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States in the 2008 United States Presidential election where the margin of victory was 5% or less. Blue states went for Obama, red for McCain. Grey states haven't been declared yet. White states were won by either candidate by 5% or more.

Note that Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, Virginia and Iowa were won by Bush in 2004 but were won by Obama by a margin of more than 5% in 2008.
Date 6 November 2008 (original upload date)
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current21:48, 19 November 2008Thumbnail for version as of 21:48, 19 November 20081,020 × 593 (125 KB)Collegebookwormmissouri went for McCain, via AP,CNN,Fox,MSNBC, etc.
00:25, 9 November 2008Thumbnail for version as of 00:25, 9 November 20081,020 × 593 (125 KB)SteveSims~commonswikiNE-02 added.
19:33, 8 November 2008Thumbnail for version as of 19:33, 8 November 20081,020 × 593 (124 KB)FalcorianVirginia was won by Obama by 5.6%, which is greater than the threshold of this map (5%).
19:43, 6 November 2008Thumbnail for version as of 19:43, 6 November 20081,020 × 593 (119 KB)SteveSims~commonswikiNorth Carolina called for Obama.
07:41, 6 November 2008Thumbnail for version as of 07:41, 6 November 20081,020 × 593 (119 KB)SteveSims~commonswiki== Summary == States in the 2004 United States Presidential election where the margin of victory was 5% or less. Blue states went for Obama, red for McCain. Grey states haven't been declared yet. White states were won by either candidate by 5% or more. N
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