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The 2008 United States presidential straw poll in Guam was held on November 4, 2008. Guam is a territory and not a state. Thus, it is ineligible to elect members of the Electoral College, who would then in turn cast direct electoral votes for president and for vice president. To draw attention to this fact, the territory conducts a non-binding presidential straw poll during the general election as if they did elect members to the Electoral College.[1]
The territory still participated in the U.S. presidential caucuses and primaries like the other states and territories.[2]
Democratic Party nominee Barack Obama won the poll with over 60% of the vote.[3]
Results
| 2008 United States presidential straw poll in Guam | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Barack Obama | Joe Biden | 20,119 | 62.3% | |
| Republican | John McCain | Sarah Palin | 11,941 | 37.0% | |
| Libertarian | Bob Barr | Wayne Root | 214 | 0.7% | |
| Totals | 32,274 | 100.00% | |||
See also
- 2008 United States presidential election
- 2008 Guam Democratic presidential caucuses
- 2008 Guam Republican presidential caucuses
References
- ^ "Guam Legislature Moves General Election Presidential Vote to the September Primary". Ballot-Access.org. July 10, 2008. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- ^ Murriel, Maria (November 1, 2016). "Millions of Americans can't vote for president because of where they live". PRI.
- ^ "Obama wins! (In Guam)". UPI. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
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