There were 56 separate elections for President of the United States, using 51 polls (four elections used the same ballot in Nebraska; three in Maine), in November 2008.
50 of these elections were held at State-level, plus one in Washington D.C. - an additional three were held in Nebraska in each congressional district, using the same ballot as the State-wide election, whilst the same was true in Maine's two districts, for a total of 56 nation-wide elections.
Barack Obama won the 2008 US presidential elections and became the president on 2009 January 20.
Presidential elections are generally held on a Tuesday in November. Mr. Obama was elected on November 4, 2008, and then re-elected on November 6, 2012.
He was elected in 2008. But he did not take office till January 20, 2009. Elections are held in November, and the president is officially inaugurated in January.
the presidential elections in 2008 will take place in November 4th,2008. there is another answer that says October 14. That one is wrong.
the presidential elections
Barack Obama
Tuesday, November 4th 2008.
As established by Article II of the U.S. Constitution, Election Day is the Tuesday following the first Monday in November. This year that will be November 4, 2008.
Yes, he is the 44th President of the United States of America
In November every four years (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, etc.) Elections are held on the first Tuesday in November unless November 1 is on Tuesday, in which case they are held on November 8.
Barack Obama won the Presidential election on November 4th, 2008.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008. Just a month away.