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词条 2008 Vermont elections
释义

  1. Turnout

  2. Polls

  3. Democratic Party Results

  4. Republican Party Results

  5. See also

  6. References

The Vermont Election in 2008 consisted of elections for federal, state, and local elections. All state offices are for two years; all terms expired in 2008. Elections included the gubernatorial, all state offices, including all state senators and representatives, the federal Congress and the presidential. There was no federal Senate seat open.

A primary election in August determined which candidates parties would choose to run in the general election in November. An earlier "primary" selected Vermont's choices for candidates for president.{{Citation needed|date=March 2011}}

Turnout

72% of the voters, 327,301, turned out for the general election. This was the highest percentage, so far, in the 21st century.[1] A record 26% of young voters turned out.[2]

Polls

On February 24, 2008, polls showed Sen. Barack Obama leading Sen. Hillary Clinton by an average margin of 24% (57% to 33%), with 10% Not Sure.[3][4]

Democratic Party Results

{{see also|Results of the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries}}
Key: Withdrew
prior to contest
Vermont Democratic presidential primary, 2008
CandidateVotesPercentageDelegates
Barack Obama 91,901 59.31% 9
Hillary Clinton 59,806 38.59% 6
John Edwards 1,936 1.25% 0
Dennis Kucinich 1,010 0.65% 0
Write-in candidates 307 0.20% 0
Totals 154,960 100.00% 15

Republican Party Results

Official Results
Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates
John McCain 28,417 71.32% 17
Mike Huckabee 5,698 14.30% 0
Ron Paul 2,635 6.61% 0
Mitt Romney* 1,809 4.45% 0
Rudy Giuliani* 931 2.24% 0
Write-in 353 0.89% 0
Total 39,843 100% 17
  • Candidate dropped out of the race before the primary

See also

  • Vermont Democratic primary, 2008
  • Vermont Republican primary, 2008

References

1. ^{{Cite news | first=Terri | last=Hallenbeck | title=Primary Indifference? Political season collides with vacation season | url=http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2010100724012| work= | publisher=Burlington Free Press | location=Burlington, Vermont | pages= 1A, 4A | date=25 July 2010 | id= | accessdate=}}
2. ^{{Cite news | first=Pier | last=LaFarge | title=My Turn: Young people demand climate action | url=| work= | publisher=Burlington Free Press | location=Burlington, Vermont | pages= 5B | date=11 August 2010 | id= | accessdate=}}
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/vermont/vermont_democratic_presidential_primary |title=Vermont Democratic Presidential Primary |work=Rasmussenreports.com |date=2008-02-24 |accessdate=2008-03-03 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080228173644/http://rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/vermont/vermont_democratic_presidential_primary |archivedate = 2008-02-28}}
4. ^2008 Vermont Democratic Presidential Primary {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509183202/http://www.pollster.com/08-VT-Dem-Pres-Primary.php |date=May 9, 2008 }}
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