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The 2008 United States presidential election was the 56th quadrennial presidential election, held on November 4, 2008. The Democratic ticket of Barack Obama, the junior senator from Illinois, and Joe Biden, the senior senator from Delaware, defeated the Republican ticket of John McCain, the senior senator from Arizona, and Sarah Palin, the ...
The 2008 United States elections were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2008, during the war on terror and the onset of the Great Recession.
On November 4, 2008, after a campaign that lasted nearly two years, Americans elected Illinois senator Barack Obama their 44th president. The result was historic, as Obama, a first-term U.S. senator, became, when he was inaugurated on January 20, 2009, the country’s first African American president.
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Live election results and maps for the 2008 Presidential election, including electoral vote counts and county-by-county maps.
John McCain won four of the state's electoral votes, with Barack Obama winning one. Live election results and maps for the 2008 Presidential election, including electoral vote counts...
The 56th quadrennial United States presidential election was held on November 4, 2008. Outgoing Republican President George W. Bush's policies and actions and the American public's desire for change were key issues throughout the campaign.
Democratic Party. Barack Obama. Presidential Nominee: Barack Obama. Born: August 4, 1961, Honolulu, Hawaii. Education: Columbia University (B.A., 1983); Harvard University (J.D., 1991) Vice Presidential Nominee: Joe Biden. Spouse: Michelle Obama. Children: 2 (Malia and Sasha)
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