Barack Obama Votes 2008

Presidential candidate according to election.

Barack obama votes 2008. Senatorfrom delaware defeated the republicanticket of john mccain the senior senatorfrom arizona and sarah palin the governorof alaska. Those votes were tallied before a joint session of congress on january 8 2009. Former vice president joe biden has beaten barack obama s popular vote count in 2008 setting a record for the most votes ever received by a u s. In 2012 he won 332 electoral votes and 51 1 per cent of the popular vote.

Senatorfrom illinois and joe biden the senior u s. Obama won the electoral college after receiving 365 votes to 173 votes for mccain. The selected electors from each of the 50 states and the district of columbia voted for president and vice president of the united states on december 15 2008. The democraticticket of barack obama the junior u s.

Obama won 52 9 of the popular vote while mccain gathered 45 7 of the popular vote. Barack obama d won the presidency by defeating arizona sen. This marked the first time that nebraska has split its electoral vote since it moved away from the winner take all method in 1992. Obama became the nation s first african american president with his victory.

Biden received more than 69 720 000 votes nationwide exceeding the 69 498 516 collected by mr. Mccain won nebraska but obama earned an electoral vote by winning the popular vote in the 2nd congressional district. John mccain r on november 4 2008. The 2008 united states presidential electionwas the 56th quadrennial presidential election held on tuesday november 4 2008.

Joe biden has broken former president barack obama s record for total votes set in the historic 2008 election according to tracking by the associated press. Obama received 365 electoral votes and mccain 173. Powered by the enormous turnout mr. In 2008 obama won 365 electoral votes and nearly 53 per cent of the popular vote.