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680News has extensive coverage of the 2008 U.S. presidential election, leading up to election day in November -- including top stories, candidate bios, election backgrounder and results by state on election day.
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U.S. Election 2008
U.S. Election - Background
BARACK OBAMA
-Democrat
Biography
Barack Hussein Obama, Jr. is the junior senator from Illinois, in office since January 2005. Prior to that office, he was a member of the Illinois State Senate from the 13th district, from 1997 to 2004.
JOHN MCCAIN
-Republican
Biography
John Sidney McCain III is the senior senator from Arizona, who has been in office since 1987. Prior to that post, he was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Arizona's 1st district from 1983-1987.
Backgrounder
Primaries and caucuses are the first steps in the U.S. presidential election process, which determines which candidates will be supported by that state at the Republican National Convention and Democratic National Convention. During the primary or caucus, voters in each state elect delegates, with each delegate pledging to one.
