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Sarah Palin, governor of Alaska , was the candidate.
To President elect Obama.
The republican candidate for president of the United States in 2012 was Mitt Romney, former governor of Massachusetts. He lost the General Election to Barack Obama.
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The election was in 2008, this is 2011. President Bush supported (past tense) Senator John McCain, the Republican candidate.
The nominee for president was from Arizona and and the VP candidate was from Alaska.
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.
John McCain won the Republican primaries to become Republican candidate for US president in 2008. However, he lost the presidential election to Barack Obama.
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.
Barack Obama was elected president in 2008 he is the first African American president in the history of presidents Barack Obama was elected president in 2008 he is the first African American president in the history of presidents
The first female candidate for vice president was Sarah Palin. She was the running mate of John McCain in 2008.