Elections in the United States in 2012
The 2012 election in the United States took place on November 6, 2012.
The following were elected:
- the President , see US Presidential Election 2012
- all 435 seats in the House of Representatives , see Election to the United States House of Representatives 2012
- 33 of the 100 Senate seats , see 2012 Senate Election
- In 11 states, as well as in the suburbs of American Samoa and Puerto Rico , the governor posts are being filled, see gubernatorial elections in the United States 2012
- many state-level parliaments
- as well as some local legislatures
On June 5, 2012, governor Scott Walker was confirmed in office in a recall election in Wisconsin .
In addition to the elections, referendums were also to be voted on in various states on November 6:
- In Puerto Rico , the referendum took place on the status of the area in which the majority voted to change the status of Puerto Rico to a state of the United States .
- The state of California voted to abolish the death penalty, with a majority in favor of retaining the death penalty.
- Majorities in the states of Maryland , Washington and Maine each voted in favor of legal permission for same-sex marriage ; in the state of Minnesota, a referendum on the legal prohibition of same-sex marriage was rejected by the majority. Same-sex marriage is now allowed in 8 of the 50 states.
- Massachusetts has a majority in favor of becoming the 18th state to allow medical marijuana , and a majority in Colorado ( Colorado Amendment 64 ) and Washington ( Washington Initiative 502 ) states are in favor of full legalization of marijuana.
- In other referendums, the subjects of tax policy and health care were voted on. A total of 179 votes were held in 39 countries on election day. Another twelve votes took place earlier in the year.
Individual evidence
- ↑ US election ballots: from gay rights and abortion to borrowing billions - the full list. The Guardian , accessed November 8, 2012 .