Who did Barack Obama beat in the 2008 Presidential Election?

Answer 1

In the presidential election, senator John McCain went up against Barack Obama.
After the primaries, when the candidate for each party had been voted for,Obama was competing against John McCain.

Answer 2

The main candidate to oppose the president was the Republican, Mitt Romney. But there were other candidates from smaller and lesser-known parties, including Gary Johnson, the Libertarian Party candidate, and Jill Stein who ran for the Green Party.

Answer 3

Democratic Party candidate Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election defeating Republican Party candidate John McCain. In the 2008 presidential election Barack Obama received 365 electoral votes and John McCain received 173 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Obama 69,297,997 and McCain 59,597,520.

Answer 4

In 2008, John McCain was the challenger; Mr. Obama defeated him and won the presidency. In 2012, the challenger was Mitt Romney; Mr. Obama defeated him and won a second term as president.

Answer 5

He beat a man named John McCain. He would have been the oldest president ever in office.

Answer 6

In the 2008 Presidential election, Mr Obama's principal opponent was Republican John McCain, a US Senator from Arizona.

Answer 7

Barack Obama's main competitor was the Republican candidate, Mitt Romney. There were other challengers on the ballot too, but the main competition came from Mr. Romney.