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President-elect Barack Obama acknowledges the crowd following his victory speech at his election party in Chicago, Illinois, on November 4, 2008. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images)

Barack Obama (D) elected 44th president of the United States

Electoral votes: 364 D | 11 R ahead | 163 R


Democrats shy of 60-seat supermajority in Senate

As of Nov. 18*
56 D 1 I 1 ID 1 Runoff 1 leans R 40 R
* Senators Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., side with the Democrats.


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