The 2008 Democratic presidential primaries were the selection processes by which voters of the ...

On November 4, 2008, Obama defeated the Republican nominee, Senator John McCain of Arizona, making him the President-elect and the first African American elected President. He was the third sitting U.S. Senator, after Warren G. Harding and John F. Kennedy, to be elected president.

Barack Obama ran for the presidency in 2008 and he won, defeating John McCain. His inauguration as the 44th President took place on January 20, 2009. President Obama then ran for a second term in...

Obama was the featured speaker at Iowa Senator Tom Harkin's annual steak fry, a political event favored by presidential hopefuls in the lead-up to the Iowa Caucus. Obama formally announced his candidacy on February 10, 2007. On June 7, 2008, Obama became the Democratic presumptive presidential nominee when

John McCain, Senator from Arizona, was the Republican nominee who ran against Obama in 2008. Obama's strongest opposition in the Democratic primaries was Hillary Clinton, senator from New York.

Joe Biden Gets Formal POTUS Endorsement From Cindy McCain; Republican Sen. John McCain Ran Against Ex-VP & Obama In 2008

John McCain, Senator from Arizona, was the Republican nominee who ran against Obama in 2008. Obama's strongest opposition in the Democratic primaries was Hillary Clinton, senator from New York.

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 Republican nominee in 2004 and contributed to Obama's sizable Electoral College victory.

In 2007-2008, Barack Obama was a candidate and he faced a strong challenge from his Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton, before winning the nomination. His Republican opponent was Senator John...