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Parents > United States > U.S. Executive
OfficePresident
HonorificPresident - Abbr: President
Type General Election
Filing Deadline November 01, 2008 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open December 15, 2008 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close December 15, 2008 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start January 20, 2009 - 11:00am
Term End January 20, 2013 - 12:00pm
ContributorWishful Thinking
Last ModifiedRP December 04, 2015 06:37pm
Data Sources
Description The Presidential Electors, chosen on 11/4/2008, are scheduled to cast the electoral vote on 12/15/2008.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won12/13/2004
NameGeorge W. Bush Votes286 (53.16%)
Term01/20/2005 - 01/20/2009 Margin35 (+6.51%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won12/17/2012
NameBarack Obama Votes332 (61.71%)
Term01/20/2013 - 01/20/2017 Margin126 (+23.42%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Jun 12, 2007 US President - Prb Convention (Dodge Faction)
Gene C. Amondson
PRB 5
Sep 13, 2007 US President - PRB Convention
Gene C. Amondson
PRB 16
Oct 20, 2007 US President - SOC Convention
Brian P. Moore
S 56
Jan 01, 2008 US President - SWP Convention
Róger Calero
SWP 1
Jan 17, 2008 US President - PSL Selection
Gloria E. La Riva
PSL 1
Mar 08, 2008 US President - Am Convention
Diane Beall Templin
Amer 1
Mar 11, 2008 US President - NAIP Primary
Frank McEnulty
NAIP 1
Apr 26, 2008 US President - CST Convention
Chuck Baldwin
CST 514
May 25, 2008 US President - LBT Convention
Bob Barr
LBT 1,002
Jun 15, 2008 US President - BTP Convention
Charles "CJ" Jay
BTP 42
Jul 12, 2008 US President - G Convention
Cynthia McKinney
G 544
Jul 19, 2008 US President - REF Convention
Ted C. Weill
REF 28
Aug 02, 2008 US President - PFP Convention
Ralph Nader
PFP 89
Aug 27, 2008 US President - D Convention
Barack Obama
D 4,200
Sep 03, 2008 US President - R Convention
John McCain
R 2,360
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
07/27/2004 12/15/2008
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Barack Obama 6 16 14 30
John McCain 5 5 ----
Leaning Call: Barack Obama (93.02%)
Weighted Call: Barack Obama (99.04%)

CANDIDATES
Photo  
Name Sen. Barack Obama Sen. John McCain  
PartyDemocratic Republican  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 365 (67.84%) 173 (32.16%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -192 (-35.69%)  
Predict Avg.53.24% 41.26%  
Cash On Hand $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 06/03/2008 03/04/2008  
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EVENTS
Start Date End Date Type Title Contributor
Jan 20, 2009 07:00am Jan 20, 2009 07:00pm Inauguration 65th Presidential Inauguration (Obama)  Chronicler 

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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Apr 27, 2013 10:50am News Biden: McCain would have beat Obama if economy hadn't tanked  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Nov 19, 2009 12:00pm Poll 52 Percent of Republicans Say ACORN Stole the 2008 Election  Article RP 
Mar 18, 2009 12:00pm News Divide (Electoral Votes) and Conquer? No, Obama Still Won  Article ArmyDem 
Jan 20, 2009 08:10am Opinion Hoping Obama is a Failure  Article RP 
Jan 14, 2009 03:00pm Analysis How Obama Really Won the Election  Article RP 
Dec 15, 2008 04:00pm News Electoral College Seals the Deal on the Election  Article Homegrown Democrat 

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