Alaska Exit Polls

Alaska has three electoral votes, which went to Republican nominee John McCain in the 2008 presidential election. Democrat Barack Obama was the night's eventual winner. From March through mid-July, the two candidates were virtually tied for votes in the state. In mid-July, however, McCain began pulling away, gaining a more than five percentage point lead over Obama heading into the November 4 general election. McCain's running mate, Sarah Palin, is the current governor of Alaska.

Alaska election officials have indicated they will not begin to count the tens of thousands of absentee ballots mailed in until the day after the general election. Even then, officials warn the process could take several days. If there are close races in Alaska, this could put off final election results for up to two weeks.MLive.com: It may take weeks to name Alaska winner (October 31, 2008)

1. 2004: George W. Bush
2. 2000: George W. Bush
3. 1996: Bob Dole
4. 1992: George H. W. Bush

• CNN: Economy most important issue, polls show (November 4, 2008)

• MSNBC: Alaska Exit Poll Chart

• Clusterstock: Exit Poll Results: Voters Name Their Number One Issue (November 4, 2008)

• Los Angeles Times: CNN's offers a tiny glimpse into voter mind-set (November 4, 2008)

• Reuters: Exit polls in the presidential race (November 3, 2008)

• Official Site: Alaska Division of Elections

• RealClearPolitics: Alaska: McCain vs. Obama

• Pollster.com: 2008 Alaska Presidential General Election

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