How many electoral votes did Obama win by in 2008?

How many electoral votes did Obama win by in 2008?

2008 United States presidential election

What were the details of the election of 2008?

With Republican President George W. Bush term-limited, Senator John McCain of Arizona won the Republican nomination in the 2008 Republican primaries. Obama won the general election with 52.9 percent of the popular vote and 365 of the 538 electoral votes.

Who won 2004 election?

President. Republican incumbent President George W. Bush was re-elected, defeating Democratic Senator John Kerry from Massachusetts.

How did Obama win the popular vote in 2008?

2008 Election Facts McCain won Nebraska but Obama earned an electoral vote by winning the popular vote in the 2nd Congressional District. Popular vote totals generally gathered from state Certificates of Ascertainment and/or results posted directly by individual states. Obama received more votes than any candidate in history.

What happened in the 2008 election in Nebraska?

2008 Election Facts. McCain won Nebraska but Obama earned an electoral vote by winning the popular vote in the 2nd Congressional District. This marked the first time that Nebraska has split its electoral vote since it moved away from the winner-take-all method in 1992.

Who received the most votes in a single election in history?

Popular vote totals from Federal Elections 2008. Obama received more votes than any candidate in history. The prior record, about 62 million, was set in 2004 by George W. Bush

Where do popular vote totals come from?

Popular vote totals generally gathered from state Certificates of Ascertainment and/or results posted directly by individual states. Popular vote totals from Federal Elections 2008. Obama received more votes than any candidate in history.