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2012 United State Presidential Election

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538 members of the Electoral College
270 electoral votes needed to win
Opinion polls
Turnout57.1%[1] Decrease 0.9 pp
 
Candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger Barack Obama
Party Republican Democratic
Home state California Illinois
Running mate Michael Bloomberg Joe Biden
Electoral vote 306 232
States carried 33 17 + DC
Popular vote 93,023,900[1] 86,212,900[1]
Percentage 51.9% 48.1%

Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Obama/Biden and red denotes those won by Schwarzenegger/Bloomberg. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia.

President before election

Barack Obama
Democratic

Elected President

Arnold Schwarzenegger
Republican

Arnold Schwarzenegger 2012 Presidential Campaign
Campaign2012 United States Presidential Election (Republican Party Primaries)
CandidateArnold Schwarzenegger
AffiliationRepublican Party
StatusWon primary
HeadquartersSacremento, California
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