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Presidential Election 2012, By The Numbers

Final Countdown: 2012, By The Numbers
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FILE - In this Oct. 16, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney exchange views during the second presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. They interrupt each other, bicker and ignore the moderator. Romney poses his own questions and demands answers. Thats not true, Obama huffs over and over. This is presidential conduct? It was squirm-inducing for some viewers. But the candidates have little to lose by cranking up the heat in a tight face, where the focus is on persuading the undecided and firing up their fans. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Whether you're talking about cash on hand or the path to 270, all elections boil down to hard numbers. Here at HuffPost, we've been adding, subtracting and carrying the zero for a solid year and a half now, the math more difficult than ever in an age of super PACs. Like you, we're good and ready for the final tallies. But before all the votes are counted, here are a few of our favorite numbers from 2012. Feel free to add your own in the comments section.

  • Total money spent by Obama and the pro-Obama super PAC Priorities USA: $853 million

  • Total money spent by Romney and the pro-Romney super PAC Restore Our Future: $752.3 million

  • Minimum number of miles Obama flew during his last day campaigning before Election Day: 1,780

  • Minimum number of miles Romney flew: 1,734

  • Super PACs registered in the 2012 election cycle: 1,063

  • Total money raised by those super PACs: $661 million

  • Money given to conservative super PACs by the family of casino magnate Sheldon Adelson: $54 million

  • Number of "likes" for Rick Perry's anti-gay campaign ad "Strong" on YouTube, as of this posting: 26,761

  • Number of "dislikes": 779,768

  • Total campaign stops by Obama: 227

  • Total campaign stops by Romney: 294

  • Total campaign stops by Romney in Ohio: 46

  • U.S. unemployment rate on Election Day: 7.9 percent

  • States where gay marriage is on the ballot this year: 4 (Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington State)

  • Money spent on negative ads attacking Romney: $295 million

  • Money spent on negative ads attacking Obama: $351 million

  • Total Republican primary presidential debates: 20

  • General election debates (including vice-presidential): 4

  • Minimum number of columns by New York Times columnist Gail Collins that allude to the Romney family dog, Seamus: 43

  • Mentions of Seamus by former GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum while on the campaign trail: 1

  • Number of super PAC donors who've given at least half a million dollars this cycle: 209

  • Campaign debt left to former GOP contender Newt Gingrich after his run ended: $4.3 million

  • Number of "Pants on Fire" ratings given to Republican Senate hopeful Josh Mandel of Ohio by PolitiFact: 6

  • Number of GOP Senate candidates who oppose abortion in the case of rape: At least 12

  • Early-voting days in Florida, 2012: 8

  • Early-voting days in Florida, 2008: 14

  • Hours some Florida voters waited to vote early in 2012: 7

  • Of 21 countries surveyed by BBC World, the number that would elect Romney if voting in the 2012 presidential contest: 1 (Pakistan)

  • Number of political ads run to support or oppose either presidential candidate since June 1: 1,015,615 (a 39.1 percent increase from the same period in 2008)

  • Number of female bikers spoon-hugged by Vice President Joe Biden: 1

  • Number of likes garnered by the "Binders Full of Women" Facebook page within an hour of its creation: 80,000

  • Newspaper endorsements for Romney, among largest 100 U.S. papers: 35

  • Newspaper endorsements for Obama: 41

  • Major tasks Romney has slated for "day one" of his presidency: 15

  • Number of "tossup" states according to HuffPost Pollster: 5

  • Number of Sandy victims still without power on Election Day: 973,759
    • -- Compiled by Dave Jamieson, Sarah Bufkin, Daniel Lippman, John Celock, Eliot Nelson Arthur Delaney

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    Before You Go

    100 Years Of Election Night Winners
    2012 -- Barack Obama (01 of26)
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    U.S. President Barack Obama waves to supporters following his victory speech on election night in Chicago, Illinois on November 6, 2012. (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty )
    2008 -- Barack Obama (02 of26)
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    Nov. 4, 2008: U.S. president-elect Barack Obama waves at his supporters during his election night victory rally at Grant Park in Chicago. (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty )
    2004 -- George W. Bush (03 of26)
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    In this Nov. 3, 2004 file photo, President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush salute and wave during an election victory rally at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) (credit:AP)
    2000 -- George W. Bush(04 of26)
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    U.S. Republican presidential candidate and Texas Governor George W. Bush casts his vote in Austin, Texas on November 7, 2000. (PAUL RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty )
    1996 -- Bill Clinton (05 of26)
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    President Bill Clinton, wife Hillary and daughter Chelsea wave to supporters in front of the Old State House during an election night celebration in Little Rock, Ark. on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 1996. (AP Photo/David Longstreath) (credit:AP )
    1992 -- Bill Clinton(06 of26)
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    Bill Clinton and Al Gore celebrate in Little Rock, Arkansas after winning in a landslide election on November 3, 1992. (AP Photo) (credit:AP)
    1988 -- George H. W. Bush (07 of26)
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    President-elect George Bush and his family celebrate his victory on November 8,1988 at the Brown Convention Center in Houston. (WALT FRERCK/AFP/Getty Images)CORRECTION: An earlier version of this slide was titled "George W. Bush." It has been fixed. (credit:Getty )
    1984 -- Ronald Reagan (08 of26)
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    President Ronald Reagan gives a thumbs-up to supporters at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles as he celebrates his re-election, Nov. 6, 1984, with first lady Nancy Reagan at his side. (AP Photo/File) (credit:AP)
    1980 -- Ronald Reagan (09 of26)
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    President-elect Ronald Reagan and wife Nancy wave to well-wishers on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 1980 at Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles after his election victory. (AP Photo) (credit:AP)
    1976 -- Jimmy Carter(10 of26)
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    Democratic presidential candidate Jimmy Carter embraces his wife Rosalynn after receiving the final news of his victory in the national general election on November 2, 1976. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
    1972 -- Richard Nixon (11 of26)
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    U.S. President Richard M. Nixon meets at Camp David, Maryland, on November 13, 1972 to discuss the Vietnam situation with Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger (L) and Maj. Gen. Alexander M. Haig Jr.(R), Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. (Photo by AFP PHOTO/NATIONAL ARCHIVE/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
    1968 -- Richard Nixon (12 of26)
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    President-elect Richard M. Nixon and his wife, Pat, were a picture of joy at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York, Nov. 6, 1968, as he thanked campaign workers. At left are David Eisenhower, Julie Nixon's fiance, Julie and her sister Tricia at center. (AP Photo) (credit:AP)
    1964 -- Lyndon Johnson(13 of26)
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    President Lyndon Johnson proves he's a pretty good cowhand as he puts his horse, Lady B, through the paces of rounding up a Hereford yearling on his LBJ Ranch near Stonewall, Texas, on November 4, 1964. (AP Photo/Bill Hudson) (credit:AP)
    1960 -- John F. Kennedy (14 of26)
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    Caroline Kennedy peeps over the shoulder of her father, Senator John F. Kennedy, as he gave her a piggy-back ride November 9, 1960 at the Kennedy residence in Hyannis Port, Mass. It was the first chance president-elect Kennedy had to relax with his daughter in weeks. (AP Photo) (credit:AP)
    1956 -- Dwight D. Eisenhower(15 of26)
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    President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Vice President Richard Nixon salute cheering workers and Republicans at GOP election headquarters in Washington, November 7, 1956, after Adlai Stevenson conceded. (AP Photo) (credit:AP)
    1952 -- Dwight D. Eisenhower (16 of26)
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    President-elect Dwight Eisenhower and first lady-elect Mamie Eisenhower wave to the cheering, singing crowd in the Grand Ballroom of the Hotel Commodore in New York City on Nov. 5, 1952 after Gov. Adlai Stevenson conceded defeat. (AP Photo/Matty Zimmerman) (credit:AP)
    1948 -- Harry S. Truman(17 of26)
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    U.S. President Harry S. Truman holds up an Election Day edition of the Chicago Daily Tribune, which, based on early results, mistakenly announced "Dewey Defeats Truman" on November 4, 1948. The president told well-wishers at St. Louis' Union Station, "That is one for the books!" (AP Photo/Byron Rollins) (credit:AP)
    1944 -- Franklin D. Roosevelt(18 of26)
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    President Franklin Roosevelt greets a young admirer as he sits outside his home in Hyde Park, N.Y., on election night, November 7, 1944. Behind him stands his daughter, Mrs. Anna Roosevelt Boettinger and the first lady, Eleanor Roosevelt. (AP Photo) (credit:AP)
    1940 -- Franklin D. Roosevelt(19 of26)
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    American President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882 - 1945) speaking to a crowd of 25,000 at Madison Square Garden in New York on Nov. 8, 1940, before his sweeping re-election for a third term. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
    1936 -- Franklin D. Roosevelt(20 of26)
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    The Republican Governor of Kansas and presidential candidate, Alfred Landon (1887 - 1987) greeting the American President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882 - 1945) (seated) prior to the presidential elections. Future United States President Harry S. Truman can been seen in the background. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) (credit:Getty )
    1932 -- Franklin D. Roosevelt (21 of26)
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    Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York at his Hyde Park, N.Y. home November 6, 1932, seen at the conclusion of the arduous months of campaigning following his presidential nomination in Chicago. (AP Photo) (credit:AP)
    1928 -- Herbert Hoover(22 of26)
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    President-elect Herbert Hoover is seated at a table with wife, Lou, and joined by other family members on Nov. 9, 1928. Standing from left: Allan Hoover; son; Margaret Hoover, with husband, Herbert Hoover, Jr.,at right. Peggy Ann Hoover, daughter of Herbert Hoover Jr., sits with her grandmother. (AP Photo) (credit:AP)
    1924 -- Calvin Coolidge(23 of26)
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    U.S. President Calvin Coolidge and first lady Grace Coolidge are shown with their dog at the White House portico in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 5, 1924. (AP Photo) (credit:AP)
    1920 -- Warren Harding(24 of26)
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    Senator Warren Harding, with wife Florence and his father George, shown on Aug. 27, 1920. (AP Photo) (credit:AP)
    1916 -- Woodrow Wilson(25 of26)
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    Surrounded by crowds, President Woodrow Wilson throws out the first ball at a baseball game in Washington in this 1916 photo. (AP Photo) (credit:AP)
    1912 -- Woodrow Wilson(26 of26)
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    Woodrow Wilson (1856 - 1924), the future American president, casts his vote while Governor of New Jersey, on Nov. 14, 1912. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
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