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Blue states/districts went for Obama, red for McCain. Yellow states were won by either candidate by 5% or more. Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, Virginia and Iowa were won by Bush in 2004 but were won by Obama by a margin of more than 5% in 2008. States where the margin of victory was under 1% (26 electoral votes; 15 won by Obama, 11 by McCain):
Barack Obama John McCain Main article: United States presidential election, 2008 This article provides line graphs and bar charts of scientific, nationwide public opinion polls that have been conducted relating to the 2008 United States presidential election .
Senator Barack Obama of Illinois was the Democratic nominee, and Senator John McCain of Arizona was the Republican nominee. Incumbent President George W. Bush was ineligible for re-election per the Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution, which limits a president to two terms, and incumbent Vice President Dick Cheney declined to run for the office.
McCain did win several polls. However, since September 30, Obama swept every other poll taken in the state and tied one poll. The final 3 polls averaged 50% to 44% in favor of Obama. [15] On election day, Obama won the state with 55% and by a double-digit margin of victory, a much better performance than polls showed.
Former President Barack Obama is reflecting on the late GOP Sen. John McCain, his onetime rival for the White House, and a moment from the 2008 campaign that shows how McCain’s “character ...
Follow along on our election results map as the race for the White House between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris nears the finish line. More than 155 million Americans voted in the 2020 ...
Barack Obama: 46%: John McCain: 46%: Cook Political Report/RT Strategies [395] February 28 – March 2, 2008 Barack Obama: 47%: John McCain 38% 802 RV ±3.5% ABC News/Washington Post [396] February 28 – March 2, 2008 Hillary Clinton: 50%: John McCain 47% Not reported Not reported Barack Obama: 53%: John McCain 42%
USA TODAY's live stream coverage will begin around 7 p.m. ET with swing state watch parties, live race calls and feeds from the presidential candidates' election night headquarters. Kinsey Crowley ...