United States presidential election swing states, 2008

The 2008 presidential election was held on November 4, 2008. The two major candidates were Republican U.S. Senator John McCain of Arizona and Democratic U.S. Senator Barack Obama of Illinois. The following is a list of the states with the lowest margins of victory (less than 5%) in 2008, sorted by the margin percentages and color-coded for John McCain or Barack Obama:

• Ohio- 3.82% 198,847 votes
• Florida- 2.51% 200,654 votes
• Indiana- 0.96% 26,163 votes
• North Carolina- 0.32% 14,177 votes

• Missouri- 0.14% 4,355 votes
• Montana- 3.44% 16,181 votes

Source

Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections [1] NC State Board of Elections [2]

See also

• List of U.S. swing states
• Swing state