Who were the two presidential candidates for the 2012 general election?
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Who were the two presidential candidates for the 2012 general election?
Incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, incumbent Vice President Joe Biden, were re-elected to a second term. They defeated the Republican ticket of businessman and former Governor Mitt Romney of Massachusetts and Representative Paul Ryan of Wisconsin.
Who did Joe Lieberman lose to?
Joe Lieberman (I), the incumbent three-term senator, was running for his fourth term. Lieberman was Al Gore’s vice presidential running mate in the 2000 election. Gore lost the election to George W. Bush.
Who were 2016 presidential candidates?
2016 United States presidential election
| Nominee | Donald Trump | Hillary Clinton |
| Party | Republican | Democratic |
| Home state | New York | New York |
| Running mate | Mike Pence | Tim Kaine |
| Electoral vote | 304 | 227 |
Who was Gore’s running mate?
In August 2000, Gore announced that he had selected Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut as his vice presidential running mate. Lieberman became “the first person of the Jewish faith to run for the nation’s second-highest office” (Barry Goldwater, who ran for president in 1964, was of “Jewish origin”).
Who is Joe Lieberman’s wife?
Hadassah Liebermanm. 1982Elizabeth Haasm. 1965–1981
Joe Lieberman/Wife
How old is Hadassah Lieberman?
74 years (March 28, 1948)Hadassah Lieberman / Age
Who ran in the 2012 Democratic National Convention?
During the 2012 United States presidential election, 51 individuals sought the nomination of the Democratic Party. Incumbent President Barack Obama won the nomination unanimously at the 2012 Democratic National Convention and was re-elected as President in the general election by defeating Republican nominee Mitt Romney .
How did Obama win the 2012 election?
Hodges From January 3 to June 5, 2012, voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for president in the 2012 United States presidential election. President Barack Obama won the Democratic Party nomination by securing more than the required 2,383 delegates on April 3, 2012 after a series of primary elections and caucuses.
How did the Republican Party choose its presidential nominee in 2012?
Voters of the Republican Party elected state delegations to the 2012 Republican National Convention in presidential primaries. The national convention then selected its nominee to run for President of the United States in the 2012 presidential election.
Who ran in the 2012 District of Columbia primary?
President Obama was the only candidate in the primary. The District cast all 45 of its delegate votes at the 2012 Democratic National Convention for Obama. The 2012 District of Columbia Republican presidential primary was held on April 3, 2012, the same day as the Maryland and Wisconsin Republican primaries.
