2008 United States presidential straw poll in Guam
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The 2008 United States presidential election in Guam was held on November 4, 2008, as part of the 2008 General Election in which all 50 states plus The District of Columbia participated.
Despite the fact that Guam lacks representation in the Electoral College, the island territory has conducted a straw poll for the office of President since 1980, when it picked Ronald Reagan over then-incumbent President Jimmy Carter[1].
Democratic Party nominee Barack Obama won the vote with over 60% of the vote.[2]
Primary elections
Republican caucuses
John McCain won the majority of the vote in the March 8th caucus with [citation needed]
| Guam Republican caucuses, 2008 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates |
 John McCain
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207 | 100% | 9 |
| Total: | 207 | 100% | 9 |
Democratic caucuses
The Democratic Party caucus took place on May 5. Barack Obama received 100% of the caucus vote against no opponents.
| Guam Democratic caucuses, 2012[3] | |||||
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| Candidate | Popular vote | Delegates | |||
| Count | Percentage | Pledged delegates | Super delegates | Total delegates | |
| Barack Obama
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700 | 100.0% | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Total: | 700 | 100% | 7 | 5 | 12 |
November advisory vote
| United States presidential election in Guam, 2008 | |||||
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| 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% | |||
References
- ^ "2012 Election Comparative Analysis Report (3.3Mb PDF)". Guam Election Commission. July 5, 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
- ^ "Obama wins! (In Guam)". UPI. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- ^ "Guam Democratic Delegation 2012". www.thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
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