Pentru a fi ales, noul presedinte avea nevoie de 270 de voturi din 538. Obama: California - 55, Colorado - 9, Connecticut -7, Delaware - 3, Florida - 27, Hawaii - 4, Illinois - 21, Iowa - 7, Maine - 4, Maryland - 10, Massachusetts - 12, Michigan - 17, Minnesota - 10, Nevada - 5, New Hamp. - 4, New Jersey - 15, New York - 31, New Mexico - 5, Ohio - 20, Oregon - 7, Pennsylvania - 21, Rhode Island - 4, Vermont - 3, Virginia - 13, Washington -11, Washington DC - 3, Wisconsin - 10. McCain: Alabama - 9, Alaska - 3, Arizona - 10, Arkansas - 6, Carolina S - 8, Dakota N - 3, Dakota S - 3, Georgia - 15, Idaho - 4, Kansas - 6, Kentucky - 8, Louisiana - 9, Mississippi - 6, Nebraska - 5, Oklahoma - 7, Tennessee -11, Texas - 34, Utah - 5, Virginia V - 5, Wyoming - 3. Mai erau asteptate rezultatele din Carolina N - 15, Indiana -11, Missouri 11, Montana - 3. (M.M.)