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Americans voted on November 4, 2008, for Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States. The major candidates were Democrat Barack Obama, a senator from Illinois, and Republican John McCain, a senator from Arizona. Much of the election focused on the troubled American economy, engagement in military conflicts with Afghanistan and Iraq and the character of the two candidates.
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Fast Facts
- Election day: November 4, 2008
- First year since 1928 in which none of the four major candidates is an incumbentTelegraph.co.uk: The top US conservatives and liberals (April 24, 2008)
- 56th consecutive quadrennial election
- 33 Senate seats in play
- 11 state governorships
- Total spent on 2008 presidential campaign may top $1 billionThe New York Times: Death Knell May Be Near for Public Election Funds (January 23, 2007)
- To win, a candidate must win 270 electoral votes
- With electoral college system, candidates can win presidency without winning popular vote
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Major Party Candidates
- Republican:
- John McCain (President)
- Sarah Palin (VP)
- Democratic:
- Barack Obama (President)
- Joe Biden (VP)
- Republican:
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Third Party Candidates
- Libertarian:
- Bob Barr (President)
- Wayne Allyn Root (VP)
- Green:
- Cynthia McKinney (President)
- Rosa Clemente (VP)
- Constitution:
- Chuck Baldwin (President)
- Darrell Castle (VP)
- Libertarian:
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John McCain Fast Facts
- Full name: John Sidney McCain III
- Born: August 29, 1936
- Birthplace: Panama Canal Zone
- Former Vietnam P.O.W.
- Named Republican candidate at the 2008 Republican Convention September, 2008
- U.S. Senator: January 3, 1987-present
- U.S. Congressman: January 3, 1983-January 3, 1987
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Barack Obama Fast Facts
- Full name: Barack Hussein Obama II
- Born: August 4, 1961
- Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii
- Illinois senator: 2005 to present
- Political party: Democrat
- Named Democratic Party candidate at the 2008 Democratic Convention on August 27, 2008
- 1983: Graduated from Columbia University
- 1991: Graduated from Harvard Law School
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