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2008 PRESIDENTIAL POPULAR VOTE SUMMARY

FOR ALL CANDIDATES LISTED ON AT LEAST ONE STATE BALLOT

Candidate (Party Label) Popular Vote Total Percent of Popular Vote

Barack Obama (Democrat) 69,498,516 52.93%

John McCain (Republican) 59,948,323 45.65%

Ralph Nader (Independent, Peace and Freedom) 739,034 0.56%

Bob Barr (Libertarian) 523,715 0.40%

Chuck Baldwin (Constitution/Reform/U.S. Taxpayers) 199,750 0.15%

Cynthia McKinney (Green, Independent, Mountain) 161,797 0.12%

Write-In (Miscellaneous) 112,597 0.09%

Alan Keyes (America’s Independent) 47,746 0.04%

Ron Paul (Constitution, Louisiana Taxpayers) 42,426 0.03%

Gloria La Riva (Socialism and Liberation) 6,818 0.01%

Brian Moore (Liberty Union, Socialist) 6,538 0.00%

None of These Candidates (Nevada) 6,267 0.00%

Róger Calero (Socialist Workers) 5,151 0.00%

Richard Duncan (Independent) 3,905 0.00%

James Harris (Socialist Workers) 2,424 0.00%

Charles Jay (Boston Tea Party/Independent) 2,422 0.00%

John Joseph Polachek (New) 1,149 0.00%

Frank Edward McEnulty (Unaffiliated) 829 0.00%

Jeffrey J. Wamboldt (Independent) 764 0.00%

Thomas Robert Stevens (Objectivist) 755 0.00%

Gene C. Amondson (Prohibition) 653 0.00%

Jeffrey “Jeff” Boss (Vote Here) 639 0.00%

George Phillies (Libertarian) 531 0.00%

Ted Weill (Reform) 481 0.00%

Jonathan E. Allen (Heartquake ’08) 480 0.00%

Bradford Lyttle (U.S. Pacifist) 110 0.00%

Total: 131,313,820

U.S. Census Bureau Voting Age Population (Current Population Survey for November 2008): 225,499,000

Percentage of Voting Age Population casting a vote for President: 58.23%

Note: Party designations vary from one state to another. Vote totals for the candidates listed above include any write-in votes they received.

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2008 PRESIDENTIAL POPULAR VOTE SUMMARY

FOR ALL CANDIDATES LISTED ON AT LEAST ONE STATE BALLOT

Candidate (Party Label) Popular Vote Total Percent of Popular Vote Barack Obama (Democrat) 69,498,516 52.93% John McCain (Republican) 59,948,323 45.65% Ralph Nader (Independent, Peace and Freedom) 739,034 0.56% Bob Barr (Libertarian) 523,715 0.40% Chuck Baldwin ( Constitution/Reform/U.S. Taxpayers) 199,750 0.15% Cynthia McKinney (Green, Independent, Mountain) 161,797 0.12% Write-In (Miscellaneous) 112,597 0.09% Alan Keyes (America’s Independent) 47,746 0.04% Ron Paul (Constitution, Louisiana Taxpayers) 42,426 0.03% Gloria La Riva (Socialism and Liberation) 6,818 0.01% Brian Moore (Liberty Union, Socialist) 6,538 0.00% None of These Candidates (Nevada) 6,267 0.00% Róger Calero (Socialist Workers) 5,151 0.00% Richard Duncan (Independent) 3,905 0.00% James Harris (Socialist Workers) 2,424 0.00% Charles Jay (Boston Tea Party/Independent) 2,422 0.00% John Joseph Polachek (New) 1,149 0.00% Frank Edward McEnulty (Unaffiliated) 829 0.00% Jeffrey J. Wamboldt (Independent) 764 0.00% Thomas Robert Stevens (Objectivist) 755 0.00% Gene C. Amondson (Prohibition) 653 0.00% Jeffrey “Jeff” Boss (Vote Here) 639 0.00% George Phillies (Libertarian) 531 0.00% Ted Weill (Reform) 481 0.00% Jonathan E. Allen (Heartquake ’08) 480 0.00% Bradford Lyttle (U.S. Pacifist) 110 0.00%

Total: 131,313,

U.S. Census Bureau Voting Age Population (Current Population Survey for November 2008): 225,499,000Percentage of Voting Age Population casting a vote for President: 58.23%

Note: Party designations vary from one state to another. Vote totals for the candidates listed above include any write-in votes they received.

2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORAL AND POPULAR VOTE

STATE ELECTORAL VOTE POPULAR VOTE

2008 GENERAL ELECTION VOTES CAST BY PARTY(U.S. President, U.S. Senate and U.S. House Races Combined)

2008 PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTION VOTES CAST FOR U.S. CONGRESS

2008 VOTES CAST FOR THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BY PARTY

PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL ELECTION

AL 9 813,479 1,266,546 19,794 2,099, Obama (D) McCain (R) Obama (D) McCain (R) All Others Total Vote
AK 3 123,594 193,841 8,762 326,
AZ^10 1,034,707 1,230,111 28,657 2,293,
AR^6 422,310 638,017 26,290 1,086,
CA 55 8,274,473 5,011,781 275,646 13,561,
CO 9 1,288,633 1,073,629 39,200 2,401,
CT 7 997,772 629,428 19,597 1,646,
DE^3 255,459 152,374 4,579 412,
DC^3 245,800 17,367 2,686 265,
FL 27 4,282,074 4,045,624 63,046 8,390,
GA 15 1,844,123 2,048,759 31,604 3,924,
HI 4 325,871 120,566 7,131 453,
ID^4 236,440 403,012 15,670 655,
IL 21 3,419,348 2,031,179 71,844 5,522,
IN 11 1,374,039 1,345,648 31,367 2,751,
IA 7 828,940 682,379 25,804 1,537,
KS^6 514,765 699,655 21,452 1,235,
KY^8 751,985 1,048,462 26,173 1,826,
LA 9 782,989 1,148,275 29,497 1,960,
ME 4 421,923 295,273 13,967 731,
MD 10 1,629,467 959,862 42,267 2,631,
MA^12 1,904,097 1,108,854 68,034 3,080,
MI 17 2,872,579 2,048,639 80,548 5,001,
MN 10 1,573,354 1,275,409 61,606 2,910,
MS 6 554,662 724,597 10,606 1,289,
MO^11 1,441,911 1,445,814 37,480 2,925,
MT^3 231,667 242,763 15,872 490,
NE 1 4 333,319 452,979 14,983 801,
NV 5 533,736 412,827 21,285 967,
NH 4 384,826 316,534 9,610 710,
NJ^15 2,215,422 1,613,207 39,608 3,868,
NM^5 472,422 346,832 10,904 830,
NY 31 4,804,945 2,752,771 83,215 7,640,
NC 15 2,142,651 2,128,474 39,664 4,310,
ND^3 141,278 168,601 6,742 316,
OH^20 2,940,044 2,677,820 90,486 5,708,
OK 7 502,496 960,165 0 1,462,
OR 7 1,037,291 738,475 52,098 1,827,
PA 21 3,276,363 2,655,885 81,024 6,013,
RI^4 296,571 165,391 9,804 471,
SC^8 862,449 1,034,896 23,624 1,920,
SD 3 170,924 203,054 7,997 381,
TN 11 1,087,437 1,479,178 33,134 2,599,
TX^34 3,528,633 4,479,328 69,834 8,077,
UT^5 327,670 596,030 28,670 952,
VT 3 219,262 98,974 6,810 325,
VA 13 1,959,532 1,725,005 38,723 3,723,
WA 11 1,750,848 1,229,216 56,814 3,036,
WV^5 303,857 397,466 12,128 713,
WI^10 1,677,211 1,262,393 43,813 2,983,
WY 3 82,868 164,958 6,832 254,
Total: 365 173 69,498,
- 59,948, 52.93%
  - 1,866, 45.65%
    - 131,313, 1.42%
    - AL 2,099,819 2,060,191 1,855, State Presidential Vote U.S. Senate Vote U.S. House Vote
  - AK 326,197 317,723 316, - AS 12,
    - AZ 2,293,475 2,155,
    - AR 1,086,617 1,011,754 787,
    - CA 13,561,900 12,322,
  - CO 2,401,462 2,331,712 2,283,
    - CT 1,646,797 1,527,
    - DE 412,412 398,134 385,
    - DC 265,853 247,
      - FL 8,390,744 7,421,
  - GA 3,924,486 5,890,441 3,654,
  - GU 29, - HI 453,568 417, - ID 655,122 644,780 637, - IL 5,522,371 5,329,884 5,248, - IN 2,751,054 2,676, - IA 1,537,123 1,502,918 1,483,
    - KS 1,235,872 1,210,690 1,208,
  - KY 1,826,620 1,800,821 1,749,
    - LA 1,960,761 1,896,574 1,046,
  - ME 731,163 724,430 710,
  - MD 2,631,596 2,497,
  - MA 3,080,985 2,995,247 2,605,
    - MI 5,001,766 4,848,620 4,810,
  - MN 2,910,369 2,887,646 2,802,
  - MS 1,289,865 2,490,499 1,264,
- MO 2,925,205 2,821,
  - MT 490,302 477,658 480,
    - NE 801,281 792,511 775,
    - NV 967,848 908,
  - NH 710,970 694,787 674, - NJ 3,868,237 3,482,445 3,437,
  - NM 830,158 823,650 814,
    - NY 7,640,931 6,390,
    - NC 4,310,789 4,271,970 4,215,
    - ND 316,621 313,
  - MP 10,
  - OH 5,708,350 5,374,
  - OK 1,462,661 1,346,819 1,336,
  - OR 1,827,864 1,767,504 1,682,
    - PA 6,013,272 5,791,
    - PR 1,908,
      - RI 471,766 438,812 438,
      - SC 1,920,969 1,871,431 1,873,
      - SD 381,975 380,673 379,
    - TN 2,599,749 2,424,585 2,301,
    - TX 8,077,795 7,912,075 7,528,
    - UT 952,370 936,
    - VT 325,046 298,
      - VI 28,
    - VA 3,723,260 3,643,294 3,495,
- WA 3,036,878 2,914,
- WV 713,451 702,308 645, - WI 2,983,417 2,775,
- WY 254,658 499,504 249,
Total: 131,313,820 69,872,090 122,959,
- AKAL 2,284,237417,921 3,692,832500,594 38,20942, State Democratic Candidates Republican Candidates Other Candidates
  - AS 7,499 4,350
  - AZ 2,090,012 2,251,909 107,
- AR 1,642,469 853,213 389,
- CA 15,652,198 9,527,153 704,
- CO 3,779,450 3,055,283 182,
  - CT 1,906,533 1,134,213 133,
  - DE 659,432 528,406 8,
- DC 474,176 17,367 21,
  - FL 7,716,905 7,837,791 257,
- GA 6,369,529 6,940,438 159,
- GU 28,247 - HI 645,827 203,106 22, - ID 716,119 1,152,220 69, - IL 10,211,395 5,512,973 376, - IN IA 2,763,0022,530,065 2,586,2251,940,626 78,67752,
  - KS 1,426,195 2,116,781 111,
- KY 2,360,199 2,957,460 59,
  - LA 2,169,761 2,609,758 123,
- ME 1,133,336 1,017,771 14,
MD 3,306,705 1,722,401 100,
MA 6,121,849 2,353,359 206, - MI 8,427,605 5,804,002 429,
MN 4,398,463 3,556,741 645,
- MS 1,767,382 2,018,038 1,259,
MO 2,854,927 2,758,832 132,
- MT 735,886 680,602 32,
  - NE 915,660 1,419,346 34,
- NV 991,056 796,375 88,
- NH 1,108,031 925,497 47,
  - NJ 6,078,467 4,536,052 174,
NM NY 1,434,6858,662,969 4,552,864986,437 815,61447,
- NC 6,685,933 5,917,501 194,
- ND 335,855 287,989 6,
- MP 307 2,117 7,
- OH 5,692,155 5,169,318 221,
- OK 1,533,846 2,526,070 86,
- OR 2,937,854 1,979,554 360,
  - PA 6,485,531 5,176,690 142,
  - PR 0 0 1,908,
    - RI 920,885 400,338 27,
  - SC 2,572,599 3,051,133 42,
  - SD 664,854 468,804 7,
  - TN 3,050,215 4,036,332 239,
  - TX 9,897,396 13,020,714 600,
  - UT 721,431 1,099,947 67,
  - VT VI 467,46528,153 98,974 0 56,758
- VA 6,181,647 4,544,522 135,
WA 3,476,164 2,418,363 56,
WV 1,183,492 865,434 12, - WI 3,060,747 2,537,380 160,
WY 316,459 668,311 18, - AL 392,297 2,060,191 256,361 1,855, State U.S. SENATE VOTEPRIMARY U.S. SENATE VOTEGENERAL U.S. HOUSE VOTEPRIMARY U.S. HOUSE VOTEGENERAL - AK 181,109 317,723 180,808 316, - AS 12, - AZ 574,949 2,155, - AR 1,011,754 787, - CA 3,408,562 12,322, - CO 433,439 2,331,712 435,885 2,283, - CT 14,100 1,527, - DE 398,134 64,997 385, - DC 40,513 247, - FL 542,518 7,421, - GA 1,205,182 5,890,441 826,143 3,654, - GU 11,937 29, - HI 177,885 417, - ID 163,691 644,780 162,674 637, - IL 2,364,409 5,329,884 2,362,108 5,248, - IN 1,413,497 2,676, - IA 162,531 1,502,918 164,500 1,483, - KS 313,716 1,210,690 314,999 1,208, - KY 815,201 1,800,821 206,470 1,749, - LA n/a 1,896,574 661,589 1,046,
- ME 138,050 724,430 136,398 710,
- MD 1,018,089 2,497,
- MA 550,704 2,995,247 428,426 2,605,
  - MI 1,057,143 4,848,620 1,075,931 4,810,
- MN 405,975 2,887,646 207,235 2,802,
  - MS 358,751 2,490,499 620,576 1,264,
- MO 668,717 2,821,
- MT 239,214 477,658 233,034 480,
  - NE 239,702 792,511 214,573 775,
  - NV 137,508 908,
  - NH 117,277 694,787 112,319 674,
    - NJ 529,317 3,482,445 449,125 3,437,
- NM 254,621 823,650 263,828 814,
  - NY 144,579 6,390,
  - NC 1,847,123 4,271,970 723,181 4,215,
  - ND 90,099 313,
- MP 10,
- OH 2,690,860 5,374,
- OK 329,023 1,346,819 155,930 1,336,
  - OR 896,924 1,767,504 762,716 1,682,
  - PA 2,502,404 5,791,
  - PR 739,453 1,908,
    - RI 56,463 438,812 46,585 438,
  - SC 428,173 1,871,431 231,391 1,873,
  - SD 52,628 380,673 379,
  - TN 427,570 2,424,585 430,461 2,301,
  - TX 3,401,117 7,912,075 2,839,746 7,528,
  - UT 47,873 936,
  - VT 23,940 298,
    - VI 10,853 28,
  - VA 0 3,643,294 71,065 3,495,
- WA 1,401,378 2,914,
- WV 433,283 702,308 360,224 645,
  - WI 269,616 2,775,
- WY 185,864 499,504 96,915 249,
Total: 17,980,497 69,872,090 31,025,523 122,959, - AL 94,772 161,589 718,367 1,120,903 15, State Democratic Republican Other Democratic Republican Other - AK 68,131 105,987 6,690 142,560 158,939 15, - AS 7,499 4,350 - AZ 248,758 324,921 1,270 1,055,305 1,021,798 78, - AR 415,481 215,196 156, - CA 1,951,536 1,446,444 10,582 7,377,725 4,515,372 428, - CO 196,684 239,201 1,259,768 990,870 33, - CT 14,100 908,761 504,785 113, - DE 64,997 146,434 235,437 3, - DC 39,681 630 202 228,376 19, - FL 252,351 290,167 3,434,831 3,792,167 194, - GA 446,770 379,373 1,858,090 1,796,549 - GU 11,645^292 28,247 - HI 149,962 25,838 2,085 319,956 82,540 15, - ID 36,101 126,573 259,776 377,464 - IL 1,654,261 706,778 1,069 3,176,203 1,961,173 110, - IN 1,032,659 380,838 1,388,963 1,240,577 47, - IA 91,836 72,664 759,460 698,241 25, - KS 88,854 226,145 470,031 690,005 48, - KY 104,107 102,363 761,209 955,182 33, - LA 511,885 149,704 398,474 594,306 53, - ME 83,255 53,143 431,903 278, - MD 753,753 264,336 1,677,238 762,539 58, - MA 406,740 21,373 313 2,245,778 318,461 40, - MI 534,477 541,454 2,516,640 2,114,293 179, - MN 121,332 82,278 3,625 1,612,480 1,069,015 121, - MS 425,494 195,082 731,805 527,330 5,
- MO 329,482 337,870 1,365 1,413,016 1,313,018 95,
  - MT 142,542 90,492 155,930 308,470 16,
    - NE 76,106 136,305 2,162 264,885 510,
    - NV 47,911 89,597 457,320 383,548 67,
  - NH 44,185 68,134 364,767 294,560 15, - NJ 278,053 171,072 1,911,827 1,461,820 64,
  - NM 154,704 109,124 457,135 321,083 36,
    - NY 117,124 27,455 3,858,024 1,800,093 732,
    - NC 501,886 221,295 2,293,971 1,901,517 19,
    - ND 43,293 46,785^21 194,577 119,
  - MP 307 2,117 7,
  - OH 1,771,451 919,409 2,752,111 2,491,498 130,
  - OK 119,342 36,588 503,614 802,530 30,
  - OR 532,185 230,531 1,036,171 435,920 210,
    - PA 1,802,359 700,045 3,209,168 2,520,805 61,
    - PR 739,453 1,908,
      - RI 45,511 1,074 303,670 118,773 15,
      - SC 61,867 169,524 919,529 939,703 14,
      - SD 256,041 122,
    - TN 213,212 217,248 1 1,195,542 977,677 128,
    - TX 1,697,671 1,142,075 2,979,398 4,203,917 345,
    - UT 47,873 393,761 503,917 39,
    - VT 22,299 1,209^432 248,203 49,
      - VI 10,853 28,153
    - VA 46,970 24,095 1,852,788 1,590,687 51,
- WA 799,118 579,040 23,220 1,725,316 1,189,
- WV 301,832 58,392 432,075 213,339 - WI 124,625 144,137 854 1,383,536 1,274,987 116,
- WY 24,888 71,823 204 106,758 131,244 11,
Total: 18,693,610 11,538,365 793,548 65,028,953 51,958,927 5,971,

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