What is 2008 United States presidential election in Illinois?
'''The 2008 United States presidential election in Illinois ''' was held on November 4, 2008. Illinois voters chose between [[John McCain|Republican John McCain, a Senator from Arizona,]] and his running mate, [[Sarah Palin]], [[governor]] of [[Alaska]], and [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Barack Obama]], a [[Senate|Senator]] from [[Illinois]], and his running mate, [[Joe Biden]], a [[United States Senate|Senator]] from [[Delaware]]. Ultimately, Obama, who came from Illinois itself, won the state and its 21 electoral votes. This was largely due to the fact that he was from Illinois, and his popularity in Chicago. He won 3.42 million votes. McCain won, in contrast, just 2.03 million votes. This was the last presidential election in which over 20 counties in Illinois voted for a Democrat, and the first presidential election in which 6 [[List of counties in Illinois|Illinois counties]] a Democrat won the election (including [[Kane County, Illinois|Kane]], [[Carroll County, Illinois|Caroll]], [[Kendall County, Illinois|Kendall]] and [[McHenry County, Illinois|McHenry Counties]]). This was the only presidential election in which 3 counties in Illinois, [[Boone County, Illinois|Boone]], [[McHenry County, Illinois|McHenry]] and [[Kendall County, Illinois|Kendall Counties]], voted for the Democratic candidate. [[Category:2008 United States presidential election|Illinois]] [[Category:2008 in Illinois]]