Campaign 2008

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Election history and statistics, candidates, and party politics

Presidential Nominees
Democratic Barack Obama Read Barack Obama's speech "A More Perfect Union"	Republican John McCain
Vice Presidential Nominees
Joe Biden	Sarah Palin

Delegate Count
Democrats Barack Obama: 2,154 Hillary Clinton: 1,919 Total needed: 2,118. Obama secured the nomination on June 3, 2008. Source: Associated Press. Includes projected superdelegate votes.	Republicans John McCain: 1,504 Total needed: 1,191 McCain secured the nomination on March 4, 2008.
Superdelegates In some presidential elections, superdelegates can play a major role.
Caucuses & Primaries Caucus and Primary Results: McCain, Obama Are Presumptives Nominees	Caucus and Primary Schedule, by state
Former Candidates
Republicans Sam Brownback Thomas Tancredo Duncan Hunter Fred Thompson Rudolph Giuliani Mitt Romney Mike Huckabee Ron Paul	Democrats Joseph Biden Christopher Dodd Bill Richardson Dennis Kucinich John Edwards Hillary Clinton