The Highlander, Regis University, Denver, CO
7 days ago by Jimmy Sengenberger, Staff Reporter
The 2008 elections ushered in an historical outcome: For the first time in American history, an African-American was elected President of the United States.
In a striking win of 365 electoral votes to his opponent's 162, President-elect Barack Obama swept victory in a tightly-contested race that had, at times, most observers unsure who would pull out the win.