Who ran against Obama in 08 and 12
United States presidential election
Nominee | Barack Obama | John McCain |
Party | Democratic | Republican |
Home state | Illinois | Arizona |
Running mate | Joe Biden | Sarah Palin |
Electoral vote | 365 | 173 |
Who went up against Obama in 2008
, Obama defeated the Republican nominee, Senator John McCain of Arizona, making him the President-elect and the first African American elected President.
Who did Mitt Romney run against for president
He ran against the incumbent President Barack Obama. He lost the election winning 206 of the electoral college to Obama's 332.
Who did George Bush run against
Bush, a Republican from Texas, took office following a narrow victory over Democratic incumbent vice president Al Gore in the 2000 presidential election. Four years later, in the 2004 presidential election, he defeated Democrat nominee John Kerry to win re-election.
Who were presidential candidates in 2008
Party nominees
Presidential candidate/running mate | Party | Campaign site |
---|---|---|
Barack Obama/Joe Biden (campaign) | Democratic, South Carolina United Citizens, New York Working Families | barackobama.com |
John McCain/Sarah Palin (campaign) | Republican, New York Independence, New York Conservative | johnmccain.com |
Who were the 2016 presidential candidates
United States presidential election
Nominee | Donald Trump | Hillary Clinton |
Party | Republican | Democratic |
Home state | New York | New York |
Running mate | Mike Pence | Tim Kaine |
Electoral vote | 304 | 227 |
Who did Obama run against in primaries
Obama won by a more than two-to-one margin over Clinton, gaining 55% of the vote to her 27% and Edwards's 18%.
Who did Barack Obama run against in 2009
He went on to face Senator John McCain from Arizona as the Republican nominee, defeating him with 365 electoral votes to McCain's 173.
Who lost against Obama in 2008
The Democratic ticket of Barack Obama, the junior senator from Illinois, and Joe Biden, the senior senator from Delaware, defeated the Republican ticket of John McCain, the senior senator from Arizona, and Sarah Palin, the governor of Alaska.
Who was Romneys running mate 2008
Who was McCains running mate in 2008
, on August 29, leading up to the convention, McCain selected Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska as his running mate for Vice President.
Who ran for president in 2008 primaries
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Who ran against George Bush in 2008
Though Gore narrowly won a plurality of the nationwide popular vote, Bush won the presidential election with 271 electoral votes compared to Gore's 266.
Who was president in August 2008
, he became the first African American to hold the office.
Who were the candidates in the 2008 US presidential election apex
Party nominees
Presidential candidate/running mate | Party | Campaign site |
---|---|---|
Barack Obama/Joe Biden (campaign) | Democratic, South Carolina United Citizens, New York Working Families | barackobama.com |
John McCain/Sarah Palin (campaign) | Republican, New York Independence, New York Conservative | johnmccain.com |
Who did Romney run against for president
election, losing to the then incumbent president, Barack Obama. Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Who did Obama run against for president in 2004
United States Senate election (2004)
Party | Candidate | Votes |
---|---|---|
Democratic | Barack Obama | 3,598,277 |
Republican | Alan Keyes | 1,391,030 |
Independent | Albert J. Franzen | 81,186 |
Libertarian | Jerry Kohn | 69,276 |
Who ran for president in 2012
Incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, incumbent Vice President Joe Biden, were re-elected to a second term. They defeated the Republican ticket of businessman and former Governor Mitt Romney of Massachusetts and Representative Paul Ryan of Wisconsin.