2012-11-06 · general
Presidential Electors For
446,049 votes counted across 8 names on the ballot.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barack OBAMA Won62.7% | DEM | 279,677 | 62.7% | Won |
| Mitt ROMNEY Lost35.2% | REP | 157,204 | 35.2% | Lost |
| Gary JOHNSON Lost1.0% | Lib | 4,388 | 1.0% | Lost |
| Jill STEIN Lost0.5% | GRN | 2,421 | 0.5% | Lost |
| WRITE-IN 0.3% | No party | 1,381 | 0.3% | — |
| Virgil GOODE Lost0.1% | Con | 430 | 0.1% | Lost |
| Ross C. "Rocky" ANDERSON Lost0.1% | Jus | 416 | 0.1% | Lost |
| Peta LINDSAY Lost0.0% | SL | 132 | 0.0% | Lost |
Official turnout and ballot counts
Registered voters and ballots cast cover whole precincts where this contest was counted, across all races and parties. They are not votes for this office.
- Registered voters
- 725,309494 of 494 precincts · 494 printed counts
- Ballots cast
- 450,030494 of 494 precincts · 494 printed counts
- Write-ins
- 1,381494 of 494 precincts · 494 printed counts
- Overvotes
- 882494 of 494 precincts · 494 printed counts
- Undervotes
- 3,099494 of 494 precincts · 494 printed counts
- Turnout share
- 62.0%
Turnout is ballots cast (450,030) divided by registered voters (725,309).
For multi-page ballots, ballots cast uses page 1, not the workbook's total ballot-card count. Precincts without a page 1 count are excluded from ballots cast.
Source: Rhode Island Board of Elections results workbook (2012). Counts are shown where the workbook reports them.