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{{Main|2008 United States presidential election}}
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In this election, Georgia voted 12.48% to the right of the nation at-large.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections |url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/ |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=uselectionatlas.org}}</ref>
Georgia was 1 of only 2 states that voted against Obama in both 2008 and 2012 that Joe Biden won in the 2020 presidential race, the other being [[Arizona]].
With its 15 electoral votes, Georgia was the second-largest prize for McCain in 2008, behind only [[2008 United States presidential election in Texas|Texas]]. {{As of|2020|11|alt=As of the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 presidential election]]}}, this is the last election in which [[Chattahoochee County, Georgia|Chattahoochee County]] voted Democratic.▼
▲With its 15 electoral votes, Georgia was the second-largest prize for McCain in 2008, behind only [[2008 United States presidential election in Texas|Texas]]. {{As of|2020|11|alt=As of the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 presidential election]]}}, this is the last election in which [[Chattahoochee County, Georgia|Chattahoochee County]] voted Democratic. This the most recent election where Georgia voted to the right of [[Indiana]], [[Missouri]], and [[Montana]].
==Primaries==
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==Campaign==
An ambitious Barack Obama targeted Georgia as a potential state he could flip from red to blue, albeit as a relatively long-shot target. Democrats hoped libertarian candidate [[Bob Barr]] – whose home state was Georgia – might take away votes for John McCain and play the role of a spoiler. In the early months, Obama bought ads and even appeared in person to campaign in the state.<ref>{{cite news |author= Mark Preston |author2=Alexander Marquardt |author3=Kristi Keck|title= Obama Looks to Turn Georgia Blue|url= http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/08/obama.red.states/index.html|publisher= CNN|access-date=2009-06-21 | date=2008-07-09}}</ref>
However, polling consistently showed McCain with a double-digit lead.<ref>{{cite web |author= Jay Cost|title= Georgia: McCain vs. Obama - Polling Averages|url= http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/ga/georgia_mccain_vs_obama-596.html|publisher= RealClearPolitics|access-date=2009-06-21}}</ref> Over the summer, Obama's campaign stumbled, and the Illinois senator even fell behind McCain for a short while in September. In light of these difficulties, the Democratic campaign started shifting resources to North Carolina, which they regarded as more competitive.<ref>{{cite news |author= Maya Curry |author2=Marti Covington |author3=Michael Scherer|title= Obama Scales Back His 50-State Strategy|url= http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1843532,00.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080924064954/http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1843532,00.html|url-status= dead|archive-date= September 24, 2008|publisher= Time Magazine|access-date=2009-06-21 | date=2008-09-23}}</ref> Obama stopped advertising in the state and moved away staff, although he retained a large volunteer force. As the campaign neared the end, Obama jumped to a national lead, helped by the [[Global financial crisis in September 2008|September financial crisis]], but remained behind in Georgia polling.
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===By congressional district===
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