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== == Barack Obama has officially won the U.S. presidential election. He led in electoral votes with 338. McCain's votes are estimated between 155 and 160 at this point.Barack Obama had 538 nationwide votes
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∙ 15y agoThe United States presidential election of 2008, held on Tuesday, November 4, 2008, was the 56th consecutive quadrennial United States presidential election to select the electors from each state who will vote in each state capital for President and the Vice President of the United States on December 15, 2008.The Republican Party's nominee was John McCain, the senior United States Senator from Arizona; the Democratic Party's nominee was Barack Obama, the junior United States Senator from Illinois. The Libertarian Party nominated former Congressman Bob Barr; the Constitution Party, pastor and radio talk show host Chuck Baldwin; and the Green Party, former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney. Ralph Nader declined to seek the Green Party nomination and ran as an independent candidate.Obama won the number of electors necessary to be elected President. He is the president-elect and will be inaugurated on January 20, 2009.The 2008 election was the first time in U.S. history that an African American was elected President. It was also the first time two sitting senators ran against each other, as well as the first time an African American was a presidential nominee for a major party. Since the Republican nominee for vice-president was a woman, Governor Sarah Palin, the eventual winning ticket was bound to be historic, as neither an African American nor a woman had achieved either of the respective offices. If John McCain had been elected, he would have been the oldest first-term president. Senator Joe Biden is the first Roman Catholic to be elected vice-president.The election coincided with the 2008 Senate elections in thirty-three states, House of Representatives elections in all Congressional districts, and gubernatorial elections in eleven states, as well as various state referenda and local elections.
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Who won the US presidential election in November of 2008?
In the 2008 US presidential election Barak Obama won the election. He ran as a Democrat.
Who won the American 2008 Election?
Obama.
What number election is the 2008 presidential election?
George Washington won the first presidential election in 1789. The 2008 presidential election was the 56th presidential election in the United States.
Who won California in the 2008 presidential election?
Obama
Who won Kentucky in the 2008 presidential election?
Obama
Who won Alaska?
In the 2008 Election it was McCain and Palin.
How did New York vote for the presidential elections?
New York has a mixed record. The 1960 election was won by JFK. The 1964 election was won by LBJ. The 1968 election was won by Hubert Humphrey. The 1972 election was won by Richard Nixon. The 1976 election was won by Jimmy Carter. The 1980 election was won by Ronald Reagan. The 1984 election was won by Ronald Reagan. The 1988 election was won by Michael Dukakis. The 1992 election was won by Bill Clinton. The 1996 election was won by Bill Clinton. The 2000 election was won by Al Gore. The 2004 election was won by John Kerry. The 2008 election was won by Barack Obama.
Who won the 2008 presidental election?
Barrack Hussein Obama
Who won West Virginia for 2008's election?
McCain/Palin.
If the US is at war in 2008 will there be a presidential election?
Of course. The US was at war with itself and had an election (Abraham Lincoln won).
Which candidate received the majority of the popular vote in the presidential election of 2008?
Barack Obama won the Popular Vote in the 2008 Presidential Election by about 8,500,000 votes.
Who won the US Presidental election of 2008?
The President Elect is Jonathan Mccain.
