2012 Democratic National Convention
U.S. political event held in Charlotte, North Carolina / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2012 Democratic National Convention was a gathering, held from September 3–6, 2012,[5][6] at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, in which delegates of the Democratic Party nominated President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden for reelection, in the 2012 United States national election.
2012 presidential election | |
  Nominees Obama and Biden | |
| Convention | |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | September 3–6, 2012 |
| City | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Venue | Time Warner Cable Arena[1] |
| Chair | Antonio Villaraigosa[2] |
| Keynote speaker | Julian Castro of Texas[3] |
| Notable speakers | Jennifer Granholm Cory Booker Tim Kaine Lincoln Chafee Rahm Emanuel Martin O'Malley Michelle Obama Sandra Fluke Elizabeth Warren Bill Clinton Scarlett Johansson Caroline Kennedy Brian Schweitzer Patty Murray Barbara Mikulski Charlie Crist |
| Candidates | |
| Presidential nominee | Barack Obama of Illinois |
| Vice presidential nominee | Joe Biden of Delaware |
| Other candidates | Keith Russell Judd, Randall Terry and John Wolfe, Jr. (disqualified) |
| Voting | |
| Total delegates | 5,554 |
| Votes needed for nomination | 2,778 (Absolute Majority)[4] |
| Results (president) | Obama (IL): 5,415 (100%) |
| Results (vice president) | Biden (DE): 100% (Acclamation) |
| Ballots | 1 |
 2012 U.S. presidential election | |
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| Democratic Party | |
| Republican Party | |
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On April 3, 2012, President Barack Obama won the Maryland and District of Columbia primaries, giving him more than the required 2,778 delegates to secure the presidential nomination.[7] He had previously announced that Vice President Joe Biden would remain as his vice presidential running mate in his re-election bid.[8] As of 2021, this was the most recent time that the Democratic Party nominated a ticket without a woman.