Democratic Senator Barack Obama has been elected the first black president of the United States, prompting celebrations across the country. "It's been a long time coming, but tonight... change has come to America," the president-elect told a jubilant crowd at a victory rally in Chicago. His rival John McCain accepted defeat, and called on his supporters to lend the next president their goodwill.
According to reports, the result will have a profound impact on the US. The American people have made two fundamental statements about themselves: that they are profoundly unhappy with the status quo, and that they are slamming the door on the country's racial past. Mr Obama appeared with his family, and his running mate Joe Biden, before a crowd of tens of thousands in Grant Park, Chicago. Many people in the vast crowd, which stretched back far into the Chicago night, wept as Mr Obama spoke. "If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer," he said.
In a tensed election battle especially in the home states of the Republicans, Democrats ensured stiff challenge and outright wins in some of the key states. This will definitely go down in history as the greatest election of all times.
Breakdown of the Full results shown below:
PRESIDENT 270 electoral votes needed to win | 96% of precincts reporting
Candidate Popular vote % of votes Electoral votes
Barack Obama (Dem) 62,532,271 52% 349
John McCain (Rep) 55,454,540 46% 173
SENATE•
Party Current Holdover Seats won New
Democrat 49 37 17 54
Republican 49 26 14 40
Independent 2 2 0 2
TBD -- -- 4 4
HOUSE• Full Results Margin of error +/- 3 seats
Party Current New
Democrat 236 258
Republican 199 177
Independent 0 0
GOVERNOR•
Party Current Holdover States won New
Democrat 28 22 7 29
Republican 22 17 4 21
Independent 0 0 0 0
TBD -- -- 0 0
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