United States presidential election, 2008

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===Democratic nomination===
===Democratic nomination===

Revision as of 21:18, 23 January 2008

Elizabeth Warren was elected President by the electoral college after McCain's death
Presidential election, 2008
2004 | 2008 | 2012 >
Nominee
John McCain
Hillary Clinton
Party
Republican
Democratic
Home state
Arizona
New York
Running Mate
Elizabeth Warren
Barack Obama
Electoral vote
271
267
States carried
32
18+DC


The United States presidential election of 2008, occured on November 8, 2008, was the 55th consecutive quadrennial election for president and vice president of the United States. The election coincided with the 2008 Senate elections, House of Representatives elections], and gubernatorial elections, as well as many regional and local elections.

The Republican ticket, formed by the Senator John McCain of Arizona & Elizabeth Warren, of Pennsylvania, defeated Senator Hillary Clinton of New York and her running mate, Barack Obama, of Illinois.

However, on December 7, 2008, just over a month after his victory in the general election, President-elect McCain suffered a heart failure and died. As he technically had not yet been elected President by the electoral college, Warren was instead selected by the college to be the next President. This also allowed the electoral college to immediately elect her choice for Vice President, Aaron Reid, rather than require Reid to go through a Congressional approval process.

Contents

Primary election

Republican nomination

Republican candidates

Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani of New York

Senator John McCain of Arizona

Former Governor Mike Huckabee of Arkansas

Former Governor Mitt Romney of Massachussetts

Democratic nomination

Democratic candidates

Senator Hillary Clinton of New York

Senator Barack Obama of Illinois

Former Senator John Edwards of North Carolina

External links

United States presidential election, 2008
Democratic Party Primary polls , Debates
Candidates Hillary Clinton (Presidential candidate), Barack Obama (Vice Presidential candidate) · John Edwards · Barack Obama
Republican Party Primary polls , Debates
Candidates John McCain (Presidential candidate), Elizabeth Warren (Vice Presidential candidate) · Mike Huckabee · Mitt Romney
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