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United States presidential election, 2008
November 4, 2008
Electoral college votes for 2008. The winning candidate needs 270 electoral votes.
Wikinews has 2008 United States presidential election news:
April 25: Wikinews holds a follow-up interview with Max Riekse, Constitution Party candidate for the 2008 U.S. presidential election
April 24: Hillary Clinton threatens to 'totally obliterate' Iran if it attacks Israel
April 23: McCain launches tour of US states
April 23: Hillary Clinton wins Pennsylvania, cuts Obama's lead
April 6: Independent presidential candidates debate this weekend
The United States presidential election of 2008, scheduled for Tuesday, November 4, 2008, will be the 56th consecutive quadrennial United States presidential election and will select the President of the United States and Vice President of the United States.
The election will coincide with the 2008 Senate elections in thirty-five states, House of Representatives elections in all states, and gubernatorial elections in eleven states, as well as various state referendums and local elections.
As in the 2004 presidential election, the allocation of electoral votes to each state will be based partially on the 2000 Census. Currently, primary elections and caucuses are held in order to choose the candidates for each party. The president-elect and vice president-elect are scheduled to be inaugurated on January 20, 2009.
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