After two years of hard fought campaigning, the people have had their say. Barack Obama has been chosen as the next person to take the White House seal with a commanding number of electoral college and popular votes.
Democrat Obama surpassed 270 electoral votes to beat Republican John McCain, going down in history as America's first black president.
The 2008 US Presidential Elections has been the most exciting and difficult run for office yet with problems in America demanding answers that cannot wait till the next person takes over the White House.
Unlike other years, the main contenders, as well as their running mates Sarah Palin and Joe Biden, have to work extra-hard to convince voters who demand solutions to America's financial roller-coaster ride and other local problems.
Apart from the vote for president, Americans have also been deciding on the House of Representatives.
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Voting for a president, American-style It's an oft overlooked fact that when Americans enter the privacy of the polling booth on November 4, they will not actually be directly voting for the next president of the United States.
US President-elect Barack Obama said "change has come to America" in his victory speech given in Chicago after becoming the first African-American to be elected to the White House. play
