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Barack Obama received more votes for president. Obama received 69,456,897 votes, giving him 365 electoral votes, while John McCain received 59,934,814 votes for president, and 173 of 538 electoral votes.
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How many votes did obama have in comparison to mccain?
Obama received 66,760,924 votes which accounted for 52.7% of the popular vote. McCain received 58,279,894 votes which accounted for 46.0% of the popular vote. Obama received 8,481,030 more votes than McCain. This means Obama received about 14.5% more votes than McCain did.
Did Barack Obama or John McCain get more votes?
Barack Obama received more votes, receiving 65,456,897 votes and 365 electoral votes to John McCain's 59,934,814 votes and 173 electoral votes.
How many black votes did Obama and McCain get?
Barack Obama received 69,498,516 votes to John McCain's 59,948,323 votes, 9,550,193 votes more.Barack Obama received 365 electoral votes; John McCain received 173 electoral votes. Obama received 192 more electoral votes, more than doubling John McCain.
Did Barack Obama or John McCain get more votes in Alabama?
John McCain received more votes in Alabama.
Did John McCain or Barack Obama get more electoral 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
Did Barack Obama win more than twice as many electoral votes as John McCain?
Yes, Obama won 365 electoral votes, more than doubling McCain's 173 electoral votes.
Who had more votes McCain or Romney?
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. Incumbent President Barack Obama won reelection in the 2012 presidential election defeating Mitt Romney. In the 2012 presidential election Barack Obama received 332 electoral votes and Mitt Romney received 206 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Obama 65,446,032 and Romney 60,589,084.
How many people voted for Barack Obama in the election?
For the 2008 Presidential Election, according to the Federal Election Commission: 69,456,897 (52.9%) for Obama, 59,934,814 (45.7%) for McCain, and 1,865,617 (1.4%) for other candidates.
Who had more votes Obama or McCain?
In the 2008 election, Barack Obama defeated his challenger John McCain decisively in both the electoral and popular votes. The 2012 election was slightly more close in the popular vote, but the president won it and he also won the electoral vote by a wide margin (332 to 206) against his challenger Mitt Romney.
What was Obama's percentage of votes during the election?
In the 2008 election, Obama won 52.9% of the popular vote, while John McCain won 45.7%. The 2012 election was slightly closer, but President Obama received 51% of the popular vote, to his opponent Mitt Romney's 47%.
How many votes did the president get in florida?
In the 2008 election, Barack Obama received Florida's 27electoral votes, beating John McCain 4,282,074 votes to 4,045,624 votes.In the 2012 election, Barack Obama received Florida's 29electoral votes. In the popular vote, President Obama won narrowly, receiving 4,237,756 (50.1%) to Mitt Romney's 4,163,447 (49%).
How many electoral votes did John McCain win in the 2008 US Presidential election?
In the popular vote, Barack Obama received 69,498,516votes in the 2008 presidential election (52.93%). He also received 365 electoral votes, (67.8%, 270 needed to win). His opponent, John McCain received 59,948,323 popular votes (45%) and 173 electoral votes. Thus, Mr. Obama defeated his opponent by 9,550,193 popular votes; and he received 192 more electoral votes than Mr. McCain did.
