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RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Iowa > 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 Modifiedev November 24, 2008 06:57pm
Data Sources[Link]
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Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/02/2004
NameGeorge W. Bush Votes751,957 (49.90%)
Term01/20/2005 - 01/20/2009 Margin10,059 (+0.67%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/06/2012
NameBarack Obama Votes822,544 (51.99%)
Term01/20/2013 - 01/20/2017 Margin91,927 (+5.81%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Jan 03, 2008 IA US President - R Caucus
Mike Huckabee
R 118,941
Jan 03, 2008 IA US President - D Caucus
Barack Obama
D 2,501
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
02/27/2005 11/04/2008
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
John McCain 5 --1 1
Barack Obama 23 25 23 1
Leaning Call: Barack Obama (92.41%)
Weighted Call: Barack Obama (100.01%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

02/18/2008 11/01/2008

CANDIDATES
Photo
Name Sen. Barack Obama Sen. John McCain Ralph Nader Write-In Committee Member Bob Barr Chuck Baldwin Rep. Cynthia McKinney
PartyDemocratic Republican Peace & Freedom Nonpartisan Libertarian Constitution Green
Campaign Logo
Certified Votes 828,940 (53.93%) 682,379 (44.39%) 8,014 (0.52%) 6,737 (0.44%) 4,590 (0.30%) 4,445 (0.29%) 1,423 (0.09%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -146,561 (-9.53%) -820,926 (-53.41%) -822,203 (-53.49%) -824,350 (-53.63%) -824,495 (-53.64%) -827,517 (-53.84%)
Predict Avg.48.75% 44.81% 0.00% 0.00% 0.33% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website [Website] [Website] [Website]
Entry Date 00/00/2007 00/00/2007 08/08/2008 -- 08/13/2008 08/15/2008 08/13/2008
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MATCHUP POLLS (26 from 10 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg51.79%-- 40.32%-- 0.39%-- 0.00%-- -1.39%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
YouGov 
10/18/08-11/01/08		 52.00% -- 41.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Selzer & Co. 
10/28/08-10/31/08		 54.00% 2.0 37.00% 3.0 2.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 1.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Survey USA 
10/28/08-10/29/08		 55.00% 1.0 40.00% 3.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Marist Institute 
10/23/08-10/24/08		 52.00% 1.0 42.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
10/23/08-10/23/08		 52.00% 1.0 44.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Research 2000 
10/19/08-10/22/08		 54.00% 1.0 39.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
S William Stodden 🔗
R LaMetta Wynn
  Ottumwa Courier
  Quad-City Times
  Des Moines Register
  The Hawk Eye
  Mason City Globe-Gazette
  Storm Lake Times (Iowa)
D James A.S. "Jim" Leach 🔗
G Guy
D COSDem
  The Messenger
Laf-W Craverguy
R Spen
MORE CANDIDATES
Photo  
Name James E. Harris Brian P. Moore Gloria E. La Riva  
PartySocialist Workers Socialist Socialism and Liberation  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 292 (0.02%) 182 (0.01%) 121 (0.01%)  
Margin-828,648 (-53.91%) -828,758 (-53.92%) -828,819 (-53.92%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website]  
Entry Date 08/12/2008 08/00/2008 07/28/2008  
MATCHUP POLLS (26 from 10 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--  
YouGov 
10/18/08-11/01/08		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Selzer & Co. 
10/28/08-10/31/08		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Survey USA 
10/28/08-10/29/08		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Marist Institute 
10/23/08-10/24/08		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
10/23/08-10/23/08		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Research 2000 
10/19/08-10/22/08		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
 


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01/02/2008 Barack Obama TVAd Mixed eng A Special Caucus Message from Barack   00:02:00 Homegrown Democrat 

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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Oct 29, 2008 10:20pm Editorial Say No to McBama and Incumbents  Article Craverguy 
Oct 26, 2008 08:00am Endorsement Barack Obama for President  Article COSDem 
Oct 08, 2008 01:00pm News False voter-attire rumor spreading  Article The Sunset Provision 
Jun 21, 2008 02:00pm News Culver asks McCain, Obama to suspend campaigning in Iowa  Article COSDem 
Jan 04, 2008 02:10pm Analysis ON DEADLINE: Iowa results scare GOP  Article Guy 
Aug 05, 2005 07:00pm News Caucus-goers get an early look at candidates who share little background  Article Joshua L. 

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