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  • Democratic U.S. Presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) reacts to the crowd on day four of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at Invesco Field at Mile High August 28, 2008 in Denver, Colorado. U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) is the first African-American to be officially nominated as a candidate for U.S. president by a major party. Obama went on to win the Presidency, beating Sen. John McCain, to become the first African-American President of the United States. <i><b>Delegate vote: Obama 72%, Hillary Clinton 23%</b></i>
  • Senator John F. Kerry reaches out for a balloon while John Edwards watches with son Jack Edwards and daughter Emma Claire Edwards July 29, 2004 at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts. Kerry went to to lose to President George W. Bush in the 2004 Election. <i><b>Delegate vote: Kerry 98%, Kucinich 1%</b></i>
  • Vice President and Democratic Presidential candidate, Al Gore and his wife Tipper wave to the crowd following his acceptance speech during the DNC Convention August 17, 2000 in Los Angeles, CA at Staples Center. Gore went on to lose to George W. Bush in 2000. <i><b>Delegate vote: Gore 100%</b></i>
  • President Clinton and Vice President Al Gore celebrate the end of the Democratic National Convention, Thursday, Aug. 29, 1996, following Clinton's acceptance speech at the United Center. Clinton went on to win a second term, beating Sen. Robert Dole. <i><b>Delegate vote: Clinton 100%</b></i>
  • Democratic presidential hopeful Bill Clinton, right, and his running mate Al Gore Jr., raise joined hands at the end of the Democratic National Convention held in New York City, July 16, 1992. Clinton and Gore accepted their party's nomination before hundreds of supporters at Madison Square Garden. Clinton went on to beat President George H. W. Bush in the 1992 election. <i><b>Delegate vote: Clinton 79%, Jerry Brown 14%</b></i>
  • Democratic presidential candidate Michael S. Dukakis (third from left) and his running mate Lloyd Bentsen (second from left), stand with their wives on the podium of the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, July 21, 1988 at the Omni in Atlanta. At left is Beryl Ann Bentsen and at right is Kitty Dukakis. Dukakis went on to lose to George H.W. Bush in 1988. <i><b>Delegate vote: Dukakis 70%, Jesse Jackson 30%</b></i>
  • Democratic presidential nominee Walter Mondale gestures to the floor during his acceptance speech at the final session of the Democratic National Convention at the Moscone Center, July 19, 1984, San Francisco, Calif. Mondale went on to lose to President Ronald Reagan in the 1984 election. <i><b>Delegate vote: Mondale 56%, Gary Hart 31%, Jesse Jackson 12%</b></i>
  • President Jimmy Carter applauds Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) at the Democratic National Convention at New York's Madison Square Garden, Aug. 12, 1980. Carter went on to lose to Ronald Reagan in the 1980 election. <i><b>Delegate vote: Jimmy Carter 64%, Ted Kennedy 35%</b></i>
  • Jimmy Carter tries to quiet the delegates in order to start his acceptance speech, July 16, 1976, in New York at the Democratic National Convention at Madison Square Garden. Carter went on to win the office of President of the United States, beating Pres. Gerald Ford, who was finishing out the term left vacant when President Richard Nixon resigned. <i><b>Delegate vote: Carter 74%, Morris Udall 11%, Jerry Brown 10%</b></i>
  • Sen. George S. McGovern and his running mate, Thomas F. Eagleton, hold hands aloft with the Democratic standard bearers in 1968, Sen. Hubert Humphrey and Sen. Edmund S. Muskie, before delegates to the Democratic National Convention in its final session, on July 13, 1972, in Miami Beach, Florida. From left to right are: Eagleton, Humphrey, McGovern, and Muskie. McGovern went on to lose to President Richard Nixon. <i><b>Delegate vote: McGovern 57%, Henry Jackson 17%, George Wallace 13%</b></i>
 

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