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This is a list of electors (members of the Electoral College) who cast ballots to elect the
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in the
2012 presidential election This national electoral calendar for 2012 lists the national/federal elections held in 2012 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included. January *3–4 January: E ...
. There are 538 electors from the 50 states and the
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. While every state except
Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwe ...
and
Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north ...
chooses the electors by statewide vote, many states require that one elector be designated for each congressional district. Except where otherwise noted, such designations refer to the elector's residence in that district rather than election by the voters of the district.


Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...

Electors: 9, pledged to vote for Mitt Romney for President and Paul Ryan for Vice President * James T. Waggoner state senator * Will Sellers * Terry Lathan * Susan Neuwein * Robert Fincher * Lynn Robinson * James Elbert Peters * Edward S. Allen * Robert A. Cusanelli


Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S., ...

Electors: 3, pledged to vote for Mitt Romney for President and Paul Ryan for Vice President * Kristie Babcock of Kenai * Kathleen Miller of
Fairbanks Fairbanks is a home rule city and the borough seat of the Fairbanks North Star Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. Fairbanks is the largest city in the Interior region of Alaska and the second largest in the state. The 2020 Census put the po ...
* Chris L. Nelson of
Anchorage Anchorage () is the largest city in the U.S. state of Alaska by population. With a population of 291,247 in 2020, it contains nearly 40% of the state's population. The Anchorage metropolitan area, which includes Anchorage and the neighboring Ma ...


Arizona Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...

Electors: 11, pledged to vote for Mitt Romney for President and Paul Ryan for Vice President * Don M. Ascoli, Arizona Republican Party county chair for Gila County * Malcolm Barrett Jr., Yavapai County Republican Committee Chairman * Paul Gilbert * Robert Haney * Leona Johnston * Gregory Mendoza,
Gila River Indian Community The Gila River Indian Community (GRIC) (O'odham language: Keli Akimel Oʼotham, ''meaning "Gila River People"'', Maricopa language: Pee-Posh) is an Indian reservation in the U.S. state of Arizona, lying adjacent to the south side of the city of ...
Governor *
Steve Montenegro Steve Montenegro is a Salvadoran-American Republican politician from Litchfield Park, Arizona who is a former member of the Arizona Senate. He was previously a member of the Arizona House of Representatives, where he was Speaker Pro Tempore. ...
, Arizona House of Representatives Speaker Pro Tempore * Kristine Morrissey * Thomas Morrissey, Arizona Republican Party Chair * John D. Rhodes * C. T. Wright


Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the Osage ...

Electors: 6, pledged to vote for Mitt Romney for President and Paul Ryan for Vice President * Larry Bailey of
Hot Springs A hot spring, hydrothermal spring, or geothermal spring is a spring produced by the emergence of geothermally heated groundwater onto the surface of the Earth. The groundwater is heated either by shallow bodies of magma (molten rock) or by circ ...
* Jonathan Barnett of
Siloam Springs Siloam Springs is a city in Benton County, Arkansas, United States. The city shares a border on the Arkansas-Oklahoma state line with the city of West Siloam Springs, Oklahoma, which is within the Cherokee Nation territory. The town was founded i ...
, State Representative * Reta Hamilton of Bella Vista, Member Republican National Committee * Robin Lundstrum of Springdale * Benny Speaks of Mountain Home * Doyle Webb of
Little Rock ( The "Little Rock") , government_type = Council-manager , leader_title = Mayor , leader_name = Frank Scott Jr. , leader_party = D , leader_title2 = Council , leader_name2 ...
, Arkansas Republican Party Chairman


California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...

Electors: 55, pledged to Barack Obama and Joe Biden * Michael Williams Adams * Alisha Aguilar * Maria Teresa Becerra * Janine Vivienne Bera * Karen Chang * Aaron Samuel Conaway * Greg Conger * Raymond Cordova * Mollie Culver * Dennis Donohue * Sandy Emberland * Ernesto Encinas * John Freidenrich *
Felipe Fuentes Felipe Fuentes (born May 25, 1971) is an American lobbyist and former Democratic politician and businessman from the San Fernando Valley in the U.S. state of California, formerly a member of the Los Angeles City Council from the 7th district. ...
, member, California State Assembly * Patricia W. Garamendi * Bobby Glaser * Dolores Clara Huerta * William H. Kysella, Jr. * Laura Lee * Daniel Leroux * Dave Low * Mark Macarro, Chair Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians * Jane Morrison * Donald Mullen * Chris M. Myers * Anu Natarajan, Fremont City Councilmember * Sandy L. Nixon * Ricardo Roybal Olivarez * Louis Paulson * Geoffrey Pete * Bonnie Burns Price *
Andre Quintero Andre Quintero is the former mayor of El Monte, California. He is a registered Democrat. Quintero was elected mayor in November 2009, defeating Ernest Gutierrez, and was reelected in November 2011. In 2020 he was defeated by Jessica Ancona. ...
, Mayor of El Monte * Michael Ray * Terry Reardon * Brooke Reed * Gwen Regalia, former Mayor of
Walnut Creek A walnut is the edible seed of a drupe of any tree of the genus ''Juglans'' (family Juglandaceae), particularly the Persian or English walnut, ''Juglans regia''. Although culinarily considered a "nut" and used as such, it is not a true bo ...
* Meriam Louise Reynosa * Gregory Lucas Rodriguez * Alexandra Rooker * Gary Rotto * Alfonso Sanchez * Barbara Schraeger * John Harold Simpson * Laurie Stalnaker * Ranada Stephenson * Xiaoguang Sun * Maeley Lock Tom * Kyriakos Tsakopoulos * Christopher Tumbeiro * Ernest Joseph Vasti * Ruben Antonio Villalobos * Dean E. Vogel, President, California Teachers Association *
Diane Watson Diane Edith Watson (born November 12, 1933) is a former American politician who served as US Representative for , serving from 2003 until 2011, after first being elected in the 32nd District in a 2001 special election. She is a member of the Demo ...
, former U.S. Representative * Sanford Weiner * Steven Ray Young


Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of t ...

Electors: 9, pledged to Barack Obama and Joe Biden *Anthony Eric Graves of
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
*Terry Phillips of
Louisville Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border. ...
*Gilbert Ortiz of
Pueblo In the Southwestern United States, Pueblo (capitalized) refers to the Native tribes of Puebloans having fixed-location communities with permanent buildings which also are called pueblos (lowercased). The Spanish explorers of northern New Spain ...
*Deborah Pilch of Greeley * Thomas E. Cronin of
Colorado Springs Colorado Springs is a home rule municipality in, and the county seat of, El Paso County, Colorado, United States. It is the largest city in El Paso County, with a population of 478,961 at the 2020 United States Census, a 15.02% increase since ...
*Laurence W. Steele of
Aurora An aurora (plural: auroras or aurorae), also commonly known as the polar lights, is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). Auroras display dynamic patterns of bri ...
*Richard O'Dean Swain of Lakewood *Alvin D. Rivera of
Pueblo In the Southwestern United States, Pueblo (capitalized) refers to the Native tribes of Puebloans having fixed-location communities with permanent buildings which also are called pueblos (lowercased). The Spanish explorers of northern New Spain ...
*
Polly Baca Polly Baca (born February 13, 1941) is an American politician who served as Chair of the Democratic Caucus of the Colorado House of Representatives (1976–79), being the first woman to hold that office and the first Hispanic woman elected to the ...
of
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
, past Chair, Democratic Party of Colorado


Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...

Electors: 7, pledged to Barack Obama and Joe Biden *Ronald C. Schurin of
Mansfield Mansfield is a market town and the administrative centre of Mansfield District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest town in the wider Mansfield Urban Area (followed by Sutton-in-Ashfield). It gained the Royal Charter of a market tow ...
*Mildred Torres-Ferguson of Meriden *James C. Ezzes of Westport *Larry Pleasant Town Council member of Bloomfield *Jason Jakubowski of
West Hartford West Hartford is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, west of downtown Hartford. The population was 64,083 at the 2020 census. The town's popular downtown area is colloquially known as "West Hartford Center," or simply "The C ...
*Carmen Colon of
Bridgeport Bridgeport is the most populous city and a major port in the U.S. state of Connecticut. With a population of 148,654 in 2020, it is also the fifth-most populous in New England. Located in eastern Fairfield County at the mouth of the Pequonnoc ...
*Jacqueline James of
New Haven New Haven is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is located on New Haven Harbor on the northern shore of Long Island Sound in New Haven County, Connecticut and is part of the New York City metropolitan area. With a population of 134,02 ...


Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...

Electors: 3, pledged to Barack Obama and Joe Biden *Peter Keegan *Abby Betts *Delores McLamb


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Electors: 3, pledged to Barack Obama and Joe Biden * Yvette M. Alexander DC Councilmember *Donald R. Dinan *William P. Lightfoot


Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

Electors: 29, pledged to Barack Obama and Joe Biden *Lynette Acosta *Burt Aaronson *Scott Arceneaux, former director of the Louisiana State Democratic Party *T. Wayne Bailey *Carol M. Bartleson *Leon Belton *Tim Bottcher *Alan Clendenin *Ana Cruz *
Buddy Dyer John Hugh "Buddy" Dyer (born August 7, 1958) is an American politician who is the 32nd Mayor of Orlando. First elected in 2003, he is Orlando's longest-serving mayor. He is a member of the Florida Democratic Party. Previously he represented Orl ...
, Mayor of
Orlando Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures rele ...
*Joe Faulk *Rita Fernandino * Joe Gibbons, Member, Florida House of Representatives *
Audrey Gibson Audrey Gibson (born March 15, 1956) is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Florida Senate, representing the 6th district, which includes sections of downtown Jacksonville in Duval County, since 2016. She previously repr ...
, member, Florida Senate *Dina Heffernan *Vonzelle Johnson *Luis Lauredo *Elena McCollough *Amy Mercado *Vivian Mitchell *
Jean Monestime Jean Monestime is an American politician, real estate businessman and member of the Miami-Dade County Commission since 2010. He is the first Haitian-American to serve as a Miami-Dade County commissioner, as well as the first to chair the commiss ...
, Commissioner, Miami-Dade County *Susannah Randolph * Rod Smith, Chair
Florida Democratic Party The Florida Democratic Party (FDP) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Florida, headquartered in Tallahassee. Former mayor of Miami Manny Diaz Sr. is the current chair. Andrew Jackson, the first territorial governor o ...
*Justin Spiller *Bob Troy *Kirk Wagar *Ashley M. Walker * Alan Williams, Member, Florida House of Representatives *Jeanette Wynn


Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

Electors: 16, pledged to Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan *Teresa Jeter Chappell * James Randolph Evans, Member, Republican National Committee * Sue P. Everhart, Chair,
Georgia Republican Party The Georgia Republican Party is the affiliate of the Republican Party in the U.S. state of Georgia and one of the two major political parties in the state and is currently chaired by David Shafer. Current structure David Shafer is the current ...
*Darrell L. Galloway *Linda D. Herren, member, Republican National Committee *Kathy S. Hildebrand *Hsiao Lung Ho *Anne Ware Lewis *Kelly Lynn Loeffler *Robert Luther Mayzes *Lautoria Estes Morgan *Eugene E. Pearson, Jr. * George Ervin Perdue, III, former Governor *Frank B. Strickland * Eric J. Tanenblatt *Julianne Elizabeth Thompson


Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only stat ...

Electors: 4, pledged to Barack Obama and Joe Biden *Michael Golojuch. Sr. *Marina Schwartz *Debbie Shimizu *Marie Dolores (Dolly) Strazar, member, Democratic National Committee


Idaho Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyom ...

Electors: 4, pledged to Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan *Travis Hawkes, of
Meridian Meridian or a meridian line (from Latin ''meridies'' via Old French ''meridiane'', meaning “midday”) may refer to Science * Meridian (astronomy), imaginary circle in a plane perpendicular to the planes of the celestial equator and horizon * ...
. Mitt Romney's Idaho Finance co-chair *Teresa Luna, of
Boise Boise (, , ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho and is the county seat of Ada County. On the Boise River in southwestern Idaho, it is east of the Oregon border and north of the Nevada border. The downtown area's ...
*Jason Risch, of Boise *Damond Watkins, of
Idaho Falls Idaho Falls (Shoshoni language, Shoshoni: Dembimbosaage) is a city in and the county seat of Bonneville County, Idaho, Bonneville County, Idaho, United States. It is the state's largest city outside the Boise metropolitan area. As of the 2020 Un ...
, member, Republican National Committee


Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...

Electors: 20, pledged to Barack Obama and Joe Biden *
Carrie Austin Carrie Austin is alderman of the 34th ward on Chicago's far south side. The predominantly African-American ward includes portions of Morgan Park, Roseland, Washington Heights and West Pullman. Chicago City Council Austin was appointed by Rich ...
, Alderman, City of
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* Julia Kennedy Beckman * Barb Brown * Christine Cegelis * Ashley Sachdeva *
Barbara Flynn Currie Barbara Flynn Currie (born May 3, 1940) is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1979 to 2019. She served as the Majority Leader from 1997 to 2019. Flynn Currie's forty years as a ...
, Member,
Illinois House of Representatives The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The House under the current constitution as amended in 1980 consists of 118 re ...
*
John P. Daley John P. Daley (born December 5, 1946) is the 11th Ward Democratic Committeeman in Chicago, Illinois, a member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners ( 11th district), and the Chair of the Cook County Board Audit and Finance Committee. He has ...
* Vera Davis * James A. Deleo, former member,
Illinois Senate The Illinois Senate is the Upper house, upper chamber of the Illinois General Assembly, the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state, State of Illinois in the United States. The body was created by the first state constitution adop ...
* Lynn Foster *
Lauren Beth Gash Lauren Beth Gash (born June 11, 1960) is an American lawyer and Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician who served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1993 to 2001. She was the Democratic nominee for Congress in the ...
, former member, Illinois House of Representatives * Mark Guethle *
Debbie Halvorson Deborah L. Halvorson (born March 1, 1958) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2009 until 2011. Previously, she served in the Illinois Senate from 1997 through 2009. She is a member of the Democratic Party. In ...
, former US Representative * Don Johnston * Shirley McCombs * Andrew R. Madigan *
Ricardo Muñoz Ricardo Muñoz is a former member of the Chicago City Council, having served as alderman for the 22nd ward, which includes Little Village and Archer Heights. Muñoz was appointed to this position by Mayor Richard M. Daley in 1993 and served unt ...
, Alderman, City of Chicago * William Marovit * John Nelson *
Toni Preckwinkle Toni Lynn Preckwinkle (née Reed; born March 17, 1947) is an American politician and the current County Board President in Cook County, Illinois, United States. She was first elected as President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, the e ...
, President of the
Cook County Board The Cook County Board of Commissioners is a legislative body made up of 17 commissioners who are elected by district, and a president who is elected county-wide, all for four-year terms. Cook County, which includes the City of Chicago, is the Uni ...
* Nancy Shepherdson


Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

Electors: 11 pledged to Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan *Robert Grand, of
Indianapolis Indianapolis (), colloquially known as Indy, is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Marion ...
President Indiana Works *
Eric Holcomb Eric Joseph Holcomb (born May 2, 1968) is an American politician who is the 51st and current governor of Indiana, serving since 2017. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 51st lieutenant governor of Indiana from 2016 to 2017 unde ...
, of Indianapolis. Chair Indiana Republican Party *Susan Lightle, of Greenfield *Scott Molin, replacement for Beverly Bush, of Kirklin *Jamey Noel, of Jeffersonville * William Ruppel, of
North Manchester North Manchester was, from 1896 to 1916, a township within the Poor Law Union of Manchester, England. North Manchester was a local government sub-district used for the administration of Poor Law legislation; it was an inter-parish unit for soci ...
. Past member Indiana House of Representatives *Steve Shine, of
Fort Wayne Fort Wayne is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Indiana, United States. Located in northeastern Indiana, the city is west of the Ohio border and south of the Michigan border. The city's population was 263,886 as of the 2020 Censu ...
*William "Bill" Springer, of Sullivan *Pearl Swanigan, of Indianapolis *Charles Williams, of Valparaiso *Kyle Hupfer, of
Pendleton Pendleton may refer to: Places ;United Kingdom *Pendleton, Lancashire, England *Pendleton, Greater Manchester, England ;United States *Pendleton, Indiana * Pendleton, Missouri *Pendleton, New York *Pendleton, Oregon *Pendleton, South Carolina *Pe ...


Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the ...

Electors: 6 pledged to Barack Obama and Joe Biden *Glen Salisberry * William Gluba Mayor of
Davenport Davenport may refer to: Places Australia *Davenport, Northern Territory, a locality * Hundred of Davenport, cadastral unit in South Australia **Davenport, South Australia, suburb of Port Augusta **District Council of Davenport, former local govern ...
*Dale Creech *Theodore Herrick, of
Jefferson Jefferson may refer to: Names * Jefferson (surname) * Jefferson (given name) People * Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), third president of the United States * Jefferson (footballer, born 1970), full name Jefferson Tomaz de Souza, Brazilian foo ...
*Marc Wallace, of
Des Moines Des Moines () is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, ...
*Jan Shirley


Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the ...

Electors: 6, pledged to Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan: *Amanda Adkins, Chair, Kansas Republican Party *Kelly Arnold, Member, Republican National Committee *
Jeff Colyer Jeffrey William Colyer (born June 3, 1960) is an American surgeon and politician who served as the 47th governor of Kansas from January 31, 2018, to January 14, 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he was the 49th lieutenant governor of Kans ...
, Lieutenant Governor *Randy Duncan *
Todd Tiahrt William Todd Tiahrt ( ; born June 15, 1951) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1995 to 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected as part of the historic Republican Wave of 1994, defeating 18-ye ...
Former Member of Congress *Helen Van Etten, Member Republican National Committee


Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...

Electors: 8, pledged to Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan: *Wilma W. Cooper of Hopkinsville, KY; elector for
Kentucky's 1st congressional district Kentucky's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Located in Western Kentucky, the district takes in Henderson, Hopkinsville, Madisonville, Paducah and Murray. The district is represented by Rep ...
*Mary Ann Baron of Greensburg, KY; elector for
Kentucky's 2nd congressional district Kentucky's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Located in west central Kentucky, the district includes Bowling Green, Owensboro, Elizabethtown, and a portion of eastern Louisville. The district ...
*Lawrence E. Cox of Louisville, KY; elector for
Kentucky's 3rd congressional district Kentucky's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It encompasses almost all of Louisville Metro, which, since the merger of 2003, is consolidated with Jefferson County, though other incorporated c ...
*Kevin Sell of Alexandria, KY; elector for
Kentucky's 4th congressional district Kentucky's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Located in the northeastern portion of the state, it is a long district that follows the Ohio River. However, the district is dominated by its far w ...
*Robert L. Mitchell of Corbin, KY; elector for
Kentucky's 5th congressional district Kentucky's 5th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Located in the heart of Appalachia in Southeastern Kentucky, the rural district is the second most impoverished district in the nation and, as of ...
*Dave Disponett of Lawrenceburg, KY; elector for
Kentucky's 6th congressional district Kentucky's 6th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Based in Central Kentucky, the district contains the cities of Lexington (including its suburbs), Richmond, and Frankfort, the state capital. The ...
*Mira Ball of Lexington, KY; elector at-large *Terry E. Forcht of Corbin, KY; elector at-large


Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...

Electors: 8, pledged to Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan: * Jimmy C. Allen * Michael R. Bayham, Jr. * Harold O. Coates * Christian J. Gil * Legena "Gena" Gore * Louis S. Gurvich, Jr. of
New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans
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* Garrett C. Monti of Luling * S. Scott Wilfong of
Baton Rouge Baton Rouge ( ; ) is a city in and the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-sma ...


Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north ...

Electors: 4, pledged to Barack Obama and Joe Biden * Diane Denk * Jill Duson, Member
Portland Portland most commonly refers to: * Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States * Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
City Council * Craig Hickman * Marianne Stevens, Vice Chair, State Democratic Party


Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...

Electors: 10, pledged to Barack Obama and Joe Biden *
Kumar Barve Kumar Prabhakar Barve (; born September 8, 1958) is an American politician. He is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing district 17 in Montgomery County, which includes the cities of Rockville and Gaithersburg. He was the fi ...
, Member,
Maryland House of Delegates The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the legislature of the State of Maryland. It consists of 141 delegates elected from 47 districts. The House of Delegates Chamber is in the Maryland State House on State Circle in Annapolis, ...
* Jonathan K. Branch * Tashea Brodgins * Helen L. Dale * Cheryl Everman * Richard Madaleno, Jr., Member,
Maryland State Senate The Maryland Senate, sometimes referred to as the Maryland State Senate, is the upper house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland. Composed of 47 senators elected from an equal number of constituent single- ...
* Gary W. Michael *
Joseline Peña-Melnyk Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk (née Peña, born June 27, 1966) is an American politician who represents District 21 in the Maryland House of Delegates. She unsuccessfully ran for the United States House of Representatives in 2016, coming in third behin ...
, Member, Maryland House of Delegates * Beth Swoap, Secretary, Maryland Democratic State Committee * Alonzo Washington


Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

Electors: 11, pledged to Barack Obama and Joe Biden * Sandi E. Bagley * Janet M. Beyer * James Eliseo DiTullio of
Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...
* Louis A. Elisa, II * Paul J. Giorgio * Candy Glazer * Susan M. Kennedy * Mike Lake * James McGowan * Karen L. Payne * Diane M. Saxe, Member Democratic National Committee


Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...

Electors: 16, pledged to Barack Obama and Joe Biden *Cindy Estrada of Whitmore Lake *Steve Cook of Lake Odessa *Dorothy Johnson of Kincheloe *Marge Faville of
Muskegon Muskegon ( ') is a city in Michigan. It is the county seat of Muskegon County. Muskegon is known for fishing, sailing regattas, pleasure boating, and as a commercial and cruise ship port. It is a popular vacation destination because of the expan ...
*Marion Vanderveen of
Grand Rapids Grand Rapids is a city and county seat of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 198,917 which ranks it as the second most-populated city in the state after Detroit. Grand Rapids is the ...
*Toni Sessoms of Weidman *Norwood Jewell of Davison *Jess Minks of
Buchanan Buchanan may refer to: People * Buchanan (surname) Places Africa * Buchanan, Liberia, a large coastal town Antarctica * Buchanan Point, Laurie Island Australia * Buchanan, New South Wales * Buchanan, Northern Territory, a locality * Buchanan ...
*Howard Pizzo of
Lansing Lansing () is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is mostly in Ingham County, although portions of the city extend west into Eaton County and north into Clinton County. The 2020 census placed the city's population at 112,644, makin ...
*Joanne Murphy of
Brighton Brighton () is a seaside resort and one of the two main areas of the City of Brighton and Hove in the county of East Sussex, England. It is located south of London. Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze A ...
*Peggy Ciaramitaro of Roseville representing the 9th Congressional District *James Winne of Washington Twp. representing the 10th Congressional District *Walter Sobczak of Novi *Jane Ahern of Dearborn *Hilliard Hampton of Inkster *Edna Bell of
Detroit Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at th ...


Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

Electors: 10, pledged to Barack Obama and Joe Biden *Gabe Aderhold of
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*Lucy Buckner of Burnsville *Jettie Ann Hill of
Minneapolis Minneapolis () is the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. The city is abundant in water, with thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls. Minneapolis has its origins ...
* Dee Long of
Minnetonka Minnetonka ( ) is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. A western suburb of the Twin Cities, Minnetonka is located about west of downtown Minneapolis. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, ...
, former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives *Joe Moren of
Hibbing Hibbing is a city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 16,214 at the 2020 census. The city was built on mining the rich iron ore of the Mesabi Iron Range and still relies on that industrial activity today. At th ...
*Al Patton of Sartell *Shanti Shah of
Eden Prairie Eden Prairie is a city southwest of downtown Minneapolis in Hennepin County and the 16th-largest city in the State of Minnesota, United States. As of the 2020 census, it has a population of 64,198. The city is adjacent to the north bank of th ...
*Russ Warren of Mounds View *Janet Weir of
Mankato Mankato ( ) is a city in Blue Earth, Nicollet, and Le Sueur counties in the state of Minnesota. The population was 44,488 according to the 2020 census, making it the 21st-largest city in Minnesota, and the 5th-largest outside of the Minnea ...
*Paul Wright of Hutchinson


Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

Electors: 6, pledged to Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan *Austin Barbour - nephew of former Mississippi governor
Haley Barbour Haley Reeves Barbour (born October 22, 1947) is an American attorney, politician, and lobbyist who served as the 63rd governor of Mississippi from 2004 to 2012. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as chairman of the Republican ...
, and finance director for the Romney campaign. *Ricky Jay Calhoon *Charles Cannada (Appointed to fill the vacancy created when Wirt A. Yerger, Jr., the first state chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party, did not attend.) Private investor and former MCI executive. *William Randolph James *William D. "Billy" Mounger - former
Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan ( ; February 6, 1911June 5, 2004) was an American politician, actor, and union leader who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He also served as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 ...
advisor, and fundraiser to former Senator
Trent Lott Chester Trent Lott Sr. (born October 9, 1941) is an American lawyer, author, and politician. A former United States Senator from Mississippi, Lott served in numerous leadership positions in both the United States House of Representatives and the ...
. *Billy R. Powell - Secretary of the Mississippi Ethics Commission.


Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...

Electors: 10, pledged to Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan *Mavis C. Busiek *Stanley Cox, Member,
Missouri House of Representatives The Missouri House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. It has 163 members, representing districts with an average size of 37,000 residents. House members are elected for two-year terms during general elections ...
*Matthew G. Gertsner *Robert L. Green *John Judd *Michael Koop *R. Layne Morrill *Penelope Z. Quigg *David Stokes *Kurt Witzel


Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbi ...

Electors: 3, pledged to Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan *Thelma Baker *
John Brenden John C. Brenden was a Republican member of the Montana Legislature. He was elected for Senate District 18, representing Scobey, Montana Scobey is a city in and the county seat of Daniels County, Montana, United States. The population was 99 ...
, member, Montana Senate *Errol Galt, Member, Republican National Committee


Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwe ...

Electors: 5, pledged to Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan *Mary Crawford *Joe Hampton *Mick Jensen *
Kay Orr Kay Avonne Orr (née Stark; January 2, 1939) is an American politician who served as the 36th governor of Nebraska from 1987 to 1991. A member of the Republican Party, she was the state's first and to date only female governor. Early life and e ...
, former governor *Arlene Steier


Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...

Electors: 6, pledged to Barack Obama and Joe Biden *Samuel Lieberman *John Ponticello *Marty Ann McGarry Nevada Democratic Party county chair for Carson City *Randy Soltero *Rose McKinney-James *Theresa Benitez-Thompson


New Hampshire New Hampshire is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...

Electors: 4, pledged to Barack Obama and Joe Biden *James Demers of
Concord Concord may refer to: Meaning "agreement" * Pact or treaty, frequently between nations (indicating a condition of harmony) * Harmony, in music * Agreement (linguistics), a change in the form of a word depending on grammatical features of other ...
*Joanne Dowdell of
Portsmouth Portsmouth ( ) is a port and city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. The city of Portsmouth has been a unitary authority since 1 April 1997 and is administered by Portsmouth City Council. Portsmouth is the most dens ...
, Member, Democratic National Committee *Mary Rauh of New Castle *C. Arthur Soucy of
Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...


New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

Electors: 14, pledged to Barack Obama and Joe Biden *Frank Argote-Freyre *Marion G. Costanza *Suzanne Marshall Discher *Christopher Irving *Jeffrey Laurenti *John J. McCarthy *Ileana Montes *Ida Ochoteco *Paul Penna *Robert F. Renaud *Virginia N. Scott *Henry G. Sykes *
Philip Thigpen Philip A. Thigpen (1926 – October 29, 2013) was an American Democratic Party politician who served as the Essex County Democratic Chairman and held county and local elected offices in New Jersey. He moved on from a political scandal and cor ...
*Beth E. Timberman, Freeholder
Salem County Salem County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Its western boundary is formed by the Delaware River and its eastern terminus is the Delaware Memorial Bridge, which connects the county with New Castle, Delaware. Its cou ...


New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...

Electors: 5, pledged to Barack Obama and Joe Biden *Elizabeth "Lisa" Chavez *Katherine "Kat" Duran *Tracy Goodluck, Chair Native American Caucus of the
Democratic Party of New Mexico The Democratic Party of New Mexico (DPNM) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is headquartered in Albuquerque and led by Chair Jessica Velasquez, Vice Chair Manny Crespin, Secretary Pamelya Herndon, and Tr ...
*Pamelya Herndon *David Thomson


New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

Electors: 29, pledged to Barack Obama and Joe Biden *Scott Adams *Anne Marie Anzalone *Steve Bellone, Suffolk County Executive *
Byron Brown Byron William Brown II (born September 24, 1958) is an American politician who is the current mayor of Buffalo, New York. He has served as Buffalo's 62nd mayor since January 2006, the City's first African-American mayor and longest serving ...
, Mayor of Buffalo *
Karim Camara Karim Camara (born June 3, 1971) is an American pastor and former Democratic member of the New York State Assembly, where he represented the 43rd Assembly District which includes parts of the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Crown Heights, Lefferts ...
, State Assemblyman *Mario Cilento, President of the New York State AFL-CIO *Sheila Comar, New York State Democratic Party Executive Committee Chair *Walter Cooper *
Bill de Blasio Bill de Blasio (; born Warren Wilhelm Jr., May 8, 1961; later Warren de Blasio-Wilhelm) is an American politician who served as the 109th mayor of New York City from 2014 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he held the office of New Yor ...
,
New York City Public Advocate The office of New York City Public Advocate (President of the City Council) is a citywide elected position in New York City, which is first in line to succeed the mayor. The office serves as a direct link between the electorate and city government ...
* Ruben Diaz, Jr., Bronx Borough President *
Thomas DiNapoli Thomas Peter DiNapoli II (born February 10, 1954) is an American politician serving as the 54th and current New York State Comptroller since 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, he was previously the New York State Assemblyman for the 16th dist ...
, State Comptroller * Robert Duffy, Lieutenant Governor *Emily Giske *George Gresham, President of the 1199SEIU * Peter Harckham, Majority Leader of the
Westchester County Board of Legislators The Westchester County Board of Legislators is the legislative, policy-making branch of Westchester County. The powers of the Board are enumerated in the county's charter. A key power of the Board concerns finances: appropriating funds, approving ...
*
Hakeem Jeffries Hakeem Sekou Jeffries (; born August 4, 1970) is an American politician and attorney and leader-elect of the Democratic caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives. Jeffries has represented New York's 8th congressional district, anchored in so ...
, United States Congressman-elect and State Assemblyman *Ken Jenkins, Chair of the Westchester County Board of Legislators * Gerald D. Jennings, Mayor of Albany *Virginia Kee *
Stephanie Miner Stephanie Ann Miner (born April 30, 1970) is an American attorney, politician, and former Mayor of Syracuse, New York. Miner served as Mayor of Syracuse from 2010 to 2018, and is the first woman to have held that office. Prior to her mayoralty, ...
, Mayor of
Syracuse Syracuse may refer to: Places Italy *Syracuse, Sicily, or spelled as ''Siracusa'' *Province of Syracuse United States *Syracuse, New York **East Syracuse, New York **North Syracuse, New York *Syracuse, Indiana * Syracuse, Kansas *Syracuse, Miss ...
*
Joseph Morelle Joseph D. Morelle ( ; born April 29, 1957) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 25th congressional district since 2018. A Democrat, he was formerly a member of the New York State Assembly representing the ...
, State Assemblyman *
Félix Ortiz Felix may refer to: * Felix (name), people and fictional characters with the name Places * Arabia Felix is the ancient Latin name of Yemen * Felix, Spain, a municipality of the province Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, S ...
, State Assemblyman * Christine C. Quinn, New York City Council Speaker *
Eric Schneiderman Eric Tradd Schneiderman (born December 31, 1954) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 65th Attorney General of New York from 2011 until his resignation in May 2018. Schneiderman, a member of the Democratic Party, spent ten year ...
, State Attorney General *
Sheldon Silver Sheldon Silver (February 13, 1944 – January 24, 2022) was an American Democratic Party politician, attorney, and convicted felon from New York City who served as speaker of the New York State Assembly from 1994 to 2015. A native of Manhattan' ...
, State Assembly Speaker *Archie Spigner *Irene Stein, Tompkins County Democratic Party Chair *
Scott Stringer Scott M. Stringer (born April 29, 1960) is an American politician who served as the 44th New York City Comptroller. A Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, Stringer also previously served as a New York State Assemblyman, and as the 26th bo ...
, Manhattan Borough President * Keith L.T. Wright, State Assemblyman


North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...

Electors: 15, pledged to Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan *Don Abernathy *Dodie Allen *Charles Barrett *Michael Esser *Barbara Hines *Robert Levy *Paul Penney *Felice Pete * James Art Pope, Former Member, North Carolina House of Representatives *James Proctor *David Ruden *Mary Jo Shepherd *William Shillito *Garry Terry *Ashley Woolard


North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the Native Americans in the United States, indigenous Dakota people, Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north a ...

Electors: 3, pledged to Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan *
Layton Freborg Layton W. Freborg (born May 13, 1933) is an American politician in the state of North Dakota. He represented the 8th district in the North Dakota House of Representatives from 1973 to 1976 and 1979 to 1982, and the 8th district in the North Dakot ...
of
Underwood Underwood may refer to: People *Underwood (surname), people with the surname Places United States * Underwood, Shelby County, Alabama * Underwood, Indiana * Underwood, Iowa * Underwood, Minnesota * Underwood, New York * Underwood, North Dakota * ...
, Member, North Dakota Senate *Mary Lee of Bismarck *
David Nething David Earl Nething (born June 29, 1933) is a retired politician in the American state of North Dakota. Nething was born in Valley City, North Dakota. He attended Jamestown College, where he received his A.B. and the University of North Dakota Sch ...
of Jamestown, Member, North Dakota Senate


Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

Electors: 18, pledged to Barack Obama and Joe Biden *Ann Block *Sarah Brown-Clark *Grace Anne Cherrington *Michael Friedman * William J. Healy II, Mayor Canton * Tracy Heard, Member, Ohio House of Representatives *Cathina Hourani *Pernel Jones, Jr., Member,
Cuyahoga County Council The Cuyahoga County Council is the legislative branch of the government of Cuyahoga County in Ohio. Cuyahoga, along with Summit, is one of only two of Ohio's 88 counties not governed by a three-member commission. The council and county executiv ...
*Wade Kapszukiewicz *Ryan Kolegar *Constance Lighthall *Kevin Malecek *Mark Owens *
Chris Redfern Chris Redfern (born October 1, 1964) is an American politician, former state representative in Ohio, and former chair of the Ohio Democratic Party. He won election to the chairmanship of the Ohio Democratic Party in December 2005 and was reele ...
, Chair, Ohio Democratic Party *
Ted Strickland Theodore Strickland (born August 4, 1941) is an American politician who was the 68th governor of Ohio, serving from 2007 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives, representing ...
, Former Governor *Daniel Traicoff *Jeremy Van Meter *William Young


Oklahoma Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...

Electors: 7, pledged to Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan *Jason Cowen *Duane Crumbacher * David Holt, Member, Oklahoma State Senate *Joe Peters *Mark Thomas *Lawrence A. Williamson *Lynn Windel


Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...

Electors: 7, pledged to Barack Obama and Joe Biden *Mike Bohan of Beaverton *Shirley Cairns of
Oakland Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third largest city overall in the Bay A ...
*Joe Smith of
Portland Portland most commonly refers to: * Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States * Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
*Michael Miles of
Grants Pass Grants Pass is the county seat of Josephine County, Oregon, United States. The city is located on Interstate 5, northwest of Medford, along the Rogue River. The population was 39,189 at the 2020 census. History Early Hudson's Bay Company hunt ...
*Roy Pulvers of
Portland Portland most commonly refers to: * Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States * Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
, replacement for Frank Dixon *Sam Sappington of Albany *Meredith Wood Smith of
Portland Portland most commonly refers to: * Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States * Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
, Chair Democratic Party of Oregon


Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

Electors: 20, pledged to Barack Obama and Joe Biden *Mark L. Alderman of Montgomery County *Cindy M. Bass of
Philadelphia County Philadelphia County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the most populous county in Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, Philadelphia County had a population of 1,603,797. The county is the second smallest county in Pennsyl ...
* Richard Bloomingdale of
Dauphin County Dauphin County (; Pennsylvania Dutch: Daffin Kaundi) is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 286,401. The county seat and the largest city is Harrisburg, Pennsylvania's state capital and ninth ...
* C. Kim Bracey of York County *James R. Burn, Jr. of
Allegheny County Allegheny County () is a County (United States), county in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in Southwestern Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,250,578, making it the state's seco ...
*
Jay Costa Jay Costa (born November 17, 1957) is an American politician, currently serving as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate who has represented the 43rd District since 1996. On November 17, 2010, Senate Democrats elected Costa as their new f ...
of Allegheny County *
Frank Dermody Frank Dermody (born May 29, 1951) is an American politician. He was a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 33rd district from 1991 until 2020. Dermody served as House Democratic Leader from 2011 until ...
of Allegheny County *
Rich Fitzgerald Rich Fitzgerald (born May 8, 1959) is an American elected official who serves as the 3rd County Executive of Allegheny County. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a member oAllegheny County Councilfrom 2000 until 2011 as t ...
of Allegheny County *Penny Gerber of Montgomery County *Amanda Green Hawkins of Allegheny County * Vincent J. Hughes of Philadelphia County *Susan Golden Jacobson of Philadelphia County *Clifford B. Levine of Allegheny County *
Robert McCord Robert Maxwell McCord (born March 5, 1959) is an American former politician and convicted felon. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the Treasurer of Pennsylvania from 2009 to 2015. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic n ...
of Montgomery County *
Michael Nutter Michael Anthony Nutter (born June 29, 1957) is an American politician who served as the 98th Mayor of Philadelphia. Elected on November 6, 2007, he was reelected to a second term on November 8, 2011. He is a previous member of the Philadelphia ...
of Philadelphia County *Lazar M. Palnick of Allegheny County *Roxanne G. Pauline of
Lackawanna County Lackawanna County (; unm, Lèkaohane) is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in Northeastern Pennsylvania and had a population of 215,896 as of the 2020 census. Its county seat and largest city is Scranton. The county ...
*Jose Rosado of Lehigh County *Cynthia D. Shapira of Allegheny County *
Josh Shapiro Joshua David Shapiro (born June 20, 1973) is an American politician and attorney who has served as the Pennsylvania Attorney General since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the governor-elect of Pennsylvania. Raised in Montgomery ...
of Montgomery County


Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the List of U.S. states by area, smallest U.S. state by area and the List of states and territories of the United States ...

Electors: 4, pledged to Barack Obama and Joe Biden * Marvin L. Abney of Newport *Emily A. Marajian of
Providence Providence often refers to: * Providentia, the divine personification of foresight in ancient Roman religion * Divine providence, divinely ordained events and outcomes in Christianity * Providence, Rhode Island, the capital of Rhode Island in the ...
*L. Susan Weiner of
East Greenwich East Greenwich is a town and the county seat of Kent County, Rhode Island. The population was 14,312 at the 2020 census. East Greenwich is the wealthiest municipality within the state of Rhode Island. It is part of the Providence metropolitan st ...
*Mark S. Weiner of
East Greenwich East Greenwich is a town and the county seat of Kent County, Rhode Island. The population was 14,312 at the 2020 census. East Greenwich is the wealthiest municipality within the state of Rhode Island. It is part of the Providence metropolitan st ...
, Former State Party Chair, Democratic fundraiser


South Carolina )''Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...

Electors: 9, pledged to Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan * Bruce Chadwick Connelly Chair, South Carolina Republican Party *Drew McKissick Parliamentarian, South Carolina Republican Party *Cynthia F. Costa, Member, Republican National Committee *Randall S. Page *Janice C. McCord *Betty Sheppard Poe *Sandra R. Stroman *Roy Rex Lindsey III *James Edward Jerow


South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota people, Lakota and Dakota peo ...

Electors: 3, pledged to Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan *
Dennis Daugaard Dennis Martin Daugaard (born June 11, 1953) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 32nd governor of South Dakota from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he was the first chief executive of a U.S. state to be the c ...
, Governor * Matt Michels, Lt. Governor *
Marty Jackley Martin J. Jackley (born October 13, 1970) is an American attorney and politician who is currently serving as the Attorney General of South Dakota since 2023, having previously served from 2009 to 2019. He assumed office as Attorney General again ...
, State Attorney General


Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

Electors: 11, pledged to Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan *Jennie T. McCabe (At-large) *David Snodgrass (At-large), Chair Tennessee Republican Party *Scott Niswonger (First Congressional District) *Joe Bailey (Second Congressional District), Vice Mayor, City of
Knoxville Knoxville is a city in and the county seat of Knox County in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 United States census, Knoxville's population was 190,740, making it the largest city in the East Tennessee Grand Division and the state's ...
*Jerry Sink (Third Congressional District), Tennessee Finance Leadership Team for Mitt Romney *Andy Adams (Fourth Congressional District) *Bob Rial (Fifth Congressional District),
Dickson County Dickson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 54,315. Its county seat is Charlotte. Dickson County is part of the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN Metropoli ...
Mayor *Ruth Hagerty (Sixth Congressional District) *Kurt Holbert (Seventh Congressional District), State Committeman *Annabel Woodall (Eighth Congressional District), State Committeewoman * Robert Bradley Martin (Ninth Congressional District), Former Tennessee legislator


Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...

Electors: 38, pledged to Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan *Keith Rothra *Butch Davis, Republican Party of Texas Parliamentarian *Tim McCord *Clinton Evetts *Benny Gordon *Steve Jessup *Paul Bettencort *Walter Wilkerson, Jr. *Bonnie Lugo *Terri Flow *Georgia Scott *Kaye Moreno *Jane Juett *David Stone *Sandra Cararas *Mary Holmesly *Matthew Johnson *Nelda Eppes, Republican Party of Texas Sergeant-At-Arms *Ruth Schiermeyer *Johnny Lovejoy, II *Patti Johnson *Tim Turner *Jennifer Weaver *Royal Smith *Linda Rogers *Jean McIver *Betty Stiles *Texas Moore *Richard Bernhard *Thom Wilkins *Bill Fairbrother *Mary Ann Collins *Loren Byers *Samuel Owens *Billie Zimmerman *Daniel Whitton *
Steve Munisteri Stephen Peter Munisteri (born December 25, 1957) is an American attorney who served as the chairman of the Republican Party of Texas from 2010 to 2015. In 2017, Munisteri was appointed to the White House staff as deputy assistant to the pre ...
, Republican Party of Texas Chairman *Carolyn Hodges


Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...

Electors: 6, pledged to Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan *
John Swallow John Swallow (born November 10, 1962) is an American lawyer and politician who served as Attorney General of Utah. Just prior to serving as attorney general, he served as Chief Deputy Attorney General overseeing all civil litigation for the stat ...
; at-large elector *Kyle Hicks ; representing Utah's 4th Congressional District *Stan Lockhart; representing Utah's 3rd Congressional District *Thomas Wright; representing Utah's 2nd Congressional District *Fred Lampropoulos; at-large elector *Terry Camp; representing Utah's 1st Congressional District


Vermont Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...

Electors: 3, pledged to Barack Obama and Joe Biden *Sherry Merrick of
Post Mills Post or POST commonly refers to: *Mail, the postal system, especially in Commonwealth of Nations countries ** An Post, the Irish national postal service **Canada Post, Canadian postal service **Deutsche Post, German postal service ** Iraqi Post, I ...
*William Sander of Jeffersonville *Kevin Christie of
Hartford Hartford is the capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It was the seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960. It is the core city in the Greater Hartford metropolitan area. Census estimates since the ...


Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...

Electors: 13, pledged to Barack Obama and Joe Biden *Sandra W. Brandt *Terry Carroll Frye *Gary W. Crawford *Christopher M. Daniel, Jr. *Edna N. Frady *Janyce N. Hedetniemi *Susan Johnston Rowland *Evan D. Macbeth *Judy L. Mastrangeli *Ben Ragsdale, Jr. *Melanie B. Salyer *Betty L. Squire *Anita A. White


Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on ...

Electors: 12, pledged to Barack Obama and Joe Biden *Grifynn Marley Clay of
Snohomish, WA Snohomish is a city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. The population was 9,098 at the 2010 census. It is located on the Snohomish River, southeast of Everett and northwest of Monroe. Snohomish lies at the intersection of U.S. Rou ...
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Washington's 1st congressional district Washington's 1st congressional district encompasses the majority of Whatcom, Skagit, and Snohomish counties, as well as nearly one-third of King County. The eastern edge of the district follows county lines from the Canada–US border down t ...
*Dave W. Gossett of
Mountlake Terrace, WA Mountlake Terrace is a suburban city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. It lies on the southern border of the county, adjacent to Shoreline and Lynnwood, and is north of Seattle. The city had a population of 19,909 people counted ...
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Washington's 2nd congressional district Washington's 2nd congressional district includes all of Island, San Juan, Skagit, and Whatcom counties, as well as western Snohomish County. It stretches from Bellingham and the Canada–US border in the north to Lynnwood and the King/ Snohom ...
, Member,
Snohomish County Snohomish County () is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. With a population of 827,957 as of the 2020 census, it is the third-most populous county in Washington, after nearby King and Pierce counties, and the 75th-most populous ...
Council *Kathleen A. Lawrence of
Vancouver, WA Vancouver is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington, located in Clark County. Incorporated in 1857, Vancouver has a population of 190,915 as of the 2020 census, making it the fourth-largest city in Was ...
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Washington's 3rd congressional district Washington's 3rd congressional district encompasses the southernmost portion of Western Washington. It includes the counties of Lewis, Pacific, Wahkiakum, Cowlitz, Clark, and Skamania; as well as a small portion of southern Thurston county. Th ...
*George B. Fearing of
Kennewick, WA Kennewick () is a city in Benton County in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located along the southwest bank of the Columbia River, just southeast of the confluence of the Columbia and Yakima rivers and across from the confluence of the C ...
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Washington's 4th congressional district Washington's 4th congressional district encompasses a large area of central Washington, covering the counties of Douglas, Okanogan, Grant, Yakima, Franklin, Benton, and Adams, and part of Walla Walla County. The district is dominated by the Ya ...
*Rick Lloyd of
Spokane Valley, WA Spokane Valley is a city in Spokane County, Washington, United States, and the largest suburb of Spokane. It is located east of Spokane, west of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and surrounds the city of Millwood on three sides. The city incorporated as t ...
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Washington's 5th congressional district Washington's 5th congressional district encompasses the Eastern Washington counties of Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille, Lincoln, Spokane, Whitman, Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield, and Asotin, along with parts of Adams and Franklin. It is cen ...
*Gail Kirk of
Tacoma, WA Tacoma ( ) is the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. A port city, it is situated along Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Park ...
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Washington's 6th congressional district Washington's 6th congressional district encompasses the Olympic Peninsula, most of the Kitsap Peninsula, and most of the city of Tacoma. Its counties include the entirety of Clallam, Kitsap, Jefferson, and Grays Harbor counties, and part of M ...
*Maria Ehsan of
Seattle, WA Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of ...
; elector for
Washington's 7th congressional district Washington's 7th congressional district encompasses most of Seattle and Burien, and all of Vashon Island, Lake Forest Park, Edmonds, Shoreline, and Normandy Park. Since 2017, the 7th district has been represented in the U.S. House of Represe ...
*Elizabeth Satiacum of
Olympia, WA Olympia is the capital city, capital of the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington and the county seat and largest city of Thurston County, Washington, Thurston County. It is southwest of the state's most populous city, Seattle, and is a c ...
; elector for
Washington's 8th congressional district Washington's 8th congressional district is a district for the United States House of Representatives located in western Washington State. It includes the eastern portions of King and Pierce counties, and crosses the Cascade mountains to include ...
*Georgia Spencer of
Seattle, WA Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of ...
; elector for
Washington's 9th congressional district Washington's 9th congressional district encompasses a long, somewhat narrow area in Western Washington, through the densely populated central Puget Sound region, from Tacoma in the south to Bellevue in the north. Since 1997, the 9th district h ...
*Harvey Brooks of University Place, WA; elector for
Washington's 10th congressional district Washington's 10th congressional district is a congressional district in western Washington. The district is centered on the state capital, Olympia, and includes portions of Thurston and Pierce counties (including parts of Tacoma). It was create ...
*Heather Fralick of
Shoreline, WA Shoreline is a city in King County, Washington, United States. It is located between the city limits of Seattle and the Snohomish County border, approximately north of Downtown Seattle. As of the 2020 census, the population of Shoreline was 58 ...
; at-large elector *Alec Stephens of
Seattle, WA Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of ...
; at-large elector


West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the Bur ...

Electors: 5, pledged to Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan *
Betty Ireland Betty Ireland (born 1946) was the 28th Secretary of State of West Virginia from 2005 to 2009, as the first woman elected to the executive branch of West Virginia state government. She was also the first Republican elected to that position sinc ...
*John McCuskey *Sarah Minear *
Mick Staton David Michael Staton, better known as Mick Staton (February 11, 1940 – April 14, 2014) was an American banker and politician. He was a Republican congressman from West Virginia, serving one term in the U.S. House of Representatives from ...
*David Tyson


Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...

Electors: 10, pledged to Barack Obama and Joe Biden *
Peter Barca Peter William Barca (born August 7, 1955) is an American Democratic politician and the current Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Revenue in the administration of Governor Tony Evers. Barca is a lifelong resident of the Kenosha area. ...
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Fred Risser Fred A. Risser (born May 5, 1927) is a retired American Democratic politician. He holds the record as the longest-serving state legislator in American history, having served 58 years in the Wisconsin State Senate and six years in the Wisconsi ...
*Gary Hawley * Frederick P. Kessler *Lori Compas *Marcia Steele *Christine Bremer Muggli *Diana Miller *
JoCasta Zamarripa JoCasta Zamarripa (born March 8, 1976) is an American politician and former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. A Democrat, she represented the 8th assembly district for 10 years. She is now a member of the Milwaukee Common Council. Prior ...
*Mahlon Mitchell


Wyoming Wyoming () is a U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the south ...

Electors: 3, pledged to Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan *
Ron Micheli Joseph Ronald Micheli, known as Ron Micheli (born May 30, 1948), is a former director of the Wyoming Department of Agriculture who also served from 1977-1992 in the Wyoming House of Representatives. He ran a strong third-place finish as a candi ...
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Fort Bridger Fort Bridger was originally a 19th-century fur trading outpost established in 1842, on Blacks Fork of the Green River, in what is now Uinta County, Wyoming, United States. It became a vital resupply point for wagon trains on the Oregon Trail, Ca ...
*Margaret Parry *Susan Thomas


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