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RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > District of Columbia > President
Parent RaceUS President - Popular Vote
OfficePresident
Type General Election
Filing Deadline January 01, 2008 - 12:00pm
Polls Open November 04, 2008 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 04, 2008 - 11:00pm
Term Start January 20, 2009 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 2013 - 12:00pm
Turnout 62.36% Registered 46.52% Total Population
ContributorWishful Thinking
Last ModifiedRBH November 25, 2008 11:35am
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/02/2004
NameJohn Kerry Votes202,970 (89.18%)
Term01/20/2005 - 01/20/2009 Margin181,714 (+79.84%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/06/2012
NameBarack Obama Votes267,070 (90.91%)
Term01/20/2013 - 01/20/2017 Margin245,689 (+83.63%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Feb 12, 2008 DC US President - D Primary Barack Obama
Feb 12, 2008 DC US President - R Primary John McCain
Feb 12, 2008 DC US President - Statehood Green Primary Cynthia McKinney
MAP
KEY RACE? 1.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
02/27/2005 11/04/2008
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Barack Obama ------71
Leaning Call: Barack Obama (100.00%)
Weighted Call: Barack Obama (100.00%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph
09/11/2008 11/01/2008

CANDIDATES
Photo  
Name Sen. Barack Obama Sen. John McCain (W) Others Ralph Nader Rep. Cynthia McKinney  
PartyDemocratic Republican Independent Independent DC Statehood Green  
Website [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website]  
Uncertified Votes245,800 (92.36%) 17,637 (6.63%) 1,138 (0.43%) 958 (0.36%) 590 (0.22%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -228,163 (-85.74%) -244,662 (-91.94%) -244,842 (-92.00%) -245,210 (-92.14%)  
Predict Avg.88.67% 8.29% 0.00% 0.33% 0.66%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $--  
MATCHUP POLLS (2 from 2 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg82.42%-- 12.36%-- 0.65%-- 0.65%-- 0.32%--  
YouGov 
10/18/08-11/01/08		 81.00% -- 15.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
American Research Group 
09/11/08-09/13/08		 82.00% -- 13.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
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