United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012

United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012
New Jersey
November 6, 2012
 
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 58.4% 40.6%

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

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]

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 general election by municipality, darker colors indicate higher win percentage:
-Blue municipalities won by Obama
-Red municipalities won by 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
Totals58.38%2,125,10140.59%1,477,5680.58%21,0450.27%9,8880.18%6,7043,640,292

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
New Jersey
June 5, 2012 (2012-06-05)
 
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
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

References

  1. ↑ "New Jersey's email voting suffers major glitches, deadline extended to Friday". Retrieved 2012-11-09.
  2. 1 2 "New Jersey Division of Elections Official General Election Results" (PDF). Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "Official List Candidates for President For GENERAL ELECTION 11/06/2012 Election" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State - Division of Elections. September 13, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Official List Candidates for President For PRIMARY ELECTION 06/05/2012 Election" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State - Division of Elections. April 12, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
  5. 1 2 "Official List Candidates for President For PRIMARY ELECTION 06/05/2012 Election" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State - Division of Elections. July 23, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
  6. ↑ "New Jersey Democratic Delegation 2012". The Green Papers. November 17, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Primary and Caucus Printable Calendar". CNN. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Presidential Primary Dates" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
  9. ↑ "2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions". The Green Papers. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
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