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2008 Raw Data:

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Precincts Reportng: 100%

Obama

Democratic Winner

Barack Obama - 55.44%

 

Democrats

Candidate # of votes % of total # of delegates
Obama 295,091 55.44% 25
Clinton 141,128 26.52% 12
Edwards 93,552 17.58% 8
Richardson 725 0.14% 0
Biden 693 0.13% 0
Kucinich 551 0.10% 0
Dodd 247 0.05% 0
Gravel 240 0.05% 0

Democratic Exit Poll Results

 

Precincts Reportng: 100%

McCain

Republican Winner

John McCain - 33.22%

 

Republicans

Candidate # of votes % of total # of delegates
McCain 143,224 33.22% 19
Huckabee 128,908 29.90% 5
Thompson 67,897 15.75% 0
Romney 64,970 15.07% 0
Paul 15,773 3.66% 0
Giuliani 9,112 2.11% 0
Hunter 1,035 0.24% 0
Tancredo 115 0.03% 0

Republican Exit Poll Results

 

Past General Elections

2004

Kerry, John F. D 340,511 50.24%
Bush, George W. R 331,237 48.87%

2000

Bush, George W. R 785,937 56.84%
Gore, Al D 565,561 40.90%

1996

Dole, Bob R 573,458 49.79%
Clinton, Bill D 506,283 43.96%
Perot, Ross Combined 64,386 5.59%

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Delegate Count

Democrats(2,118 needed to win nomination)

Candidates number of delegates
Barack Obama 2206
Hillary Clinton 1906
John Edwards 26
Total 4138

Republicans(1,191 needed to win nomination)

Candidates number of delegates
John McCain 1504
Mike Huckabee 286
Mitt Romney 242
Ron Paul 24
Total 2056