What is 2008 United States presidential election in Nebraska?
The '''2008 United States presidential election in Nebraska''' occurred on November 4, 2008. It was part of the United States´ [[general election]] that year. The [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] candidates were [[Arizona]] [[United States Senator|Senator]] [[John McCain]] and his [[running mate]], Governor [[Sarah Palin]] of [[Alaska]]. The [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] candidates were [[Illinois]] Senator [[Barack Obama]], and his running mate, Delaware Senator [[Joe Biden]]. Although McCain won the statewide vote by a margin of 14.93%, Obama was given 1 [[Electoral college|electoral vote]] (McCain got 4). That made Obama the first Democrat to win an electoral vote in Nebraska since 1964. The McCain won the [[popular vote]] statewide. However (as is the case in [[Maine]]), in Nebraska, two electoral votes are given to the winner of the statewide popular vote. The remaining electoral votes (in the case of Nebraska, which has five electoral votes, this means three) are distributed: one is appointed to the winner of each [[congressional district]]. In this case, Obama narrowly won the votes of Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District, and therefore, received an electoral vote. [[Category:2008 United States presidential election|Nebraska]] [[Category:2000s in Nebraska]] {{politics-stub}}