The document discusses the results of the 2008 United States presidential election, where Barack Obama was elected as the first African American president, defeating Republican nominee John McCain. Obama received 365 electoral votes to McCain's 173 electoral votes, winning states such as Ohio, Florida, and Pennsylvania that were considered battleground states.

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