| CARRIES | Cares about a US state, in short, and wins the popular vote (7) |
| OBAMA | Only US president to win the popular vote twice in the 21st century |
| TASTE | Australian state in short and two thirds of a number makes sense (5) |
| ENCLAVE | Even US state, in short, creates a chemical bond (7) |
| LOGICAL | Record of one US state, in short, is quite rational (7) |
| MAINE | One offering a lot of information about a US state |
| CAROUSED | Cared about old United States, in short, and painted the town red (8) |
| LOTTORYTWINNER | The one in a zillion person who plays the same numbers and wins the 6-49 twice? |
| STEADY | Slow and ... wins the race |
| SUSPEND | Ends up with unique selling point, in short, and had to stop for a while (7) |
| SARACEN | Arab takes part in and wins a race neck-and-neck |
| ABRAHAM | Benjamin Walker fantasy film about a US president with a secret identity, ___ Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (7) |
| ELEMENT | He is one, in short, and I another (7) |
| REVERSE | Back up priest, in short, and mad seer (7) |
| NOTATED | Recorded over thanks, in short, and wrote things down (7) |
| ALASKAN | Regrettably, 'Heart of Darkness' is about a US statesman (7) |
| THEHURT | 2008 movie by Kathryn Bigelow about a US bomb disposal unit in Iraq (3,4,6) |
| CHARADE | Had to care about a riddle being acted (7) |
| MONTANA | State in short empty, might you say? |
| KENNEDY | News journalist’s guide about a US President |
