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      Home/Elections/2008/President/Alaska
      2008·President·Alaska

      Alaska Presidential Election

      3 candidates326,197 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      John McCainREP
      		REP193,84159.4%
      Barack ObamaDEM
      		DEM123,59437.9%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH8,7622.7%

      Seat History

      President in Alaska

      2024
      Donald J TrumpREP
      R+13.1
      2020
      No data
      R+10.1
      2016
      No data
      R+14.8
      2012
      No data
      R+14.0
      View all President history for Alaska →

      Candidates

      Barack ObamaDEM
      Record60W-46L
      Avg MarginD+5.3
      Career1996-2012
      President / US Senate / State Senate
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      John McCainREP
      Record29W-30L
      Avg MarginD+1.1
      Career1982-2016
      US Senate / President / US House
      Full profile →

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