Obama is President
By easyodds
Last updated: 10:04 Wednesday, November 26, 2008
2008 US Elections Results
Electoral College Votes (winning post 270)
Barack Obama 349 posts
John McCain 162 posts
Candidates Votes:
Barack Obama 60,164,660 (52.1%)
John McCain 53,929,597 (46.7%)
Others 1,456,645 (1.1%)
Congressional Results:
Senate
Democrats 54 seats (48 two years ago)
Republicans 40 seats (50 two years ago)
Party
Democrats 250 seats (227 two years ago)
Republicans 169 seats (203 two years ago)
The main improvements included:
Barack Obama is projected to have seized Ohio, New Mexico, Iowa, Virginia, Florida, Colorado, Indiana and Nevada - all 8 of these were Republican wins in 2004
He is also projected to have won: Vermont, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Delaware, Massachusetts, District of Columbia, Maryland, Connecticut, Maine, New Jersey, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, New York, Rhode Island, California, Hawaii, Washington, Oregon
John McCain is projected to have won: Montana, Alaska, Kentucky, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Arkansas, Alabama, Kansas, North Dakota, Wyoming, Georgia, Louisiana, West Virginia, Texas, Mississippi, Utah, Arizona, Idaho, South Dakota
