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2008 United States presidential election in North Dakota

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{{Main|2008 United States presidential election}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2008 United States presidential election in North Dakota

| country = North Dakota

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2004 United States presidential election in North Dakota

| previous_year = 2004

| next_election = 2012 United States presidential election in North Dakota

| next_year = 2012

| election_date = November 4, 2008

| image1 = File:John McCain 2009 Official.jpg

| image_size = x200px

| nominee1 = John McCain

| party1 = North Dakota Republican Party

| home_state1 = Arizona

| running_mate1 = Sarah Palin

| electoral_vote1 = 3

| popular_vote1 = 168,887

| percentage1 = 53.15%

| image2 = File:Obama portrait crop.jpg

| nominee2 = Barack Obama

| party2 = North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party

| home_state2 = Illinois

| running_mate2 = Joe Biden

| electoral_vote2 = 0

| popular_vote2 = 141,403

| percentage2 = 44.62%

| map_image = North Dakota Presidential Election Results 2008.svg

| map_size = 300px

| map_caption = County Results

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McCain

{{legend|#F2B3BE|40-50%}}

{{legend|#E27F90|50-60%}}

{{legend|#CC2F4A|60-70%}}

{{legend|#D40000|70-80%}}

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Obama

{{legend|#86B6F2|50-60%}}

{{legend|#4389E3|60-70%}}

{{legend|#1666CB|70-80%}}

{{legend|#0645B4|80-90%}}

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| title = President

| before_election = George W. Bush

| before_party = North Dakota Republican Party

| after_election = Barack Obama

| after_party = Democratic-NPL

}}

{{Elections in North Dakota sidebar}}

The 2008 United States presidential election in North Dakota took place on November 4, 2008, and was part of the 2008 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

North Dakota was won by Republican nominee John McCain by an 8.5% margin of victory. Prior to the election, most news organizations considered this a state McCain would narrowly win, or otherwise considered to be a red state. In the final weeks of the race, some news organizations considered the race a toss-up. The state has not been won by a Democratic presidential nominee since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. Polls showed McCain and Democrat Barack Obama running unusually close in a state that gave George W. Bush a 27.4% margin of victory over John Kerry in 2004. In the end, McCain kept North Dakota in the GOP column but by a much smaller margin than Bush's landslide in 2004.

{{As of|2020|11|alt=As of the 2024 presidential election}}, this is the last time a Democratic presidential candidate won at least 40% of the vote in North Dakota and the last time in which Cass County, Grand Forks County, Mountrail County, Towner County, Traill County, Nelson County, and Eddy County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate. Obama's 44.5% vote share also remains the best Democratic performance in the state since 1976.

Caucuses

Campaign

=Predictions=

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

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!Source

!Ranking

D.C. Political Report{{Cite web|date=2009-01-01|title=D.C.'s Political Report: The complete source for campaign summaries.|url=http://www.dcpoliticalreport.com/Predictions.html|access-date=2021-08-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090101161206/http://www.dcpoliticalreport.com/Predictions.html|archive-date=2009-01-01}}

|{{USRaceRating|Likely|R}}

Cook Political Report{{Cite web|date=2015-05-05|title=Presidential|url=http://cookpolitical.com/presidential|access-date=2021-08-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505003043/http://cookpolitical.com/presidential|archive-date=2015-05-05}}

|{{USRaceRating|Toss-up}}

The Takeaway{{Cite web|date=2009-04-22|title=Vote 2008 - The Takeaway - Track the Electoral College vote predictions|url=http://vote2008.thetakeaway.org/2008/09/20/track-the-electoral-college-vote-predictions/|access-date=2021-08-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090422070127/http://vote2008.thetakeaway.org/2008/09/20/track-the-electoral-college-vote-predictions/|archive-date=2009-04-22}}

|{{USRaceRating|Lean|R}}

Electoral-vote.com{{Cite web|title=Electoral-vote.com: President, Senate, House Updated Daily|url=https://electoral-vote.com/evp2008/Pres/Maps/Dec31.html|access-date=2021-08-23|website=electoral-vote.com}}

|{{USRaceRating|Lean|R}}

The Washington Post|Washington PostBased on Takeaway

|{{USRaceRating|Lean|R}}

Politico{{Cite web|title=POLITICO's 2008 Swing State Map - POLITICO.com|url=http://www.politico.com/convention/swingstate.html|access-date=2016-09-22|website=www.politico.com}}

|{{USRaceRating|Solid|R}}

RealClearPolitics{{cite web| url = http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/maps/obama_vs_mccain/?map=5| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080605003612/http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/maps/obama_vs_mccain/?map=5| archive-date = 2008-06-05| title = RealClearPolitics - Electoral Map}}

|{{USRaceRating|Toss-up}}

FiveThirtyEight

|{{USRaceRating|Solid|R}}

CQ Politics{{cite web|title=CQ Presidential Election Maps, 2008|url=http://innovation.cq.com/prezMap08/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090614004022/http://innovation.cq.com/prezMap08|archive-date=June 14, 2009|access-date=December 20, 2009|website=CQ Politics}}

|{{USRaceRating|Toss-up}}

The New York Times{{cite news|last1=Nagourney|first1=Adam|last2=Zeleny|first2=Jeff|last3=Carter|first3=Shan|date=2008-11-04|title=The Electoral Map: Key States|work=The New York Times|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/president/whos-ahead/key-states/map.html?scp=1&sq=electoral%20college%20map&st=cse|access-date=May 26, 2010}}

|{{USRaceRating|Lean|R}}

CNN{{cite news|date=2008-10-31|title=October – 2008 – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs|work=CNN|url=http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/10/|access-date=May 26, 2010|archive-date=2010-06-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619013250/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/10/|url-status=dead}}

|{{USRaceRating|Toss-up}}

NPR

|{{USRaceRating|Lean|R}}

MSNBC

|{{USRaceRating|Toss-up}}

Fox News{{cite news|date=April 27, 2010|title=Winning The Electoral College|work=Fox News|url=http://www.foxnews.com/oreilly/winning-the-electoral-college/}}

|{{USRaceRating|Likely|R}}

Associated Press{{Cite web|title=roadto270|url=http://hosted.ap.org/specials/interactives/campaign_plus/roadto270/|access-date=2016-09-22|website=hosted.ap.org}}

|{{USRaceRating|Likely|R}}

Rasmussen Reports{{Cite web|title=Election 2008: Electoral College Update - Rasmussen Reports|url=http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/election_2008_electoral_college_update|access-date=2016-09-22|website=www.rasmussenreports.com}}

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

=Polling=

{{Main|Statewide opinion polling for the 2008 United States presidential election#North Dakota|l1=Statewide opinion polling for the 2008 United States presidential election: North Dakota}}

Pre-election polls showed a complete toss up. The final three polls averaged gave Obama leading 45% to 44%, leaving a lot of undecided voters.[http://uselectionatlas.org/POLLS/PRESIDENT/2008/pollsa.php?fips=38 Election 2008 Polls - Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections]

=Fundraising=

John McCain raised a total of $184,405 in the state. Barack Obama raised $191,551.{{Cite web |url=http://www.fec.gov/DisclosureSearch/MapAppState.do?stateName=ND&cand_id=P00000001 |title=Presidential Campaign Finance |access-date=2009-08-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090324085834/http://www.fec.gov/DisclosureSearch/MapAppState.do?stateName=ND&cand_id=P00000001 |archive-date=2009-03-24 |url-status=dead }}

=Advertising and visits=

Obama and his interest groups spent $448,361. McCain and his interest groups spent $71,972.{{cite news| url=http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/map/ad.spending/ | work=CNN | title=Map: Campaign Ad Spending - Election Center 2008 from CNN.com | access-date=2010-05-26}} Obama visited the state once, in Fargo, North Dakota, while the Republican ticket didn't visit the state once.{{cite news| url=http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/map/candidate.visits/ | work=CNN | title=Map: Campaign Candidate Visits - Election Center 2008 from CNN.com | access-date=2010-05-26}}

Analysis

North Dakota has been considered a reliably red state for the past 40 years, having voted for the Republican presidential nominee of every election since 1968. In 2008, however, polls taken before September surprisingly showed the two candidates running neck-to-neck. While the polls varied throughout the campaign, McCain's selection of the socially conservative Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska as his vice presidential running mate played well in North Dakota, a state that has the lowest percentage of nonreligious citizens in the country. After Palin joined the ticket in late August, McCain then took a double digit lead in the state until October, when polling once again showed a close race between the two candidates in North Dakota.{{cite web|url=http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/nd/north_dakota_mccain_vs_obama-618.html|title=RealClearPolitics - Election 2008 - North Dakota|access-date=2008-11-19}}

On Election Day 2008, however, McCain captured North Dakota by a fairly safe margin of approximately 8.65 points, despite the latest polling showing him just one point ahead of Obama.{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/individual/#mapPND|title=CNN Election Center 2008 - North Dakota|access-date=2008-11-19}} Still, the statewide result was significantly closer than in 2004 when Bush carried the state by a much larger margin of more than 27%.{{cite web|url=http://www.electoral-vote.com/|title=Electoral-vote.com|access-date=2008-11-19}} McCain did well throughout the western and central parts of the state, while Obama won the two majority Native American counties of Rolette (which has not voted Republican since Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1952Sullivan, Robert David; [http://www.americamagazine.org/content/unconventional-wisdom/how-red-and-blue-map-evolved-over-past-century ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’]; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016) in the north and Sioux in the south by more than three-to-one. More significantly, Obama carried several normally Republican counties in the east including the most populous counties of Cass County (which contains the state's largest city of Fargo) and Grand Forks County (which includes the college town of Grand Forks). In these two largest counties in the state, Obama was the first Democratic victor since Lyndon Johnson in 1964,Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 271-274 {{ISBN|0786422173}} while in rock-ribbed Republican McIntosh County, Obama's 37.79 percent constitutes the best performance by a Democrat since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936.

At the same time, popular incumbent Republican Governor John Hoeven was reelected to a third term in a landslide three-to-one victory over Democrat Tim Mathern and Independent DuWayne Hendrickson. Hoeven received 74.44% of the vote while Mathern took in 23.53% and Hendrickson with the remaining 2.03%. Democrats, however, made gains at the state level, picking up three seats in the North Dakota House of Representatives and six seats in the North Dakota Senate.

Results

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colspan="7" | 2008 United States presidential election in North Dakota{{cite web|url=http://www.uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2008&fips=38&f=0&off=0&elect=0|title=Atlas of U.S. Presidential Election|access-date=January 13, 2013}}
colspan="2" style="width: 15em" |Party

! style="width: 17em" |Candidate

! style="width: 17em" |Running mate

! style="width: 5em" |Votes

! style="width: 7em" |Percentage

! style="width: 5em" |Electoral votes

style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}; width: 3px" |

| style="width: 130px" | Republican

| John McCain

| Sarah Palin

| align="right" | 168,887

| align="right" | 53.15%

| align="right" |3

style="background-color:{{party color|North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party}}; width: 3px" |

| style="width: 130px" | Democratic-NPL

| Barack Obama

| Joe Biden

| align="right" | 141,403

| align="right" | 44.50%

| align="right" | 0

style="background-color:#DDDDDD; width: 3px" |

| style="width: 130px" | Independent

| Ralph Nader

| Matt Gonzalez

| align="right" | 4,199

| align="right" | 1.32%

| align="right" | 0

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| style="width: 130px" | Write-ins

| colspan="2" | Write-ins

| align="right" | 1,123{{efn|These write-in votes are not listed in some totals and were not separated by county.}}

| align="right" | 0.35%

| align="right" | 0

style="background-color:#FFCC00; width: 3px" |

| style="width: 130px" | Libertarian

| Bob Barr

| Wayne Allyn Root

| align="right" | 1,067

| align="right" | 0.34%

| align="right" | 0

style="background-color:#D2B48C; width: 3px" |

| style="width: 130px" | Constitution

| Chuck Baldwin

| Darrell Castle

| align="right" | 1,059

| align="right" | 0.33%

| align="right" | 0

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| colspan="4" align="right" | Totals

| align="right" | 317,738

| align="right" | 100.00%

| align="right" | 3

bgcolor="#EEEEEE"

| colspan="6" align="right" | Voter turnout (Voting age population)

| colspan="1" align="right" | 65.6%

=By county=

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! rowspan="2" |County{{cite web|title=ND US President Race, November 04, 2008|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=191886|publisher=Our Campaigns}}

! colspan="2" |John McCain
Republican

! colspan="2" |Barack Obama
Democratic-NPL

! colspan="2" |Ralph Nader
Independent

! colspan="2" |Bob Barr
Libertarian

! colspan="2" |Charles Baldwin
Constitution

! colspan="2" |Margin

! rowspan="2" |Total votes cast

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! data-sort-type="number" |#

! data-sort-type="number" |%

! data-sort-type="number" |#

! data-sort-type="number" |%

! data-sort-type="number" |#

! data-sort-type="number" |%

! data-sort-type="number" |#

! data-sort-type="number" |%

! data-sort-type="number" |#

! data-sort-type="number" |%

! data-sort-type="number" |#

! data-sort-type="number" |%

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Adams

| {{party shading/Republican}} |788

| {{party shading/Republican}} |62.00%

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |435

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |34.23%

| {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |29

| {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |2.28%

| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |6

| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |0.47%

| {{party shading/Constitution}} |13

| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.02%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |353

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |27.77%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |1,271

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Barnes

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,826

| {{party shading/Republican}} |49.63%

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |2,741

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |48.14%

| {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |66

| {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1.16%

| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |14

| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |0.25%

| {{party shading/Constitution}} |47

| {{party shading/Constitution}} |0.83%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |85

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |1.49%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |5,694

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| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |Benson

| {{party shading/Republican}} |773

| {{party shading/Republican}} |32.56%

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |1,569

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |66.09%

| {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |21

| {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.88%

| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |5

| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |0.21%

| {{party shading/Constitution}} |6

| {{party shading/Constitution}} |0.25%

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}}

796

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}}

33.53%

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |2,374

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Billings

| {{party shading/Republican}} |375

| {{party shading/Republican}} |75.15%

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |114

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |22.85%

| {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |7

| {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1.40%

| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |3

| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |0.60%

| {{party shading/Constitution}} |0

| {{party shading/Constitution}} |0.00%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |261

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |52.30%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |499

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Bottineau

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,059

| {{party shading/Republican}} |58.56%

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |1,387

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |39.45%

| {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |40

| {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1.14%

| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |13

| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |0.37%

| {{party shading/Constitution}} |17

| {{party shading/Constitution}} |0.48%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |672

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |19.11%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |3,516

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Bowman

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,107

| {{party shading/Republican}} |67.50%

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |478

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |29.15%

| {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |37

| {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |2.26%

| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |5

| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |0.30%

| {{party shading/Constitution}} |13

| {{party shading/Constitution}} |0.79%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |629

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |38.35%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |1,640

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Burke

| {{party shading/Republican}} |640

| {{party shading/Republican}} |67.87%

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |286

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |30.33%

| {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |11

| {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1.17%

| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |3

| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |0.32%

| {{party shading/Constitution}} |3

| {{party shading/Constitution}} |0.32%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |354

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |37.54%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |943

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Burleigh

| {{party shading/Republican}} |25,443

| {{party shading/Republican}} |60.58%

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |15,600

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |37.14%

| {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |513

| {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1.22%

| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |113

| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |0.27%

| {{party shading/Constitution}} |103

| {{party shading/Constitution}} |0.25%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |9,843

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |23.44%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |41,999

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| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |Cass

| {{party shading/Republican}} |32,566

| {{party shading/Republican}} |45.34%

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |37,622

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |52.37%

| {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |755

| {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1.05%

| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |270

| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |0.38%

| {{party shading/Constitution}} |206

| {{party shading/Constitution}} |0.29%

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}}

5,056

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}}

7.03%

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |71,834

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Cavalier

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,128

| {{party shading/Republican}} |52.96%

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |930

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |43.66%

| {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |56

| {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |2.63%

| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |6

| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |0.28%

| {{party shading/Constitution}} |10

| {{party shading/Constitution}} |0.47%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |198

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |9.30%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |2,130

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Dickey

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,525

| {{party shading/Republican}} |58.21%

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |1,044

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |39.85%

| {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |34

| {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1.30%

| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |6

| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |0.23%

| {{party shading/Constitution}} |11

| {{party shading/Constitution}} |0.42%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |481

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |18.36%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |2,620

style="text-align:center;"

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Divide

| {{party shading/Republican}} |630

| {{party shading/Republican}} |55.70%

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |464

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |41.03%

| {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |25

| {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |2.21%

| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |6

| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |0.53%

| {{party shading/Constitution}} |6

| {{party shading/Constitution}} |0.53%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |166

| {{party shading/Republican}} |14.67%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,131

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Dunn

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,080

| {{party shading/Republican}} |65.69%

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |527

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |32.06%

| {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |29

| {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1.76%

| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |3

| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |0.18%

| {{party shading/Constitution}} |5

| {{party shading/Constitution}} |0.30%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |553

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |33.63%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |1,644

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| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |Eddy

| {{party shading/Republican}} |548

| {{party shading/Republican}} |47.04%

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |583

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |50.04%

| {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |21

| {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1.80%

| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |7

| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |0.60%

| {{party shading/Constitution}} |6

| {{party shading/Constitution}} |0.52%

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}}

35

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}}

3.00%

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |1,165

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Emmons

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,230

| {{party shading/Republican}} |66.96%

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |546

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |29.72%

| {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |41

| {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |2.23%

| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |8

| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |0.44%

| {{party shading/Constitution}} |12

| {{party shading/Constitution}} |0.65%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |684

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |37.24%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |1,837

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Foster

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Golden Valley

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |875

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1,584

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5.06%

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |1,345

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Griggs

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Hettinger

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |1,348

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Kidder

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |1,228

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |LaMoure

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |2,241

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Logan

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |1,057

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |McHenry

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |2,416

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |McIntosh

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |McKenzie

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |McLean

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Mercer

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |4,397

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Morton

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |13,339

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| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |Mountrail

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71

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}}

2.41%

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |2,938

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| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |Nelson

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107

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}}

6.11%

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Oliver

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |1,040

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Pembina

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |3,307

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Pierce

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |2,139

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Ramsey

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,762

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| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |Ransom

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373

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}}

15.33%

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |2,433

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Renville

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Richland

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| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |Rolette

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2,358

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52.01%

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| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |Sargent

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337

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17.49%

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |803

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930

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67.49%

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |411

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Stark

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210

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20.35%

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85

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}}

7.10%

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291

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7.20%

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| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |2,325

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |47.62%

| {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |94

| {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1.93%

| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |20

| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |0.41%

| {{party shading/Constitution}} |28

| {{party shading/Constitution}} |0.57%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |90

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |1.85%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |4,882

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Ward

| {{party shading/Republican}} |15,061

| {{party shading/Republican}} |58.45%

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |10,144

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |39.37%

| {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |285

| {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1.11%

| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |65

| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |0.25%

| {{party shading/Constitution}} |66

| {{party shading/Constitution}} |0.26%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |4,917

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |19.08%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |25,768

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Wells

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,468

| {{party shading/Republican}} |61.76%

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |841

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |35.38%

| {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |43

| {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1.81%

| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |5

| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |0.21%

| {{party shading/Constitution}} |20

| {{party shading/Constitution}} |0.84%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |627

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |26.38%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |2,377

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Williams

| {{party shading/Republican}} |6,291

| {{party shading/Republican}} |67.12%

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |2,921

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |31.16%

| {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |104

| {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1.11%

| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |36

| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |0.38%

| {{party shading/Constitution}} |21

| {{party shading/Constitution}} |0.22%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |3,370

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |35.96%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |9,373

Totals168,88753.15%141,40344.50%4,1991.32%1,0670.34%1,0590.33%27,4848.65%317,738

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Due to the state's low population, only one congressional district is allocated. This district is an at-large district, because it covers the entire state, and thus is equivalent to the statewide election results.

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| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}}|Earl Pomeroy

Electors

{{Main|List of 2008 United States presidential electors}}

Technically the voters of North Dakota cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. North Dakota is allocated 3 electors because it has 1 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 3 electors, who pledge to vote for their candidate and his or her running mate. Whoever wins the majority of votes in the state is awarded all 3 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_ec.htm |title=Electoral College |access-date=2008-11-01 |publisher=California Secretary of State |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081030041546/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_ec.htm |archive-date=October 30, 2008 }} An elector who votes for someone other than his or her 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 3 pledged to John McCain and Sarah Palin:{{Cite web|url=http://www.nd.gov/sos/forms/pdf/presidential-candidates.pdf|title = Secretary of State |}}[https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/2008-certificates/vote-north-dakota-01.html U. S. Electoral College 2008 Certificate][http://www.kfyrtv.com/News_Stories.asp?news=25201 KFYR-TV North Dakota's NBC News Leader] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113142222/http://www.kfyrtv.com/News_Stories.asp?news=25201 |date=January 13, 2009 }}

  1. Theresa Tokach - replaced Richard Elkin
  2. Susan Wefald
  3. Leon Helland

See also

Notes

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References

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