Politics | Election 2008 IN THE MCCAIN COLUMN... By Kate Seamons Posted Nov 4, 2008 9:37 PM CST Copied Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., accompanied by his wife Cindy, votes in the 2008 presidential election at the Albright United Methodist Church in Phoenix, Ariz., Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia) See 1 more photo In the race to 270, John McCain came up short, but turned a chunk of the map red, kicking things off by scoring 8 electoral votes in Kentucky and winning much on the South. Here's what the McCain/Palin ticket took: Kentucky (8) South Carolina (8) Oklahoma (7) Tennessee (11) Georgia (15) Alabama (9) Kansas (6) Wyoming (3) North Dakota (3) Arkansas (6) West Virginia (5) Louisiana (9) Texas (34) Utah (5) Mississippi (6) South Dakota (3) Nebraska (5) Idaho (4) Arizona (10) Alaska (3) Montana (3) Read These Next Ex-political candidate mired in sex tape scandal now has legal woes. Eisenhower Library boss is out after dispute over king's gift. A megachurch pastor is going to jail for abusing a girl decades ago. Skydivers remarkably survive after both parachutes fail. Get breaking news in your inbox. What you need to know, as soon as we know it. Sign up See 1 more photo Report an error