How many people voted for Barack Obama?

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Barack Hussein Obama Jr received 66,882,230 votes and 365 electoral votes. Thanks for using ChaCha!

Answered - 49 days ago at 2:19pm on Apr 12 2012

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Barack Obama received 66,882,230 votes as opposed to John McCain's 58,343,671. Thanks for using ChaCha!

Answered by Karissa W. - 1098 days ago at 6:30pm on May 29 2009

About Barack Obama

Barack Obama is the 44th President of the United States, and the first African American president of the United States. He was born in Hawaii, where he went to high school. He started his undergraduate studies in Los Angeles but soon transferred to Columbia University in New York City, where he graduated. He worked for awhile as a community organizer in Chicago, then entered Harvard Law where he was Editor of the Law Review. A stint as an Illinois State Senator, then a U.S. Senator from Illinois, was followed by his nomination and election as President in 2008.

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About Electoral Votes

Electoral Votes are part of the Electoral College, representatives who formally elect the President and Vice President of the United States of America. Voters in Presidential Elections do not directly vote for the President, instead they vote for electors representing their state. The elector may cast only one vote for President and one vote for Vice-President.

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