John McCain received 2,031,527 votes, losing to Barack Obama's 3,419,673 votes. Obama received all 21 of Illinois' electoral votes.
Barack Obama received 365 electoral votes to John McCain's 173 electoral votes, a difference of 192 electoral votes.
McCain won electoral votes from the United States.
John McCain received 0 electoral votes in Iowa, losing Iowa's 7 electoral votes to Obama whom received 828,940 votes compared to McCain's 682,379 votes.
John McCain won Alabama's 9 electoral votes by receiving 1,266,546 votes to Obama's 813,479 votes.
Barack Obama received more electoral votes, receiving 365 electoral votes to John McCain's 173 electoral votes (out of a total of 538), a difference of 192 electoral votes
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.
John McCain won three electoral votes in Alaska, by receiving 193,841 votes to Obama's 123,594 votes.
John McCain won 3 electoral votes by getting 168,601 votes to Barack Obama's 141,278 votes.
Tennessee cast its 11 electoral votes for John McCain in the 2008 election.
McCain won 0 electoral votes in Minnesota, losing the 10 electoral votes to Barack Obama whom received 1,573,354 votes to McCain's 1,275,409 votes.
John McCain received all 3 electoral votes from Montana, by receiving 242,763 votes to Obama's 231,667 votes.