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

2,048,759

52.10%

Barack H. Obama

Joseph R. Biden, Jr.

Democratic

1,844,123

46.90%

Bob Barr

Wayne A. Root

Libertarian

28,731

0.73%

Other (+)

10,545

0.27%

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Demographic Data

2008 Population:	9,685,744	Est.	2008 Population Density:	64.6	persons/km²
2000 Population:	8,186,453	Enum.	2000 Population Density:	54.6	persons/km²
Total Electoral Vote:	15		Electoral Vote Density:	645,716	persons/EV
Land Area (2000):	149,976	km²	Annual Pop Growth Rate:	2.1	%

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Source for Popular Vote data: Georgia Secretary of State. Georgia Election Results Official Results of the Tuesday, November 04, 2008 General Election President of the United States, Georgia Secretary of State (http://www.sos.state.ga.us/elections/) (accessed 09 Dec 2008)
Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Primary Documentation:

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

The 2008 Campaign: