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United States elections, 2012

Index United States elections, 2012

The 2012 United States elections included many federal elections on Election Day, November 6, 2012, most prominently the 57th presidential election, Senate elections (where 33 seats were decided), and House of Representatives elections (to elect all 435 members of the House for the 113th United States Congress). [1]

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Alejandro García Padilla

Alejandro Javier García Padilla (born August 3, 1971) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 11th Governor of Puerto Rico from 2013 to 2017.

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American Samoa

American Samoa (Amerika Sāmoa,; also Amelika Sāmoa or Sāmoa Amelika) is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of Samoa.

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Arizona SB 1070

The Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act (introduced as Arizona Senate Bill 1070 and thus often referred to simply as Arizona SB 1070) is a 2010 legislative Act in the U.S. state of Arizona that at the time of passage in 2010 was the broadest and strictest anti-illegal immigration measure passed in Arizona.

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Arizona v. United States

Arizona v. United States,, was a United States Supreme Court case involving Arizona's S.B. 1070, a state law intended to increase the powers of local law enforcement who wished to enforce federal immigration laws.

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Arizona's 8th congressional district

Arizona's 8th congressional district is a congressional district located in the U.S. state of Arizona.

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Arizona's 8th congressional district special election, 2012

A 2012 special election in Arizona's 8th congressional district was held on June 12, with primary elections held on April 17, to fill a seat in the United States House of Representatives for Arizona's 8th congressional district until the 112th United States Congress ends on January 3, 2013.

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Arkansas General Assembly

The Arkansas General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arkansas.

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Arkansas House of Representatives

The Arkansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arkansas General Assembly, the state legislature of the US state of Arkansas.

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Arkansas Senate

The Arkansas State Senate is the upper branch of the Arkansas General Assembly.

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Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th President of the United States from January 20, 2009, to January 20, 2017.

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Ben Cayetano

Benjamin Jerome Cayetano (born November 14, 1939) is an American politician and author who served as the 5th Governor of the State of Hawaii from 1994 to 2002.

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Benghazi

Benghazi (بنغازي) is the second-most populous city in Libya and the largest in Cyrenaica.

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Bev Perdue

Beverly Eaves "Bev" Perdue (born Beverly Marlene Moore; January 14, 1947) is an American businesswoman, politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 73rd Governor of North Carolina from 2009 to 2013.

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Bob Crowell

Robert Lamson Crowell (born November 28, 1945) is an American attorney and politician.

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Bob Filner

Robert Earl Filner (born September 4, 1942) is a former American politician who was the 35th Mayor of San Diego from December 2012 through August 2013, when he resigned amid multiple allegations of sexual harassment.

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Buddy Dyer

John Hugh "Buddy" Dyer (born August 7, 1958) is the 32nd and current mayor of Orlando, Florida, first elected in 2003.

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By-election

By-elections, also spelled bye-elections (known as special elections in the United States, and bypolls in India), are used to fill elected offices that have become vacant between general elections.

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Cannabis (drug)

Cannabis, also known as marijuana among other names, is a psychoactive drug from the ''Cannabis'' plant intended for medical or recreational use.

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Carl DeMaio

Carl David DeMaio (born September 14, 1974) is an American politician living in San Diego, California.

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Charlie Hales

Charles Andrew Hales (born January 22, 1956) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Oregon.

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Citizens United v. FEC

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission,, is a landmark U.S. constitutional law, campaign finance, and corporate law case dealing with regulation of political campaign spending by organizations.

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Classes of United States Senators

The three classes of United States Senators are made up of 33 or 34 Senate seats each.

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Colorado Amendment 64

Colorado Amendment 64 was a successful popular initiative ballot measure to amend the Constitution of the State of Colorado, outlining a statewide drug policy for cannabis.

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Colorado House of Representatives

The Colorado House of Representatives is the lower house of the Colorado General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Colorado.

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Constitution Party (United States)

The Constitution Party, previously known as the U.S. Taxpayers' Party, is a national political party in the United States.

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David Wu

David Wu (born April 8, 1955) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1999 to 2011.

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Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party (nicknamed the GOP for Grand Old Party).

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Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2012

The 2012 Democratic presidential primaries and caucuses were the process by which voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for President of the United States in the 2012 U.S. presidential election.

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Donald M. Payne

Donald Milford Payne (July 16, 1934 – March 6, 2012) was an American politician who was the U.S. Representative for from 1989 to 2012.

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Election Day (United States)

In the United States, Election Day is the day set by law for the general elections of federal public officials.

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Electoral College (United States)

The United States Electoral College is the mechanism established by the United States Constitution for the election of the president and vice president of the United States by small groups of appointed representatives, electors, from each state and the District of Columbia.

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Fossil fuels lobby

"Fossil fuels lobby" is the umbrella term used to name the paid representatives of large fossil fuel (oil, gas, coal) and electric utilities corporations who attempt to influence governmental policy.

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Gabrielle Giffords

Gabrielle Dee "Gabby" Giffords (born June 8, 1970) is an American politician from Arizona and a gun control advocate.

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Gary Johnson

Gary Earl Johnson (born January 1, 1953) is an American businessman, author and politician who served as the 29th Governor of New Mexico from 1995 to 2003 as a member of the Republican Party.

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Governor (United States)

In the United States, a governor serves as the chief executive officer and commander-in-chief in each of the fifty states and in the five permanently inhabited territories, functioning as both head of state and head of government therein.

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Governor of Massachusetts

The Governor of Massachusetts is the head of the executive branch of the Government of Massachusetts and serves as commander-in-chief of the Commonwealth's military forces.

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Governor of Wisconsin

The Governor of Wisconsin is the highest executive authority in the government of the U.S. state of Wisconsin.

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Green Party of the United States

The Green Party of the United States (GPUS) is a green federation of political parties in the United States.

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Honolulu mayoral election, 2012

The 2012 Honolulu mayoral election was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu.

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Independent politician

An independent or nonpartisan politician is an individual politician not affiliated with any political party.

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Indiana

Indiana is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern and Great Lakes regions of North America.

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Innocence of Muslims

Innocence of Muslims is an anti-Islamic short film that was written and produced by Nakoula Basseley Nakoula.

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Insular area

An insular area of the United States is a U.S. territory that is neither a part of one of the 50 states nor of a Federal district.

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Insurance commissioner

An insurance commissioner (or commissioner of insurance) is a public official in the executive branch of a state or territory in the United States who, along with his or her office, regulate the insurance industry.

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J. Christopher Stevens

John Christopher Stevens (April 18, 1960 – September 11, 2012) was an American career diplomat and lawyer who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Libya from May 22, 2012 to September 11, 2012.

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Jerry Sanders (politician)

Gerald Robert "Jerry" Sanders (born July 14, 1950) is a former American politician and law enforcement officer from San Diego, California.

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Jill Stein

Jill Ellen Stein (born May 14, 1950) is an American physician, activist, and politician.

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Justice Party (United States)

The Justice Party USA is a political party in the United States.

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Kirk Caldwell

Kirk William Caldwell (born September 4, 1952) is an American politician who is the 14th and current Mayor of Honolulu, Hawaii, since 2013.

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Legality of cannabis

The legality of cannabis for general or recreational use varies from country to country.

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LGBT

LGBT, or GLBT, is an initialism that stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender.

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Libertarian Party (United States)

The Libertarian Party (LP) is a libertarian political party in the United States that promotes civil liberties, non-interventionism, laissez-faire capitalism and shrinking the size and scope of government.

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Libya

Libya (ليبيا), officially the State of Libya (دولة ليبيا), is a sovereign state in the Maghreb region of North Africa, bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south and Algeria and Tunisia to the west.

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Lieutenant governor (United States)

In the United States, 45 of the 50 states have an office of lieutenant governor.

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List of ambassadors of the United States to Libya

The United States Ambassador to Libya is the official representative of the President of the United States to the head of state of Libya.

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Maine House of Representatives

The Maine House of Representatives is the lower house of the Maine Legislature.

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Maine Legislature

The Maine Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maine.

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Maine Question 1, 2012

Maine Question 1 was a voter referendum on an initiated state statute that occurred November 6, 2012.

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Maine Senate

The Maine Senate is the upper house of the Maine Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maine.

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Maryland Question 6

Question 6 (colloquially called the Maryland same-sex marriage referendum) is a referendum that appeared on the general election ballot for the U.S. state of Maryland to allow voters to approve or reject the Civil Marriage Protection Act—a bill legalizing same-sex marriage passed by the General Assembly in 2012.

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Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Initiative

The Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Initiative, appeared as the third question on the state's 2012 ballot as an indirect initiated state statute.

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Medical cannabis

Medical cannabis, or medical marijuana, is cannabis and cannabinoids that are recommended by doctors for their patients.

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Michigan's 11th congressional district

Michigan's 11th congressional district is a United States congressional district located northwest of Detroit, comprising portions of northwestern Wayne and southwestern Oakland counties.

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Michigan's 11th congressional district special election, 2012

The 2012 special election in Michigan's 11th congressional district was a special election that took place in Michigan on November 6, 2012, to replace Republican United States Congressman Thaddeus McCotter, who resigned after a failed presidential campaign and a series of scandals.

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Milwaukee mayoral election, 2012

The 2012 Milwaukee mayoral election was held on Tuesday, April 3, 2012, to elect the mayor for Milwaukee.

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Minnesota House of Representatives

The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house of the Legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota.

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Minnesota Legislature

The Minnesota Legislature is the bicameral legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota consisting of two houses: the Senate and the House of Representatives.

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Minnesota Senate

The Minnesota Senate is the upper house of the Legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota.

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Missouri

Missouri is a state in the Midwestern United States.

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Mitt Romney

Willard Mitt Romney (born March 12, 1947) is an American businessman and politician who served as the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and was the Republican Party's nominee for President of the United States in the 2012 election.

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New Hampshire

New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States.

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New Hampshire House of Representatives

The New Hampshire House of Representatives is the lower house in the New Hampshire General Court, the bicameral legislature of the state of New Hampshire.

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New Jersey's 10th congressional district

New Jersey's 10th congressional district is an urban congressional district in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

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New Jersey's 10th congressional district special election, 2012

The 2012 special election in New Jersey's 10th congressional district was a special election that took place in New Jersey on November 6, 2012, following the death of Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives Donald M. Payne.

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Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives

Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives (called either delegates or resident commissioner, in the case of Puerto Rico) are representatives of their territory in the House of Representatives, but who do not have a right to vote on proposed legislation in the full House but are nevertheless able to participate in certain other House functions.

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North Carolina

North Carolina is a U.S. state in the southeastern region of the United States.

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Oregon Ballot Measure 80 (2012)

Oregon Ballot Measure 80, also known as the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act, OCTA and Initiative-9, was an initiated state statute ballot measure on the November 6, 2012 general election ballot in Oregon.

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Oregon House of Representatives

The Oregon House of Representatives is the lower house of the Oregon Legislative Assembly.

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Oregon's 1st congressional district

Oregon's 1st congressional district consists of the northwest corner of Oregon.

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Oregon's 1st congressional district special election, 2012

A 2012 special election in Oregon's 1st congressional district was held on January 31, 2012 to fill a seat in the U.S. Congress for Oregon's 1st congressional district, following the resignation of Representative David Wu.

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Orlando mayoral election, 2012

The 2012 Orlando mayoral election was held on Tuesday, April 3, 2012, to elect the mayor of Orlando, Florida.

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Pat McCrory

Patrick Lloyd McCrory (born October 17, 1956) is an American businessman and politician who served as the 74th Governor of North Carolina from 2013 to 2017.

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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, often shortened to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or nicknamed Obamacare, is a United States federal statute enacted by the 111th United States Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010.

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Peter Carlisle

Peter Benson Carlisle (born October 12, 1952) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 13th Mayor of Honolulu, Hawaii from 2010 to 2013.

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Political status of Puerto Rico

The political status of Puerto Rico is that of an unincorporated territory of the United States.

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Portland, Oregon mayoral election, 2012

The 2012 Portland mayoral election was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the mayor of Portland, Oregon.

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Pregnancy from rape

Pregnancy is a potential result of rape.

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Puerto Rican status referendum, 2012

A referendum on the political status of Puerto Rico was held in Puerto Rico on November 6, 2012.

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Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico (Spanish for "Rich Port"), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, "Free Associated State of Puerto Rico") and briefly called Porto Rico, is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the northeast Caribbean Sea.

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Recall election

A recall election (also called a recall referendum or representative recall) is a procedure by which voters can remove an elected official from office through a direct vote before that official's term has ended.

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Reconstruction era

The Reconstruction era was the period from 1863 (the Presidential Proclamation of December 8, 1863) to 1877.

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Referendum

A referendum (plural: referendums or referenda) is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is invited to vote on a particular proposal.

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Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP (abbreviation for Grand Old Party), is one of the two major political parties in the United States, the other being its historic rival, the Democratic Party.

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Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012

The 2012 Republican presidential primaries were the selection processes in which voters of the Republican Party elected state delegations to the Republican National Convention.

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Richard Mourdock

Richard Earl Mourdock (born October 8, 1951) was the 53rd treasurer of the state of Indiana, serving from February 10, 2007, to August 29, 2014.

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Rocky Anderson

Ross Carl "Rocky" Anderson (born September 9, 1951) is an American attorney and politician.

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Ron Barber

Ronald Sylvester Barber (born August 25, 1945) is an American politician.

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Sam Adams (Oregon politician)

Samuel Francis "Sam" Adams (born September 3, 1963) is an American politician who is the former mayor of Portland, Oregon.

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Same-sex marriage

Same-sex marriage (also known as gay marriage) is the marriage of a same-sex couple, entered into in a civil or religious ceremony.

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Same-sex marriage in the United States

Same-sex marriage in the United States was initially established on a state-by-state basis, expanding from 1 state in 2004 to 36 states in 2015, when, on June 26, 2015, same-sex marriage was established in all 50 states as a result of the ruling of the Supreme Court of the United States in the landmark civil rights case of Obergefell v. Hodges, in which it was held that the right of same-sex couples to marry on the same terms and conditions as opposite-sex couples, with all the accompanying rights and responsibilities, is guaranteed by both the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

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San Diego mayoral election, 2012

The 2012 San Diego mayoral election was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the mayor for San Diego.

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Scott Walker (politician)

Scott Kevin Walker (born November 2, 1967) is an American politician serving as the 45th and current Governor of Wisconsin since 2011.

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Secretary of state (U.S. state government)

Secretary of state is an official in the state governments of 47 of the 50 states of the United States, as well as Puerto Rico and other U.S. possessions.

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Social conservatism

Social conservatism is the belief that society is built upon a fragile network of relationships which need to be upheld through duty, traditional values and established institutions.

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State attorney general

The state attorney general in each of the 50 U.S. states and territories is the chief legal advisor to the state government and the state's chief law enforcement officer.

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State auditor

State auditors (also state comptrollers or state controllers) are executive officers of U.S. states who serve as auditors and comptrollers for state funds.

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State legislature (United States)

A state legislature in the United States is the legislative body of any of the 50 U.S. states.

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State supreme court

In the United States, a state supreme court (known by other names in some states) is the ultimate judicial tribunal in the court system of a particular state (i.e., that state's court of last resort).

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State treasurer

--> In the state governments of the United States, 49 of the 50 states have the executive position of treasurer.

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Suzanne Bonamici

Suzanne Marie Bonamici (born October 14, 1954) is an American politician from Oregon.

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Tammy Baldwin

Tammy Suzanne Green Baldwin (born February 11, 1962) is an American politician serving as the junior United States Senator from Wisconsin since 2013.

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Thaddeus McCotter

Thaddeus George McCotter (born August 22, 1965) is an American politician, radio host, and a member of the Republican Party who was the U.S. Representative from from 2003 to 2012.

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The Hill (newspaper)

The Hill is an American political newspaper and website published in Washington, D.C. since 1994.

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Todd Akin

William Todd Akin (born July 5, 1947) is an American politician who is a former U.S. Representative for, serving from 2001 to 2013.

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Tom Barrett (politician)

Thomas Mark Barrett (born December 8, 1953) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who has served as the 44th and current Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin since 2004.

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Unincorporated territories of the United States

Under United States law, an unincorporated territory is an area controlled by the United States government which is not part of (i.e., "incorporated" in) the United States.

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United Press International

United Press International (UPI) is an international news agency whose newswires, photo, news film, and audio services provided news material to thousands of newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations for most of the 20th century.

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United States elections, 2008

The 2008 United States elections were held on November 4.

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United States elections, 2010

The 2010 United States elections were held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, in the middle of Democratic President Barack Obama's first term.

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United States gubernatorial elections, 2012

United States gubernatorial elections were held in 12 states (including a recall election in Wisconsin on June 5) and two territories.

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United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, the Senate being the upper chamber.

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United States House of Representatives elections, 2012

The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012.

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United States presidential election, 2012

The United States presidential election of 2012 was the 57th quadrennial American presidential election.

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United States Senate

The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, which along with the United States House of Representatives—the lower chamber—comprise the legislature of the United States.

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United States Senate elections, 2012

Elections to the United States Senate were held November 6, 2012 with 33 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested in regular elections whose winners would serve six-year terms beginning January 3, 2013 with the 113th Congress.

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United States third-party and independent presidential candidates, 2012

This article contains lists of official third party and independent candidates associated with the 2012 United States presidential election.

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Virgil Goode

Virgil Hamlin Goode Jr. (born October 17, 1946) is an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1997 to 2009.

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Virginia

Virginia (officially the Commonwealth of Virginia) is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States located between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains.

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Virginia's 5th congressional district

Virginia’s fifth congressional district is a United States congressional district in the commonwealth of Virginia.

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War on Women

War on Women is an slogan in United States politics used to describe certain Republican Party policies and legislation as a wide-scale effort to restrict women's rights, especially reproductive rights.

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Washington Initiative 502

Washington Initiative 502 (I-502) "on marijuana reform" was an initiative to the Washington State Legislature, which appeared on the November 2012 general ballot, passing by a margin of approximately 56 to 44 percent.

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Washington Referendum 74

Referendum 74 (R-74 or Ref 74) was a Washington state referendum to approve or reject the February 2012 bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in the state.

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Washington State Senate

The Washington State Senate is the upper house of the Washington State Legislature.

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Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States of America.

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Wisconsin

Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States, in the Midwest and Great Lakes regions.

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Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election

The 2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election was a special election to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Wisconsin.

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Wisconsin Legislature

The Wisconsin Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Wisconsin.

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Wisconsin Senate recall elections, 2011

Recall elections for nine Wisconsin state senators were held during the summer of 2011; one was held on July 19, and six on August 9, with two more held on August 16.

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Wisconsin Senate recall elections, 2012

Recall elections for four Wisconsin state senators were held during the spring of 2012.

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Wisconsin State Senate

The Wisconsin Senate, the powers of which are modeled after those of the U.S. Senate, is the upper house of the Wisconsin State Legislature, smaller than the Wisconsin State Assembly.

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Wisconsin Supreme Court election, 2011

The Wisconsin Supreme Court election of 2011 took place on Tuesday, April 5, 2011.

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YouTube

YouTube is an American video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, California.

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113th United States Congress

The One Hundred Thirteenth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, from January 3, 2013, to January 3, 2015, during the fifth and sixth years of Barack Obama's presidency.

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2010 United States Census

The 2010 United States Census (commonly referred to as the 2010 Census) is the twenty-third and most recent United States national census.

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2011 Wisconsin Act 10

The 2011 Wisconsin Act 10, also known as the Wisconsin Budget Repair Bill, was legislation proposed by Republican Governor Scott Walker and passed by the Wisconsin Legislature to address a projected $3.6 billion budget deficit.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_elections,_2012

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