Presidential Election 2008 | US Presidential Elections | Maryland Races
2008 Maryland Presidential Election Results
Barack Obama
Percent: 61.92%
Votes: 1,629,467
John McCain
Percent: 36.47%
Votes: 959,862
Race Summary
In the 2008 Presidential Election, Maryland voted for Democrat Barack Obama, who received 61.92% of the vote, while Republican John McCain earned 36.47%. Obama’s strong showing continued Maryland’s Democratic trend.
Full Results
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 61.92%
Votes: 1,629,467
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 36.47%
Votes: 959,862
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.18%
Votes: 4,747
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.37%
Votes: 9,842
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.56%
Votes: 14,713
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.14%
Votes: 3,760
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.35%
Votes: 9,205
Total votes: 2,631,596
State Map
Results by County
Allegany County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 35.95%
Votes: 10,693
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 61.88%
Votes: 18,405
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.28%
Votes: 82
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.43%
Votes: 128
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.99%
Votes: 294
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.21%
Votes: 63
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.26%
Votes: 77
Total votes: 29,742
Calvert County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 46.07%
Votes: 20,299
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 52.42%
Votes: 23,095
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.16%
Votes: 69
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.27%
Votes: 117
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.67%
Votes: 296
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.12%
Votes: 51
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.30%
Votes: 130
Total votes: 44,057
Charles County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 62.22%
Votes: 43,635
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 36.69%
Votes: 25,732
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 73
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.20%
Votes: 137
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.46%
Votes: 323
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 66
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.23%
Votes: 161
Total votes: 70,127
Harford County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 39.38%
Votes: 48,552
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 58.19%
Votes: 71,751
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.18%
Votes: 227
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.68%
Votes: 833
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.77%
Votes: 954
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.23%
Votes: 278
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.57%
Votes: 700
Total votes: 123,295
Prince George's County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 88.87%
Votes: 332,396
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 10.38%
Votes: 38,833
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.12%
Votes: 460
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.14%
Votes: 516
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.26%
Votes: 964
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 303
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.15%
Votes: 554
Total votes: 374,026
Talbot County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 44.45%
Votes: 9,035
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 54.09%
Votes: 10,995
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 26
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.45%
Votes: 91
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.54%
Votes: 109
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 26
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.23%
Votes: 46
Total votes: 20,328
Anne Arundel County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 48.15%
Votes: 125,015
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 49.95%
Votes: 129,682
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.18%
Votes: 472
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.47%
Votes: 1,217
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.68%
Votes: 1,760
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.17%
Votes: 452
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.39%
Votes: 1,021
Total votes: 259,619
Caroline County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 37.61%
Votes: 4,971
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 60.64%
Votes: 8,015
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.15%
Votes: 20
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.33%
Votes: 44
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.70%
Votes: 92
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.27%
Votes: 36
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.30%
Votes: 40
Total votes: 13,218
Dorchester County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 45.25%
Votes: 6,912
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 53.48%
Votes: 8,168
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.20%
Votes: 31
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.23%
Votes: 35
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.55%
Votes: 84
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 13
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.20%
Votes: 31
Total votes: 15,274
Howard County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 59.99%
Votes: 87,120
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 38.14%
Votes: 55,393
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.17%
Votes: 253
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.52%
Votes: 752
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.58%
Votes: 848
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.18%
Votes: 260
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.42%
Votes: 607
Total votes: 145,233
Queen Anne's County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 35.66%
Votes: 8,575
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 62.74%
Votes: 15,087
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 26
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.32%
Votes: 78
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.61%
Votes: 147
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.22%
Votes: 52
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.33%
Votes: 80
Total votes: 24,045
Washington County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 42.61%
Votes: 26,245
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 55.47%
Votes: 34,169
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.17%
Votes: 106
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.42%
Votes: 261
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.78%
Votes: 480
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.17%
Votes: 102
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.38%
Votes: 237
Total votes: 61,600
Baltimore City
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 87.16%
Votes: 214,385
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 11.66%
Votes: 28,681
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.23%
Votes: 578
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.27%
Votes: 675
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.37%
Votes: 906
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 197
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.22%
Votes: 546
Total votes: 245,968
Carroll County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 33.11%
Votes: 28,060
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 64.30%
Votes: 54,503
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.18%
Votes: 156
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.61%
Votes: 513
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.74%
Votes: 627
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.32%
Votes: 268
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.75%
Votes: 633
Total votes: 84,760
Frederick County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 48.58%
Votes: 54,013
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 49.62%
Votes: 55,170
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.17%
Votes: 193
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.46%
Votes: 509
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.64%
Votes: 714
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.20%
Votes: 219
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.33%
Votes: 368
Total votes: 111,186
Kent County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 49.43%
Votes: 4,953
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 48.95%
Votes: 4,905
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.18%
Votes: 18
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.41%
Votes: 41
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.69%
Votes: 69
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.15%
Votes: 15
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.19%
Votes: 19
Total votes: 10,020
St. Mary's County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 42.84%
Votes: 19,023
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 55.63%
Votes: 24,705
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.16%
Votes: 72
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.37%
Votes: 163
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.59%
Votes: 261
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.19%
Votes: 84
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.23%
Votes: 101
Total votes: 44,409
Wicomico County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 46.44%
Votes: 19,436
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 52.20%
Votes: 21,849
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.14%
Votes: 59
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.29%
Votes: 121
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.59%
Votes: 246
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 43
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.24%
Votes: 100
Total votes: 41,854
Baltimore County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 56.22%
Votes: 214,151
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 41.66%
Votes: 158,714
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.24%
Votes: 912
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.50%
Votes: 1,893
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.70%
Votes: 2,685
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.16%
Votes: 612
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.52%
Votes: 1,971
Total votes: 380,938
Cecil County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 41.57%
Votes: 17,665
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 56.14%
Votes: 23,855
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.20%
Votes: 87
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.58%
Votes: 247
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.97%
Votes: 414
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.24%
Votes: 101
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.29%
Votes: 125
Total votes: 42,494
Garrett County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 29.02%
Votes: 3,736
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 69.17%
Votes: 8,903
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 17
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.29%
Votes: 37
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.82%
Votes: 105
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.28%
Votes: 36
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.30%
Votes: 38
Total votes: 12,872
Montgomery County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 71.58%
Votes: 314,444
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 27.00%
Votes: 118,608
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.17%
Votes: 744
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.30%
Votes: 1,335
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.48%
Votes: 2,121
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 448
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.36%
Votes: 1,561
Total votes: 439,261
Somerset County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 48.16%
Votes: 4,779
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 50.76%
Votes: 5,037
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.17%
Votes: 17
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.27%
Votes: 27
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.46%
Votes: 46
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 8
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 10
Total votes: 9,924