• Barack Obama won the 2008 Presidential Election. One of the states Obama won was Florida, and by that he gained 27 electoral votes. Florida was considered a battleground state in the 2008 Election.NBC 2: Obama elected 44th President of the U.S. (November 4, 2008)Obama won Florida with a margin of 2% over John McCain.

    1. Barack Obama won the Presidential Election of 2008
    2. Electoral votes: 27
    3. Polls closed: 7 pm
    4. Election results: Obama won Florida with 51% over 49%CNN: Presidential Election: Florida Results
    5. Registered voters: 11,247,634 (10,301,290 in 2004)MSNBC: Democrats Have Edge On Registered Voters In Florida (October 20, 2008)
    6. Democratic Primary winner: Hillary Rodham Clinton
    7. Republican Primary winner: John McCain
    8. Florida voters approved a proposition which will ban gay marriages

  • Other Florida Races

    • 23 Representatives
    • 4 State Attorneys
    • 4 Public Defenders
    • 15 State Senators
    • State Supreme Court Associate Justice
    • Various judges and local officials

  • Past Florida Winners

  • Florida in the 2000 Election

    Florida has been a battleground state in the last elections. In 2000, the presidential election was too close to call after Election Day, and the electoral votes of Florida was needed for either George W. Bush or Al Gore to win. The election result in Florida was also to close to call and a recounting of votes was required. The process took over a month and there were several allegations of voter fraud. In the end, Bush won Florida's electoral votes and the election, but not the popular vote.

  • Government

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