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Obama's event with McAuliffe next week will follow assists from first lady Jill Biden and Stacey Abrams. Obama to campaign for McAuliffe in tight race for Virginia governor Skip to main content
CNN and Fox News called Virginia for Obama shortly before 11:00 pm, leaving him only 50 electoral votes shy of victory with only six West Coast states (California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Alaska, and Hawaii) still voting. All American networks called the election in favor of Obama at 11:00 pm as the polls closed on the West Coast.
The 2008 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 4, 2008, which was part of the 2008 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Virginia was won by Democratic nominee Barack Obama by a 6.3% margin of victory.
Virginia voted for Democrat Barack Obama in 2008, after backing Republican candidates for the previous ten presidential elections. [16] Virginia may be considered a "swing state" for future presidential elections. [17] Its margin for Obama of 6.3% made it a close indicator of the national vote (a 7.2% Obama margin).
Obama told Americans to "let the process run its course," saying "it takes time to count every ballot." "It took several days to count every ballot in 2020, and it’s very likely we won’t know ...
Virginia was one of the first states with a poll tax. In the modern era, 20 percent of the state's African-American residents who are old enough to vote are disenfranchised by felon voting laws. Compare with 2008 Winner: Obama
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In 2008, Virginia, for the first time since 1964, cast its electoral college presidential votes for a Democrat, Barack Obama. It also elected a United States senator , members of the United States House of Representatives , and local officers such as county board and school board members.