October 23 – President Obama declares a national emergency, in response to the H1N1 epidemic, in the United States.
| 2008 Democratic Party ticket | Barack Obama Joe Biden | for President for Vice President | U.S. senator from Illinois (2005–2008) U.S. senator from Delaware (1973–2009) | Campaign |
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October 8 – President Obama signs the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010.
| YEAR PRESIDENT FIRST LADY | 1989-1993 George Bush Barbara Bush | 1993-2001 Bill Clinton Hillary Rodham Clinton | 2001-2009 George W. Bush Laura Bush | 2009-2017 Barack Obama Michelle Obama |
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October. October 1 – President Obama remarks on the United States government shutdown and congressional attempts at defunding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
| Candidate Votes % | Barack Obama (Democrat) 69,498,516 52.9% | John McCain (Republican) 59,948,323 45.7% | Ralph Nader (Independent) 739,034 0.56% | Bob Barr (Libertarian) 523,715 0.40% |
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| Nominee Barack Obama Mitt Romney | Party Democratic Republican | Home state Illinois Massachusetts | Running mate Joe Biden Paul Ryan | Electoral vote 332 206 |
On November 6, 2012, Obama was re-elected for his second term as President of the United States. He won 65,915,795 popular votes and 332 electoral votes, with two states less than in his 2008 victory.
James Madison, America’s fourth President (1809-1817), made a major contribution to the ratification of the Constitution by writing The Federalist Papers, along with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay. In later years, he was referred to as the “Father of the Constitution.”
James Monroe was the fifth President of the United States (1817–1825) and the last President from the Founding Fathers.
John Quincy Adams, son of John and Abigail Adams, served as the sixth President of the United States from 1825 to 1829. A member of multiple political parties over the years, he also served as a diplomat, a Senator, and a member of the House of Representatives.
The Republican ticket of incumbent President George W. Bush and his running mate incumbent Vice President Dick Cheney were elected to a second term, defeating the Democratic ticket of John Kerry, a United States Senator from Massachusetts and his running mate John Edwards, a United States Senator from North Carolina.
| Party Candidate Votes | Democratic Barack Obama 3,598,277 | Republican Alan Keyes 1,391,030 | Independent Albert J. Franzen 81,186 | Libertarian Jerry Kohn 69,276 |
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The 2008 United States elections were held on November 4. Democratic Senator Barack Obama of Illinois won the presidential election, and Democrats bolstered their majority in both Houses of Congress. Obama won his party’s presidential nomination after defeating Senator Hillary Clinton in the 2008 Democratic primaries.
| Candidate Year Popular vote | Barack Obama 2012 65,915,795 | Hillary Clinton 2016 65,853,514 | Donald Trump 2016 62,984,828 | George W. Bush 2004 62,040,610 |
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On November 4, 2008, Obama defeated the Republican nominee, Senator John McCain of Arizona, making him the President-elect and the first African American elected President.
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