2012 Virginia elections
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In 2012 the US state of Virginia participated in numerous elections including the 2012 US presidential election.
President
Mitt Romney won the Virginia Republican Primary with 59.5% of the vote compared to the Ron Paul's 40.5%.
Later in the year Romney went on to stand against Barack Obama as a Republican in 2012 US Presidential election however Romney failed to secure the state's seat, losing out to Democratic candidate Barack Obama who gained 51.1% of the Virginian vote.[1]
House of Representatives
In the 2012 US House of Representatives election, the Republican party defeated the Democrats winning 8 out of the 11 districts up for election compared to the Democrats 3.[2]
Senate
The Virginian electorate elected Democrat Tim Kaine with 52.5% of votes in favour of Kaine and 47.5% in favour of Republican George F. Allen.[3]
House of Delegates
In a special general election, Democrats K. Rob Krupicka and Daun Sessoms Hester were elected to the House of Delegates with 75.7% of the vote and 93.5% respectively. [4][5]
References
- ^ https://historical.elections.virginia.gov/elections/search/year_from:2012/year_to:2012/office_id:1
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2012/results/states/virginia.html?mtrref=undefined&gwh=318B9DE1936C962A6A1F2F1E3EED9CCA&gwt=pay&assetType=PAYWALL
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2012/results/states/virginia.html?mtrref=undefined&gwh=318B9DE1936C962A6A1F2F1E3EED9CCA&gwt=pay&assetType=PAYWALL
- ^ https://historical.elections.virginia.gov/elections/view/35365/
- ^ https://historical.elections.virginia.gov/elections/view/35366/