<page_title> 2008 United States presidential election in Iowa </page_title> <section_title> Results </section_title> <table> <cell> Barack Obama <col_header> United States presidential election in Iowa, 2008 </col_header> <col_header> Candidate </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> 53.93% <col_header> United States presidential election in Iowa, 2008 </col_header> <col_header> Percentage </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> Republican <col_header> United States presidential election in Iowa, 2008 </col_header> <col_header> Party </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> John McCain <col_header> United States presidential election in Iowa, 2008 </col_header> <col_header> Candidate </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> 44.39% <col_header> United States presidential election in Iowa, 2008 </col_header> <col_header> Percentage </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> </table>
Obama took 53.93% of the vote while his Republican opponent, John McCain took 44.39%.