In 1836, the incumbent vice-president, Democrat Martin Van Buren won 50.8% of the popular vote and 170 electoral votes by carrying 15 states The Whigs ran different candidates in different parts of the country in hopes that they could keep Van Buren from getting a majority. In total the four Whig candidates won 11 states and 124 electoral votes.
"The president and vice president were from different parties"
There was no presidential election in 1769. There was no United States yet at the time.
There was no US Presidential election in 2006.
There are many places where one can find voting results for the 2008 presidential election. One can find voting results of the 2008 presidential election at popular on the web sources such as CNN and NPR.
Obama won.
The results were shaped by regional interests.
The results were shaped by regional interests.
The results were shaped by regional interests.
Jefferson Won by 8 Electoral Votes
The results were shaped by regional interests.
Virginia cast its 13 electoral votes for Barack Obama in the 2008 election. The 2008 presidential election popular vote totals in Virginia were Barack Obama 1,959,532 (53.2%) and John McCain 1,725,005 (46.8%).
George Washington won the first presidential election in 1789. The 2008 presidential election was the 56th presidential election in the United States.
The electoral college voting results for the presidential election are officially considered on January 6th, during a joint session of Congress. The Vice President, as the President of the Senate, presides over the session and officially announces the results.