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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 1443176" data-attributes="member: 1246">11-4-2008On this day in 2008, Senator <a href="http://www.history.com/topics/barack-obama" target="_blank">Barack Obama</a> of <a href="http://www.history.com/topics/illinois" target="_blank">Illinois</a> defeats Senator <a href="http://www.history.com/topics/john-mccain" target="_blank">John McCain</a> of <a href="http://www.history.com/topics/arizona" target="_blank">Arizona</a> to become the 44th U.S. president, and the first African American elected to the White House. The 47-year-old Democrat garnered 365 electoral votes and nearly 53 percent of the popular vote, while his 72-year-old Republican challenger captured 173 electoral votes and more than 45 percent of the popular vote. Obama&#039;s vice-presidential running mate was Senator <a href="http://www.history.com/topics/joe-biden" target="_blank">Joe Biden</a> of <a href="http://www.history.com/topics/delaware" target="_blank">Delaware</a>, while McCain&#039;s running mate was Governor Sarah Palin of <a href="http://www.history.com/topics/alaska" target="_blank">Alaska</a>, the first female Republican ever nominated for the vice presidency.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 1443176, member: 1246"] 11-4-2008 On this day in 2008, Senator [URL='http://www.history.com/topics/barack-obama']Barack Obama[/URL] of [URL='http://www.history.com/topics/illinois']Illinois[/URL] defeats Senator [URL='http://www.history.com/topics/john-mccain']John McCain[/URL] of [URL='http://www.history.com/topics/arizona']Arizona[/URL] to become the 44th U.S. president, and the first African American elected to the White House. The 47-year-old Democrat garnered 365 electoral votes and nearly 53 percent of the popular vote, while his 72-year-old Republican challenger captured 173 electoral votes and more than 45 percent of the popular vote. Obama's vice-presidential running mate was Senator [URL='http://www.history.com/topics/joe-biden']Joe Biden[/URL] of [URL='http://www.history.com/topics/delaware']Delaware[/URL], while McCain's running mate was Governor Sarah Palin of [URL='http://www.history.com/topics/alaska']Alaska[/URL], the first female Republican ever nominated for the vice presidency. [/QUOTE]

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