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Parents > United States > Louisiana > President
Parent RaceUS President - Popular Vote
OfficePresident
HonorificPresident - Abbr: President
Type General Election
Filing Deadline January 01, 2008 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 04, 2008 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 04, 2008 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start January 20, 2009 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 2013 - 12:00pm
ContributorWishful Thinking
Last ModifiedArmyDem November 18, 2008 05:07pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/02/2004
NameGeorge W. Bush Votes1,102,169 (56.72%)
Term01/20/2005 - 01/20/2009 Margin281,870 (+14.51%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/06/2012
NameMitt Romney Votes1,152,262 (57.78%)
Term01/20/2013 - 01/20/2017 Margin343,121 (+17.21%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Feb 09, 2008 LA US President - R Primary
Mike Huckabee
R 161,169
Feb 09, 2008 LA US President - D Primary
Barack Obama
D 384,346
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
02/27/2005 11/04/2008
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
John McCain 4 20 32 8
Barack Obama 2 ------
Leaning Call: John McCain (98.85%)
Weighted Call: John McCain (99.98%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

02/26/2008 11/01/2008

CANDIDATES
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Name Sen. John McCain Sen. Barack Obama Rep. Ron Paul Rep. Cynthia McKinney Ralph Nader Chuck Baldwin James E. Harris
PartyRepublican Democratic Taxpayers Green Independent Constitution Socialist Workers
Campaign Logo
Certified Votes 1,148,275 (58.56%) 782,989 (39.93%) 9,368 (0.48%) 9,187 (0.47%) 6,997 (0.36%) 2,581 (0.13%) 735 (0.04%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -365,286 (-18.63%) -1,138,907 (-58.08%) -1,139,088 (-58.09%) -1,141,278 (-58.21%) -1,145,694 (-58.43%) -1,147,540 (-58.53%)
Predict Avg.35.00% 30.33% 1.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website]
Entry Date 03/04/2008 00/00/2008 09/04/2008 00/00/2008 00/00/2008 00/00/2008 00/00/2008
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MATCHUP POLLS (14 from 8 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg51.27%-- 38.88%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
YouGov 
10/18/08-11/01/08
52.00% -- 45.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Ed Renwick/Loyola Institute of Politics 
10/27/08-10/29/08
43.00% -- 40.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Southeastern Louisiana University 
10/20/08-10/23/08
50.60% -- 38.30% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
10/22/08-10/22/08
57.00% 2.0 41.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
09/25/08-09/25/08
55.00% 2.0 40.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
American Research Group 
09/09/08-09/12/08
50.00% -- 43.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Gloria E. La Riva Party Leader Gene C. Amondson  
PartySocialism and Liberation Prohibition  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 354 (0.02%) 275 (0.01%)  
Margin-1,147,921 (-58.54%) -1,148,000 (-58.55%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 00/00/2008 01/01/0001  
MATCHUP POLLS (14 from 8 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg0.00%-- 0.00%--  
YouGov 
10/18/08-11/01/08
0.00% -- 0.00% --
Ed Renwick/Loyola Institute of Politics 
10/27/08-10/29/08
0.00% -- 0.00% --
Southeastern Louisiana University 
10/20/08-10/23/08
0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
10/22/08-10/22/08
0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
09/25/08-09/25/08
0.00% -- 0.00% --
American Research Group 
09/09/08-09/12/08
0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
 


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Oct 30, 2008 04:00pm Poll WWL Poll: Obama-McCain in virtual tie in Louisiana  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Oct 26, 2008 11:00am Endorsement New Orleans Times-Picayune: Barack Obama for president  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Oct 25, 2008 05:00pm News [Louisiana] Early voting wait long, but voters are committed  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Oct 12, 2008 08:00pm News Louisiana's chameleon voters tint red state purple  Article The Sunset Provision 
Aug 22, 2008 09:00am News Obama names 2008 Loyola grad La. campaign director  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Apr 14, 2008 09:00pm Poll Poll: Louisiana voters favor McCain over Clinton or Obama  Article Brandonius Maximus 

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