However , Marshall won with 57 % of the vote , the same winning percentage that the district gave Republican Presidential nominee John McCain .
This race was initially viewed as one of the few where a Republican had a realistic chance of defeating a Democrat .
Marshall won with 57 % of the vote , the same winning percentage that the district gave Republican Presidential nominee John McCain .
This race was initially viewed as one of the few where a Republican had a realistic chance of defeating a Democrat .