Which Republican presidential candidate lost the presidential election in 2008?

Explanation

John Sidney McCain III (født 1936) is an American, Republican politician and has been Senator for Arizona since 1987. He was a candidate for the Republican nomination for president in 2000, but lost to the then Texas Govenor (and later president)George W. Bush. He tried again in 2008 and this time won his party's nomination. However, Biden and Sarah Palin, his candidate for Vice President, lost the election to Barack Obama and Joe Biden.