On Tuesday, November 6, 2012, in the General Election (Presidential Election) in Harris County, Texas, neither candidate in the presidential election drew more than 50% of the vote. With 1,188,585 votes cast, the Democratic ticket of (Barack Obama/Joe Biden) received 587,044 votes for 49.39% of the vote. Comparatively speaking, the Republican ticket of (Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan) received 586,073 votes for 49.31% of the vote. The differential between the Democratic nominee and Republican nominee in Harris County, Texas was only 971 votes. Houston Business Connections Newspaper is published by Aubrey R. Taylor Communications. All Rights Reserved.