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Obama Wins; America Elects Its First Black President
Democrat Barack Obama was elected to be the nation's 44th president on Tueaday Nov. 4, 2008, defeating Republican John McCain.
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BALANCE OF POWER SCORECARD
President
States |
Electoral Votes | Popular Vote |
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|---|---|---|---|
| DEM | 29 | 365 | 66,882,230 (53%) |
| GOP | 22 | 173 | 58,343,671 (46%) |
270 Electoral votes needed to win.
Popular vote updated daily.
Multimedia
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Video: President-Elect Obama's Acceptance SpeechThe newly elected 44th president of the United States speaks to supporters in Chicago.
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Slideshow: Get Out the VoteRallies, call banks and student volunteers have been hard at work getting out the vote for this election.
2008 Election References
Notes, Votes and Quotes
Obama and McCain on the issues
Obama and McCain on the issues
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