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[75] On April 2, 2007, Sharpton announced that he would not get into the 2008 presidential race. [76] Mark Warner, former governor of Virginia: Mark Warner, born December 15, 1954, in Indiana, is a former governor of Virginia. He became the Democratic candidate in the 2008 US Senate election in Virginia, and eventually won the
Presidential candidate/running mate Party Campaign site Barack Obama/Joe Biden Democratic, South Carolina United Citizens, New York Working Families [4] barackobama.com: John McCain/Sarah Palin Republican, New York Independence, New York Conservative: johnmccain.com: Ralph Nader/Matt Gonzalez
From January 3 to June 3, 2008, voters of the Democratic Party chose their nominee for president in the 2008 United States presidential election. Senator Barack Obama of Illinois was selected as the nominee, becoming the first African American to secure the presidential nomination of any major political party in the United States.
The Democratic Party has existed since the dissolution of the Democratic-Republican Party in the 1820s, and the Democrats have nominated a candidate for president in every presidential election since the party's first convention in 1832. The list is divided into two sections, reflecting the increasing importance of primaries and caucuses ...
2008 United States presidential election ← 2004 November 4, 2008 2012 → 538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win Opinion polls Turnout 61.6% 1.5 pp Nominee Barack Obama John McCain Party Democratic Republican Home state Illinois Arizona Running mate Joe Biden Sarah Palin Electoral vote 365 173 States carried 28 + DC + NE-02 22 Popular vote 69,498,516 ...
This section reports popular vote data for the two leading candidates, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Officially, the popular vote does not matter in the Democratic presidential nomination. However, political experts sometimes look to the popular vote as an indicator of candidate support and momentum.
Pages in category "Candidates in the 2008 United States presidential election" The following 59 pages are in this category, out of 59 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
On February 2, 2007, the Democratic Party published "Call for the 2008 Democratic National Convention," [11] the rules governing the convention. There were 3,409.5 pledged delegates, those committed to vote for a particular candidate, selected by primary voters and caucus participants.