2012 United States elections

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/2012_United_States_elections
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date November 6, 2012
gptkbp:House_control_after_election gptkb:Republican_Party
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2012 United States elections
gptkbp:includes gptkb:2012_United_States_Senate_elections
gptkb:2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections
gptkb:2012_United_States_presidential_election
gptkb:2012_United_States_gubernatorial_elections
gptkb:2012_United_States_state_legislative_elections
gptkbp:nextEdition gptkb:2014_United_States_elections
gptkbp:notable_ballot_measures gptkb:public_policy
marijuana legalization
same-sex marriage
gptkbp:notable_third_party_presidential_candidate gptkb:Gary_Johnson
gptkb:Jill_Stein
gptkbp:number_of_gubernatorial_seats_contested 13
gptkbp:number_of_House_seats_contested 435
gptkbp:number_of_Senate_seats_contested 33
gptkbp:part_of United States election cycles
gptkbp:presidential_election_electoral_votes_for_Obama 332
gptkbp:presidential_election_electoral_votes_for_Romney 206
gptkbp:presidential_election_main_opponent gptkb:Mitt_Romney
gptkbp:presidential_election_margin_of_victory_(popular_vote) 3.9%
gptkbp:presidential_election_party_main_opponent gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:presidential_election_party_winner gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:presidential_election_popular_vote_for_Obama 65,915,795
gptkbp:presidential_election_popular_vote_for_Romney 60,933,504
gptkbp:presidential_incumbent gptkb:Barack_Obama
gptkbp:presidential_running_mate_for_Obama gptkb:Joe_Biden
gptkbp:presidential_running_mate_for_Romney gptkb:Paul_Ryan
gptkbp:previousEdition gptkb:2010_United_States_elections
gptkbp:Senate_control_after_election gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:voterTurnout about 58.6%
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Barack_Obama
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:2014_United_States_elections
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6