Claim: The 2008 Lower Saxony state election saw the Christian Democratic Union win with 1,455,687 votes which comprises of 42.5% of all the votes, followed by the Social Democratic Party with its 1,035,894, 30.3% of the total votes.
Evidence: Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 1,455,687 42.5 Social Democratic Party (SPD) 1,035,894 30.3