Democratic Party

The United States presidential election of 2008, scheduled for Tuesday November 4, 2008, will be the 56th consecutive quadrennial United States presidential election and will select the President and the Vice President of the United States.

Senior Senator from Delaware

Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 1973
Serving with Tom Carper
Preceded by J. Caleb Boggs

Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary
In office January 4, 1987 – January 3, 1995
Preceded by Strom Thurmond
Succeeded by Orrin Hatch

Junior Senator from Illinois

Incumbent
Assumed office January 4, 2005
Serving with Richard Durbin
Preceded by Peter Fitzgerald

Member of the Illinois Senate from the 13th district
In office January 8, 1997 – November 4, 2004
Preceded by Alice J. Palmer
Succeeded by Kwame Raoul