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RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Maryland > 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 76.66% Registered 49.69% Total Population
ContributorWishful Thinking
Last Modifiedev December 22, 2008 02:28am
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/02/2004
NameJohn Kerry Votes1,334,493 (55.91%)
Term01/20/2005 - 01/20/2009 Margin309,790 (+12.98%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/06/2012
NameBarack Obama Votes1,677,844 (61.97%)
Term01/20/2013 - 01/20/2017 Margin705,975 (+26.08%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Feb 12, 2008 MD US President - D Primary Barack Obama
Feb 12, 2008 MD US President - R Primary John McCain
MAP

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KEY RACE? 8.6667003632 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
02/27/2005 11/04/2008
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Barack Obama 2 5 17 43
John McCain 1 ------
Leaning Call: Barack Obama (99.58%)
Weighted Call: Barack Obama (100.02%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph
01/02/2008 11/01/2008

CANDIDATES
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Name Sen. Barack Obama Sen. John McCain Ralph Nader Rep. Bob Barr (W) Others Rep. Cynthia McKinney Chuck Baldwin
PartyDemocratic Republican Independent Party of Maryland Libertarian Unaffiliated Green Constitution
Website [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website]
Certified Votes1,629,467 (61.92%) 959,862 (36.48%) 14,713 (0.56%) 9,842 (0.37%) 9,043 (0.34%) 4,747 (0.18%) 3,760 (0.14%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -669,605 (-25.44%) -1,614,754 (-61.36%) -1,619,625 (-61.55%) -1,620,424 (-61.58%) -1,624,720 (-61.74%) -1,625,707 (-61.78%)
Predict Avg.50.50% 38.50% 0.00% 0.25% 0.00% 0.25% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
MATCHUP POLLS (9 from 6 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg58.30%-- 35.56%-- 0.00%-- 0.26%-- 0.00%-- 0.15%-- 0.14%--
YouGov 
10/18/08-11/01/08		 60.00% -- 35.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
09/20/08-09/20/08		 60.00% 7.0 37.00% 6.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
American Research Group 
09/17/08-09/19/08		 54.00% -- 39.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Gonzales Research & Marketing Strategies 
08/29/08-09/05/08		 52.00% 1.0 38.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
08/18/08-08/18/08		 53.00% 5.0 43.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Zogby Interactive 
06/11/08-06/30/08		 54.00% -- 30.00% -- 0.00% -- 6.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
R Charles McCurdy "Mac" Mathias Jr. [L]
  Baltimore Sun
  Washington Post
R Wayne T. Gilchrest [L]
  Cecil Whig
  Baltimore Examiner
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name (W) Assistant Secretary Alan L. Keyes (W) Donald K. Allen (W) Blaine Taylor (W) Brian P. Moore (W) Joe C. "Average Joe" Schriner (W) Lynne A. Starr (W) RaeDeen R. Heupel
PartyUnaffiliated Unaffiliated Unaffiliated Unaffiliated Unaffiliated Unaffiliated Unaffiliated
Website [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website]
Certified Votes103 (0.00%) 17 (0.00%) 12 (0.00%) 10 (0.00%) 8 (0.00%) 4 (0.00%) 2 (0.00%)
Margin-1,629,364 (-61.92%) -1,629,450 (-61.92%) -1,629,455 (-61.92%) -1,629,457 (-61.92%) -1,629,459 (-61.92%) -1,629,463 (-61.92%) -1,629,465 (-61.92%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
MATCHUP POLLS (9 from 6 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
YouGov 
10/18/08-11/01/08		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
09/20/08-09/20/08		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
American Research Group 
09/17/08-09/19/08		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Gonzales Research & Marketing Strategies 
08/29/08-09/05/08		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
08/18/08-08/18/08		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Zogby Interactive 
06/11/08-06/30/08		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
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Sep 18, 2008 08:00pm Endorsement Gilchrest Says Radio Comments Were Not Endorsement of Obama  Article U Ole Polecat 

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