The 2008 U.S presidential election in Texas took place on November 4, 2008. Voters chose 34 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Texas was won by Republican nominee John McCain by an 11. 8% margin of victory.
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The 2008 United States presidential election in Texas took place on November 4, 2008, and was part of the 2008 U.S presidential election. Voters chose 34 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Texas was won by Republican nominee John McCain by an 11. 8% margin of victory despite failing to deliver written certification of their nominations on time to appear on the ballot. Prior to the election, all 17 news organizations considered this a state McCain would win, or otherwise considered as a safe red state. With its 34 electoral votes, Texas was the largest prize for McCain in 2008. As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last time the Democratic candidate won Brewster County.
Texas, split between the south and southwest regions, has become a consistently Republican state at all levels and is the home state of then President George W. Bush. Texas includes a huge swath of the Bible Belt where many voters, especially those in rural Texas, identify as born-again or evangelical Christians and therefore tend to vote Republican due to the party’s opposition to abortion and gay marriage. McCain won every single pre-election poll. The final 3 polls averaged McCain leading 52% to 41%. Obama raised USD 20,424,500. McCain and his interest groups spent USD 9,917,565.
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