United States presidential election, 2012 (McCain as President)

The United States presidential election of 2012was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 and was the 57th quadrennial United States presidential election, in which the popularly elected presidential electors selected the President and the Vice President of the United States. Republican President George W. Bush was the Republican nominee, whilst John Kerry was the Democratic nominee.

The 2012 presidential election coincided with the United States Senate elections where 33 races occurred as well as the United States House of Representatives elections to elect the members for the 113th Congress. The election also encompassed eleven gubernatorial races as well as many state legislature races.