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2012Final results

2012 election for President in Wyoming

President · Wyoming

Mitt Romney (R) won with 68.6% of the vote, defeating Barack H. Obama (D) by 40.8 points.

Mitt RomneyRepublican · winner
68.6%170,962
27.8%69,286
Gary JohnsonLibertarian
2.1%5,326
Write-ins and other votesOther party
0.8%2,035
0.6%1,452
249,061 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+40.92000R+39.72004R+32.22008R+40.82012R+46.32016R+43.42020

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), 2.1%; Virgil Hamlin, Goode Jr. (Constitution), 0.6%