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President Obama received a large number of votes, both in popular votes and the electoral college. Obama received 365 electoral votes, and his challenger John McCain received 173. The popular vote was President Obama 69,456,897 and John McCain 59,934,814, respectively. President Obama received the most votes for a presidential candidate in American history.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoIn the 2012 presidential election, Barack Obama won re-election by carrying 26 states and the District of Columbia for a total of 332 electoral votes. He needed 270 to retain the presidency.
The president won electoral votes from California (55), Colorado (9), Connecticut (7), Delaware (3), the District of Columbia (3), Florida (29), Hawaii (4), Illinois (20), Iowa (6), Maine (4), Maryland (10), Massachusetts (11), Michigan (16), Minnesota (10), Nevada (6), New Hampshire (4), New Jersey (14), New Mexico (5), New York (29), Ohio (18), Oregon (7), Pennsylvania (20), Rhode Island (4), Vermont (3), Virginia (13), Washington (12) and Wisconsin (10).
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∙ 15y agoObama has made history today. Obama won 24 states
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∙ 14y ago69 million for him, 60 million for McCain. 56.8% of eligable voters voted in the 2008 us presidential elections, which is the highest since 1968.
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∙ 15y agoMore than 13 States
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How many electoral votes for US President does New York cast?
It cast 31 electoral votes for Obama.
How many votes did Pennsylvania have in the last presidential election?
Pennsylvania cast 6,013,272 votes in the 2008 presidential election, translating into 21 electoral votes which were cast for Barack Obama (D).
How many electoral votes did Virginia cast in 2008?
Virginia cast 13 electoral votes in 2008. These went to Barack Obama (D) who received 1,959,532 votes to John McCain's (R) 1,725,005 votes.
How many electoral votes did Mitt Romney receive in Tennessee?
In 2008, Barack Obama received 41.8% of the votes cast and John McCain received 56.9% of the votes cast. All of Tennessee's 11 electoral votes were awarded to John McCain. In 2012, Barack Obama received 39.1%% of the votes cast and Mitt Romney received 59.5% of the votes cast. All of Tennessee's 11 electoral votes were awarded to Mitt Romney.
How many electoral votes for Iowa and who won Iowa?
Iowa cast its 7 electoral votes for Barack Obama in the 2008 election.
Where did Obama receive all 27 electoral votes?
Barack Obama received all 27 electoral votes from Florida.
What is the amount of votes that Hispanics cast for Obama?
According to most media sources, as many as 71% of Hispanic voters cast their ballots for President Obama in the 2012 election.
How many votes did Barack Obama get in Oregon?
Barack Obama received 1,037,291 votes compared to John McCain's 738,475 votes, giving Obama the 7 electoral votes from Oregon.
How many votes did Barack Obama get in Massachusetts?
Barack Obama won 1,904,097 votes compared to John McCain's 1,108,854 votes, giving Obama all 12 electoral votes from Massachusetts.
How many electoral votes did John McCain get in California?
John McCain received 0 of 55 electoral votes from California, or 0% of California's electoral votes losing the state to Barack Obama with 5,011,781 votes to Obama's 8,274,473 votes, only 36.95% of the total votes cast.
How many votes did Obama get in Ohio primary 2012?
Ohio cast its 18 electoral votes for Barack Obama in the 2012 election. The 2012 presidential election popular vote totals in Ohio were Barack Obama 2,827,709 and Mitt Romney 2,661,437.
How many votes did Obama get in Connecticut?
Connecticut cast its 7 electoral votes for Barack Obama in the 2008 election. The 2008 presidential election popular vote totals in Connecticut were Barack Obama 997,773 and John McCain 629,428. Connecticut cast its 7 electoral votes for Barack Obama in the 2012 election. The 2012 presidential election popular vote totals in Connecticut were Barack Obama 905,083 and Mitt Romney 634,892.
