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Presidential Election 2008 | US Presidential Elections | Kentucky Races

2008 Kentucky Presidential Election Results

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John McCain
Percent: 57.40%    
Votes: 1,048,462

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Barack Obama
Percent: 41.17%
Votes: 751,985

Race Summary

In the 2008 Presidential Election in Kentucky, Republican John McCain received 57.40% of the vote, while Democrat Barack Obama earned 41.17%. McCain’s margin of 16 percentage points reflected Kentucky’s strong Republican lean that cycle.

Full Results

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 57.40%    
Votes: 1,048,462

 

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 41.17%
Votes: 751,985

 

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.84%    
Votes: 15,378

 

Bob Barr (LIB)    
Percent: 0.33%
Votes: 5,989

 

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.26%    
Votes: 4,694

 

Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%    
Votes: 112
 
Total votes: 1,826,620

State Map

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