2008 Presidential Election Results
On November 4, 2008, Barack Obama won the presidential election, making him the President-elect and the first African American elected President of the United States. He carried 28 states (and the District of Columbia) while Sen. John McCain carried 22 states. State-by-state election results Presidential candidate Party Popular vote Electoral vote Running mate Count Pct Barack Obama Democratic 69,456,897 52.92% 365 Joe Biden John McCain Republican 59,934,814 45.66% 173 Sarah Palin Ralph Nader Independent 738,475 0.56% 0 Matt Gonzalez Bob Barr Libertarian 523,686 0.40% 0 Wayne Allyn Root Chuck Baldwin Constitution…
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