2012 United States presidential election

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The 2012 United States presidential election was the 57th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. Incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, incumbent Vice President Joe Biden, were re-elected to a second term. They defeated the Republican ticket of former Governor Mitt Romney of Massachusetts and Representative Paul Ryan of Wisconsin.

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Mitt Romney on the campaign trail

Gary Johnson (campaign)

Democratic Party (United States)

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The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. Since the 1850s, its main political rival has been the Republican Party.

Andrew Jackson was the seventh president (1829–1837) and the first Democratic president.

Martin Van Buren was the eighth president of the United States (1837–1841) and the second Democratic president.

James K. Polk was the 11th president of the United States (1845–1849). He significantly extended the territory of the United States.

Stephen A. Douglas was a United States senator for Illinois.