Results of the U.S. presidential election
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Final outcome of the 44th U.S. presidential election: Barack Obama vs. John McCain 2008
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2012 U.S. election part II voter and candidate
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CNN. (November 19, 2008). Final outcome of the 44th U.S. presidential election: Barack Obama vs. John McCain 2008 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/262914/results-of-the-us-presidential-election-2008/
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