Στις γενικές εκλογές του Νοεμβρίου 2008, ο Δημοκρατικός Μπαράκ Ομπάμα, κατάφερε να κερδίσει τον Ρεπουμπλικανό ανθυποψήφιό του, ΓερουσιαστήΤζον Μακέιν από την Αριζόνα, λαμβάνοντας 365 από τις 538 εκλεκτορικές ψήφους, και το 52,9% της λαϊκής ψήφου, έναντι 45,7% της λαϊκής ψήφους και 173 εκλεκτορικών ψήφων του Μακέιν.[4] Στις 15 Δεκεμβρίου 2008, επιβεβαιώθηκε από το σώμα των 538 εκλεκτόρων η νίκη του Μπαράκ Ομπάμα στην προεδρική εκλογή του 2008, και οριστικοποιήθηκε μετά την κοινή συνεδρίαση του 111ουΚογκρέσου των Ηνωμένων Πολιτειών, στις 8 Ιανουαρίου 2009.[5]
Η προεδρία του Μπαράκ Ομπάμα, ξεκίνησε την Τρίτη, 20 Ιανουαρίου 2009 στις 12:00 το μεσημέρι ύστερα από την ορκωμοσία του, ως 44ος Πρόεδρος των Ηνωμένων Πολιτειών, και έληξε την Παρασκευή, 20 Ιανουαρίου 2017 στις 12:00 το μεσημέρι, με την ορκωμοσία του ΡεπουμπλικανούΝτόναλντ Τραμπ, ως 45ου Προέδρου των Ηνωμένων Πολιτειών.[7]
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