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RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > California > President
Parent RaceUS President - Popular Vote
OfficePresident
HonorificPresident - Abbr: President
Type General Election
Filing Deadline January 01, 2008 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 04, 2008 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 04, 2008 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start January 20, 2009 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 2013 - 12:00pm
ContributorWishful Thinking
Last ModifiedRBH December 14, 2008 04:03pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/02/2004
NameJohn F. Kerry Votes6,745,485 (54.30%)
Term01/20/2005 - 01/20/2009 Margin1,235,659 (+9.95%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/06/2012
NameBarack Obama Votes7,854,285 (60.24%)
Term01/20/2013 - 01/20/2017 Margin3,014,327 (+23.12%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Feb 05, 2008 CA US President - LBT Primary
Christine Smith
LBT 16,479
Feb 05, 2008 CA US President - R Primary
John McCain
R 2,932,811
Feb 05, 2008 CA US President - D Primary
Hillary Clinton
D 5,066,993
Feb 05, 2008 CA US President - PFP Primary
Ralph Nader
PFP 6,358
Feb 05, 2008 CA US President - G Primary
Ralph Nader
G 35,844
Feb 05, 2008 CA US President - AIP Primary
Don J. Grundmann
AIP 46,022
Jun 29, 2008 CA US President - AIP Convention
Chuck Baldwin
AIP 1
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
02/27/2005 11/04/2008
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Barack Obama 2 4 33 33
John McCain 1 ------
Leaning Call: Barack Obama (99.59%)
Weighted Call: Barack Obama (100.00%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

03/12/2008 11/01/2008

CANDIDATES
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Name Sen. Barack Obama Sen. John McCain Ralph Nader Committee Member Bob Barr Assistant Secretary Alan L. Keyes Rep. Cynthia McKinney (W) Rep. Ron Paul
PartyDemocratic Republican Peace & Freedom Libertarian American Independent Green Independent
Campaign Logo
Certified Votes 8,274,473 (61.01%) 5,011,781 (36.96%) 108,381 (0.80%) 67,582 (0.50%) 40,673 (0.30%) 38,774 (0.29%) 17,006 (0.13%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -3,262,692 (-24.06%) -8,166,092 (-60.21%) -8,206,891 (-60.51%) -8,233,800 (-60.71%) -8,235,699 (-60.73%) -8,257,467 (-60.89%)
Predict Avg.54.35% 39.05% 0.33% 0.33% 0.27% 0.33% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website]
Entry Date 06/03/2008 00/00/2008 00/00/2008 00/00/2008 00/00/2008 00/00/2008 00/00/2008
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MATCHUP POLLS (21 from 7 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg56.42%-- 34.13%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
YouGov 
10/18/08-11/01/08		 55.00% -- 40.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Survey USA 
10/29/08-10/31/08		 60.00% 1.0 36.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Field Poll 
10/18/08-10/28/08		 55.00% 3.0 33.00% 3.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
10/25/08-10/25/08		 61.00% 5.0 34.00% 6.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) 
10/12/08-10/19/08		 56.00% -- 33.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Survey USA 
10/15/08-10/16/08		 59.00% 6.0 35.00% 8.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
I Susan Sarandon 🔗
D John Wooden 🔗
  San Francisco Bay Guardian
  UCLA Daily Bruin
  La Opinion
  Los Angeles Times
  The Freemont Argus
  Daily Review of Hayward
  Oakland Tribune
  Tri-Valley Herald
  San Mateo County Times
  San Francisco Chronicle
  Santa Cruz Sentinel
  The Herald of Monterrey
  Contra Costa Times
  Sacramento Bee
  Fresno Bee
  San Bernardino Sun
  San Jose Mercury News
  Stockton Record
R Richard Riordan 🔗
D CA Pol Junkie
D Jason
D Gil Cisneros 🔗
  Palm Springs Desert Sun
R Gary Sinise 🔗
R Chuck Liddell 🔗
R Clint Eastwood 🔗
  San Diego Union-Tribune
  The Napa Valley Register
  San Francisco Examiner
R CAGOP
I Justin Raimondo 🔗
PFP Cindy Sheehan 🔗
R Ben Stein 🔗
DS Bob Sacamano
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name (W) Chuck Baldwin (W) James E. Harris (W) Frank Moore  
PartyIndependent Independent Independent  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 3,145 (0.02%) 49 (0.00%) 36 (0.00%)  
Margin-8,271,328 (-60.99%) -8,274,424 (-61.01%) -8,274,437 (-61.01%)  
Predict Avg.0.07% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website]  
Entry Date 00/00/2008 00/00/2008 00/00/2008  
MATCHUP POLLS (21 from 7 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--  
YouGov 
10/18/08-11/01/08		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Survey USA 
10/29/08-10/31/08		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Field Poll 
10/18/08-10/28/08		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
10/25/08-10/25/08		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) 
10/12/08-10/19/08		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Survey USA 
10/15/08-10/16/08		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
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