His principal opponent was Republican Senator John McCain (AZ).
Voted against him.
Barack Obama was elected President in the United States of America.
Obama was elected US Senator by the state of Illinois.
Barak Obama was first elected as President of the United states in 2008 and was re-elected as president in 2012
Mr. Obama was elected in November 2008 and took office in January 2009.
He was elected for his first term in November 2008, and took office in January 2009. Prior to that, he was elected (and then re-elected) an Illinois State Senator in 1996, and then elected a U.S. Senator in 2004.
Obama was elected in November, 2008.
Barack Obama was elected as the 44th President of the United States in 2008 and subsequently reelected for a second term in 2012.
Many claimed that America was post racial after Barack Obama was elected president.
It depends on the opponent he would be up against, but since the public liked him so much, there is a strong possibility that Barrack Obama will be re-elected. Absolutely not... In July 2009, seven months into his administration, it's too soon to tell.
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.
Barack Obama was first elected to the Illinois state senate, beginning in 1996.