Presidential Election 2012 | US Presidential Elections | Illinois Races
2012 Illinois Presidential Election Results
Barack Obama
Percent: 57.60%
Votes: 3,019,512
Mitt Romney
Percent: 40.73%
Votes: 2,135,216
Race Summary
In the 2012 Presidential Election in Illinois, Democratic incumbent Barack Obama received 57.60% of the vote, while Republican challenger Mitt Romney garnered 40.73%. The roughly 16.87 percentage‐point margin reflected Illinois’s strong Democratic lean during that election.
Full Results
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 57.60%
Votes: 3,019,512
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 40.73%
Votes: 2,135,216
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 1.07%
Votes: 56,229
Jill Stein (GRN)
Percent: 0.58%
Votes: 30,222
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 835
Total votes: 5,242,014
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