2008 U.S. Presidential Election
Who won the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election?
Barack Obama won the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election. Barack Obama received 69,498,516 popular votes (52.9%) and 365 electoral votes. The main challenger was John McCain (45.7%).
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Obama won the electoral college 365–173
Popular-vote counts come from official certified totals (1976–2024) and official public returns for earlier years, cross-checked against the MIT Election Lab. The 1824 count is partial. Six states chose electors through their legislatures.