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The United States presidential election of 2008 was held on Tuesday November 4, 2008 to elect the 44th president of the United States of America. It was the 56th quadrennial election for President and Vice President. George W. Bush, the incumbent President, was vacating the position after serving the maximum two terms allowed by the Twenty-second Amendment. Representative Ron Paul of Texas won the Republican nomination, while the Democrats nominated Hillary Rodham Clinton, Junior Senator from New York and former First Lady, and the first female nominee for a major party ticket. Paul eventually emerged victorious after narrowly defeating Clinton by 20 electoral votes.

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  • 2008 Presidential Election (President Paul)
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  • The United States presidential election of 2008 was held on Tuesday November 4, 2008 to elect the 44th president of the United States of America. It was the 56th quadrennial election for President and Vice President. George W. Bush, the incumbent President, was vacating the position after serving the maximum two terms allowed by the Twenty-second Amendment. Representative Ron Paul of Texas won the Republican nomination, while the Democrats nominated Hillary Rodham Clinton, Junior Senator from New York and former First Lady, and the first female nominee for a major party ticket. Paul eventually emerged victorious after narrowly defeating Clinton by 20 electoral votes.
popular vote
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  • 37344122(xsd:integer)
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states carried
  • 20(xsd:integer)
  • 30(xsd:integer)
flag size
  • 50(xsd:integer)
Next Year
  • 2012(xsd:integer)
election date
  • 2008-11-04(xsd:date)
election name
  • United States presidential election, 2008
before party
  • Republican
map caption
  • Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Paul/Barr , Blue denotes those won by Clinton/Dean .
map size
  • 350(xsd:integer)
ongoing
  • no
electoral vote
  • 259(xsd:integer)
  • 279(xsd:integer)
Type
  • presidential
flag image
  • Flag of the United States.svg
after party
  • Republican
nominee
home state
  • New York
  • Texas
Party
  • Republican
  • Democratic
Title
  • President
map image
  • US Electoral College 2008 President Paul.png
before election
  • George W. Bush
Image
  • 148(xsd:integer)
  • 154(xsd:integer)
running mate
  • Howard Dean
  • Bob Barr
Percentage
  • 49.5
  • 48.6
previous election
  • 2004(xsd:integer)
next election
  • 2012(xsd:integer)
after election
  • Ron Paul
Previous Year
  • 2004(xsd:integer)
abstract
  • The United States presidential election of 2008 was held on Tuesday November 4, 2008 to elect the 44th president of the United States of America. It was the 56th quadrennial election for President and Vice President. George W. Bush, the incumbent President, was vacating the position after serving the maximum two terms allowed by the Twenty-second Amendment. Representative Ron Paul of Texas won the Republican nomination, while the Democrats nominated Hillary Rodham Clinton, Junior Senator from New York and former First Lady, and the first female nominee for a major party ticket. Paul eventually emerged victorious after narrowly defeating Clinton by 20 electoral votes.
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