New Hampshire primary, 2008

United States presidential election in New Hampshire, 2008

2004 ← November 4, 2008 → 2012

Nominee Barack Obama John McCain Party Democratic Republican Home state Illinois Arizona Running mate Joe Biden Sarah Palin Electoral vote 4 0 Popular vote 384,826 316,534 Percentage 54.4% 44.7%

County Results   Obama—60-70%   Obama—50-60%   Obama—<50%

President before election George W. Bush Republican Elected President Barack Obama Democratic

New Hampshire Democratic primary, 2008

2004 ← January 8, 2008 (2008-01-08) → 2012

Nominee Hillary Clinton Barack Obama John Edwards Party Democratic Democratic Democratic Home state New York Illinois North Carolina Popular vote 112,404 104,815 48,699 Percentage 39.1% 36.5% 16.9%

Hillary Clinton   Barack Obama

New Hampshire Republican primary, 2008

2000 ← January 8, 2008 (2008-01-08) → 2012

Nominee John McCain Mitt Romney Mike Huckabee Party Republican Republican Republican Home state Arizona Massachusetts Arkansas Popular vote 88,713 75,675 26,916 Percentage 37.0% 31.6% 11.2%

John McCain   Mitt Romney   Mike Huckabee   Ron Paul

George W. Bush
Republican

Barack Obama
Democratic

The 2008 United States presidential election in New Hampshire took place on November 4, 2008, as part of the 2008 United States presidential election throughout all 50 states and D.C. Voters chose 4 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Democratic nominee Barack Obama won the state with a margin of 9.61 percentage points. Obama took 54.13% to Republican John McCain's 44.52%. Prior to the election, all 17 news organizations considered this a state Obama would win, or otherwise considered as a safe blue state. The state was originally thought to be a swing state in 2008 for a number of reasons. New Hampshire is considerably more fiscally conservative than its neighbors in New England and has a strong disdain for taxes, giving the Republicans an edge in the state. However, like the rest of New England, it is considerably more liberal on social issues like abortion and gay rights, which helps the Democrats. Also, McCain was very popular among Republicans based on the fact that he won both the 2000 and 2008 primaries here. In 2008, Obama lost the primary to Hillary Clinton. However, after the financial crisis, Obama pulled away in the pre-election polls.

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