Bob Barr Presidential Campaign, 2008 - Results

Results

Barr's campaign ended after receiving 523,686 (0.40%) of the popular vote on Election Day. He finished in fourth place, winning a higher percentage than the 2004 Libertarian nominee Michael Badnarik. 67,582 of his votes were won in California, the nation's most populous state, but Barr won his largest percentage in Indiana with 1.06%. Reason Magazine's Brian Doherty commented that Barr's showing did not meet earlier expectations. He wrote that Barr did not win a significant percentage of the population because he was "not Libertarian enough," distanced himself too far from Ron Paul, and lacked adequate "communication and coordination."

Summary of the 4 November 2008 United States presidential election results
Candidates Party Votes % Electoral votes
Barack Obama Democratic Party 69,456,897 52.92% 365
John McCain Republican Party 59,934,814 45.66% 173
Ralph Nader Independent 738,475 0.56% -
Bob Barr Libertarian Party 523,686 0.40% -
Chuck Baldwin Constitution Party 199,314 0.15% -
Cynthia McKinney Green Party 161,603 0.12% -
Other 242,539 0.18% -
Total 131,257,328 100.0% 538
Voter turnout: 63.00 %
Source: FEC 2008 Election Results

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