Belhavian Imperial presidential election, 2008
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| Flag of Belhavia | |||||||
| 50th Presidential election | |||||||
| ← Previous election November 2004 |
→ November 2012 | ||||||
| 23 seats (one-third of the chamber) up for election in the Imperial Senate. | |||||||
| November 4th, 2008 | |||||||
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| Nominee | Eli Goldman | Jacob HaNavi | Adam Leibniz | ||||
| Home Province | Freeport | West Dakos | South Dakos | ||||
| Party | Conservatives | Liberal Democrats | Libertarians | Independents | |||
| Running Mate | Jacob Grossman | Ralph Obserstein | Daniel Brownson | ||||
| Popular Vote (%) | 49.7% ( 1.5%)
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47.5% ( 6.8%)
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2.8% ( 5.3%)
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0.01% ( 0.09%)
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| Popular Vote | 64,361,509 | 61,512,593 | 3,626,458 | 10,765 | |||
| Imperial Senate | 32 ( 1)
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31 ( 4)
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6 ( 1)
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1 ( 2)
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| President before election Jeff Arnoth Conservative |
President-Elect Eli Goldman Conservative | ||||||
The Belhavian presidential election of 2008 was the 50th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 4th, 2008. The Conservative nominee, Senator Eli Goldman of Freeport, and his running mate, Governor Jacob Grossman of New Shelvoy, were elected to a term as President and Vice-President, defeating the Liberal Democratic nominee, Governor Jacob HaNavi of West Dakos , and his running mate, Governor Ralph Obserstein of Anaheim.
Background
Voting System
The president and the Senate is elected through a plurality majority popular vote by eligible, registered voters in a first-past-the-post electoral system.
Campaign and Issues
Results
On November 4th, 2008, with 62% turnout, Goldman bested HaNavi 50%-48%. The Conservative Senator won 13 provinces and 3 Crown Territories, compared to Novian's 12 provinces and 2 Territories. The Libertarian, Adam Leibniz, won no provinces or territories.