2008 Presidential General Election Results

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Presidential
Candidate

Vice Presidential
Candidate

Political
Party

Popular Vote

Electoral Vote

John S. McCain, III

Sarah Palin

Republican

193,841

59.42%

Barack H. Obama

Joseph R. Biden, Jr.

Democratic

123,594

37.89%

Ralph Nader

Matt Gonzalez

Independent

3,783

1.16%

Write-ins

1,730

0.53%

Charles O. Baldwin

Darrell L. Castle

Alaskan Ind.

1,660

0.51%

Bob Barr

Wayne A. Root

Libertarian

1,589

0.49%

Map Key

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Turnout

Demographic Data

2008 Population:	686,293	Est.	2008 Population Density:	0.5	persons/km²
2000 Population:	626,932	Enum.	2000 Population Density:	0.4	persons/km²
Total Electoral Vote:	3		Electoral Vote Density:	228,764	persons/EV
Land Area (2000):	1,481,347	km²	Annual Pop Growth Rate:	1.1	%

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Data Sources:

Source for Popular Vote data: State of Alaska Division of Elections. State of Alaska - 2008 General Election November 4, 2008 Official Results, State of Alaska Division of Elections (http://www.gov.state.ak.us/ltgov/elections/homepage.html) (accessed 04 Dec 2008)
Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.

Primary Documentation:

2008 Certificate of Ascertainment (m)
2008 Certificate of Vote (m)

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