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General Election — November 6, 2012

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Live results 3521 of 3565 precincts reporting / Unofficial results / Precinct breakdown

VP candidate Paul Ryan accepts ‘calling of my generation’
August 29, 2012
Seizing the campaign spotlight, vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan accepted “the calling of my generation” to help lead the country in tough times Wednesday night and told roaring Republican National Convention delegates and a prime time TV audience that Mitt Romney and he will make the difficult decisions needed to repair the nation’s economy.
Republicans nominate Mitt Romney for president
August 28, 2012
Making up for lost time, Republicans streamed into their storm-delayed national convention Monday to certify Mitt Romney’s nomination for the White House and tear into President Barack Obama in a close race for the White House in dreary economic times.
Brownback at odds with Romney over wind energy tax credit
August 17, 2012
Gov. Sam Brownback is at odds with his Republican Party presidential candidate Mitt Romney over tax credits to support wind power.
Gingrich ends campaign, no endorsement for Romney
May 2, 2012
Newt Gingrich can now call himself a former presidential candidate.
Gingrich, with campaign $4 million in debt, to abandon presidential run on Wednesday
May 2, 2012
As Newt Gingrich prepared to abandon his presidential bid, President Barack Obama saw it as an opportunity to swipe at Mitt Romney.
Gingrich posts farewell video to supporters on website
May 1, 2012
A presidential candidate no longer, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich departs the race for the White House as likely the most consequential and certainly the most interesting Republican of his time never to sit in the Oval Office.
Who has Romney’s ear on immigration, Kobach or Rubio?
April 23, 2012
The political relationship between Kobach, a Republican and national advocate for strong anti- illegal immigration laws, and Romney, who veered right during the primaries but now is trying to court Hispanic voters in the race against President Barack Obama, has been the subject of speculation in recent weeks in the national media.
Santorum’s departure doesn’t affect Kansas delegates
April 18, 2012
Rick Santorum has left the Republican presidential race, but the Kansas delegates he won in the state’s GOP caucuses aren’t yet free to declare their support for presumed nominee Mitt Romney.
Santorum suspends GOP presidential campaign
01:57 p.m., April 10, 2012 Updated 02:16 p.m.
Bowing to the inevitable, Rick Santorum quit the presidential campaign Tuesday, clearing the way for Mitt Romney to claim the Republican nomination.
Done right, humor can help candidates
March 31, 2012
Mitt Romney hit an off note when he told a “humorous” story about his dad shutting down a factory.
Romney’s attack ad strategy: time to take on Obama soon?
March 30, 2012
Rick Santorum doesn’t care about the unemployment rate. Newt Gingrich has “more baggage than the airlines.” Both are Washington insiders who have bent their principles for money and influence.
Santorum beats Romney in Louisiana
March 24, 2012
Rick Santorum won the Louisiana Republican presidential primary Saturday, beating front-runner Mitt Romney in yet another conservative Southern state.
Santorum’s best shot: Winning Iowa caucuses — again
March 23, 2012
Rick Santorum is falling so far behind Mitt Romney in the race for Republican delegates that his best chance might be in states that voted weeks ago.
Dole: Santorum must soon consider dropping out
March 21, 2012
Former Sen. Bob Dole of Kansas says GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum is “getting close to the point” where he’ll have to decide whether to stay in the race for the nomination or drop out.
Romney routs Santorum in GOP primary in Illinois
March 21, 2012
Mitt Romney took a major stride toward the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday night, routing Rick Santorum in the Illinois primary for his third big-state win in a row and padding his already-formidable lead in the race for convention delegates.