The 57th presidential election occurred on November 6th, 2012. Despite being a close race, incumbent president Barack Obama easily managed to win the electoral college against Republican candidate Mitt Romney 332-206. He carried seven out of the eight swing states, only losing in one to Mitt Romney; North Carolina by 2 percent. Barack Obama was the first incumbent president to win reelection with fewer electoral votes since Franklin Roosevelt in 1944.
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