The election of 2008 was historically significant for women because one woman ran for president and one ran for vice president. a third-party female candidate made a strong showing. women outnumbered male candidates for the senate. women outnumbered male candidates for the house.

The election of 2008 was historically significant for women because one woman ran for president and one ran for vice president. (Option 1)

For the first time in American history, women ran for the presidency.

Hilarry Clinton was the Democratic Party's nominee for the presidential position, an American politician, lawyer and diplomat that had served as the First Lady (1993-2001) and was exercising her position as a U.S. Senator from New York from since 2001. During her campaign, Barack Obama and John Edwars were her strongest competitor.

Running for the vice-presidency was Sarah Louise Palin, another politician who was also a commentator and reality television personality, who had been serving as the 9th governor of Alaska since 2006. She was the first Republican woman selected as a vice presidential candidate.

The answer is A. one woman ran for president and one ran for vice