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America makes history with Obama's victory

ESPN Research

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

A look at some of the numbers surrounding Barack Obama's election as president of the United States. Fast facts • Obama (D-Ill.) wins the 2008 presidential election, becoming the first African-American to win election for the presidency. • Based on projections, the presidential election was called shortly after 11 p.m. ET Tuesday. As of noon ET on Wednesday, Obama had won 349 electoral votes to Sen. John McCain's 163, easily more than the 270 required for election. • ...

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