Party Nominees
All candidates in the table below were on the ballot in multiple states. Those who were on the ballot in enough states to win a majority in the U.S. Electoral College are marked in bold. Candidates who were on the ballot in no more than one state are listed in the next section.
Ron Paul was on the ballot in Louisiana with Barry Goldwater, Jr. on the Louisiana Taxpayers Party ticket and in Montana with Michael Peroutka on the Constitution Party of Montana ticket, even though the latter is associated with the national Constitution Party. Paul's supporters also qualified him to receive write-in votes in California. Paul was no longer actively running for president when he attained ballot status and asked to be removed. His request was denied by the Montana Secretary of State, because the request was sent to him too late.
| Presidential candidate/running mate | Party | Campaign site |
|---|---|---|
| Barack Obama/Joe Biden (campaign) | Democratic, South Carolina United Citizens, New York Working Families | barackobama.com |
| John McCain/Sarah Palin (campaign) | Republican, New York Independence, New York Conservative | johnmccain.com |
| Ralph Nader/Matt Gonzalez (campaign) | Independent, Independence-Ecology, Peace and Freedom, Michigan Natural Law, Delaware Independent, Oregon Peace, New York Populist | votenader.org |
| Bob Barr/Wayne Allyn Root (campaign) | Libertarian | bobbarr2008.com |
| Cynthia McKinney/Rosa Clemente (campaign) | Green | votetruth08.com |
| Chuck Baldwin/Darrell Castle (campaign) | Constitution, Kansas Reform, Virginia Independent Green | baldwin2008.com |
| Alan Keyes/Brian Rohrbough (campaign) | Independent, America's Independent | alankeyes.com |
| Gloria La Riva/Eugene Puryear | Socialism & Liberation | votepsl.org |
| Brian Moore/Stewart Alexander | Socialist, Vermont Liberty Union | votesocialist2008.org |
| Róger Calero/Alyson Kennedy | Socialist Workers | themilitant.com |
| Charles Jay/Thomas L. Knapp | Boston Tea | CJ08.com |
| Thomas Stevens/Alden Link | Objectivist | objectivistparty.us |
| Gene Amondson/Leroy Pletten | Prohibition | geneamondson.com |
Read more about this topic: List Of Candidates In The United States Presidential Election, 2008
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