2008 Electoral College Results
| President | Barack Obama [D] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Opponent | John McCain [R] | ||
| Electoral Vote | Winner: 365 | Main Opponent: 173 | Total/Majority: 538/270 |
| Vice President | Joe Biden (365) | ||
| V.P. Opponent: | Sarah Palin (173) | ||
| Notes: | Nebraska distributes its electoral votes proportionally, with two at-large electors representing the statewide winning presidential and vice presidential candidates and one elector each representing the winners from its three Congressional districts. For the first time since adopting this system, Nebraska's five electoral votes were split between the two major party tickets. | ||
Electoral College Votes by State
| State | Electoral Vote of each State | For President | For Vice-President | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barack Obama, of Illinois | John McCain, of Arizona | Joe Biden, of Delaware | Sarah Palin, of Alaska | ||
| Alabama | 9 | - | 9 | - | 9 |
| Alaska | 3 | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| Arizona | 10 | - | 10 | - | 10 |
| Arkansas | 6 | - | 6 | - | 6 |
| California | 55 | 55 | - | 55 | - |
| Colorado | 9 | 9 | - | 9 | - |
| Connecticut | 7 | 7 | - | 7 | - |
| Delaware | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| District of Columbia | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| Florida | 27 | 27 | - | 27 | - |
| Georgia | 15 | - | 15 | - | 15 |
| Hawaii | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| Idaho | 4 | - | 4 | - | 4 |
| Illinois | 21 | 21 | - | 21 | - |
| Indiana | 11 | 11 | - | 11 | - |
| Iowa | 7 | 7 | - | 7 | - |
| Kansas | 6 | - | 6 | - | 6 |
| Kentucky | 8 | - | 8 | - | 8 |
| Louisiana | 9 | - | 9 | - | 9 |
| Maine | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| Maryland | 10 | 10 | - | 10 | - |
| Massachusetts | 12 | 12 | - | 12 | - |
| Michigan | 17 | 17 | - | 17 | - |
| Minnesota | 10 | 10 | - | 10 | - |
| Mississippi | 6 | - | 6 | - | 6 |
| Missouri | 11 | - | 11 | - | 11 |
| Montana | 3 | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| Nebraska * | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Nevada | 5 | 5 | - | 5 | - |
| New Hampshire | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| New Jersey | 15 | 15 | - | 15 | - |
| New Mexico | 5 | 5 | - | 5 | - |
| New York | 31 | 31 | - | 31 | - |
| North Carolina | 15 | 15 | - | 15 | - |
| North Dakota | 3 | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| Ohio | 20 | 20 | - | 20 | - |
| Oklahoma | 7 | - | 7 | - | 7 |
| Oregon | 7 | 7 | - | 7 | - |
| Pennsylvania | 21 | 21 | - | 21 | - |
| Rhode Island | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| South Carolina | 8 | - | 8 | - | 8 |
| South Dakota | 3 | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| Tennessee | 11 | - | 11 | - | 11 |
| Texas | 34 | - | 34 | - | 34 |
| Utah | 5 | - | 5 | - | 5 |
| Vermont | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| Virginia | 13 | 13 | - | 13 | - |
| Washington | 11 | 11 | - | 11 | - |
| West Virginia | 5 | - | 5 | - | 5 |
| Wisconsin | 10 | 10 | - | 10 | - |
| Wyoming | 3 | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| Total | 538 | 365 | 173 | 365 | 173 |
| Notes |
*Nebraska appoints its electors proportionally. Although McCain-Palin won in the First Congressional District and took the state, Obama-Biden won the Second Congressional District. Nebraska's electoral votes were proportionally awarded accordingly: for President, McCain 3 and Obama 1; for Vice President, Palin 3 and Biden1. |
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