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Arizona · 2008 presidential election

Arizona presidential election results 2008

John McCain carried Arizona by 8.52 points (195,404 votes), winning 10 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
10
Votes counted
2,293,475
AZ result
R+8.5
Compared with the nation
15.7 pts more Republican
Swing since 2004
2.0 pts to D

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
John McCainRepublican1,230,11153.60%10
Barack ObamaDemocratic1,034,70745.10%—
Total votes2,293,475

Sources: 2008

County resultsMIT Election Lab

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MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)
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Cochise County: John McCain +20.7Maricopa County: John McCain +10.6Coconino County: Barack Obama +17.0Graham County: John McCain +40.7Greenlee County: John McCain +18.8La Paz County: John McCain +28.5Navajo County: John McCain +11.7Pinal County: John McCain +14.5Santa Cruz County: Barack Obama +31.3Yuma County: John McCain +13.8Apache County: Barack Obama +28.2Gila County: John McCain +27.8Pima County: Barack Obama +6.1Mohave County: John McCain +32.9Yavapai County: John McCain +24.4
Each county coloured by its winner and shaded by margin. Tap one for its history.
County Barack ObamaJohn McCainOthers TotalMargin
Apache 15,3908,551321 24,262 28.2
Cochise 18,94329,026851 48,820 20.7
Coconino 31,43322,186725 54,344 17.0
Gila 7,88414,095354 22,333 27.8
Graham 3,4878,376144 12,007 40.7
Greenlee 1,1651,71236 2,913 18.8
La Paz 1,9293,509114 5,552 28.5
Maricopa 602,166746,44816,348 1,364,962 10.6
Mohave 22,09244,3331,180 67,605 32.9
Navajo 15,57919,761460 35,800 11.7
Pima 206,254182,4064,768 393,428 6.1
Pinal 44,25459,4211,208 104,883 14.5
Santa Cruz 8,6834,518102 13,303 31.3
Yavapai 36,88961,1921,567 99,648 24.4
Yuma 18,55924,577479 43,615 13.8

Candidate votes as printed in the document. “Total” is the document’s total where it prints one, otherwise the sum of the candidate columns. Margin is the leading ticket’s lead in points over the second.

Notes on how this document was read
  • Secondary source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records).

Method: Machine-readable dataset; county sums checked against the state totals in The American Presidency Project summary (within 0.5% for both main tickets).

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Questions and answers

Who won Arizona in 2008?

John McCain won Arizona by 8.52 percentage points (195,404 votes).

How many electoral votes did Arizona have in 2008?

Arizona cast 10 electoral votes in 2008.

How many people voted for president in Arizona in 2008?

2,293,475 votes were counted for president.

How many counties did each candidate win in Arizona in 2008?

John McCain 11, Barack Obama 4 (out of 15 counties with results).

How did Arizona change from 2004 to 2008?

The margin moved 2.0 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Republican by 10.5 points to Republican by 8.5 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data