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Barack Obama defeated his Republican opponent John McCain in the popular vote, 69,498,516 to 59,948,323. Mr. Obama won 52.9% of the vote, to McCain's 45.7%. In the electoral college, Mr. Obama defeated Mr. McCain 365 to 173.
No US president qualifies for this statement, unless you count Barack Obama defeating himself. George Walker Bush was the president before Barack Obama. John McCain, senator from Arizona was defeated by Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election.
In 2008, having fought against Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination, Barack Obama's opponent was Republican presidential candidate John McCain, whom he defeated to become president. In 2012, Mr. Obama had to fight against Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney; once again, he was victorious, winning a second term as president.
We have not yet had a president from New Mexico. Bill Richardson ran for the democratic nomination in 2008 but was defeated by Barack Obama.
Senator John Sidney McCain III was the Republican nominee in the 2008 U.S. presidential election.
I am not sure I understand your question. Arizona is a state, and President Obama is the leader of the United States, which includes Arizona. If you are asking when he defeated John McCain, a senator from Arizona who ran against him, that occurred in 2008.
He decided to run for president, after having served in the U.S. Senate. First, he won the Democratic nomination, and then, he defeated his Republican opponent, John McCain. Mr. Obama was elected president in 2008.
2008-Obama chose Joe Biden to be his running mate 2008-Obama gave a speech at the 2008 Democratic National Convention 2008-Obamas grandmother Madelyn Dunham died 2008-Obama was elected president of the United States
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No, Obama was elected to be president in November 4th, 2008.
In the 2008 election, Mr. Obama first ran against Hillary Clinton to get the Democratic party's nomination for president. He then ran against the Republican party's nominee, John McCain, and defeated him.