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Who was not a top candidate for president during the election of 2008?
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Who was the Republican candidate for President in the election of 2008?
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.
What is the significance of the 2008 election?
It was the first election of a U.S. President whose ancestry is half European/ half African. It was the first time that a Democratic presidential candidate received more than 50% of the nationwide popular votes since Jimmy Carter did in 1976, and it was the first time that a Democratic presidential candidate both received more than 50% of the nationwide popular votes and carried more than 50% of the states since Lyndon Johnson did in 1964. It was also the first U.S. presidential election since 1952 in which neither the incumbent President nor the incumbent Vice President was a candidate.
Who were the candidates for the election in 2009?
In the United States, there was no election in 2009. There was a presidential election in 2008, when the current president Barack Obama claimed victory over his opponent John McCain.
An incumbent is?
The incumbent is the current holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent
Does the communist party have a candidate for the 2008 elections?
No communist party nomineed that I know of but there is a socialist nominee (see below) Brian Patrick Moore (born June 8, 1943) is a democratic socialist politician from Spring Hill, Florida. He is the Socialist Party USA and Liberty Union Party nominee for President of the United States in the 2008 election.
Was NOT a top candidate for President during the election of 2008?
Sarah Palin
Who does President G.W. Bush support in the 2008 Presidential election?
The election was in 2008, this is 2011. President Bush supported (past tense) Senator John McCain, the Republican candidate.
Who was the republic candidate for president election in 2008?
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.
Who was the republican candidate for president in the election in 2008?
This is David Chang. Fred Thompson dropped out of the race.
Was Sarah palin ever in the US election for president?
She was Republic party nominee John McCain's vice-presidential candidate in the 2008 election. She has not sought election as president, though many speculate that she may in the future.
Who was the republican candidate for president election of 2008?
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.
What two states were represented by the republican ticket for the presidential election of 2008?
The nominee for president was from Arizona and and the VP candidate was from Alaska.
Who was the Republican candidate for President in the election of 2008?
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.
What happened on 2008 election day?
Democratic Party candidate Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election defeating Republican Party candidate John McCain. Barack Obama became the first African American to be elected President of the United States.
Which of the following was not a top candidate for President during the election of 2008 A.Barack Obama B.Hillary Clinton C.Sarah Palin D.John McCain?
Sarah Palin, who was eventually selected as John McCain's running mate.
Did John McCain win the election?
John McCain won the Republican primaries to become Republican candidate for US president in 2008. However, he lost the presidential election to Barack Obama.
Who was elected president in the 2008 election?
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
