Election '08

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Electoral Votes

John McCain
 
174
Winner
364
Barack Obama
270

Popular Vote

Senate Races

Democratic Pick-ups

  • NC: Hagan (D) def. Dole (R-incumbent)
  • NH: Shaheen (D) def. Sununu (R-incumbent)
  • NM: Udall (D) def. Pearce (R) in open seat
  • VA: Warner (D) def. Gilmore (R) in open seat
  • CO: Udall (D) def. Schaffer (R) in open seat
  • OR: Merkley (D) def. Smith (R-incumbent)

Republican Pick-ups

  • (None yet)

House Races

Democratic Pick-ups

  • AL: 2
  • AZ: 1
  • CO: 4
  • CT: 4
  • FL: 8
  • FL: 24
  • ID: 1
  • IL: 11
  • MI: 7
  • MI: 9
  • NC: 8
  • NJ: 3
  • NM: 1
  • NM: 2
  • NV: 3
  • NY: 13
  • NY: 25
  • NY: 29
  • OH: 1
  • OH: 16
  • PA: 3
  • VA: 2
  • VA: 11

Republican Pick-ups

  • FL: 16
  • KS: 2
  • LA: 6
  • TX: 22

Governor's Races

Democratic Pick-ups

  • MO: Jeremiah Nixon

Republican Pick-ups

  • (None yet)

Ballot Initiatives

Arizona
Proposition 102, gay marriage ban: Projected win

California
Proposition 8, gay marriage ban: Leading

Colorado
CERA, full legal rights for fertilized human embryos: Projected loss

Florida
Proposition 2, gay marriage ban: Projected win

South Dakota
Initiated Measure 11, abortion ban: Projected loss

Map
State-by-State John McCain
John McCain
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
State
(Electoral Votes)
Polls Close
(EST)
Precincts
Reporting
Electoral Votes Popular Vote Electoral Votes Popular Vote
Alabama (9) 8 PM 99% 9 61% 0 39%
Alaska (3) 1 AM 99% 3 62% 0 36%
Arizona (10) 9 PM 99% 10 54% 0 45%
Arkansas (6) 8:30 PM 95% 6 59% 0 39%
California (55) 11 PM 95% 0 37% 55 61%
Colorado (9) 9 PM 87% 0 46% 9 53%
Connecticut (7) 8 PM 97% 0 39% 7 60%
Delaware (3) 8 PM 100% 0 38% 3 61%
District of Columbia (3) 8 PM 100% 0 7% 3 93%
Florida (27) 8 PM 99% 0 49% 27 51%
Georgia (15) 7 PM 99% 15 52% 0 46%
Hawaii (4) 11 PM 100% 0 27% 4 72%
Idaho (4) 11 PM 99% 4 62% 0 36%
Illinois (21) 8 PM 97% 0 38% 21 61%
Indiana (11) 7 PM 99% 0 49% 11 50%
Iowa (7) 10 PM 99% 0 45% 7 54%
Kansas (6) 10 PM 99% 6 57% 0 41%
Kentucky (8) 7 PM 100% 8 58% 0 41%
Louisiana (9) 9 PM 100% 9 59% 0 40%
Maine (4) 8 PM 99% 0 40% 4 58%
Maryland (10) 8 PM 99% 0 38% 10 61%
Massachusetts (12) 8 PM 97% 0 36% 12 62%
Michigan (17) 9 PM 99% 0 41% 17 57%
Minnesota (10) 9 PM 100% 0 44% 10 54%
Mississippi (6) 8 PM 99% 6 57% 0 43%
Missouri (11) 8 PM 100% 11 50% 0 49%
Montana (3) 10 PM 99% 3 50% 0 47%
Nebraska (5) 9 PM 99% 5 57% 0 41%
Nevada (5) 10 PM 100% 0 43% 5 55%
New Hampshire (4) 8 PM 86% 0 44% 4 55%
New Jersey (15) 8 PM 99% 0 42% 15 57%
New Mexico (5) 9 PM 99% 0 42% 5 57%
New York (31) 9 PM 99% 0 37% 31 62%
North Carolina (15) 8:30 PM 100% 0 49% 15 50%
North Dakota (3) 11 PM 99% 3 53% 0 45%
Ohio (20) 7:30 PM 97% 0 47% 20 51%
Oklahoma (7) 8 PM 100% 7 66% 0 34%
Oregon (7) 11 PM 75% 0 41% 7 57%
Pennsylvania (21) 8 PM 99% 0 44% 21 55%
Rhode Island (4) 9 PM 98% 0 35% 4 63%
South Carolina (8) 7 PM 94% 8 54% 0 45%
South Dakota (3) 9 PM 100% 3 53% 0 45%
Tennessee (11) 8 PM 98% 11 57% 0 42%
Texas (34) 9 PM 99% 34 55% 0 44%
Utah (5) 10 PM 99% 5 63% 0 34%
Vermont (3) 7 PM 88% 0 31% 3 67%
Virginia (13) 7 PM 99% 0 48% 13 52%
Washington (11) 11 PM 56% 0 41% 11 58%
West Virginia (5) 7:30 PM 99% 5 56% 0 43%
Wisconsin (10) 9 PM 99% 0 43% 10 56%
Wyoming (3) 9 PM 100% 3 66% 0 32%
Total (538) 174 - 364 -

Caricatures by Zach Trenholm

From Salon’s blogs

10:03 EDT, July 2, 2009
Palin's e-mail battle with McCain camp An article in Salon about the campaign's ties to the Alaska Independence Party set off a nasty exchange
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17:20 EDT, June 30, 2009
Pawlenty will sign Franken election certificate The Minnesota governor says he'll help seat the Senate's newest Democrat
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16:05 EDT, June 30, 2009
Coleman concedes, congratulates Franken The long fight over Minnesota's Senate election is finally over
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15:35 EDT, June 30, 2009
Reid calls on Pawlenty to sign Franken certificate Democrats are pushing the Minnesota governor, a Republican, to help them seat Al Franken in the Senate
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14:28 EDT, June 30, 2009
Minnesota Supreme Court rules Franken beat Coleman The court unanimously declared Al Franken the winner of a contested Senate election
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12:05 EDT, June 30, 2009
Sarah Palin, a "Little Shop of Horrors" A scathing article in Vanity Fair paints the governor as incurious, egotistical and hated by McCain staffers
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13:25 EDT, June 11, 2009
Coleman charged court costs, but won't pay yet The former senator owes $94,000 to Al Franken, but isn't going to pay up until the Minnesota Supreme Court rules
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12:25 EDT, June 4, 2009
Coleman ready to throw in the towel? The former Minnesota senator might not take his case to federal court after all
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