US elections: the final score
07 November 2008
US President - Electoral College
270 votes needed for presidency | ||
Winner | Senator Barack Hussein Obama (D) | 364 |
Senator John McCain (R) | 162 |
Popular vote - 50 states reporting
Candidates | % | Votes | |
Winner | Senator Barack Hussein Obama (D) | 53% | 64,643,455 |
Senator John McCain (R) | 46% | 56,903,815 | |
Ralph Nader (I) | 1% | 667,416 | |
Barr (I) | 0% | 494,102 |
US Senate - 35 seats contested
Democrats 18
Republicans 14
Net change: +6 Democrats