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."
| 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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