2012 United States presidential election in Illinois
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The <entity_0> took place on <entity_3>, as part of the <entity_1> in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. <entity_7> voters chose 20 electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic <entity_6> Barack Obama and his running mate, Vice <entity_6> Joe Biden, against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor <entity_5> and his running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan. The last Republican ticket to win <entity_7> in a <entity_2> was that of George H.W. The <entity_4> <entity_7> Democratic presidential primary was held on <entity_4> in the U.S. state of <entity_7> as one of the Republican Party's state primaries ahead of the <entity_4> <entity_2>. The <entity_4> <entity_7> Republican presidential primary was held on <entity_4> in the U.S. state of <entity_7> as one of the Republican Party's state primaries ahead of the <entity_4> <entity_2>. The <entity_4> <entity_7> Green Party Convention was held on February 24, and saw a binding presidential preference vote cast, awarding delegates, as part of the Green Party's state primaries ahead of the <entity_4> <entity_2>.
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