haʊˈɛvɚ, ɹˌiːdˈɪstɹɪktɪŋ sˈiː bᵻlˌoʊ ɛkstˈɛndᵻd ðə dˈɪstɹɪkt fˈɜːðɚɹ ˈiːst ænd mˌeɪd ɪt slˈaɪtli mˈoːɹ ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən ðɐn ɪts pɹˈɛdᵻsˌɛsɚ; hæd ðə kˈɜːɹənt bˈaʊndɚɹiz bˌɪn ɪn ɪfˈɛkt fɚðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt ᵻlˈɛkʃən, oʊbˈɑːmə wʊdhɐv ˈoʊnli dᵻfˈiːɾᵻd mə kˈeɪn baɪ fˈɪfti.nˈaɪn pɚsˈɛnt tə fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən.wˈʌn pɚsˈɛnt.
However, redistricting (see below) extended the district further east and made it slightly more Republican than its predecessor; had the current boundaries been in effect for the 2008 election, Obama would have only defeated McCain by 50.9 percent to 47.1 percent.