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Incumbent U.S. President Barack Obama has been projected enough to win re-election , defeating Republican challenger Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election. Many of the major media outlets have called the election for Obama. Obama's campaign succeeded in gaining the vote in the battleground states of Ohio, Iowa, Colorado, and New Hampshire . Romney won in Indiana and North Carolina , two states Obama won in 2008. Obama thanked voters via Twitter , posting: "This happened because of you. Thank you." In the race for the in Massachusetts , , who helped set up the , defeated incumbent Republican . In Wisconsin , Democrat defeated for U.S. Senate and will be the first openly member of the Senate. In , Senator defeated her Republican challenger . In August, Akin suggested that women who are victims of "legitimate" rape are unable to get pregnant.
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