11.04.16 | President-elect Barack Obama is sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts as the 44th president of the United States on the West Front of the Capitol as his wife Michelle looks on in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 20, 2009. Obama becomes the first African American to be elected to the office of President in the history of the United States. © Christopher Morris / VII 2009
On Nov. 4, 2008, Illinois Senator Barack Obama defeats Arizona Senator John McCain to become the 44th President of the United States of America. As the first African American voted into office, the 47-year-old Democrat picked up 365 electoral votes and over 50 percent of the popular vote, while his 72-year-old opponent secured only 173 electoral votes and 45 percent of the popular vote. Senator Joe Biden of Delaware was Obama’s vice presidential running mate and McCain’s was Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, the first Republican woman ever nominated for the role of vice president.
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