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Cartogram of the Electoral Votes for 2008 United States presidential election, each square representing one electoral vote. The map shows the impact of winning swing states . Nebraska, being one of two states that are not winner-take-all, for the first time had its votes split, with its second congressional district voting for Obama.
English: Electoral college map for the 2008 United States presidential election (note: Nebraska and Maine split their EVs by congressional district). Please only update the map when a state is projected SAFE after the final polling place is closed. Do not crystal ball the results.
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.
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Nebraska is not a winner take-all state. Nebraska is the first state in the modern era to have a split electoral decision. [55] Electors: 4, pledged to John McCain and Sarah Palin; 2 at large, 1 for each of the 1st and 3rd Congressional districts. 1 pledged to Barack Obama and Joe Biden:
Rudy Giuliani in Derry, New Hampshire, January 7, 2008 John Edwards announces his withdrawal from the Democratic race in New Orleans, January 30, 2008. January 3 – The Iowa Democratic caucus is won by Barack Obama, while the Republican caucus is won by Mike Huckabee. [141] Christopher Dodd and Joe Biden drop out of the Democratic race. [142]
The 2008 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 4, 2008, and was part of the 2008 United States presidential election. Voters chose 21 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .