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President

President

365

Obama

Electoral Votes

Projected Winner

undecided

173

McCain

Electoral Votes

270 needed to win

Popular vote: 66,862,039

Popular vote: 58,319,442

Win
Lead

Obama was expected
to win easily

E.V.		Obama	McCain	% Rpt.
55	Calif.	61%	37%	100%
7	Conn.	61%	38%	100%
3	Del.	62%	37%	100%
3	D.C.	93%	7%	100%
4	Hawaii	72%	27%	100%
21	Ill.	62%	37%	100%
4	Me.	58%	41%	100%
10	Md.	62%	37%	100%
12	Mass.	62%	36%	100%
17	Mich.	57%	41%	100%
15	N.J.	57%	42%	99%
31	N.Y.	62%	37%	99%
7	Ore.	57%	41%	97%
4	R.I.	63%	35%	100%
3	Vt.	68%	31%	100%
11	Wash.	57%	41%	93%

Obama was expected
to win narrowly

E.V.		Obama	McCain	% Rpt.
9	Colo.	54%	45%	100%
7	Iowa	54%	45%	100%
10	Minn.	54%	44%	100%
5	Nev.	55%	43%	100%
4	N.H.	54%	45%	100%
5	N.M.	57%	42%	100%
21	Pa.	55%	44%	100%
13	Va.	53%	46%	100%
10	Wis.	56%	42%	100%

Battleground states

E.V.		Obama	McCain	% Rpt.
27	Fla.	51%	48%	100%
11	Ind.	50%	49%	99%
11	Mo.	49%	49%	100%
15	N.C.	50%	50%	100%
20	Ohio	51%	47%	100%

McCain was expected
to win narrowly

E.V.		Obama	McCain	% Rpt.
15	Ga.	47%	52%	99%
3	Mont.	47%	50%	100%
3	N.D.	45%	53%	100%
5	W.Va.	43%	56%	100%

McCain was expected
to win easily

E.V.		Obama	McCain	% Rpt.
9	Ala.	39%	60%	99%
3	Alaska	38%	60%	100%
10	Ariz.	45%	54%	100%
6	Ark.	39%	59%	100%
4	Idaho	36%	62%	100%
6	Kan.	41%	57%	100%
8	Ky.	41%	57%	100%
9	La.	40%	59%	100%
6	Miss.	43%	56%	100%
5*	Neb.	42%	57%	100%
7	Okla.	34%	66%	100%
8	S.C.	45%	54%	100%
3	S.D.	45%	53%	100%
11	Tenn.	42%	57%	100%
34	Tex.	44%	56%	100%
5	Utah	35%	62%	100%
3	Wyo.	33%	65%	100%

* Nebraska allocates some of its electoral votes on the basis of the results in each Congressional district. John McCain won four of the state's electoral votes, with Barack Obama winning one.