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Who ran against Obama in the first term?
Obama won a decisive victory over McCain, winning the Electoral College and the popular vote by a sizable margin, including states that had not voted for the Democratic presidential candidate since 1976 (North Carolina) and 1964 (Indiana and Virginia).
Who ran in the 2012 primary election?
2012 Republican Party presidential primaries
| Candidate | Mitt Romney | Rick Santorum |
| Home state | Massachusetts | Pennsylvania |
| Delegate count | 1,575 | 245 |
| Contests won | 42 | 11 |
| Popular vote | 10,048,134 | 3,938,527 |
Who were the Democratic candidates in 2016?
2016 Democratic Party presidential candidates
| Candidate | Hillary Clinton | Bernie Sanders |
| Home state | New York | Vermont |
| Delegate count | 2,842 | 1,865 |
| Contests won | 34 | 23 |
| Popular vote | 16,917,853 | 13,210,550 |
Who ran against Bill Clinton the second time?
Incumbent Democratic President Bill Clinton defeated former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, the Republican nominee, and Ross Perot, the Reform Party nominee.
Was Mitt Romney ever a presidential candidate?
Romney’s considerable net worth, estimated in 2012 at $190–250 million, helped finance his political campaigns before 2012, when he again ran for and won the Republican presidential nomination, becoming the first Mormon to be a major party’s nominee.
Who did Barack Obama run against in 2004?
United States Senate election (2004)
| Party | Candidate | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Barack Obama | 69.97% |
| Republican | Alan Keyes | 27.05% |
| Independent | Albert J. Franzen | 1.58% |
| Libertarian | Jerry Kohn | 1.35% |
What Democrats ran for President 2012?
2012 Democratic Party presidential candidates
| Candidate | Barack Obama | John Wolfe, Jr. |
| Party | Democratic | Democratic |
| Home state | Illinois | Tennessee |
| States carried | 50+DC | 0 |
| Popular vote | 7,376,659 | 116,639 |
What Democrats ran against Trump 2016?
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 Ran for President 1988?
1988 United States presidential election
| Nominee | George H. W. Bush | Michael Dukakis |
| Party | Republican | Democratic |
| Home state | Texas | Massachusetts |
| Running mate | Dan Quayle | Lloyd Bentsen |
| Electoral vote | 426 | 111 |