Barack Obama was elected in to the Senate with far more than 50% of the votes.
Barack Hussein Obama II ( [ bəˈrɑːk_huːˈseɪn_oʊˈbɑːmə ] ; born August 4 , 1961 ) is an American politician who served as the 44th President of the United States from 2009 to 2017 . Obama received national attention in 2004 , with his unexpected March primary win , his well-received July Democratic National Convention keynote address , and his landslide November election to the Senate .