Who won Maine in the 2008 presidential election?

Obama (Democratic) carried Maine in 2008, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Maine have in 2008?

Maine cast 4 electoral votes in the 2008 presidential election.

Did Maine vote for the national winner in 2008?

Yes. Maine backed Barack Obama, who won the presidency that year.

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2008

Maine: Obama carries 4 EV.

Maine cast its 4 electoral votes for Obama (Democratic). National winner: Barack Obama (Democratic) — Maine voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Maine, 2008

In 2008, Maine awarded its 4 electoral votes to Obama of the Democratic party. Maine ended up on the winning side — Barack Obama captured the White House that year.

It marked the 5th consecutive election in which Maine backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1992. Maine did not move alone — neighboring New Hampshire broke the same way in 2008. Across the 52 presidential elections Maine has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (29 times). The vote fell within the Modern Polarization — Close elections in a divided country.

In the national count, Barack Obama took 365 of the 538 electoral votes, against John McCain's 173. Barack Obama led the national popular vote with 52.93% of the ballots cast.

The 2008 national map

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