Clinton's victory in the New Hampshire primary made her the first woman to win a major party's presidential primary. [a] After a long primary season, Obama narrowly secured the Democratic …

Oct 28, 2025 · American presidential election held on November 4, 2008, in which, after a campaign that lasted nearly two years, Americans elected Democrat Barack Obama their 44th …

Democrat Barack Obama, then junior United States Senator from Illinois, defeated Republican John McCain. Nine states changed allegiance from the 2004 election. Each had voted for the …

In an extraordinary moment in America’s history, Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has won the 2008 presidential election and will become the 44th president of the United States …

Nov 5, 2008 · Barack Obama captured the White House on the strength of a substantial electoral shift toward the Democratic Party and by winning a number of key groups in the middle of the …

Results of the presidential election of 2008, won by Barack H. Obama with 365 electoral votes. 100,726,165 people did not vote out of the voting-age population (VAP). This data shows the …

Aug 29, 2012 · On November 4, 2008, Senator Barack Obama of Illinois defeats Senator John McCain of Arizona to become the 44th U.S. president, and the first African American elected …

Barack Obama was elected as the 44th President of the United States on November 4, 2008, defeating Republican nominee John McCain by securing 365 electoral votes to 173, while …

Live election results and maps for the 2008 Presidential election, including electoral vote counts and county-by-county maps.

Obama won the general election with 52.9 percent of the popular vote and 365 of the 538 electoral votes. Democrats picked up net gains of eight Senate seats and 21 seats in the …