President
Barack Obama has been re-elected to a second term, defeating Republican
challenger Mitt Romney.With most US states reporting results, America's first
black president has won a majority of electoral votes.Mr Obama prevailed despite
lingering dissatisfaction with the economy and a well-funded challenger in Mr
Romney
| Personal details | |
|---|---|
| Born | Barack Hussein Obama II August 4, 1961 [1]Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.[2] |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Michelle Robinson (October 3, 1992–present) |
| Children | Malia (born 1998)Sasha (born 2001) |
| Residence | White House (Official)Chicago, Illinois (Private) |
| Alma mater | Occidental
College Columbia College (B.A.)Harvard Law School (J.D.) |
| Profession | Community
organizer Lawyer Constitutional law professor Author |
| Religion | Christianity[3] |
| Awards | Nobel Peace Prize |
| Signature |  |
| Website | barackobama.com |
Obama supporters cheered the results
President Barack Obama has been re-elected to a
second term, defeating Republican challenger Mitt Romney.
With results in from most states, America's first
black president has secured the 270 votes in the electoral college needed to win
the race.
Mr Obama prevailed despite lingering
dissatisfaction with the economy and a well-funded challenge by Mr Romney. Mr
Obama's margin of victory is not yet certain because three states have yet to
report results. With swing states Virginia and Florida still too close to call,
Mr Obama has won 290 electoral votes to Mr Romney's 203.
The state of Alaska, where polls have yet to
close, is expected to vote for the Republican. Under the US constitution, each
state is given a number of electoral votes in rough proportion to its
population. The candidate who wins 270 electoral votes - by prevailing in the
mostly winner-takes-all state contests - becomes president. The popular vote,
which is symbolically and politically important but not decisive in the race,
remains too close to call.
On Tuesday, the president held the White House by
assembling solid Democratic states and a number of important swing states such
as Colorado, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. His narrow
victory in Ohio, a critical Mid-Western swing state, sealed the
victory.
Mr Romney, a former governor of Massachusetts,
won North Carolina and Indiana, as well as the solid Republican
states.
But he was unable to win in Ohio or other states
needed to breach the 270 threshold. Also on Tuesday's ballot were 11 state
governorships, a third of the seats in the 100-member US Senate and all 435
seats in the House of Representatives. Republicans are projected to keep control
of the House, while Democrats are tipped to remain in control in the
Senate.
Mr Obama's re-election victory came despite
lingering high employment - 7.9% on election day - and tepid economic
growth.
But voters gave him credit for his 2009 rescue of
the US auto industry, among other policy accomplishments, and rewarded him for
ordering the commando mission that killed Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan last
year.
He and Mr Romney, as well as their respective
allies, have spent more than $2bn (£1.25bn) - largely on adverts in swing
states.
The BBC is providing full online live
results of the US presidential election. More details here
.
Congratulation to the people of America - and the world. Well done Obama
!
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