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2008 United States presidential election in Ohio

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2008 United States presidential election in Ohio

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election_name2008 United States presidential election in Ohio
countryOhio
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election2004 United States presidential election in Ohio
previous_year2004
next_election2012 United States presidential election in Ohio
next_year2012
election_dateNovember 4, 2008
turnout69.97%
image_sizex200px
image1Obama portrait crop.jpg
nominee1**Barack Obama**
party1Democratic Party (United States)
home_state1Illinois
running_mate1**Joe Biden**
electoral_vote1**20**
popular_vote1**2,940,044**
percentage1**51.50%**
image2John McCain official portrait 2009 (cropped).jpg
nominee2John McCain
party2Republican Party (United States)
home_state2Arizona
running_mate2Sarah Palin
electoral_vote20
popular_vote22,677,820
percentage246.91%
map_image{{Switcher
titlePresident
before_electionGeorge W. Bush
before_partyRepublican Party (United States)
after_electionBarack Obama
after_partyDemocratic Party (United States)

Main article: 2008 United States presidential election

| [[File:Ohio Presidential Election Results 2008.svg|250px]] | County results |[[File:2008 US Presidential election in Ohio by congressional district.svg|250px]] | Congressional district results | Precinct results -- Obama McCain The 2008 United States presidential election in Ohio took place on November 4, 2008, which was part of the 2008 United States presidential election. Voters chose 20 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Ohio was won by Democratic nominee Barack Obama with a 4.59% margin of victory. Prior to the election, most news organizations considered this state as a major swing state and bellwether. Both major party candidates visited Ohio extensively and campaigned throughout the state, trying to sway moderates and independent voters to their side. The polls in Ohio were fairly even throughout the campaign but Obama had a slight lead as Election Day drew closer. In the end, Obama flipped Ohio into the Democratic column. Obama's 2,940,044 votes are the most received by a Democratic presidential candidate in the state's history.

Despite this fact, Obama became the first Democrat ever to win the White House without carrying Pike County. On the other hand, Obama became the first Democrat to win Hamilton County since 1964. , this is the last election in which Lake County, Monroe County, Belmont County, Tuscarawas County, and Jefferson County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.

Ohio is also one of only three states that backed Obama twice that would go on to vote against his vice president Joe Biden in 2020, the other two being Florida and Iowa.

Primaries

Campaign

Predictions

There were 16 news organizations who made state-by-state predictions of the election. Here are their last predictions before election day:

SourceRanking
D.C. Political Report
Cook Political Report
The Takeaway
Electoral-vote.com
The Washington PostWashington Post
Politico
RealClearPolitics
FiveThirtyEight
CQ Politics
The New York Times
CNN
NPR
MSNBC
Fox News
Associated Press
Rasmussen Reports

Polling

Main article: Statewide opinion polling for the 2008 United States presidential election#Ohio

During most of the summer and September, McCain led many state polls, many by 50% or more. Rasmussen had McCain leading with as high as 51% in September. But many voters in the state changed their minds as Obama later gained a steady lead in most polls taken starting in the beginning of October (around the time of the 2008 financial crisis).

Fundraising

Obama raised $7,218,801. McCain raised $5,682,839.

Advertising and visits

In a major swing state, Obama spent over $28 million to McCain's $24 million. The Republican ticket visited the state 28 times, compared to the Obama ticket's 22 times.

Analysis

Going into the election, both McCain and Obama knew that Ohio was a crucial state. Earlier in the primary season, Ohio had given a major comeback victory to Hillary Clinton. Both candidates campaigned heavily throughout the state in hopes of winning its 20 electoral votes. As no Republican has ever won the presidency without winning Ohio, it was seen in particular as a "must-win" state for McCain. George W. Bush's narrow wins in 2000 (by 3.51% against Al Gore) and 2004 (2.10% against John Kerry) proved critical in Bush's narrow wins nationally.

Obama won Ohio's 20 electoral votes by a margin of 4.59%. Obama's win in heavily populated areas such as Cuyahoga County (Cleveland), Franklin County (Columbus), Lucas County (Toledo), Montgomery County (Dayton), Summit County (Akron), Stark County (Canton), Mahoning County (Youngstown) and the traditionally Republican Hamilton County (Cincinnati) greatly contributed to his victory in the state.

McCain did best in the Republican base in the center and western regions, composed of relatively rural areas combined with Cincinnati and Columbus' heavily Republican suburbs. In addition, McCain won all but four counties in the Appalachian southeast, mirroring the troubles Obama had throughout this region. On the other hand, Obama did best in the Democratic base—Cleveland (where he won almost 70% of the vote), Youngstown and the heavily unionized counties next to Pennsylvania. However, he was unable to significantly improve upon John Kerry's performance in these areas. More surprisingly, the cities of Cincinnati and Columbus gave Obama strong support. Cincinnati, the only major city that didn't vote for Franklin D. Roosevelt, voted Democratic for the first time since 1964. Columbus, a city shifting to the Democrats, also voted for Obama by a three-to-two margin. In addition, Obama won several northern counties along the shore of Lake Erie that John Kerry had lost in 2004.

As polls closed and results were coming in on Election Night, Republican strategist and adviser Karl Rove joined Brit Hume on Fox News offering analysis. Rove was discussing the impact an Ohio loss would have on McCain's chances of winning the election. "If he loses Ohio," Rove stated of McCain, "he goes from 286, which the Republicans carried in 2004, down to 266, and that puts him below the 270 threshold needed to win the White House. So he'd not only need to sweep the rest of these states which were won by the Republicans in 2004, he'd also need to pick up something as well." In an untimely moment, Hume broke in. "Guess what Karl," Hume interrupted, "I've just received word that the state of Ohio has gone for Barack Obama."

Results

2008 United States presidential election in OhioPartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
DemocraticBarack ObamaJoe Biden**2,940,044****51.50%****20**
RepublicanJohn McCainSarah Palin2,677,82046.91%0
IndependentRalph NaderMatt Gonzalez42,3370.74%0
LibertarianBob BarrWayne Allyn Root19,9170.35%0
Write-insWrite-ins13,6980.24%0
ConstitutionChuck BaldwinDarrell Castle12,5650.22%0
GreenCynthia McKinneyRosa Clemente8,5180.15%0
OthersOthers6,9320.12%0
Totals**5,721,831****100.00%****20**
Voter turnout (Voting age population)**67.3%**

By county

CountyBarack Obama
DemocraticJohn McCain
RepublicanRalph Nader
IndependentVarious candidates
Other partiesMarginTotal#%#%#%#%#%Totals2,940,04451.38%2,677,82046.80%42,3370.74%61,6301.08%262,2244.58%5,721,831
Adams4,17036.53%6,91460.57%1311.15%1991.74%-2,744-24.04%11,414
Allen19,52238.66%29,94059.29%3620.72%6711.33%-10,418-20.63%50,495
Ashland9,30036.93%15,15860.19%2250.89%5021.98%-5,858-23.26%25,185
Ashtabula25,02755.52%18,94942.04%4561.01%6441.44%6,07813.48%45,076
Athens20,72266.29%9,74231.17%2630.84%5321.70%10,98035.12%31,259
Auglaize6,73828.60%16,41469.67%1690.72%2381.01%-9,676-41.07%23,559
Belmont16,30250.10%15,42247.40%4021.24%4101.26%8802.70%32,536
Brown7,50337.21%12,19260.46%2201.09%2511.25%-4,689-23.25%20,166
Butler66,03037.94%105,34160.52%1,0390.60%1,6490.95%-39,311-22.58%174,059
Carroll6,42345.93%7,09750.75%2131.52%2521.80%-674-4.82%13,985
Champaign7,38539.00%11,14158.84%1961.04%2141.13%-3,756-19.84%18,936
Clark31,95847.71%33,63450.21%6610.99%7341.09%-1,676-2.50%66,987
Clermont31,61133.02%62,55965.35%5990.63%9651.01%-30,948-32.33%95,734
Clinton6,55833.91%12,40964.16%1971.02%1780.92%-5,851-30.25%19,342
Columbiana21,88244.93%25,58552.54%5451.12%6871.41%-3,703-7.61%48,699
Coshocton7,68945.39%8,67551.22%2211.30%3532.08%-986-5.83%16,938
Crawford8,28939.05%12,31658.03%2421.14%3781.77%-4,027-18.98%21,225
Cuyahoga458,42268.70%199,88029.95%3,6160.54%5,3810.81%258,54238.75%667,299
Darke7,96430.82%17,29066.92%2731.06%3111.21%-9,326-36.10%25,838
Defiance8,39943.67%10,40754.11%1540.80%2721.41%-2,008-10.44%19,232
Delaware36,65339.59%54,77859.17%3590.39%7910.86%-18,125-19.58%92,581
Erie23,14855.95%17,43242.13%3490.84%4461.07%5,71613.82%41,375
Fairfield29,25040.54%41,58057.63%4930.68%8241.14%-12,330-17.09%72,147
Fayette4,40137.56%7,10260.61%1030.88%1120.96%-2,701-23.05%11,718
Franklin334,70959.58%218,48638.89%2,9930.53%5,5751.00%116,22320.69%561,763
Fulton9,90044.97%11,68953.10%1670.76%2571.17%-1,789-8.13%22,013
Gallia4,77735.73%8,24761.68%1320.99%2151.62%-3,470-25.95%13,371
Geauga21,25041.47%29,09656.78%3790.74%5201.01%-7,846-15.31%51,245
Greene33,54040.06%48,93658.45%5100.61%7430.88%-15,396-18.39%83,729
Guernsey7,62543.88%9,19752.93%2281.31%3251.87%-1,572-9.05%17,375
Hamilton225,21352.98%195,53046.00%1,9030.45%2,4400.58%29,6836.98%425,086
Hancock13,87037.43%22,42060.50%3090.83%4561.23%-8,550-23.07%37,055
Hardin5,01338.12%7,74958.93%1391.06%2481.90%-2,736-20.81%13,149
Harrison3,68347.12%3,87249.53%1041.33%1582.03%-189-2.41%7,817
Henry6,32042.55%8,23955.47%1150.77%1781.19%-1,919-12.92%14,852
Highland6,85635.65%11,90761.92%2041.06%2641.38%-5,051-26.27%19,231
Hocking6,25948.09%6,36448.89%1541.18%2391.83%-95-0.80%13,016
Holmes3,14128.21%7,72069.34%1131.01%1601.44%-4,579-41.13%11,134
Huron12,07647.21%12,88450.36%2120.83%4101.61%-808-3.15%25,582
Jackson5,39738.42%8,21958.51%1791.27%2521.79%-2,822-20.09%14,047
Jefferson17,63548.89%17,55948.68%3951.10%4821.33%760.21%36,071
Knox11,01438.94%16,64058.83%2330.82%3981.40%-5,626-19.89%28,285
Lake60,15549.45%59,14248.62%1,0860.89%1,2591.04%1,0130.83%121,642
Lawrence11,26241.12%15,41556.28%2821.03%4311.57%-4,153-15.16%27,390
Licking33,93241.09%46,91856.82%6850.83%1,0351.25%-12,986-15.73%82,570
Logan7,93635.61%13,84862.15%2080.93%2911.32%-5,912-26.54%22,283
Lorain85,27658.07%59,06840.22%1,2730.87%1,2420.85%26,20817.85%146,859
Lucas142,85264.80%73,70633.43%1,4880.67%2,4111.10%69,14631.37%220,457
Madison6,53237.30%10,60660.57%1420.81%2301.32%-4,074-23.27%17,510
Mahoning79,17362.02%45,31935.50%1,3001.02%1,8671.46%33,85426.52%127,659
Marion12,87044.24%15,45453.12%3011.03%3671.61%-2,584-8.88%29,092
Medina40,92445.14%48,18953.16%6380.70%9011.00%-7,265-8.02%90,652
Meigs4,09439.34%6,01557.80%1111.07%1871.80%-1,921-18.46%10,407
Mercer5,85327.48%15,10070.90%1270.60%2191.03%-9,247-43.42%21,299
Miami18,37234.72%33,41763.15%4260.81%7001.33%-15,045-28.43%52,915
Monroe3,70553.07%3,06643.91%1161.66%951.36%6399.16%6,982
Montgomery145,99752.32%128,67946.12%1,7340.62%2,6210.94%17,3186.20%279,031
Morgan2,96644.80%3,44051.96%1061.60%1081.63%-474-7.16%6,620
Morrow6,17737.03%10,06760.36%1791.07%2561.53%-3,890-23.33%16,679
Muskingum17,73045.20%20,54952.39%3640.93%5821.48%-2,819-7.19%39,225
Noble2,47439.98%3,45055.75%1412.28%1231.99%-976-15.77%6,188
Ottawa12,06452.25%10,62446.01%1940.84%2080.90%1,4406.24%23,090
Paulding4,16542.57%5,31754.34%1271.30%1761.80%-1,152-11.77%9,785
Perry7,26147.04%7,72150.02%2061.33%2491.62%-460-2.98%15,437
Pickaway9,07738.16%14,22859.81%2100.88%2721.14%-5,151-21.65%23,787
Pike6,03348.24%6,16249.27%1431.14%1681.35%-129-1.03%12,506
Portage41,85653.39%34,82244.41%6640.85%1,0601.35%7,0348.98%78,402
Preble6,99933.25%13,56264.43%2271.08%2611.24%-6,563-31.18%21,049
Putnam5,28128.27%13,07269.98%1630.87%1640.88%-7,791-41.71%18,680
Richland25,72742.01%34,03455.58%5790.95%8991.47%-8,307-13.57%61,239
Ross14,45545.28%16,75952.49%2890.91%4221.33%-2,304-7.21%31,925
Sandusky15,60251.36%14,19246.72%3000.99%2830.93%1,4104.64%30,377
Scioto14,92645.61%16,99451.93%3481.06%4551.39%-2,068-6.32%32,723
Seneca13,08747.50%13,82350.17%2891.05%3541.29%-736-2.67%27,553
Shelby7,31630.85%15,92467.14%2300.97%2481.04%-8,608-36.29%23,718
Stark96,99051.59%86,74346.14%1,7840.95%2,4931.32%10,2475.45%188,010
Summit160,85857.73%113,28440.66%1,7580.63%2,7290.98%47,57417.07%278,629
Trumbull64,14559.80%40,16437.44%1,2851.20%1,6771.57%23,98122.36%107,271
Tuscarawas21,49849.93%20,45447.50%4651.08%6401.48%1,0442.43%43,057
Union8,76135.07%15,74463.02%1730.69%3061.22%-6,983-27.95%24,984
Van Wert5,17835.22%9,16862.36%1390.95%2161.47%-3,990-27.14%14,701
Vinton2,46343.62%3,02153.51%941.66%681.20%-558-9.89%5,646
Warren33,39831.38%71,69167.36%4880.46%8490.80%-38,293-35.98%106,426
Washington12,36841.32%17,01956.86%2850.95%2600.86%-4,651-15.54%29,932
Wayne21,71241.53%29,34256.13%4330.83%7891.51%-7,630-14.60%52,276
Williams8,17444.43%9,87953.70%1530.83%1901.03%-1,705-9.27%18,396
Wood34,28552.61%29,64845.50%5130.79%7181.10%4,6377.11%65,164
Wyandot4,46140.55%6,27056.99%1341.22%1371.24%-1,809-16.44%11,002
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;Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

  • Hamilton (largest municipality: Cincinnati)
  • Lake (largest municipality: Mentor)
  • Ottawa (largest municipality: Port Clinton)
  • Sandusky (largest municipality: Fremont)
  • Tuscarawas (largest municipality: New Philadelphia)
  • Wood (largest municipality: Bowling Green)

By congressional district

Although Barack Obama won the state, John McCain carried ten of the state's 18 congressional districts, including three districts that simultaneously elected a Democrat. Obama carried eight districts, including one district held by a Republican.

DistrictObamaMcCainRepresentative
**54.66%**44.30%Steve Chabot ([110th Congress](110th-united-states-congress))
Steve Driehaus ([111th Congress](111th-united-states-congress))
40.02%**58.61%**Jean Schmidt
47.39%**51.14%**Mike Turner
38.16%**59.84%**Jim Jordan
45.05%**52.95%**Paul Gillmor ([110th Congress](110th-united-states-congress))
Bob Latta ([111th Congress](111th-united-states-congress))
47.60%**50.30%**Charlie Wilson
44.57%**53.80%**Dave Hobson ([110th Congress](110th-united-states-congress))
Steve Austria ([111th Congress](111th-united-states-congress))
37.87%**60.38%**John Boehner
**62.26%**36.17%Marcy Kaptur
**59.16%**38.98%Dennis Kucinich
**84.76%**14.39%Stephanie Tubbs Jones ([110th Congress](110th-united-states-congress))
Marcia Fudge ([111th Congress](111th-united-states-congress))
**54.15%**44.62%Pat Tiberi
**54.15%**44.62%Betty Sutton
49.13%**49.35%**Steven LaTourette
**53.61%**44.64%Deborah Pryce ([110th Congress](110th-united-states-congress))
Mary Jo Kilroy ([111th Congress](111th-united-states-congress))
47.69%**50.32%**Ralph Regula ([110th Congress](110th-united-states-congress))
John Boccieri ([111th Congress](111th-united-states-congress))
**61.84%**36.09%Tim Ryan
44.79%**52.81%**Zack Space

Electors

Main article: List of 2008 United States presidential electors

Technically, the voters of Ohio cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Ohio is allocated 20 electors because it has 18 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 20 electors, who pledge to vote for their candidate and their running mate. Whoever wins the majority of votes in the state is awarded all 20 electoral votes. Their chosen electors then vote for president and vice president. Although electors are pledged to their candidate and running mate, they are not obligated to vote for them. An elector who votes for someone other than their candidate is known as a faithless elector.

The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met on December 15, 2008, to cast their votes for president and vice president. The Electoral College itself never meets as one body. Instead the electors from each state and the District of Columbia met in their respective capitols.

The following were the members of the Electoral College from the state. All 20 were pledged to Barack Obama and Joe Biden:

  1. Catherine Barrett
  2. Barbara Tuckerman
  3. Wade Kapszukiewicz
  4. Tamela Lee
  5. Renee Cafaro
  6. Victoria Wells Wulsin
  7. Craig Brown
  8. Jimmy Cotner
  9. Janet Carson
  10. Bruce Johnson
  11. Nannette Whaley
  12. Martha Jane Brooks
  13. Eugene Miller
  14. Fran Alberty
  15. Chris Redfern
  16. John Kosty
  17. Kelly Gillis
  18. Charleta Tavares
  19. Michael Todd
  20. Ted Strickland

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