2008 United States presidential election in Michigan

none June 2025 September 2023 2008 United States presidential election 2008 United States presidential election in Michigan Michigan presidential no 2004 United States presidential election in Michigan 2004 2012 United States presidential election in Michigan 2012 66.2% http://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,4670,7-127-1633_8722-29616--,00.html SOS - General Election Voter Registration/Turnout Statistics November 4, 2008 x200px Obama portrait crop.jpg Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) Illinois Joe Biden 17 2,872,579 57.33% John McCain official portrait 2009 (cropped).jpg John McCain Republican Party (United States) Arizona Sarah Palin 0 2,048,639 40.89% 375px County results 375px Congressional district results 375px Municipality results Obama #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645B4 80–90% #002B84 90–100% McCain #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #D40000 70–80% #AA0000 80–90% Tie #D4C4DC The 2008 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 4, 2008. It was part of the 2008 United States presidential election which happened throughout all 50 states and D.C. Voters chose 17 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Michigan was won by Democratic nominee Barack Obama by a 16.4% margin of victory. Due to the worsening of the state's economy, and an extremely high unemployment rate and anti-incumbent backlash in the state following the Great Recession, Democrats were heavily favored to win the state. Prior to the election, all 17 news organizations considered this a state Obama would win, or otherwise considered as a safe blue state. Michigan had leaned Democratic for the last couple decades, as it voted for the Democratic presidential nominee in every election since 1992. In the end, Obama won Michigan by a larger-than-expected margin of victory, winning by 823,940 votes. As of 2024, this is the last election that a Democrat won Alger, Alpena, Arenac, Benzie, Berrien, Cass, Clare, Clinton, Delta, Gladwin, Iosco, Iron, Jackson, Lenawee, Mason, Menominee, Oceana, Ogemaw, Ontonagon, Presque Isle, Roscommon, St. Clair, and Schoolcraft counties. Kent and Leelenau counties wouldn't vote for a Democrat again until 2020. Primaries 2008 Michigan Democratic presidential primary 2008 Michigan Republican presidential primary Campaign Predictions There were 16 news organizations who made state-by-state predictions of the election. Here are their last predictions before election day: +SourceRankingD.C. Political Report2009-01-01 D.C.'s Political Report: The complete source for campaign summaries. http://www.dcpoliticalreport.com/Predictions.html 2021-08-23 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20090101161206/http://www.dcpoliticalreport.com/Predictions.html 2009-01-01Likely DCook Political Report2015-05-05 Presidential http://cookpolitical.com/presidential 2021-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20150505003043/http://cookpolitical.com/presidential 2015-05-05Lean DThe Takeaway2009-04-22 Vote 2008 - The Takeaway - Track the Electoral College vote predictions http://vote2008.thetakeaway.org/2008/09/20/track-the-electoral-college-vote-predictions/ 2021-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20090422070127/http://vote2008.thetakeaway.org/2008/09/20/track-the-electoral-college-vote-predictions/ 2009-04-22Solid DElectoral-vote.comElectoral-vote.com: President, Senate, House Updated Daily https://electoral-vote.com/evp2008/Pres/Maps/Dec31.html 2021-08-23 electoral-vote.comSolid DWashington PostBased on TakeawaySolid DPoliticoPOLITICO's 2008 Swing State Map - POLITICO.com https://www.politico.com/convention/swingstate.html 2016-09-22 www.politico.comSolid DRealClearPolitics http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/maps/obama_vs_mccain/?map=5 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080605003612/http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/maps/obama_vs_mccain/?map=5 2008-06-05 RealClearPolitics - Electoral MapSolid DFiveThirtyEightSolid DCQ PoliticsCQ Presidential Election Maps, 2008 http://innovation.cq.com/prezMap08/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090614004022/http://innovation.cq.com/prezMap08 June 14, 2009 December 20, 2009 CQ PoliticsSolid DThe New York TimesNagourney Adam Zeleny Jeff Carter Shan 2008-11-04 The Electoral Map: Key States The New York Times http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/president/whos-ahead/key-states/map.html?scp=1&sq=electoral%20college%20map&st=cse May 26, 2010Solid DCNN2008-10-31 October – 2008 – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs CNN http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/10/ May 26, 2010 2010-06-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20100619013250/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/10/ deadSafe DNPRSolid DMSNBCSolid DFox NewsApril 27, 2010 Winning The Electoral College Fox News http://www.foxnews.com/oreilly/winning-the-electoral-college/Likely DAssociated Pressroadto270 http://hosted.ap.org/specials/interactives/campaign_plus/roadto270/ 2016-09-22 hosted.ap.org December 8, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081208002123/http://hosted.ap.org/specials/interactives/campaign_plus/roadto270/ deadLikely DRasmussen ReportsElection 2008: Electoral College Update - Rasmussen Reports http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/election_2008_electoral_college_update 2016-09-22 www.rasmussenreports.comSafe D Polling Statewide opinion polling for the 2008 United States presidential election#Michigan Statewide opinion polling for the 2008 United States presidential election: Michigan Very early on, polling was tight as Obama was having a difficult time getting support from the pessimistic state. Since September 21, Obama swept all the polls taken from the state. The final 3 polls averaged Obama leading 54% to 40%.Election 2008 Polls - Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections Fundraising John McCain raised a total of $4,330,872 in the state. Barack Obama raised $7,299,275.http://www.fec.gov/DisclosureSearch/MapAppState.do?stateName=MI&cand_id=P00000001 Presidential Campaign Finance 2009-08-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20090324085925/http://www.fec.gov/DisclosureSearch/MapAppState.do?stateName=MI&cand_id=P00000001 2009-03-24 dead Advertising and visits Obama and his interest groups spent $12,995,614. McCain and his interest group spent $13,332,086.http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/map/ad.spending/ CNN Map: Campaign Ad Spending - Election Center 2008 from CNN.com 2010-05-26 The Democratic ticket visited the state 10 times to McCain's 9 times.http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/map/candidate.visits/ CNN Map: Campaign Candidate Visits - Election Center 2008 from CNN.com 2010-05-26 Analysis Michigan had not supported a Republican for president since 1988, and would not do so again until 2016. However, the state's 17 electoral votes had been continually a prime target for Republicans, and the Democratic margin of victory incrementally decreased from 1996 to 2004. In 2008, Republican presidential nominee John McCain put an early effort into winning Michigan, hoping to convert blue-collar voters disaffected by Obama's unfamiliarity as a liberal African-American from Chicago. Macomb County, a populous blue-collar suburb of Detroit, was a large target. A major problem for the Obama campaign was the 2008 Michigan Democratic presidential primary. Obama removed his name from the ballot after state officials moved up the primary in violation of party rules. As a result, Hillary Rodham Clinton won the state with 55%. This led to the McCain campaign focusing heavily on winning Michigan in the general election. In May 2008, McCain was leading in a Rasmussen poll with 45% to 44%.http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/michigan/election_2008_michigan_presidential_election Rasmussen Reports: The Most Comprehensive Public Opinion Site. 2009-05-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20090227062119/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/michigan/election_2008_michigan_presidential_election 2009-02-27 dead After the September financial crisis, however, McCain's general campaign fell into trouble. Polls showed Michigan, a state especially affected by the economy, turning away from McCain. Voters blamed Republicans for the crisis. In early October, with polls showing him falling further behind Obama, McCain pulled out of the state, essentially ceding it to Obama.https://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20081002/pl_politico/22895 McCain pulling out of Michigan - Yahoo! News 2008-12-20 This was widely publicized, and more than likely contributed to Obama's landslide victory. On Election Day, Barack Obama won by a double-digit margin of 16%. The state was called for Obama almost as soon as the polls closed. In Wayne County, home to Detroit, Obama piled up a 3–1 margin. Democratic strongholds Washtenaw County (home to Ann Arbor and the University of Michigan), Ingham County (home to Lansing and Michigan State) and Genesee County (home to Flint) gave Obama 65-70% of the vote. Macomb County, which McCain had focused so intensely on, voted Democratic by a comfortable margin of 9%. Oakland County, once a bastion of suburban conservatism, went for Obama by 15 points. Obama also carried Kent County (home to Grand Rapids and former President Gerald Ford) by a very narrow 0.5% margin of victory, or 1,573 votes, the first time that a Democrat had done so since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. He was also the first Democrat to carry Berrien, Clinton, Eaton, Jackson, and Leelanau counties since 1964. Republican support in the state collapsed; McCain was only able to win two counties with margins of more than 10,000 votes.http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/results/president/map.html Election Results 2008 2009-04-05 The New York Times dead https://web.archive.org/web/20041103020223/http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/history/ch13.htm November 3, 2004 This result signified continued evidence of Michigan's Democratic tilt, anchored by the heavily Democratic cities of Detroit, Lansing, Ann Arbor, and Flint. Barack Obama won 46 Michigan counties compared to 37 for John McCain. The largest county with a very close winning margin was a 49.3% vs. 48.8% plurality for Obama in Kent County. http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/datagraph.php?year=2008&fips=26&f=0&off=0&elect=0 2008 Presidential General Election Data Graphs - Michigan Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections Dave Leip 2016-09-02 2024 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last presidential election in which Alger County, Alpena County, Arenac County, Benzie County, Berrien County, Cass County, Clare County, Clinton County, Delta County, Gladwin County, Gratiot County, Iosco County, Iron County, Jackson County, Lenawee County, Mason County, Menominee County, Oceana County, Ogemaw County, Ontonagon County, Presque Isle County, Roscommon County, Schoolcraft County, and St. Clair County voted for the Democratic candidate. This is also the last presidential election in which the Democratic candidate won the Upper Peninsula, or a majority of congressional districts in the state. At the same time as Obama swept the state, Democrats made more gains in Michigan. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Carl Levin was reelected with 62.65% of the vote over Republican Jack Hoogendyk's 33.84%. Democrats also picked up two U.S. House seats in Michigan in the 7th District and the 9th District, with Mark Schauer and Gary Peters knocking off Tim Walberg and Joe Knollenberg, respectively. This gave Democrats the majority in Michigan's U.S. House delegation. In addition, Democrats picked up nine seats in the Michigan House of Representatives. Results 2008 United States presidential election in MichiganPartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Barack Obama Joe Biden 2,872,579 57.33%17 Republican John McCain Sarah Palin 2,048,639 40.89% 0 Natural Law Ralph Nader Matt Gonzalez 33,085 0.66% 0 Libertarian Bob Barr Wayne Allyn Root 23,716 0.47% 0 Constitution Chuck Baldwin Darrell Castle 14,685 0.29% 0 Green Cynthia McKinney Rosa Clemente 8,892 0.18% 0 Write-Ins Write-Ins 170 0.00% 0 Totals 5,010,129 100.00% 17 Voter turnout (Voting age population) 66.9% By county County Barack ObamaDemocratic John McCainRepublican Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Alcona 2,896 45.11% 3,404 53.02% 120 1.87% -508 -7.91% 6,420 Alger 2,472 52.04% 2,188 46.06% 90 1.89% 284 5.98% 4,750 Allegan 24,165 43.63% 30,061 54.28% 1,154 2.09% -5,896 -10.65% 55,380 Alpena 7,705 50.95% 7,125 47.11% 294 1.94% 580 3.84% 15,124 Antrim 6,079 43.89% 7,506 54.19% 267 1.93% -1,427 -10.30% 13,852 Arenac 4,155 51.12% 3,807 46.84% 166 2.04% 348 4.28% 8,128 Baraga 1,725 47.22% 1,846 50.53% 82 2.25% -121 -3.31% 3,653 Barry 13,449 43.91% 16,431 53.65% 749 2.44% -2,982 -9.74% 30,629 Bay 32,589 56.59% 23,795 41.32% 1,204 2.09% 8,794 15.27% 57,588 Benzie 5,451 52.88% 4,687 45.47% 171 1.66% 764 7.41% 10,309 Berrien 40,381 51.88% 36,130 46.42% 1,323 1.70% 4,251 5.46% 77,834 Branch 8,413 46.01% 9,534 52.14% 338 1.85% -1,121 -6.13% 18,285 Calhoun 34,561 53.84% 28,553 44.48% 1,082 1.69% 6,008 9.36% 64,196 Cass 12,083 51.25% 11,114 47.14% 379 1.61% 969 4.11% 23,576 Charlevoix 6,817 47.35% 7,306 50.74% 275 1.91% -489 -3.39% 14,398 Cheboygan 6,720 48.34% 6,920 49.78% 261 1.88% -200 -1.44% 13,901 Chippewa 8,184 48.98% 8,267 49.48% 257 1.54% -83 -0.50% 16,708 Clare 7,496 51.32% 6,793 46.51% 316 2.17% 703 4.81% 14,605 Clinton 20,005 49.54% 19,726 48.85% 650 1.61% 279 0.69% 40,381 Crawford 3,441 47.94% 3,561 49.61% 176 2.45% -120 -1.67% 7,178 Delta 9,974 52.32% 8,763 45.97% 327 1.72% 1,211 6.35% 19,064 Dickinson 5,995 45.04% 7,049 52.96% 267 2.00% -1,054 -7.92% 13,311 Eaton 30,742 53.36% 25,900 44.95% 974 1.69% 4,842 8.41% 57,616 Emmet 8,515 46.92% 9,314 51.32% 320 1.76% -799 -4.40% 18,149 Genesee 143,927 65.27% 72,451 32.86% 4,117 1.87% 71,476 32.41% 220,495 Gladwin 6,590 49.77% 6,391 48.27% 260 1.96% 199 1.50% 13,241 Gogebic 4,757 57.44% 3,330 40.21% 194 2.35% 1,427 17.23% 8,281 Grand Traverse 23,258 47.62% 24,716 50.60% 869 1.78% -1,458 -2.98% 48,843 Gratiot 9,105 51.33% 8,322 46.92% 311 1.75% 783 4.41% 17,738 Hillsdale 8,765 42.86% 11,221 54.87% 463 2.27% -2,456 -12.01% 20,449 Houghton 7,476 46.81% 8,101 50.72% 395 2.47% -625 -3.91% 15,972 Huron 8,367 48.83% 8,434 49.22% 334 1.95% -67 -0.39% 17,135 Ingham 93,994 65.72% 46,483 32.50% 2,549 1.78% 47,511 33.22% 143,026 Ionia 12,565 45.93% 14,156 51.74% 638 2.33% -1,591 -5.81% 27,359 Iosco 7,309 51.38% 6,583 46.28% 333 2.34% 726 5.10% 14,225 Iron 3,080 49.98% 2,947 47.83% 135 2.19% 133 2.15% 6,162 Isabella 16,679 58.71% 11,220 39.49% 511 1.80% 5,459 19.22% 28,410 Jackson 37,480 50.19% 35,692 47.79% 1,507 2.02% 1,788 2.40% 74,679 Kalamazoo 77,051 58.79% 51,554 39.34% 2,456 1.87% 25,497 19.45% 131,061 Kalkaska 3,780 44.48% 4,527 53.27% 192 2.25% -747 -8.79% 8,499 Kent 149,909 49.34% 148,336 48.83% 5,554 1.83% 1,573 0.51% 303,799 Keweenaw 610 43.26% 756 53.62% 44 3.12% -146 -10.36% 1,410 Lake 2,919 55.16% 2,269 42.88% 104 1.98% 650 12.28% 5,292 Lapeer 21,457 47.30% 22,831 50.33% 1,074 2.37% -1,374 -3.03% 45,362 Leelanau 7,355 50.85% 6,938 47.97% 171 1.18% 417 2.88% 14,464 Lenawee 24,640 51.48% 22,225 46.43% 1,000 2.09% 2,415 5.05% 47,865 Livingston 42,349 42.39% 55,592 55.64% 1,965 1.97% -13,243 -13.25% 99,906 Luce 1,191 43.47% 1,490 54.38% 59 2.15% -299 -10.91% 2,740 Mackinac 3,027 47.23% 3,268 50.99% 114 1.78% -241 -3.76% 6,409 Macomb 223,784 53.26% 187,663 44.66% 8,729 2.08% 36,121 8.60% 420,176 Manistee 7,235 55.62% 5,510 42.36% 264 2.02% 1,725 13.26% 13,009 Marquette 19,635 59.03% 12,906 38.80% 719 2.17% 6,729 20.23% 33,260 Mason 7,817 51.29% 7,147 46.89% 277 1.82% 670 4.40% 15,241 Mecosta 9,101 48.68% 9,238 49.41% 358 1.91% -137 -0.73% 18,697 Menominee 5,981 54.02% 4,855 43.85% 236 2.13% 1,126 10.17% 11,072 Midland 20,701 47.26% 22,263 50.83% 834 1.91% -1,562 -3.57% 43,798 Missaukee 2,898 38.68% 4,469 59.65% 125 1.67% -1,571 -20.97% 7,492 Monroe 39,180 51.13% 35,858 46.79% 1,593 2.08% 3,322 4.34% 76,631 Montcalm 13,208 48.75% 13,291 49.05% 597 2.20% -83 -0.30% 27,096 Montmorency 2,403 44.83% 2,841 53.00% 116 2.17% -438 -8.17% 5,360 Muskegon 53,821 63.73% 29,145 34.51% 1,490 1.76% 24,676 29.22% 84,456 Newaygo 10,790 46.52% 11,862 51.14% 544 2.34% -1,072 -4.62% 23,196 Oakland 372,566 56.42% 276,956 41.94% 10,873 1.64% 95,610 14.48% 660,395 Oceana 6,405 51.20% 5,860 46.85% 244 1.95% 545 4.35% 12,509 Ogemaw 5,391 49.93% 5,133 47.54% 274 2.53% 258 2.39% 10,798 Ontonagon 1,966 50.60% 1,823 46.92% 96 2.48% 143 3.68% 3,885 Osceola 4,855 44.03% 5,973 54.17% 198 1.80% -1,118 -10.14% 11,026 Oscoda 1,887 43.42% 2,320 53.38% 139 3.18% -433 -9.96% 4,346 Otsego 5,634 44.55% 6,752 53.39% 261 2.06% -1,118 -8.84% 12,647 Ottawa 50,828 37.23% 83,330 61.03% 2,381 1.74% -32,502 -23.80% 136,539 Presque Isle 3,722 49.55% 3,606 48.01% 183 2.44% 116 1.54% 7,511 Roscommon 7,082 50.24% 6,727 47.72% 287 2.04% 355 2.52% 14,096 Saginaw 60,276 57.80% 42,225 40.49% 1,782 1.71% 18,051 17.31% 104,283 St. Clair 40,677 50.28% 38,536 47.63% 1,687 2.09% 2,141 2.65% 80,900 St. Joseph 12,322 47.81% 12,886 50.00% 563 2.19% -564 -2.19% 25,771 Sanilac 9,047 44.86% 10,679 52.95% 443 2.19% -1,632 -8.09% 20,169 Schoolcraft 2,184 50.38% 2,058 47.47% 93 1.95% 126 2.91% 4,335 Shiawassee 19,397 53.27% 16,268 44.67% 750 2.06% 3,129 8.60% 36,415 Tuscola 13,503 48.48% 13,740 49.33% 611 2.19% -237 -0.85% 27,854 Van Buren 18,588 53.47% 15,534 44.68% 644 1.85% 3,054 8.79% 34,766 Washtenaw 130,578 69.62% 53,946 28.76% 3,024 1.62% 76,632 40.86% 187,548 Wayne 660,085 74.02% 219,582 24.62% 12,064 1.36% 440,503 49.40% 891,731 Wexford 7,379 46.88% 8,044 51.10% 318 2.02% -665 -4.22% 15,741Totals2,872,57957.33%2,048,63940.89%89,3881.78%823,94016.44%5,010,606 right 300px Swing by county Legend #00a1c8 Democratic — +>15% #00bdec Democratic — +12.5-15% #09ceff Democratic — +10-12.5% #4bdbff Democratic — +7.5-10% #77e3ff Democratic — +5-7.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5-5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0-2.5% 300px Trend by county Legend #77e3ff Democratic — +5-7.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5-5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0-2.5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0-2.5% #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5-5% #ff8080 Republican — +5-7.5% #ff5555 Republican — +7.5-10% #ff2a2a Republican — +10-12.5% #ff0000 Republican — +12.5-15% 300px County flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold #0671b0 Flip Republican #f48882 Hold Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Alpena (largest city: Alpena) Benzie (largest city: Frankfort) Berrien (largest city: Niles) Cass (largest city: Dowagiac) Calhoun (largest city: Marshall) Clare (largest city: Clare) Clinton (largest city: St. Johns) Delta (largest city: Escanaba) Eaton (largest city: Charlotte) Gladwin (largest city: Gladwin) Gratiot (largest city: Alma) Iosco (largest city: East Tawas) Iron (largest city: Iron River) Jackson (largest city: Jackson) Kent (largest city: Grand Rapids) Leelanau (largest settlement: Greilickville) Lenawee (largest city: Adrian) Macomb (largest city: Warren) Mason (largest city: Ludington) Manistee (largest city: Manistee) Menominee (largest city: Menominee) Monroe (largest city: Monroe) Oceana (largest city: Hart) Ogemaw (largest city: West Branch) Ontonagon (largest village: Ontonagon) Presque Isle (largest city: Rogers City) Roscommon (largest settlement: Houghton Lake) Schoolcraft (largest city: Manistique) Shiawassee (largest city: Owosso) St. Clair (largest city: Port Huron) Van Buren (largest city: South Haven) By congressional district Barack Obama carried 12 of the 15 congressional districts, including four held by Republicans. District McCain Obama RepresentativeMichigan 1 1st 48.11% 49.93%Bart StupakMichigan 2 2nd 50.85% 47.50%Peter HoekstraMichigan 3 3rd 49.43% 48.84%Vern EhlersMichigan 4 4th 48.19% 50.09%Dave CampMichigan 5 5th 34.71% 63.67%Dale KildeeMichigan 6 6th 44.18% 54.12%Fred UptonMichigan 7 7th46.50%51.73%Tim Walberg (110th Congress)Mark Schauer (111th Congress)Michigan 8 8th 45.72% 52.58%Mike RogersMichigan 9 9th42.83%55.79%Joe Knollenberg (110th Congress)Gary Peters (111th Congress)Michigan 10 10th 49.85% 48.23%Candice MillerMichigan 11 11th 44.56% 53.78%Thaddeus McCotterMichigan 12 12th 33.23% 65.05%Sander LevinMichigan 13 13th 14.47% 84.71%Carolyn Cheeks KilpatrickMichigan 14 14th 13.45% 85.77%John Conyers Jr.Michigan 15 15th 32.48% 65.80%John Dingell Electors List of 2008 United States presidential electors Technically the voters of Michigan cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Michigan is allocated 17 electors because it has 15 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 17 electors, who pledge to vote for their candidate and their running mate. Whoever wins the majority of votes in the state is awarded all 17 electoral votes. Their chosen electors then vote for president and vice president. Although electors are pledged to their candidate and running mate, they are not obligated to vote for them.http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_ec.htm Electoral College 2008-11-01 California Secretary of State dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081030041546/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_ec.htm October 30, 2008 An elector who votes for someone other than their candidate is known as a faithless elector. The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met on December 15, 2008, to cast their votes for president and vice president. The Electoral College itself never meets as one body. Instead the electors from each state and the District of Columbia met in their respective capitols. The following were the members of the Electoral College from the state. All 17 were pledged to Obama and Biden: Brenda Abbey Dallas Dean Ida DeHaas Ron Gettelfinger James Hoffa Kenneth Paul Jenkins Harry Kalogerakos Jessica Mistak Arturo Reyes Griffin Rivers Gary Shepherd Roger Short Arthur Shy Richard West Whitney Randall Wolcott David Woodward Charlene Yarbrough See also Presidency of Barack Obama United States presidential elections in Michigan References Michigan United States presidential election Category:United States presidential elections in Michigan