# 2008 Presidential Election Results Thread. See it here as they come in. **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [November 4, 2008, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031 "2008-11-04T12:25:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![CaveMike](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cavemike/32/16379_2.png) [@CaveMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaveMike)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/121 "2008-11-05T00:43:14Z")
> [@DSeid](#): > > [Politicalwire’s tracker](http://politicalwire.com/aggregator/electionresults.html) autorefreshes I think. FWIW, that’s Google’s: [http://maps.google.com/help/maps/elections/#2008\_election](http://maps.google.com/help/maps/elections/#2008_election) ---
**Author:** ![mabes10](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc348/32.png) [@mabes10](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mabes10)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/122 "2008-11-05T00:43:54Z")
> [@Lily\_Milliner](#): > > Yes, I’m worried about Virginia. Anyone have a good rundown on how the voting went there? CNN just said 2 small rural counties so far. ---
**Author:** ![Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8c91f0/32.png) [@Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bam_Boo_Gut)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/123 "2008-11-05T00:44:21Z")
[http://elections.foxnews.com/states\_map/index.html](http://elections.foxnews.com/states_map/index.html) Florida 57% Obama 40% something McCain - ha - they’ve just changed it back to 0% reported … ah Foxy - The map is nice though 56% Obama 43% McCain with 2.75 reported ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/124 "2008-11-05T00:44:36Z")
> [@mabes10](#): > > CNN just said 2 small rural counties so far. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/125 "2008-11-05T00:44:39Z")
Where is MA and VT? and NY? ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/126 "2008-11-05T00:45:20Z")
> [@Lily\_Milliner](#): > > Yes, I’m worried about Virginia. Anyone have a good rundown on how the voting went there? None of Northern VA has reported yet. ::Deep Breath:: ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/127 "2008-11-05T00:45:39Z")
> [@GIGObuster](#): > > Virginia is annoyingly too close to call, Obama behind McCain, but suddenly Florida is looking up for Obama! Fox has flopped FL back to McCain, but McCains early leads in Southern states is being chipped away. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/128 "2008-11-05T00:46:13Z")
> [@eleanorigby](#): > > Where is MA and VT? and NY? South of Quebec. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/129 "2008-11-05T00:46:51Z")
Big surprise; McCain has won South Carolina. ---
**Author:** ![Enola\_Gay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3ab097/32.png) [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/130 "2008-11-05T00:47:34Z")
South Carolina was just called McCain. Kentucky was called McCain a while ago and Vermont went to Obama. Those are the only states that I have heard offically called so far. Everything else is too close or too early to call. ETA: Alpha beat me to it! ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/131 "2008-11-05T00:47:38Z")
> [@eleanorigby](#): > > Where is MA and VT? and NY? Vermont’s already been called for Obama; polls in the other two are still open. ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/132 "2008-11-05T00:47:46Z")
Obama’s pulled ahead in NC now. . . Barack Obama (dem). . . 7,127. . . 51% John McCain (rep). . . . . 6,688. . . 48% ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/133 "2008-11-05T00:49:04Z")
The map at dailykos ([http://scoreboard.dailykos.com/map/](http://scoreboard.dailykos.com/map/)) doesn’t seem to work for me anymore. It was a few minutes ago…☹ ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/134 "2008-11-05T00:50:44Z")
> [@bouv](#): > > The map at dailykos ([http://scoreboard.dailykos.com/map/](http://scoreboard.dailykos.com/map/)) doesn’t seem to work for me anymore. It was a few minutes ago…☹ Same here. I think the server’s getting hammered. It’ll work for a little while then go unresponsive. ---
**Author:** ![Karyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/fbc32d/32.png) [@Karyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karyn)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/135 "2008-11-05T00:51:07Z")
> [@bouv](#): > > The map at dailykos ([http://scoreboard.dailykos.com/map/](http://scoreboard.dailykos.com/map/)) doesn’t seem to work for me anymore. It was a few minutes ago…☹ It’s not working for me now either. ---
**Author:** ![Slacker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Slacker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slacker)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/136 "2008-11-05T00:51:11Z")
Hey MSNBC - if states are “Too early to call” - you don’t actually have to tell us that. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/137 "2008-11-05T00:51:42Z")
With no votes in, Fox is calling Delaware for Obama. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/138 "2008-11-05T00:51:43Z")
> [@Shayna](#): > > None of Northern VA has reported yet. ::Deep Breath:: Which is the largest and richest population center of the state…lots of military and government workers live there…it will probably be close and likely swing the state… ---
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/139 "2008-11-05T00:51:50Z")
fox has Florida McCain 53%, Obama 46% cnn has Florida Obama 53%McCain 37% ---
**Author:** ![Jman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jman/32/4416_2.png) [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/140 "2008-11-05T00:52:04Z")
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