Barack Obama Democratic
55 %
Mitt Romney Republican
34,524
Mitt Romney Republican
42 %
Various candidates Other parties
1,234
Various candidates Other parties
1 %
Margin
10,232
Margin
12 %
Total votes cast
80,514
Rockingham
Rockingham
County
Rockingham
Barack Obama Democratic
80,142
Barack Obama Democratic
47 %
Mitt Romney Republican
87,921
Mitt Romney Republican
51 %
Various candidates Other parties
2,360
Various candidates Other parties
1 %
Margin
-7,779
Margin
-4 %
Total votes cast
170,423
Strafford
Strafford
County
Strafford
Barack Obama Democratic
36,026
Barack Obama Democratic
56 %
Mitt Romney Republican
26,729
Mitt Romney Republican
41 %
Various candidates Other parties
1,214
Various candidates Other parties
1 %
Margin
9,297
Margin
14 %
Total votes cast
63,969
Sullivan
Sullivan
County
Sullivan
Barack Obama Democratic
12,166
Barack Obama Democratic
55 %
Mitt Romney Republican
9,269
Mitt Romney Republican
42 %
Various candidates Other parties
402
Various candidates Other parties
1 %
Margin
2,897
Margin
13 %
Total votes cast
21,837
Totals
Totals
County
Totals
Barack Obama Democratic
369,561
Barack Obama Democratic
51 %
Mitt Romney Republican
329,918
Mitt Romney Republican
46 %
Various candidates Other parties
11,493
Various candidates Other parties
1 %
Margin
39,643
Margin
5 %
Total votes cast
710,972
County
Barack Obama Democratic
Mitt Romney Republican
Various candidates Other parties
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Belknap
15,890
46 %
17,571
51 %
426
1 %
-1,681
-4 %
33,887
Carroll
13,977
48 %
14,207
49 %
418
1 %
-230
-0 %
28,602
Cheshire
25,380
61 %
15,156
36 %
824
2 %
10,224
24 %
41,360
Coos
9,095
57 %
6,342
40 %
262
1 %
2,753
17 %
15,699
Grafton
29,826
60 %
18,208
37 %
980
2 %
11,618
23 %
49,014
Hillsborough
102,303
49 %
99,991
48 %
3,373
1 %
2,312
1 %
205,667
Merrimack
44,756
55 %
34,524
42 %
1,234
1 %
10,232
12 %
80,514
Rockingham
80,142
47 %
87,921
51 %
2,360
1 %
-7,779
-4 %
170,423
Strafford
36,026
56 %
26,729
41 %
1,214
1 %
9,297
14 %
63,969
Sullivan
12,166
55 %
9,269
42 %
402
1 %
2,897
13 %
21,837
Totals
369,561
51 %
329,918
46 %
11,493
1 %
39,643
5 %
710,972

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