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      Home/Elections/2012/President/New Jersey
      2012·President·New Jersey

      New Jersey Presidential Election

      Barack Obama58.3%vs.Mitt Romney40.5%|
      D+17.7
      |3,651,140 votes
      3 candidates3,651,140 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Barack ObamaDEM✓
      		DEM2,126,61058.3%
      Mitt RomneyREP
      		REP1,478,74940.5%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH45,7811.3%

      Seat History

      President in New Jersey

      2024
      Kamala D HarrisDEM
      D+5.9
      2020
      Joe BidenDEM
      D+15.9
      2016
      Hillary Rodham ClintonDEM
      D+13.9
      2008
      Barack ObamaDEM
      D+15.5
      2004
      John KerryDEM
      D+6.7
      2000
      Al GoreDEM
      D+15.8
      1996
      Bill ClintonDEM
      D+17.9
      1992
      Bill ClintonDEM
      D+2.4
      1988
      George H.W. BushREP
      R+13.6
      1984
      Ronald ReaganREP
      R+20.9
      1980
      Ronald ReaganREP
      R+13.4
      1976
      Gerald FordREP
      R+2.2
      1972
      Richard M. NixonREP
      R+24.8
      1968
      Richard M. NixonREP
      R+2.1
      View all President history for New Jersey →

      Candidates

      Barack ObamaDEM
      Record60W-46L
      Avg MarginD+5.3
      Career1996-2012
      President / US Senate / State Senate
      Full profile →
      Mitt RomneyREP
      Record24W-29L
      Avg MarginD+0.0
      Career1994-2018
      US Senate / President
      Full profile →

      Also in New Jersey, 2012

      US Senate1 contest →US House12 contests →
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