The most votes were in California, with 12,578,511. If the race was uncontested, the margin of victory is listed as 100%. The following table shows the margin of victory for each race winner, which is calculated by examining the percentage difference between the top-two vote getters. If the race was uncontested, the margin of victory is listed as 100%. 30 races (6.9 percent) had a margin of victory of less than 5 percent. The average margin of victory of all congressional districts was 31.85%, meaning that on average the winner of each race received nearly twice as many votes as the top opponent. Click here to contact our editorial staff, and click here to report an error. A total of 468 seats in the U.S. Congress were up for election on November 6, 2012. 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New Jersey congressman Donald M. Payne died in March 2012 while Michigan's Thaddeus McCotter resigned in July 2012. Of those 33 races, 15 were Democratic winners while 18 were Republican. One of the Democratic winners was Wisconsin's Tammy Baldwin, who became the first openly LGBT member of the US Senate.[12]. Sixteen February announcements occurred during an election year and 11 during an off year. [11] Among the third party candidates, former Governor of New Mexico Gary Johnson was the Libertarian Party nominee, Jill Stein was the Green Party nominee, former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 5th congressional district Virgil Goode was the Constitution Party nominee, and former Mayor of Salt Lake City Rocky Anderson was the Justice Party nominee. Ten chambers shifted party control, with seven turning Democratic while three(not including the de facto only control in the WA senate) turned Republican. Note that not all states held gubernatorial, state legislative, and United States Senate elections in 2012. If the race was uncontested, the margin of victory is listed as 100%. Democrats won a net gain of two Senate seats, retaining control of the chamber. A referendum regarding the political status of Puerto Rico was held. The major foreign policy controversy during the final weeks of the campaign was the September attack on the American diplomatic mission at Benghazi, Libya by a heavily armed group. Of those 285 races, 145 were Democratic winners while 140 were Republican. Average MOV for Democratic winners was 35.7%, while the average for Republicans was 28.6%. By ballot measure, voters in both Colorado and Washington chose to legalize cannabis outright, the first states to do so,[18] whereas voters in Oregon chose to reject it.[19]. The New York Times rated the U.S. House races. Bold indicates a change in control. Four people were killed, including U.S.

", This page was last edited on 17 August 2020, at 04:27. The second question asked whether they prefer statehood, independence or free association—a majority (61% of votes cast) supported statehood for Puerto Rico. The races detailed below were considered competitive. [needs update].