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election · General · 2012↳ Nov 6, 2012

2012 general elections

51 contests, 153 candidacies and 51 elected.

Key figures

Candidacies

Candidacies. 1 item. Highest: Candidacies, 153; = 2008. Lowest: Candidacies, 153; = 2008. Candidacies: 153; = 2008.

153

= 2008

MEDSL · 2012

Elected

Elected. 1 item. Highest: Elected, 51. Lowest: Elected, 51. Elected: 51.

51

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Contests

Contests. 1 item. Highest: Contests, 51. Lowest: Contests, 51. Contests: 51.

51

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§ 01Balance of power

Balance of power

Seats held before the election, seats up, seats not up and seats won, from the officeholder and results data loaded here. A seat with no winner in the data is marked as such. civism makes no calls and no projections.

U.S. House · 2012

U.S. House · 2012. 435 items. Highest: Republican, Republican. Won: 157. Lowest: Republican, Republican. Won: 157. Total: 435. Republican: Republican. Won: 157; Republican: Republican. Won: 157; Republican: Republican. Won: 157; Republican: Republican. Won: 157; Republican: Republican. Won: 157; Republican: Republican. Won: 157; Republican: Republican. Won: 157; Republican: Republican. Won: 157; Republican: Republican. Won: 157; Republican: Republican. Won: 157. and 425 more.

Party groupHeld beforeNot upUpWon
Democratic1900190146
Republican2400240157
Vacant5050

U.S. Senate · 2012

U.S. Senate · 2012. 100 items. Highest: Democratic, Democratic. Won: 16. Lowest: Democratic, Democratic. Won: 16. Total: 100. Democratic: Democratic. Won: 16; Democratic: Democratic. Won: 16; Democratic: Democratic. Won: 16; Democratic: Democratic. Won: 16; Democratic: Democratic. Won: 16; Democratic: Democratic. Won: 16; Democratic: Democratic. Won: 16; Democratic: Democratic. Won: 16; Democratic: Democratic. Won: 16; Democratic: Democratic. Won: 16. and 90 more.

Majority 51; 50 plus the Vice President's tiebreak

Party groupHeld beforeNot upUpWon
Democratic51302116
Republican4737106
Independent (caucuses with Democratic)2022
Vacant0000

Governors · 2012

Governors · 2012. 50 items. Highest: Not up (party not loaded), Not up (party not loaded). Not up: 39. Lowest: Not up (party not loaded), Not up (party not loaded). Not up: 39. Total: 50. Not up (party not loaded): Not up (party not loaded). Not up: 39; Not up (party not loaded): Not up (party not loaded). Not up: 39; Not up (party not loaded): Not up (party not loaded). Not up: 39; Not up (party not loaded): Not up (party not loaded). Not up: 39; Not up (party not loaded): Not up (party not loaded). Not up: 39; Not up (party not loaded): Not up (party not loaded). Not up: 39; Not up (party not loaded): Not up (party not loaded). Not up: 39; Not up (party not loaded): Not up (party not loaded). Not up: 39; Not up (party not loaded): Not up (party not loaded). Not up: 39; Not up (party not loaded): Not up (party not loaded). Not up: 39. and 40 more.

Party groupHeld beforeNot upUpWon
Democratic———7
Republican———4

§ 02Contests

Contests

Contests

Contests. 51 items. U.S. President: Places: Alabama; U.S. President: Places: Alaska; U.S. President: Places: Arizona; U.S. President: Places: Arkansas; U.S. President: Places: California; U.S. President: Places: Colorado; U.S. President: Places: Connecticut; U.S. President: Places: Delaware; U.S. President: Places: District of Columbia; U.S. President: Places: Florida. and 41 more.

Contests
OfficesPlaces
U.S. PresidentAlabama
U.S. PresidentAlaska
U.S. PresidentArizona
U.S. PresidentArkansas
U.S. PresidentCalifornia
U.S. PresidentColorado
U.S. PresidentConnecticut
U.S. PresidentDelaware
U.S. PresidentDistrict of Columbia
U.S. PresidentFlorida
U.S. PresidentGeorgia
U.S. PresidentHawaii
U.S. PresidentIdaho
U.S. PresidentIllinois
U.S. PresidentIndiana
U.S. PresidentIowa
U.S. PresidentKansas
U.S. PresidentKentucky
U.S. PresidentLouisiana
U.S. PresidentMaine
U.S. PresidentMaryland
U.S. PresidentMassachusetts
U.S. PresidentMichigan
U.S. PresidentMinnesota
U.S. PresidentMississippi
U.S. PresidentMissouri
U.S. PresidentMontana
U.S. PresidentNebraska
U.S. PresidentNevada
U.S. PresidentNew Hampshire
U.S. PresidentNew Jersey
U.S. PresidentNew Mexico
U.S. PresidentNew York
U.S. PresidentNorth Carolina
U.S. PresidentNorth Dakota
U.S. PresidentOhio
U.S. PresidentOklahoma
U.S. PresidentOregon
U.S. PresidentPennsylvania
U.S. PresidentRhode Island
U.S. PresidentSouth Carolina
U.S. PresidentSouth Dakota
U.S. PresidentTennessee
U.S. PresidentTexas
U.S. PresidentUtah
U.S. PresidentVermont
U.S. PresidentVirginia
U.S. PresidentWashington
U.S. PresidentWest Virginia
U.S. PresidentWisconsin
U.S. PresidentWyoming

MEDSL · 2012

§ 03Connections

Connections. 3 items. Highest: Parties, 3; 3 Parties. Lowest: Offices, 1; U.S. President. Offices: 1; U.S. President; Parties: 3; 3 Parties; People: 3; 3 People.