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President-elect Barack Obama gives his election victory speech, November 4, 2008. November 1 – Republican nominee John McCain appears on Saturday Night Live. [287] November 4 – Election Day: Barack Obama and Joe Biden win 52.93 percent of the popular vote and 365 electoral votes to John McCain and Sarah Palin's 45
Prior to the election, sixteen of seventeen news organizations considered this a state McCain would win, or a red state. Some polls taken near Election Day in 2008 showed Democrat Barack Obama closer than expected to winning it, but these did not come to fruition, as McCain easily won Arizona and carried all but four of the state's 15 counties. [1]
2008 Senate election results map Democratic hold Republican hold Democratic gain: House elections; Overall control: Democratic hold: Seats contested: All 435 voting seats: Popular vote margin: Democratic +10.6%: Net seat change: Democratic +21: 2008 House election results map Democratic hold Republican hold
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It’s Election Day in America. Voters will decide on crucial contests and ballot measures in seven states in the last major election day until the presidential primaries begin in January.
While the date changes each year, Passover always falls on a full moon in the spring. This year, Passover begins at sundown on April 5, and ends at sundown on April 13.
Polls taken in the last few months of the presidential campaign and exit polls conducted on Election Day showed the economy as the top concern for voters. [97] [98] In the fall of 2008, many news sources were reporting that the economy was suffering its most serious downturn since the Great Depression. [99]
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