2012 United States gubernatorial election
The 2012 gubernatorial elections in the United States took place in a total of 11 states in the United States, as well as in American Samoa and Puerto Rico . In addition, there was a so-called recall election in the state of Wisconsin . The election date for the 13 gubernatorial elections was November 6, 2012, the election date for the recall election in Wisconsin was June 5, 2012. On November 6, the presidential and congressional elections were also held. A referendum on the future status of Puerto Rico was also held in Puerto Rico that day .
Starting position
Three of the 13 governors did not run for re-election. These were John Lynch ( New Hampshire , Democrat ), Beverly Perdue ( North Carolina , Democrat), and Christine Gregoire ( Washington , Democrat). Three other incumbent governors could not run again due to a term limit (constitutional term of office). These were Togiola Tulafono ( American Samoa , Democrat), Brian Schweitzer ( Montana , Democrat), and Mitch Daniels ( Indiana , Republican ). The remaining seven governors ran for re-election; of the Democrats, these were Jack Markell ( Delaware ), Jay Nixon ( Missouri ), Peter Shumlin ( Vermont ) and Earl Ray Tomblin ( West Virginia ); and of the Republicans, Jack Dalrymple ( North Dakota ), Luis Fortuño ( Puerto Rico ) and Gary R. . Herbert ( Utah ).
Election campaign and election results
American Samoa
| candidate | be right | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lolo Letalu Matalasi Moliga (independent) | 6,645 | 52.9% | |
| Faoa Aitofele Sunia (DEM) | 5,908 | 47.1% | |
| Voters: 12,553 | |||
The previous incumbent Togiola Talalelei A. Tulafono was no longer allowed to stand for election due to a term limit. Six candidates stood for election. In the elections on November 6th, none of the candidates could win an absolute majority of the votes. Independent candidate Lolo Letalu Matalasi Moliga and Democratic Party candidate Faoa Aitofele Sunia faced each other in the runoff on November 20. Moliga was able to prevail with 52.9% of the vote and took office on January 3, 2013. Lemanu Peleti Mauga became vice governor .
Montana
| candidate | be right | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Bullock (DEM) | 229.965 | 49.06% | |
| Rick Hill (REP) | 221.291 | 47.24% | |
| Ron Vandevender (LIB) | 17,364 | 3.70% | |
| Voters: 468,620 | |||
The popular Democratic incumbent Brian Schweitzer could not run again in the rather conservative-rural state of Montana because of term limit restrictions. For the Democrats, Steve Bullock entered the race, who elected John Walsh , a general in the Montana National Guard as a candidate for the office of lieutenant governor. His Republican opponent was Rick Hill with his running mate Jon Sonju . The third candidate was Ron Vandevender from the Libertarian Party . The election was very narrowly decided for the democratic candidate.
New Hampshire
North Carolina
Washington
Indiana
Delaware
Missouri
Vermont
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Scott Walker (REP), the victorious incumbent
Tom Barrett (DEM), the challenger
Election Results in Wisconsin by Counties : Republicans Democrats
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The gubernatorial election in the state of Wisconsin took place on June 5, 2012. It was a so-called recall election that had been launched by the Democrats to vote out the Republican Governor Scott Walker, who had only been in office for 17 months, in the middle of his term of office. Walker had met opposition for his austerity policies, and his cuts to public sector employees in particular were extremely unpopular. Mass protests broke out in the wake of the austerity measures, most notably in front of the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison , which numbered more than 100,000 at its height. The Democrats under Tom Barrett, the Mayor of Milwaukee , launched a signature campaign collecting 900,000 signatures (360,000 more than required) for early gubernatorial elections. After an intense and relatively expensive (estimated $ 80 million, compared to $ 37 million in the 2010 gubernatorial election) election campaign, incumbent Walker and his running mate Rebecca Kleefisch surprisingly won the election with 1,335,585 votes (53.1%) against 1,164 .480 (46.3%) for the Tom Barrett / Mahlon Mitchell duo of the Democratic Party.
North Dakota
Puerto Rico
Utah
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c 2012 Gubernatorial Elections. (pdf; 434 kB) National Governors Association, accessed on May 21, 2013 .
- ^ American Samoa elects new leaders of government; Governor Lolo Moliga and Lieutenant Governor Lemanu Mauga. American Samoa Government, November 21, 2012, accessed May 21, 2013 .
- ↑ 2012 statewide election canvass. (pdf; 131 kB) (No longer available online.) Linda McCulloch, Montana Secretary of State, archived from the original on July 5, 2016 ; accessed on May 20, 2013 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Wisconsin recall battle finally goes to voters. Boston.com, June 4, 2012, accessed December 15, 2012 .
- ↑ Alison Bauter: Spending on state recalls exceeds $ 125 million, group says. Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinental, June 7, 2012, accessed December 15, 2012 .
- ↑ Live results: Wisconsin governor recall election - Scott Walker vs. Tom Barrett. Huffpost Politics Election Dashboard, accessed December 15, 2012 .
