2008 United States presidential election in Ohio instance of United States presidential election in Ohio
The 2008 United States presidential election in Ohio took place on November 4, 2008, which was part of the 2008 United States presidential election. Voters chose 20 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Ohio was won by Democratic nominee Barack Obama with a 4.59% margin of victory. Prior to the election, most news organizations considered this state as a major swing state and bellwether. Both major party candidates visited the Buckeye State numerous times and campaigned throughout the state extensively trying to sway moderates and independent voters to their side. The polls in Ohio were fairly even throughout the campaign but Obama had a slight lead as Election Day drew closer. 
In the end, Obama flipped Ohio into the Democratic column. Obama's 2,940,044 votes is the most received by a Democratic presidential candidate in the state's history. Despite this fact, Obama became the first Democrat ever to win the White House without carrying Pike County, and the first Democrat to win the White House without carrying Lawrence County since John F. Kennedy in 1960. On the other hand, Obama became the first Democrat to win Hamilton County since 1964. This marked the first time since 1952 that Ohio voted for a different candidate than neighboring Kentucky,  as well as the first time ever that Ohio voted Democratic while Kentucky voted Republican. As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last election in which Lake County, Monroe County, Belmont County, Tuscarawas County, and Jefferson County voted for a Democratic Presidential candidate.
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