WHS 2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS McCain or Obama…You Decided!

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WHS 2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS McCain or Obama…You Decided!

Current Electoral College Map

US vs. WHS Electoral College  Total of 538 votes  A majority is needed to win the election  Therefore, the first candidate to reach 270 votes wins  Total of 242  A majority is needed to win the election  Therefore, the first candidate to reach 122 votes wins US Electoral CollegeWHS Electoral College

Dexter: 4  Obama: 51%  McCain: 49%  4 Electoral Votes go to Obama Popular Vote/ Electoral VoteWINNER…

Merritt: 32  McCain: 58%  Obama: 42%  32 Electoral Votes for McCain Popular Vote/ Electoral VotesWINNER…

Wall: 2  McCain: 55%  Obama: 45%  2 Electoral Votes go to McCain Popular Vote/ Electoral VotesWINNER…

Jones: 6  McCain: 54%  Obama: 46%  6 Electoral Votes go to McCain Popular Vote/ Electoral VoteWINNER…

Page: 13  McCain: 60%  Obama: 40%  13 Electoral Votes go to McCain Popular Vote/ Electoral VotesWINNER…

Engram: 10  McCain: 57%  Obama: 43%  10 Electoral Votes go to McCain Popular Vote/ Electoral VoteWINNER…

Hall: 4  McCain: 51%  Obama: 49%  4 Electoral Votes go to McCain Popular Vote/ Electoral VoteWINNER…

Sellers: 21  Obama: 51%  McCain: 49%  21 Electoral Votes go to Obama Popular Vote/ Electoral VoteWINNER…

Sailers: 4  McCain: 65%  Obama: 35%  4 Electoral Votes go to McCain Popular Vote/ Electoral VoteWINNER…

Scharich: 19  McCain: 51%  Obama: 49%  19 Electoral Votes go to McCain Popular Vote/ Electoral VoteWINNER…

O’Briant: 10  McCain: 54%  Obama: 46%  10 Electoral Votes go to McCain Popular Vote/ Electoral VoteWINNER…

Grey: 6  Obama: 54%  McCain: 46%  6 Electoral Votes go to Obama Popular Vote/ Electoral VoteWINNER…

Harrelson: 7  McCain: 53%  Obama: 47%  7 Electoral Votes go to McCain Popular Vote/ Electoral VoteWINNER…

May: 7  Obama: 75%  McCain: 25%  7 Electoral Votes go to Obama Popular Vote/ Electoral VoteWINNER…

Mills: 30  McCain: 63%  Obama: 37%  30 Electoral Votes go to McCain Popular Vote/ Electoral VoteWINNER…

McClendon: 9  McCain: 51%  Obama: 49%  9 Electoral Votes go to McCain Popular Vote/ Electoral VotesWINNERS…

Cowart: 9  McCain: 63%  Obama: 37%  9 Electoral Votes go to McCain Popular Vote/ Electoral VoteWINNER…

White: 25  McCain: 53%  Obama: 47%  25 Electoral Votes go to McCain Popular Vote/ Electoral VoteWINNER…

Strassner: 8  Obama: 51%  McCain: 49%  8 Electoral Votes go to Obama Popular Vote/ Electoral VoteWINNER…

Webb: 16  Obama: 53%  McCain: 47%  16 Electoral Votes go to Obama Popular Vote/ Electoral VoteWINNER…

The Official Results of the 2008 WHS Social Studies Presidential Election…  1,955—Total number of students that participated in the WHS 2008 Presidential election  1,034—Total number of votes for McCain (52.8%)  921—Total number of votes for Obama (47.2%)  242—Number of Electoral Votes possible  122—Number of Electoral Votes need to clinch win  180—Number of Electoral Votes for McCain  62—Number of Electoral Votes for Obama