SCHEMA:
CREATE TABLE table_name_47 (mccain_number INTEGER, obama_number VARCHAR, others_percentage VARCHAR, mccain_percentage VARCHAR)
User Question:
What is the highest number of votes for McCain in a county that voted 1.6% for other, 40.5% for McCain, and fewer than 256,299 votes for Obama?


SELECT MAX(mccain_number) FROM table_name_47 WHERE others_percentage = "1.6%" AND mccain_percentage = "40.5%" AND obama_number < 256 OFFSET 299