Nov 4, 2008
The 2008 United States Presidential Election saw Democrat Barack Obama win the presidency over Republican John McCain.
Obama received over 66 million votes to McCain's 58 million (53% - 46%). The electoral vote count was 365 to Obama and 173 to John McCain.
Barack Obama won 28 states - and turned nine states that had voted Republican in the 2004 Presidential Election. Obama won a sizable majority among young voters age 18-29.
2008 Presidential Election Results:
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | EC Votes |
| Barack Obama | Democrat | 66,882,230 | 52.8% | 365 |
| John McCain | Republican | 58,343,671 | 45.8% | 173 |
| Ralph Nader | Independent | 726,462 | 0.6% | 0 |
| Bob Barr | Libertarian | 532,995 | 0.4% | 0 |
| Chuck Baldwin | Constitution | 191,340 | 0.2% | 0 |
| Cynthia McKinney | Green | 158,427 | 0.1% | 0 |
Candidates receiving less than 0.1% of the popular vote are not shown.
Barack Obama Awards and Accomplishments
| Year | Award | For |
| 2009 | 2009 Nobel Peace Prize | For efforts to strengthen international diplomacy |
| 2009 | 2009 Teen Choice Celebrity Pet | Bo |
| 2009 | NY Times Best Seller - Paperback Nonfiction - 2009/03/01 | Dreams From My Father |
| 2009 | NY Times Best Seller - Paperback Nonfiction - 2009/02/22 | Dreams From My Father |
| 2009 | NY Times Best Seller - Paperback Nonfiction - 2009/02/15 | Dreams From My Father |
| 2009 | NY Times Best Seller - Paperback Nonfiction - 2009/02/08 | Dreams From My Father |
| 2009 | NY Times Best Seller - Paperback Nonfiction - 2009/02/01 | Dreams From My Father |
| 2008 | NY Times Best Seller - Paperback Nonfiction - 2008/12/21 | Dreams From My Father |
| 2008 | NY Times Best Seller - Paperback Nonfiction - 2008/12/14 | The Audacity Of Hope |
| 2008 | NY Times Best Seller - Paperback Nonfiction - 2008/12/07 | The Audacity Of Hope |
| 2008 | NY Times Best Seller - Paperback Nonfiction - 2008/11/30 | The Audacity Of Hope |
| 2008 | NY Times Best Seller - Paperback Nonfiction - 2008/11/23 | The Audacity Of Hope |
| 2008 | 2008 US Presidential Election | |
| 2008 | 2008 Time Person of the Year | |
| 2007 | NY Times Best Seller - Hardcover Nonfiction - 2007/03/11 | The Audacity Of Hope |
| 2007 | NY Times Best Seller - Hardcover Nonfiction - 2007/03/04 | The Audacity Of Hope |
| 2007 | 38th NAACP Image Awards - Outstanding Literary Work (Non-Fiction) | The Audacity Of Hope |
| 2007 | NY Times Best Seller - Hardcover Nonfiction - 2007/02/25 | The Audacity Of Hope |
| 2007 | NY Times Best Seller - Hardcover Nonfiction - 2007/02/18 | The Audacity Of Hope |
| 2007 | NY Times Best Seller - Hardcover Nonfiction - 2007/02/11 | The Audacity Of Hope |
| 2007 | NY Times Best Seller - Hardcover Nonfiction - 2007/02/04 | The Audacity Of Hope |
| 2007 | NY Times Best Seller - Hardcover Nonfiction - 2007/01/28 | The Audacity Of Hope |
| 2007 | NY Times Best Seller - Hardcover Nonfiction - 2007/01/21 | The Audacity Of Hope |
| 2007 | NY Times Best Seller - Hardcover Nonfiction - 2007/01/14 | The Audacity Of Hope |
| 2007 | NY Times Best Seller - Hardcover Nonfiction - 2007/01/07 | The Audacity Of Hope |
| 2006 | NY Times Best Seller - Hardcover Nonfiction - 2006/12/31 | The Audacity Of Hope |
| 2006 | NY Times Best Seller - Hardcover Nonfiction - 2006/12/24 | The Audacity Of Hope |
| 2006 | NY Times Best Seller - Hardcover Nonfiction - 2006/12/03 | The Audacity Of Hope |
| 2006 | NY Times Best Seller - Hardcover Nonfiction - 2006/11/26 | The Audacity Of Hope |
| 2006 | NY Times Best Seller - Hardcover Nonfiction - 2006/11/19 | The Audacity Of Hope |
| 2006 | NY Times Best Seller - Hardcover Nonfiction - 2006/11/12 | The Audacity Of Hope |
| 2004 | 2004 Election: Illinois Senate |
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