United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012

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United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012
← 2008 November 6, 2012 2016 →
  President Barack Obama, 2012 portrait crop.jpg Mitt Romney by Gage Skidmore 8.jpg
Nominee Barack Obama Mitt Romney
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Illinois Massachusetts
Running mate Joe Biden Paul Ryan
Electoral vote 14 0
Popular vote 2,125,101 1,477,568
Percentage 58.38% 40.59%
New Jersey Presidential Election Results by County, 2012.svg
County Results
  Obama—70-80%
  Obama—60-70%
  Obama—50-60%
  Obama—<50%
  Romney—50-60%
President before election

Barack Obama
Democratic

 Elected President

Barack Obama
Democratic

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Main article: United States presidential election, 2012

The 2012 United States presidential election in New Jersey took place on November 6, 2012 as part of the 2012 General Election in which all 50 states plus The District of Columbia participated. New Jersey voters chose 14 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, Congressman Paul Ryan.

Due to the difficulty of getting to polling places because of the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, voters who were displaced were allowed to vote electronically. Officials were not prepared for the 15 minutes that it took to validate each request, and were deluged by voters who were not displaced asking to vote electronically, so voting was extended until Friday, November 9, at 8 PM. Requests had to be submitted by 5 PM.[1]

New Jersey was won by President Obama with 58.38% of the vote to Romney's 40.59%, a 17.79% margin of victory.[2] New Jersey was one of just six states to swing in President Obama's favor between 2008 and 2012, giving him the largest vote share for a Democratic presidential nominee in the state since the 1964 Democratic landslide.

General election

Candidate Ballot Access:[3]

  • Barack Obama/Joseph Biden, Democratic
  • Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan, Republican
  • Merlin Miller/Harry Bertram, American Third Position
  • Virgil Goode/Jim Clymer, Constitution
  • Jill Stein/Cheri Honkala, Green
  • Gary Johnson/James P. Gray, Libertarian
  • Rocky Anderson/Luis J. Rodriguez, Justice
  • Jeff Boss/Bob Pasternak, NSA Did 911
  • Peta Lindsay/Yari Osorio, Socialism and Liberation
  • James Harris/Maura Deluca, Socialist Workers

Results

United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012[2]
Party Candidate Running mate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic Barack Obama Joe Biden 2,125,101 58.38% 14
Republican Mitt Romney Paul Ryan 1,477,568 40.59% 0
Libertarian Gary Johnson Jim Gray 21,045 0.58% 0
Green Jill Stein Cheri Honkala 9,888 0.27% 0
Constitution Virgil Goode Jim Clymer 2,064 0.06% 0
Justice Rocky Anderson Luis J. Rodriguez 1,724 0.05% 0
NSA Did 911 Jeff Boss Bob Pasternak 1,007 0.03% 0
Socialist Workers James Harris Maura Deluca 710 0.02% 0
American Third Position Merlin Miller Harry Bertram 664 0.02% 0
Socialism and Liberation Peta Lindsay Yari Osorio 521 0.01% 0
Totals 3,640,292 100.00% 14
Voter Turnout (Registered) 66.4%

By county

Results of the November election by municipality
  Obama
  Romney
County Obama% Obama# Romney% Romney# Johnson% Johnson# Stein% Stein# Others% Others# Total
Atlantic 57.96% 65,600 41.10% 46,522 0.51% 579 0.18% 203 0.24% 275 113,179
Bergen 55.20% 212,754 43.87% 169,070 0.45% 1,752 0.33% 1,270 0.15% 561 385,407
Burlington 58.53% 126,377 40.48% 87,401 0.63% 1,367 0.24% 528 0.12% 263 215,936
Camden 68.17% 153,682 30.82% 69,476 0.55% 1,250 0.31% 697 0.14% 323 225,428
Cape May 45.18% 21,657 53.79% 25,781 0.53% 253 0.23% 112 0.27% 128 47,932
Cumberland 61.59% 34,055 37.36% 20,658 0.51% 283 0.21% 117 0.32% 179 55,292
Essex 78.09% 236,618 21.25% 64,406 0.32% 962 0.20% 602 0.14% 431 303,019
Gloucester 54.74% 74,013 43.98% 59,456 0.77% 1,040 0.40% 539 0.11% 155 135,203
Hudson 77.52% 153,108 21.45% 42,369 0.51% 1,002 0.34% 674 0.18% 351 197,504
Hunterdon 40.42% 26,876 58.18% 38,687 0.83% 549 0.36% 238 0.22% 144 66,495
Mercer 67.99% 104,377 30.85% 47,355 0.60% 915 0.35% 530 0.22% 334 153,511
Middlesex 63.24% 190,555 35.61% 107,310 0.61% 1,851 0.28% 852 0.25% 747 301,315
Monmouth 46.89% 133,145 51.95% 147,513 0.78% 2,228 0.25% 708 0.14% 384 283,979
Morris 44.04% 100,146 54.95% 124,947 0.60% 1,375 0.21% 485 0.19% 439 227,393
Ocean 40.71% 102,300 58.29% 146,474 0.58% 1,467 0.20% 507 0.21% 525 251,274
Passaic 63.70% 115,926 35.45% 64,523 0.39% 717 0.28% 515 0.17% 307 181,988
Salem 49.89% 14,719 48.59% 14,334 0.83% 248 0.40% 121 0.26% 79 29,502
Somerset 52.19% 74,592 46.60% 66,603 0.76% 1,088 0.25% 358 0.20% 280 142,921
Sussex 38.43% 26,104 59.80% 40,625 1.11% 757 0.38% 255 0.28% 192 67,934
Union 66.60% 139,752 32.56% 68,314 0.45% 952 0.20% 410 0.19% 403 209,831
Warren 41.41% 18,745 56.87% 25,744 0.91% 410 0.37% 167 0.45% 204 45,271
Totals 58.38% 2,125,101 40.59% 1,477,568 0.58% 21,045 0.27% 9,888 0.18% 6,704 3,640,292

Democratic primary

Incumbent Barack Obama ran unopposed[4] in the Democratic primary held on June 5, 2012. He received 283,673 votes[5] according to the Secretary of State, though county clerks' websites report write-in votes as well. The state's 172 delegates voted unanimously for Obama at the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina.[6]

Republican primary

New Jersey Republican primary, 2012
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Candidate Mitt Romney Ron Paul
Party Republican Republican
Home state Massachusetts Texas
Delegate count 50 0
Popular vote 188,121 24,017
Percentage 81.3% 10.4%

The Republican primary occurred on June 5, 2012.[7][8]

New Jersey sent fifty delegates to the Republican National Convention on August 5, 2012. All fifty delegates were awarded by a winner-take-all statewide vote. New Jersey Republican Party rules obligate and require the delegates to cast their vote for the winner of the primary on the first three ballots at the convention.[9]

New Jersey Republican primary, 2012[5]
Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates
America Symbol.svg Mitt Romney 188,121 81.3% 50
Ron Paul 24,017 10.4% 0
Rick Santorum 12,115 5.2% 0
Newt Gingrich 7,212 3.1% 0
Pledged leaders: 3
Total: 231,465 100.0% 50
Key: Withdrew prior to contest

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