Barack Obama swept to victory as the first black president in the US history Tuesday night in an electoral college landslide that overcame racial barriers as old as America itself. "Change has come," he told a huge throng of cheering supporters.
US President-elect Senator Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden (R) point to supporters during their election night rally after being declared the winners of the 2008 US Presidential Campaign in Chicago November 4, 2008.
In his first speech as victor, Obama catalogued the challenges ahead. "The greatest of a lifetime," he said, "two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century."
He added, "There are many who won't agree with every decision or policy I make as president, and we know that government can't solve every problem. But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face."
US President-elect Senator Barack Obama along with wife Michelle (R) and daughters Sasha and Malia (2nd R) wave during his election night victory rally in Chicago November 4, 2008.
In his speech, Obama invoked the words of Lincoln and echoed John F. Kennedy.
"So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of service and responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder," he said.
He and his running mate, Joseph Biden of Delaware, will take their oaths of office as president and vice president on Jan. 20, 2009.
McCain called his former rival to concede defeat and the end of his own 10-year quest for the White House. "The American people have spoken, and spoken clearly," McCain told disappointed supporters in Arizona.
US Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain stands with his wife Cindy as he delivers his concession speech after Barack Obama defeats him, during his election night rally in Phoenix, November 4, 2008.
"We have come to the end of a long journey," McCain said. "I urge all Americans who supported me to join me in not just congratulating him but offering our next president our goodwill."
Following is the latest tally of projected electoral votes for Obama and McCain.
338 Electoral Votes
Republican John McCain 163 Electoral Votes
States where McCain is projected to have won:
Kentucky 8
Georgia 15
South Carolina 8
Oklahoma 7
Tennessee 11
Wyoming 3
Alabama 9 North Dakota 3
West Virginia 5
Louisiana 9
Utah 5Kansas 6
Arkansas 6 Texas 34
Mississippi 6
Idaho 4 Nebraska 5
South Dakota 3
Arizona 10 Alaska 3
Montana 3
States where Obama is projected to have won:
Connecticut 7
Delaware 3
District of Columbia 3
Illinois 21
Maryland 10
Massachusetts 12
Vermont 3
New Jersey 15
New Hampshire 4
Pennsylvania 21
Wisconsin 10Michigan 17
New York 31 Rhode Island 4
Minnesota 10
Ohio 20 New Mexico 5
Iowa 7
Virginia 13
California 55Washington 11
Oregon 7 Hawaii 4
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