<page_title> 2012 United States presidential election in Washington (state) </page_title> <section_title> Results </section_title> <table> <cell> Barack Obama <col_header> United States presidential election in Washington, 2012 </col_header> <col_header> Candidate </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> 56.16% <col_header> United States presidential election in Washington, 2012 </col_header> <col_header> Percentage </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> Mitt Romney <col_header> United States presidential election in Washington, 2012 </col_header> <col_header> Candidate </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> 41.29% <col_header> United States presidential election in Washington, 2012 </col_header> <col_header> Percentage </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> </table>
President Obama won the state of Washington, receiving 56.16% of the vote, compared to Mitt Romney's 41.29%, a 14.87% margin of victory.