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2008 United States presidential election

November 4, 2008
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Opinion polls
Turnout	54.5% 2.9 pp
Nominee Howard Dean Rick Santorum Party Democratic Republican Home state Vermont Pennsylvania Running mate Bob Graham Tim Pawlenty Electoral vote 304 234 States carried 21 + DC 29 + ME-02 Popular vote 62,860,392 58,636,571 Percentage 50.6% 47.2%
Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Dean/Graham and red denotes those won by Santorum/Pawlenty. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia.
President before election Howard Dean Democratic Elected President Howard Dean Democratic

Clean Atmosphere and Green Jobs Act

Long title	An Act to regulate the usage and release of ozone-depleting pollutants, and to encourage and facilitate the growth of clean energy programs for further energy independence.
Legislative history
Introduced in the House of Representatives as H.R. 1344 by John Dingell (D-MI) on February 17, 2005 Committee consideration by Energy and Commerce, Science and Technology, Natural Resources, and Ways and Means Passed the House on June 9, 2005 (222-209)