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[[Image:2008 US Electoral College Polling Map.png|right|300px|thumb|Election Results]]

The '''2008 United States Presidential Election''' took place on Tuesday, November 4, 2008,<ref>http://www.boston.com/news/politics/2008/calendar/</ref> with Barack Obama being voted in as the next President of the United States. [[Barack Obama|Senator Barack Obama]] of [[Illinois]], the [[Democratic Party]] nominee, with Senator [[Joe Biden]] of [[Delaware]] as his Vice Presidential running mate defeated Senator [[John McCain]] of [[Arizona]], the Republican candidate, and his Vice Presidential nominee, [[Alaska]] Governor [[Sarah Palin]].

==Differences between 2008 and other elections==