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Parents > United States > South Carolina > 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 ModifiedJoshua L. November 18, 2008 06:18pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/02/2004
NameGeorge W. Bush Votes937,974 (57.98%)
Term01/20/2005 - 01/20/2009 Margin276,275 (+17.08%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/06/2012
NameMitt Romney Votes1,071,645 (54.56%)
Term01/20/2013 - 01/20/2017 Margin205,704 (+10.47%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Jan 19, 2008 SC US President - R Primary
John McCain
R 445,677
Jan 26, 2008 SC US President - D Primary
Barack Obama
D 532,151
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
01/20/2008 11/04/2008
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
John McCain 2 6 26 18
Barack Obama 1 ------
Leaning Call: John McCain (99.39%)
Weighted Call: John McCain (99.94%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

02/26/2008 11/01/2008

CANDIDATES
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Name Sen. John McCain Sen. Barack Obama Rep. Bob Barr Chuck Baldwin Ralph Nader Rep. Cynthia McKinney  
PartyRepublican Democratic Libertarian Constitution Independent Green  
Campaign Logo  
Uncertified Votes 1,034,896 (53.87%) 862,449 (44.90%) 7,283 (0.38%) 6,827 (0.36%) 5,053 (0.26%) 4,461 (0.23%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -172,447 (-8.98%) -1,027,613 (-53.49%) -1,028,069 (-53.52%) -1,029,843 (-53.61%) -1,030,435 (-53.64%)  
Predict Avg.56.25% 42.17% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 03/04/2008 00/00/2008 00/00/2008 00/00/2008 00/00/2008 00/00/2008  
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MATCHUP POLLS (14 from 8 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg52.59%-- 40.99%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--  
YouGov 
10/18/08-11/01/08
52.00% -- 44.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Survey USA 
10/28/08-10/29/08
52.00% 3.0 44.00% 3.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Princeton Survey Research Associates 
10/25/08-10/28/08
53.00% -- 42.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
10/20/08-10/20/08
54.00% 3.0 43.00% 2.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Winthrop University 
09/28/08-10/19/08
55.10% -- 34.90% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Survey USA 
10/12/08-10/13/08
55.00% 3.0 41.00% 2.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
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Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Jul 28, 2008 12:00pm Poll SC-Pres: Not so good for Obama  Article CBlock941 
Jun 07, 2008 01:00pm Blog Entry Obama Could Conceivably Be Listed Four Times on South Carolina Ballot  Article RBH 
Oct 09, 2005 04:00pm Opinion Keep your eye on Huckabee  Article SC Moose 

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