2012 United States presidential election in Kentucky
Results
On election night, Kentucky went as expected to the Republican candidate Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney over Incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama of bordering Illinois.

2012 United States presidential election in Kentucky

Section Title: Results
Table Section Text: On election night, Kentucky went as expected to the Republican candidate Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney over Incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama of bordering Illinois.

United States presidential election in Kentucky, 2012

Party	Candidate	Running mate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes

Republican	Mitt Romney	Paul Ryan	1,087,190	60.49%	8

Democratic	Barack Obama	Joe Biden	679,370	37.80%	0

Libertarian	Gary Johnson	Jim Gray	17,063	0.95%	0

Independent	Randall Terry	Missy Smith	6,872	0.38%	0

Green	Jill Stein	Cheri Honkala	6,337	0.35%	0

Others	380	0.02%	0

Totals	1,797,212	100.00%	8

Voter turnout (registered voters)	59.24%

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In the 2012 United States presidential election in Kentucky, Romney carried Kentucky by winning 60.49% of the vote to Barack Obama's 37.80%.

final_sentence: In the 2012 United States presidential election in Kentucky, Romney carried Kentucky by winning 60.49% of the vote to Barack Obama's 37.80%.