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2012Final results

2012 election for President in Kansas

President · Kansas

Mitt Romney (R) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Barack H. Obama (D) by 21.7 points.

Mitt RomneyRepublican · winner
59.7%692,634
38.0%440,726
Gary JohnsonLibertarian
1.8%20,456
0.4%5,017
1,159,971 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2012

Races before and after

EvenR+20.82000R+25.42004R+15.02008R+21.72012R+20.42016R+14.62020

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

The candidates

Mitt Romney (R)Barack H. Obama (D)

Also on the ballot: Gary Johnson (Libertarian), 1.8%; Charles ""chuck"" Baldwin (Reform), 0.4%