Pick Your President | 2008 Election Contest
The presidential prediction contest is closed and your entry will not be eligible to win. However, you can still create a map to follow the race or track the results on election night. Choose which candidate will win each state and share your map with others. Full Contest Rules and Prizes.
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Campaign Research
Fix Picks (10/26)
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- 189 McCain
- 349 Obama
- 0 Undecided
Oct. 27: "It's uniquely possible that Obama could crest 350 electoral votes before all is said and done next Tuesday. The hardest three states for us to pick -- Missouri, Indiana and Nevada -- were all carried by President George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004. (In the case of Indiana, the Republican presidential nominee has carried the state in every election but one -- 1964 -- since 1936.)" Read More »
Averages
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- 227 McCain
- 311 Obama
- 0 Undecided
Users have submitted 16,206 predictions of the Electoral College outcome. This is the average of their picks.
Swing States
![[Minnesota]](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/interactives/campaign08/images/mn_45x35.gif)
86 % of users predict Obama will win Minnesota.
![[New Hampshire]](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/interactives/campaign08/images/nh_45x35.gif)
77 % of users predict Obama will win New Hampshire.
