2008 United States presidential election in Kentucky information
Election in Kentucky
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2008 United States presidential election in Kentucky
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November 4, 2008
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Turnout
64.04%[1]
Nominee
John McCain
Barack Obama
Party
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Democratic
Home state
Arizona
Illinois
Running mate
Sarah Palin
Joe Biden
Electoral vote
8
0
Popular vote
1,048,462
751,985
Percentage
57.37%
41.15%
County Results
Congressional District Results
Precinct Results
McCain
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
90-100%
Obama
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70–80%
80–90%
90-100%
Tie/No Data
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George W. Bush
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Elected President
Barack Obama
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The 2008 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 4, 2008, and was part of the 2008 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Kentucky was won by Republican nominee John McCain by a 16.22% margin of victory. Prior to the election, all 17 news organizations considered this a state McCain would win, or otherwise a red state. In the primaries, Hillary Clinton slightly defeated McCain in hypothetical polls for Kentucky. Once Barack Obama secured the Democratic nomination, Kentucky was reclassified as safe for the GOP. In the end, Kentucky voted for McCain with 57.40% of the vote. Obama did, however, improve on John Kerry's performance by two points. This was the first time since 1960 that Kentucky did not vote for the winning candidate in a presidential election.
This was the first time ever that Floyd and Knott Counties voted for the Republican candidate, as well as the first time since 1908 that Breathitt County voted for the Republican candidate. As such, Obama became the first Democrat to ever win the presidency without carrying numerous historically Democratic counties, primarily in the Eastern Coalfield and Jackson Purchase regions. As of 2020, this remains the last time that a Democratic presidential nominee has won over 40% of the vote in Kentucky.
^"Voter Turnout Report for the 11/04/08 General Election" (PDF). Commonwealth of Kentucky - State Board of Elections.
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