• The state of Idaho has four electoral votes. State polls show Republican presidential nominee John McCain with a sizable lead of more than 30 percentage points over Democratic nominee Barack Obama. McCain has led Obama by a fairly wide margin since March 2008. Idaho has voted "red" in every presidential election since 1952, except one—voters chose Democrat Lyndon Johnson over Republican Barry Goldwater in the 1964 race. Polls in Idaho close at 8 p.m., local time.270ToWin.com: Idaho Pollster.com: 2008 Idaho Presidential General Election: McCain vs Obama

• 1. Electoral votes: Four
  2. Polls open: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., local time
  3. Current polls: John McCain leading Barack Obama 58% to 35%Pollster.com: 2008 Idaho Presidential General Election: McCain vs Obama
  4. Registered voters: 721,269 as of May 27, 2008Idaho Secretary of State Election Division: May 27, 2008 Primary Election Results
  5. Democratic Caucus winner: Barack Obama
  6. Republican Caucus winner: John McCain
  7. Idaho permits early voting
  8. Initial reports of long lines of early voters in several Idaho countiesIdaho Statesman: Early Voters Already Encounter Lines... (October 30, 2008)
  9. Senate election being held to replace Senator Larry Craig, who resigned in September 2007
  10. Craig stepped down after being arrested in a Minnesota airport bathroom for lewd conductFoxNews.com: Senate Ethics Committee: Sen. Larry Craig Acted Improperly...
  11. Republican Governor Jim Risch and Democratic Congressman Larry LaRocco are looking to fill Craig's seat in office

• Past Idaho Winners

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

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