Democratic Party candidate Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election defeating Republican Party candidate John McCain. In the 2008 presidential election Barack Obama received 365 electoral votes and John McCain received 173 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Obama 69,297,997 and McCain 59,597,520.
John McCain got 59, 934, 814 votes (45.7%) from the popular vote, and 173 Electoral College votes (32.1%)
John McCain received 193,841 votes to Obama's 123,594 votes, winning Alaska's three electoral votes.
John McCain received 4 electoral votes from Idaho in the 2008 presidential election by receiving 403,012 votes to Barack Obama's 236,440 votes.
Texas had the most votes of the states won by John McCain, with 34 electoral votes, and 4,479,328 votes for John McCain to Barack Obama's 3,528,633 votes.
John McCain got 45.66% of the popular vote, to Barack Obama's 52.92%.
John McCain won Arizona with 1,230,111 votes as opposed to Obama's 1,034,707 votes. Arizona awarded its 10 electoral votes to John McCain.
John McCain received more votes in Alabama.
John McCain won 0 electoral votes in Illinois, losing Illinois 21 electoral votes to Obama whom received 3,419,673 votes to McCain's 2,031,527 votes.
John McCain won Alabama's 9 electoral votes by receiving 1,266,546 votes to Obama's 813,479 votes.
In 2008, John McCain received 1,266,546 votes to Barack Obama's 813,479 votes, winning Alabama's 9 electoral votes.
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 three electoral votes in Alaska, by receiving 193,841 votes to Obama's 123,594 votes.