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- Electoral votes: 8
- Polls open: 6 am to 6 pm
- McCain beat Obama, 58% to 41%, with 100% of precincts reporting MSNBC: Kentucky Exit Polls
- Democratic Primary winner: Hillary Clinton
- Republican Primary winner: John McCain
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John McCain won the 8 electoral votes of Kentucky in the 2008 presidential election.CNN: Kentucky Election Results Although McCain won 58% of the popular vote in Kentucky, the reliably "red" state did not provide him enough electoral votes to win the general election, which went to his opponent, Democrat Barack Obama.
In the 2008 Kentucky U.S. Senate race, incumbent Mitch McConnell (R) retained his seat and fought off challenger Bruce Lunsford (D) with a 53% to 47% margin of victory.CNN: US Senate: Kentucky
Polls in Kentucky were open 6 am to 6 pm on Election Day, November 4, 2008. Kentucky has been reliably "red" since the 1950s, though the state broke its Republican trend to vote for southern governors Jimmy Carter in 1976 and Bill Clinton in 1992 and 1996.
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Other Kentucky Races
- Senate:
- Winner: Mitch McConnell (R)
- Challenger: Bruce Lunsford (D)
- McConnell: 53% Lunsford: 47% (100% of precincts reporting)CNN: US Senate: Kentucky
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Past Kentucky Winners
- 2004: George W. Bush270 to Win: Kentucky
- 2000: George W. Bush270 to Win: Kentucky
- 1996: Bill Clinton270 to Win: Kentucky
- 1992: Bill Clinton270 to Win: Kentucky
- 1988: George H. W. Bush270 to Win: Kentucky
- 1984: Ronald Reagan270 to Win: Kentucky
- 1980: Ronald Reagan270 to Win: Kentucky
- 1976: Jimmy Carter270 to Win: Kentucky
- 1972: Richard Nixon270 to Win: Kentucky
- 1968: Richard Nixon 270 to Win: Kentucky
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2008 Kentucky Election Results
- 2008 Presidential Election Winner: Barack Obama
- Winner of Kentucky's Eight Electoral Votes: John McCain per CNN
- Winner of Kentucky Senate Seat: Senator Mitch McConnell
- CNN: Kentucky State Election Results
- MSNBC: Kentucky election results
- Bloomberg: McCain Gains 3 Early States... (November 4, 2008)
- FOX News: McCain Racks Up Red State Wins (November 4, 2008)
- National Review Online: Voting in Kentucky (November 4, 2008)
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- 2008 Presidential Election Winner: Barack Obama
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Kentucky Election Results Questions
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2004 Kentucky Election Results
- 2004 Presidential Election Winner: George W. Bush
- Winner of Kentucky's Eight Electoral Votes: George W. Bush
- Margin of victory: 60% to 40%
- Winner of Kentucky Senate Seat: Senator Jim Bunning
- Margin of victory: 51% to 49%
- CNN: 2004 Kentucky Election Results
- The Washington Post: 2004 Kentucky Election Results
- 2004 Presidential Election Winner: George W. Bush
