In 2008, Senator Barack Obama became President of the United States because he won both the popular vote and the electoral vote. Regarding the electoral college, Mr. Obama received 365 electoral votes to his challenger John McCain's 173 electoral votes (out of a total of 538).
Barack Obama received 365 electoral votes to John McCain's 173 electoral votes, a difference of 192 electoral votes.
In 2008, Barack Obama received 365 electoral votes to John McCain's 173 electoral votes (out of a total of 538), a difference of 192 electoral votes. In 2012, Barack Obama received 332 electoral votes to Mitt Romney's 206, a difference of 126 electoral votes.
Barack Obama won 3 electoral votes in Delaware by receiving 255,459 votes to 152,374 votes for McCain.
Barack Obama won 9 electoral votes in Colorado by winning the state with 1,288,576 votes to McCain's 1,073,589 votes.
Barack Obama won 12 electoral votes from Massachusetts, receiving 1,904,097 votes compared to John McCain's 1,108,854 votes.
173. U.S. Senator John McCain (Republican from Arizona) received 45.7% of the popular vote, and was defeated by U.S. Senator Barack Obama (Democrat from Illinois), who received 52.9% of the popular vote and 365 electoral votes.
0. McCain did not win any electoral votes in Ohio in 2008. He lost Ohio's 20 electoral votes to Obama by only receiving 2,674,491 votes to Obama's 2,933,388 votes.
In 2012, Barack Obama received 0 electoral votes, losing the 11 electoral votes to Republican Mitt Romney by a tally of 1,453,097 votes to 953,043 votes.
Barack Obama received 0 electoral votes from Idaho in both the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections.In 2008, Barack Obama received 0 electoral votes from Idaho, losing Idaho's 4 electoral votes to John McCain whom received 403,012 votes to Obama's 236,440.In 2012, Barack Obama lost the state's 4 electoral votes to Mitt Romney who received 420,750 votes to Obama's 212,560.
In the 2008 presidential election Barack Obama received 365 electoral votes and John McCain received 173 electoral votes.
In 2008, Barack Obama received 0 electoral votes from Kentucky, losing the 8 electoral votes to John McCain who received 1,048,462 votes to Obama's 751,985 votes.In 2012, this is yet to be determined. Kentucky is a solidly Republican state, and it is expected that Obama will again received 0 electoral votes, losing the state and 8 electoral votes to Mitt Romney.
In 2008, Barack Obama received 0 electoral votes in Oklahoma losing the state and its 7 electoral votes to John McCain who received 960,165 votes to Obama's 502,496 votes.In 2012, this is yet to be determined, but it is projected that Obama will again get 0 electoral votes, losing the 7 to Mitt Romney.