United States presidential election in California, 2008

Infobox Election
election_name = United States presidential election in California, 2008
country = California
type = presidential
ongoing = yes
previous_election = United States presidential election in California, 2004
previous_year = 2004
next_election = United States presidential election in California, 2012
next_year = 2012
election_date = November 4, 2008


nominee1 = Barack Obama
party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
home_state1 = Illinois
running_mate1 = Joe Biden


nominee2 = John McCain
party2 = Republican Party (United States)
home_state2 = Arizona
running_mate2 = Sarah Palin

map_

map_size =
map_caption =
title = President
before_election = George W. Bush
before_party = Republican Party (United States)
after_election = TBD
after_party = TBD

The United States presidential election in California, 2008 chooses California's delegation to the Electoral College. It will be held on November 4, 2008 throughout California and is part of the United States presidential election, 2008.

Primaries

On February 5, 2008 presidential primaries were held in the state including:
*California Democratic primary, 2008
*California Republican primary, 2008

Failed election reform

There was a proposed ballot proposition in the state to alter the way the state's electors would be distributed among presidential candidates, but the initiative failed to get onto the ballot. [cite news |first=Shane |last=Goldmacher |url=http://sacbee.com/static/weblogs/capitolalertlatest/010429.html |title=Electoral college measure falls short |date=2008-02-05 |accessdate=2008-06-09]

Results

References

See also

*California state elections, February 2008
*California state elections, November 2008
*Electoral reform in California
*Opinion polling by state for the United States presidential election, 2008 (California)