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When we take a more accurate look at our history, we begin to understand ourselves better. George Washington was definitely not the first President of the United States, by far. General Washington was not even the first President under the Constitution of the United States of America. The only significance President Washington holds, is that he is the first President elected by the system resembling the one being used today.

Presidents under the Continental Congresses
Peyton Randolph (September 5, 1774 - October 21, 1774) and
Henry Middleton (October 22, 1774 - October 26, 1774)
Peyton Randolph (May 10, 1775 - May 23, 1775)
John Hancock (May 24, 1775 - October 30, 1777)
Henry Laurens (November 1, 1777 - December 9, 1778)
John Jay (December 10, 1778 - September 27, 1779)
Samuel Huntington (September 28, 1779 - February 28, 1781)
On March 1, 1781 the title of the office changed, but Samuel Huntington remained in the chair.

First President of the United States under the Articles of Confederation.
Thomas McKean (July 10, 1781 to November 4, 1781)
John Hanson (November 5, 1781 to November 4, 1782)
Elias Boudinot (November 4, 1782 to November 3, 1783)
Thomas Mifflin (November 30, 1784 to November 23, 1785)
Richard Henry Lee (November 30, 1784 to November 23, 1785)
John Hancock (November 23, 1785 to June 6, 1786)
Nathaniel Gorham (June 6, 1786 to November 13, 1786)
Arthur St. Clair (February 2, 1787 to October 29, 1787)

Presidents under the Constitution of the United States of America
Cyrus Griffin (January 22, 1788 to March 4, 1789) until Washington's inauguration as 1st President under the Constitution on March 4, 1789

01. George Washington, 1789-1797 (John Adams, Vice President)

Election

1789

President

George Washington [F]

Main Opponent

John Adams [F]

Electoral Vote

Winner:  69

Main Opponent:  34

Total/Majority:  69/35

Popular Vote

Population did not vote

Votes for Others

John Jay (9), Robert H. Harrison (6), John Rutledge (6), John Hancock (4), George Clinton (3), Samuel Huntington (2), John Milton (2), James Armstrong (1), Benjamin Lincoln (1), Edward Telfair (1)

Vice President

John Adams

Notes

For all intents and purposes, Washington was unopposed for election as President. Under the system then in place, votes for Vice President were not differentiated from votes for President.

Election

1792

President

George Washington [F]

Main Opponent

John Adams [F]

Electoral Vote

Winner:  132

Main Opponent:  77

Total/Majority:  132/67

Popular Vote

Population did not vote

Votes for Others

George Clinton (50), Thomas Jefferson (4), Aaron Burr (1)

Vice President

John Adams

Notes

For all intents and purposes, Washington was unopposed for election as President. Under the system then in place, votes for Vice President were not differentiated from votes for President.


02. John Adams, 1797-1801 (Thomas Jefferson, Vice President)

Election

1796

President

John Adams [F]

Main Opponent

Thomas Jefferson [D-R]

Electoral Vote

Winner:  71

Main Opponent:  68

Total/Majority:  138/690

Popular Vote

Population did not vote

Votes for Others

Thomas Pinckney (59), Aaron Burr (30), Samuel Adams (15), O. Ellsworth (11), George Clinton (7), John Jay (5), James Iredell (3), S. Johnston (2), George Washington (2), John Henry (2), Charles C. Pinckney (1)

Vice President

Thomas Jefferson

03. Thomas Jefferson, 1801-1809 (Aaron Burr (1801-1805 George Clinton (1805-1809, Vice Presidents)

Election

1800

President

Thomas Jefferson [D-R]

Main Opponent

Aaron Burr [D-R]

Electoral Vote

Winner:  73

Main Opponent:  73

Total/Majority: 138/70

Popular Vote

Population did not vote

Votes for Others

John Adams (65), Charles C. Pinckney (64), John Jay (1)

Vice President

Aaron Burr

Notes

Prior to ratification of the 12th Amendment, votes for President and Vice President were not listed on separate ballots. Although John Adams ran as Jefferson's main opponent in the general election, running-mates Jefferson and Burr received the same number of electoral votes. The election was decided in the House of Representatives, with 10 State delegations voting for Jefferson, 4 voting for Burr and 2 making no choice.

Election

1804

President

Thomas Jefferson [D-R]

Main Opponent

Charles C. Pinckney [F]

Electoral Vote

Winner:  162

Main Opponent:  14

Total/Majority: 176/89

Popular Vote

Population did not vote

Vice President

George Clinton (162)

V.P. Opponents

Rufus King (14)

04. James Madison, 1809-1817 (George Clinton 1809-1812, none 1812-13, Elbridge Gerry 1813-1814, none 1814-17)

Election

1812

President

James Madison [D-R]

Main Opponent

De Witt Clinton [F]

Electoral Vote

Winner:  122

Main Opponent: 47

Total/Majority: 175/88

Popular Vote

Population did not vote

Vice President

Elbridge Gerry (131)

V.P. Opponents

Jared Ingersoll (86)

Note

July 26, 1739 - April 20, 1812, George Clinton suffered a lethal heart attack being the first Vice President to die in office.

05. James Monroe, 1817-1825 (Daniel D. Tompkins 1817-1825, Vice President)

Election

1816

President

James Monroe [D-R]

Main Opponent

Rufus King [F]

Electoral Vote

Winner:  183

Main Opponent:  34

Total/Majority:  217/109

Popular Vote

Population did not vote

Vice President

Daniel D. Tompkins (183)

V.P. Opponents

John E. Howard (22), James Ross (5), John Marshall (4), Robert G. Harper (3)

Election

1820

President

James Monroe [D-R]

Main Opponent

John Quincy Adams [N-R]

Electoral Vote

Winner:  231

Main Opponent:  1

Total/Majority:  235/118

Popular Vote

no record

Vice President

Daniel D. Tompkins (218)

V.P. Opponents

Richard Stockton (8), Daniel Rodney (4), Robert G. Harper (1), Richard Rush (1)

Notes

235 electors were appointed, but only 232 votes were cast due to the deaths of electors from Mississippi, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

06. John Quincy Adams, 1825-1829 (John C. Calhoun 1825-1829, Vice President)

Election

1824

President

John Quincy Adams [Coalition]

Main Opponent

Andrew Jackson [D-R]

Electoral Vote

Winner:  84

Main Opponent: 99 

Total/Majority:   261/131

Popular Vote

Winner:  113,122

Main Opponent:  151,271

Votes for Others

William H. Crawford 41

Henry Clay 37

Vice President

John C. Calhoun 182

V.P. Opponents

Nathan Sanford 30, Nathaniel Macon 24, Andrew Jackson 13, Martin Van Buren 9, Henry Clay 2

Notes

John Q. Adams received fewer electoral votes and fewer popular votes than Andrew Jackson, but won the election in the House of Representatives, with 13 State delegations voting for John Q. Adams, 7 voting for Jackson and 3 voting for Crawford.

07. Andrew Jackson, 1829-1837 (John C. Calhoun 1829-1837, Vice President)

Election

1828

President

Andrew Jackson [D]

Main Opponent

John Quincy Adams [N-R]

Electoral Vote

Winner:   178

Main Opponent:  83

Total/Majority:  261/131

Popular Vote

Winner:  642,553

Main Opponent: 500,897 

Votes for Others

William H. Crawford

Henry Clay

Vice President

John C. Calhoun 171

V.P. Opponents

Richard Rush 83, William Smith 7

Election

1832

President

Andrew Jackson [D]

Main Opponent

Henry Clay [N-R]

Electoral Vote

Winner:    219

Main Opponent: 49 

Total/Majority:  286/144

Popular Vote

Winner: 701,780

Main Opponent: 484,205

Votes for Others

John Floyd 11

William Wirt 7

Vice President

Martin Van Buren 189

V.P. Opponents

John Sergeant 49, William Wilkens 30, Henry Lee 11, Amos Ellmaker 7

Notes

2 electoral votes from Maryland were not cast.

08. Martin Van Buren, 1837-1841 (Richard M. Johnson 1837-1841, Vice President)

Election

1836

President

Martin Van Buren [D]

Main Opponent

William Henry Harrison [W]

Electoral Vote

Winner:  170

Main Opponent:  73

Total/Majority:  294/148

Popular Vote

Winner: 764,176

Main Opponent: 550,816

Vice President

Richard M. Johnson 147

V.P. Opponents

Francis Granger 77, John Tyler 47, William Smith 23

Notes

The election for Vice President was decided in the Senate, with Johnson receiving 33 votes and Granger receiving 17 votes.

09. William Henry Harrison, 1841 (John Tyler 1841, Vice President)

Election

1840

President

William Henry Harrison [W]

Main Opponent

Rufus King [F]

Electoral Vote

Winner:  234

Main Opponent:  60

Total/Majority:  294/148

Popular Vote

Winner: 1,275,390

Main Opponent: 1,128,854

Vice President

John Tyler 234

V.P. Opponents

Richard Johnson 48, L. W. Tazewell 11, James K. Polk 1

Notes

William Henry Harrison died April 4, 1841. He was succeeded by John Tyler.

10. John Tyler, 1841-1845 (None) John Tyler was the first Vice President to become President of the United States without being elected to the Presidency.

11. James Knox Polk, (Original Family name Pollock) 1845-1849 (George M. Dallas 1845-1849, Vice President)

Election

1844

President

James K. Polk [D]

Main Opponent

Henry Clay [W]

Electoral Vote

Winner:  170

Main Opponent:  105

Total/Majority:  275/138

Popular Vote

Winner:  1,339,494

Main Opponent:  1,300,004

Vice President

George M. Dallas 170

V.P. Opponent

Theodore Frelinghuysen 105

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12. Zachary Taylor, 1849-1850 (Millard Fillmore 1849-1850, Vice President)

Election

1848

President

Zachary Taylor [W]

Main Opponent

Lewis Cass [D]

Electoral Vote

Winner:  163

Main Opponent: 127

Total/Majority: 290/146

Popular Vote

Winner:  1,361,393

Main Opponent: 1,223,460

Vice President

Millard Fillmore (163)

V.P. Opponent

W. O. Butler (127)

Notes

Zachary Taylor died July 9, 1850. He was succeeded by Millard Fillmore.

13. Millard Fillmore, 1850-1853 (None) Millard Fillmore was never elected to the Presidency.
14. Franklin Pierce, 1853-1857 (William King 1853, Vice President none 1853-1857)

Election

1852

President

Franklin Pierce [D]

Main Opponent

Winfield Scott [W]

Electoral Vote

Winner:  254

Main Opponent: 42

Total/Majority: 296/149

Popular Vote

Winner:  1,607,510

Main Opponent:  1,386,942

Vice President

William R. King 254

V.P. Opponent

William A. Graham 42

Note

William King contracted tuberculosis and was in Cuba for the inauguration. He is the only nationally elected official sworn into office outside the United States by a special act of Congress. King died April 18, 1853 in Selena, Alabama.

 
15. James Buchanan, 1857-1861 (John C. Breckinridge 1857-1861, Vice President)

Election

1856

President

James Buchanan [D]

Main Opponent

John C. Frémont [R]

Electoral Vote

Winner:  174

Main Opponent:  114

Total/Majority:  296/149

Popular Vote

Winner:  1,836,072

Main Opponent:  1,342,345

Votes for Others

Millard Fillmore 8

Vice President

John C. Breckinridge 174

V.P. Opponents

William L. Dayton 114, Andrew Donelson 8

16. Abraham Lincoln, 1861-1865 (Hannibal Hamlin 1861-1865, Andrew Johnson 1865, Vice President)

Election

1860

President

Abraham Lincoln [R]

Main Opponent

John C. Breckinridge [D]

Electoral Vote

Winner:  180

Main Opponent:  72

Total/Majority:  303/152

Popular Vote

Winner:  1,865,908

Main Opponent:  848,019

Votes for Others

John Bell (39), Stephen A. Douglas(12)

Vice President

Hannibal Hamlin (180)

V.P. Opponents

Joseph Lane (72), Edward Everett (39), Herschel V. Johnson (12)

Election

1864

President

Abraham Lincoln [R]

Main Opponent

George B. McClellan [D]

Electoral Vote

Winner:  212

Main Opponent:  21

Total/Majority:  233/117

Popular Vote

Winner:  2,218,388

Main Opponent:  1,812,807

Vice President

Andrew Johnson (212)

V.P. Opponent

George H. Pendleton (21)

Notes

Abraham Lincoln was shot the night of April 14, 1865 and died the next morning. He was succeeded by Andrew Johnson.

17. Andrew Johnson, 1865-1869 (None) Was Never elected to the Presidency.
18. Ulysses Simpson Grant, (real middle name Hiram) 1869-1877 (Schuyler Colfax 1869-1873, Henry Wilson 1873-1875, none 1875-1877

Election

1868

President

Ulysses S. Grant [R]

Main Opponent

Horatio Seymour [D]

Electoral Vote

Winner:  214

Main Opponent:  80

Total/Majority:  294/148

Popular Vote

Winner:  3,013,650

Main Opponent:  2,708,744

Vice President

Schuyler Colfax (214)

V.P. Opponent

Francis P. Blair, Jr. (80)

Election

1872

President

Ulysses S. Grant [R]

Main Opponent

Horace Greeley [D-LR]

Electoral Vote

Winner:  286

Main Opponent:  --

Total/Majority:  352/177

Popular Vote

Winner:  3,598,235

Main Opponent:  2,834,761

Votes for Others

B. Gratz Brown (18), Thomas A. Hendricks (42), Charles J. Jenkins (2), David Davis (1)

Vice President

Henry Wilson (286)

V.P. Opponents

B. Gratz Brown (47), N.P. Banks (1), George W. Julian (5), Alfred H. Colquitt (5), John M. Palmer (3), Thomas E. Bramlette (3), William S. Groesbeck (1), Willis B. Machen (1)

Notes

By resolution of the House, 3 votes cast for Greeley were not counted. V.P. Henry Wilson died November 22, 1875.

19. Rutherford Birchard Hayes, 1877-1881 (William Wheeler 1877-1881, Vice President)

Election

1876

President

Rutherford B. Hayes [R]

Main Opponent

Samuel J. Tilden [D]

Electoral Vote

Winner:  185

Main Opponent:  184

Total/Majority:  369/185

Popular Vote

Winner:  4,034,311

Main Opponent:  4,288,546

Vice President

William A. Wheeler (185)

V.P. Opponent

Thomas A. Henricks (184)

Notes

The electoral votes of 4 States were disputed. Congress referred the matter to the Electoral Commission which gave the decision to Rutherford B. Hayes.

 
20. James Abram Garfield, 1881 (Chester Arthur (1881, Vice President)

Election

1880

President

James Garfield [R]

Main Opponent

Winfield S. Hancock [D]

Electoral Vote

Winner:  214

Main Opponent:  155

Total/Majority:  369/185

Popular Vote

Winner:  4,446,158

Main Opponent:  4,444,260

Vice President

Chester A. Arthur (214)

V.P. Opponent

William H. English (155)

Notes

The vote of Georgia was not cast until December 8, the second Wednesday of December. If they had not been counted, Winfield S. Hancock would only have received 144 votes. James Garfield was shot July 2, 1881 and died September 19, 1881. He was succeeded by Chester A. Arthur.

21. Chester Alan Arthur, 1881-1885 (None) Was Never elected to the Presidency.

22. Grover Cleveland, 1885-1889 (Thomas Hendricks 1885, None 1885-1889)

Election

1884

President

Grover Cleveland [D]

Main Opponent

James G. Blaine [R]

Electoral Vote

Winner:  219

Main Opponent:  182

Total/Majority:  401/201

Popular Vote

Winner:  4,874,621

Main Opponent:  4,848,936

Vice President

Thomas A. Hendricks (219)

V.P. Opponent

John A. Logan (182)

Notes

V.P. Thomas A. Hendricks died November 25, 1885.

23. Benjamin Harrison, 1889-1893 (Levi P. Morton 1889-1893, Vice President)

Election

1888

President

Benjamin Harrison [R]

Main Opponent

Grover Cleveland [D]

Electoral Vote

Winner:  233

Main Opponent:  168

Total/Majority:  401/201

Popular Vote

Winner:  5,443,892

Main Opponent:  5,534,488

Vice President

Levi P. Morton (233)

V.P. Opponent

Allen G. Thurman (168)

24. Grover Cleveland, 1893-1897 (Adlai E. Stevenson 1893-1897, Vice President)

Election

1892

President

Grover Cleveland [D]

Main Opponent

Benjamin Harrison [R]

Electoral Vote

Winner:  277

Main Opponent:  145

Total/Majority:  444/223

Popular Vote

Winner:  5,551,883

Main Opponent:  5,179,244

Votes for Others

James B. Weaver (22)

Vice President

Adlai E. Stevenson (277)

V.P. Opponents

Whitelaw Reid (145), James G. Field (22)

Notes

People's Party candidate James Weaver received 1,027,329 popular votes for President.

25. William McKinley, 1897-1901 (Garret Hobart 1897-1901, Theodore Roosevelt 1901, Vice Presidents)

Election

1896

President

William McKinley [R]

Main Opponent

William J. Bryan [D-P]

Electoral Vote

Winner:  271

Main Opponent:  176

Total/Majority:  447/224

Popular Vote

Winner:  7,108,480

Main Opponent:  6,511,495

Vice President

Garret A. Hobart (271)

V.P. Opponents

Arthur Sewall (149), Thomas E. Watson (27)

Notes

V.P. Garret A. Hobart died November 21, 1899.

Election

1900

President

William McKinley [R]

Main Opponent

William J. Bryan [D-P]

Electoral Vote

Winner:  292

Main Opponent:  155

Total/Majority:  447/224

Popular Vote

Winner:  7,218,039

Main Opponent:  6,358,345

Vice President

Theodore Roosevelt (292)

V.P. Opponent

Adlai E. Stevenson (155)

Notes

William McKinley was shot September 6, 1901 and died September 14, 1901. He was succeeded by Theodore Roosevelt.

26. Theodore Roosevelt, 1901-1909 (none 1901-1905, Charles Fairbanks 1905-1909)

Election

1904

President

Theodore Roosevelt [R]

Main Opponent

Alton B. Parker [D]

Electoral Vote

Winner:  336

Main Opponent:  140

Total/Majority:  476/239

Popular Vote

Winner:  7,626,593

Main Opponent:  5,082,898

Vice President

Charles W. Fairbanks (336)

V.P. Opponent

Henry G. Davis (140)

27. William Howard Taft, 1909-1913 (James S. Sherman 1909-1912, None 1912-1913, Vice President)

Election

1908

President

William H. Taft [R]

Main Opponent

William J. Bryan [D]

Electoral Vote

Winner:  321

Main Opponent:  162

Total/Majority:  483/242

Popular Vote

Winner:  7,676,258

Main Opponent:  6,406,801

Vice President

James S. Sherman (321)

V.P. Opponent

John W. Kern (162)

Notes

V.P. James S. Sherman died October 30, 1912.

28. Woodrow Wilson, 1913-1921 (Thomas R. Marshall 1913-1921, Vice President)

Election

1912

President

Woodrow Wilson [D]

Main Opponent

Theodore Roosevelt [P]

Electoral Vote

Winner:  435

Main Opponent:  88

Total/Majority:  531/266

Popular Vote

Winner:  6,293,152

Main Opponent:  4,119,207

Votes for Others

William H. Taft (8)

Vice President

Thomas R. Marshall (435)

V.P. Opponent

Hiram W. Johnson (88), Nicholas M. Butler (8)

Notes

Republican Party candidate Taft received 3,483,922 popular votes for President. After the election, Nicholas Butler was selected to receive the electoral votes from Utah and Vermont due to the death of James S. Sherman.

Election

1916

President

Woodrow Wilson [D]

Main Opponent

Charles E. Hughes [R]

Electoral Vote

Winner:  277

Main Opponent:  254

Total/Majority:  531/266

Popular Vote

Winner:  9,126,300

Main Opponent:  8,546,789

Vice President

Thomas R. Marshall (277)

V.P. Opponent

Charles W. Fairbanks (254)

29. Warren Gamaliel Harding, 1921-1923 (Calvin Coolidge 1921-1923, Vice President)

Election

1920

President

Warren G. Harding [R]

Main Opponent

James M. Cox [D]

Electoral Vote

Winner:  404

Main Opponent:  127

Total/Majority:  531/266

Popular Vote

Winner:  16,153,115

Main Opponent:  9,133,092

Vice President

Calvin Coolidge (404)

V.P. Opponent

Franklin D. Roosevelt (127)

Notes

Warren G. Harding died August 2, 1923. He was succeeded by Calvin Coolidge.

30. Calvin Coolidge, 1923-1929 (none 1923-1925, Charles Dawes 1925-1929, Vice President)

Election

1924

President

Calvin Coolidge [R]

Main Opponent

John W. Davis [D]

Electoral Vote

Winner:  382

Main Opponent:  136

Total/Majority:  531/266

Popular Vote

Winner:  15,719,921

Main Opponent:  8,386,704

Votes for Others

Robert M. LaFollette (13)

Vice President

Charles G. Dawes (382)

V.P. Opponents

Charles W. Bryan (136), Burton K. Wheeler (13)

Notes

Progressive Party candidate LaFollette received 4,822,856 popular votes for President.

31. Herbert Clark Hoover, 1929-1933 (Charles Curtis 1929-1933, Vice President)

Election

1928

President

Herbert C. Hoover [R]

Main Opponent

Alfred E. Smith [D]

Electoral Vote

Winner:  444

Main Opponent:  87

Total/Majority:  531/266

Popular Vote

Winner:  21,437,277

Main Opponent:  15,007,698

Vice President

Charles Curtis (444)

V.P. Opponent

Joseph T. Robinson (87)

32. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1933-1945 (John N. Garner 1933-1941, Henry A. Wallace 1941-1945), Harry S. Truman 1945, Vice Presidents),

Election

1932

President

Franklin D. Roosevelt [D]

Main Opponent

Herbert C. Hoover [R]

Electoral Vote

Winner:  472

Main Opponent:  59

Total/Majority:  531/266

Popular Vote

Winner:  22,829,501

Main Opponent:  15,760,684

Vice President

John N. Garner (472)

V.P. Opponent

Charles Curtis (59)

Notes

Socialist Party candidate Norman Thomas received 884,781 popular votes for President, but no electoral votes.

Election

1936

President

Franklin D. Roosevelt [D]

Main Opponent

Alfred M. Landon [R]

Electoral Vote

Winner:  523

Main Opponent:  8

Total/Majority:  531/266

Popular Vote

Winner:  27,757,333

Main Opponent:  16,684,231

Vice President

John N. Garner (523)

V.P. Opponent

Frank Knox (8)

Election

1940

President

Franklin D. Roosevelt [D]

Main Opponent

Wendell L. Wilkie [R]

Electoral Vote

Winner:  449

Main Opponent:  82

Total/Majority:  531/266

Popular Vote

Winner:  27,313,041

Main Opponent:  22,348,480

Vice President

Henry A. Wallace (449)

V.P. Opponent

Charles L. McNary (82)

Election

1944

President

Franklin D. Roosevelt [D]

Main Opponent

Thomas E. Dewey [R]

Electoral Vote

Winner:  432

Main Opponent:  99

Total/Majority:  531/266

Popular Vote

Winner:  25,612,610

Main Opponent:  22,117,617

Vice President

Harry S. Truman (432)

V.P. Opponents

John W. Bricker (99)

Notes

Franklin D. Roosevelt died April 12, 1945. He was succeeded by Harry S. Truman.

33. Harry S. Truman, 1945-1953 (None, Alben Barkley 1949-1953, Vice President)

Election

1948

President

Harry S. Truman [D]

Main Opponent

Thomas E. Dewey [R]

Electoral Vote

Winner:  303

Main Opponent:  189

Total/Majority:  531/266

Popular Vote

Winner:  24,179,345

Main Opponent:  21,991,291

Votes for Others

J. Strom Thurmond (39)

Vice President

Alben W. Barkely (303)

V.P. Opponents

Earl Warren (189), Fielding L. Wright (39)

Notes

State's Rights Party candidate Thurmond received 1,169,021 popular votes for President. Progressive Party candidate Henry A. Wallace received 1,157,172 popular votes for President, but no electoral votes.

34. Dwight David Eisenhower, 1953-1961 (Richard Nixon, 1953-1961, Vice President)

Election

1952

President

Dwight D. Eisenhower [R]

Main Opponent

Adlai Stevenson [D]

Electoral Vote

Winner:  442

Main Opponent:  89

Total/Majority:  531/266

Popular Vote

Winner:  33,936,234

Main Opponent:  27,314,992

Vice President

Richard M. Nixon (442)

V.P. Opponent

John Sparkman (89)

Election

1956

President

Dwight D. Eisenhower [R]

Main Opponent

Adlai Stevenson [D]

Electoral Vote

Winner:  457

Main Opponent:  73

Total/Majority:  531/266

Popular Vote

Winner:  35,590,472

Main Opponent:  26,022,752

Votes for Others

Walter B. Jones (1)

Vice President

Richard M. Nixon (457)

V.P. Opponents

Estes Kefauver (73), Herman Talmadge (1)

Notes

An Alabama elector voted for Jones and Talmadge.

35. John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 1961-1963 (Lyndon B. Johnson, 1961-1963, Vice President)

Election

1960

President

John F. Kennedy [D]

Main Opponent

Richard M. Nixon [R]

Electoral Vote

Winner:  303

Main Opponent:  219

Total/Majority:  537/269

Popular Vote

Winner:  34,226,731

Main Opponent:  34,108,157

Votes for Others

Harry F. Byrd (15)

Vice President

Lyndon B. Johnson (303)

V.P. Opponents

Henry Cabot Lodge (219), J. Strom Thurmond (14), Barry Goldwater (1)

Notes

Byrd received electoral votes for President from Alabama (6), Mississippi (8) and Oklahoma (1). Thurmond received electoral votes for Vice President from Alabama (6) and Mississippi (8). Goldwater received 1 electoral vote for Vice President from Oklahoma. John F. Kennedy was assassinated November 22, 1963. He was succeeded by Lyndon B. Johnson.

36. Lyndon Baines Johnson, 1963-1969 (none, 1963-1965, Hubert Humphrey, 1965-1969, Vice Presidents)

Election

1964

President

Lyndon B. Johnson [D]

Main Opponent

Barry M. Goldwater [R]

Electoral Vote

Winner:  486

Main Opponent:  52

Total/Majority:  538/270

Popular Vote

Winner:  43,129,566

Main Opponent:  27,178,188

Vice President

Hubert H. Humphrey (486)

V.P. Opponent

William E. Miller (52)

37. Richard Milhous Nixon, 1969-1974 (Spiro Agnew, 1969-1973, none, 1973, Gerald Ford, 1973-1974, Vice Presidents)

Election

1968

President

Richard M. Nixon [R]

Main Opponent

Hubert H. Humphrey [D]

Electoral Vote

Winner:  301

Main Opponent:  191

Total/Majority:  538/270

Popular Vote

Winner:  31,785,480

Main Opponent:  31,275,166

Votes for Others

George C. Wallace (46)

Vice President

Spiro T. Agnew (301)

V.P. Opponents

Edmund Muskie (191), Curtis E. LeMay (46)

Notes

American Independent Party candidate Wallace received 9,906,473 popular votes for President.

Election

1972

President

Richard M. Nixon [R]

Main Opponent

George S. McGovern [D]

Electoral Vote

Winner:  520

Main Opponent:  17

Total/Majority:  538/270

Popular Vote

Winner:  47,169,911

Main Opponent:  29,170,383

Votes for Others

John Hospers (1)

Vice President

Spiro T. Agnew (520)

V.P. Opponents

R. Sargent Shriver (17), Theodora Nathan (1)

Notes

Spiro T. Agnew resigned as Vice President October 10, 1973. He was succeeded by Gerald R. Ford. Richard M. Nixon resigned as President August 9, 1974. He was succeeded by Gerald R. Ford. V.P. Ford was succeeded by Nelson A. Rockefeller.


38. Gerald Rudolph Ford (Born Leslie Lynch King Jr.), 1974-1977 (none, 1974, Nelson Rockefeller, 1974-1977,Vice President)

Gerald Ford was the only non-elected president under the United States Constitution other than Cyrus Griffin (January 22, 1788 to March 4, 1789) until Washington's inauguration as 1st President under the Constitution on March 4, 1789. All other non-elected presidents were elected Vice-President. Because of the resignation of Vice President Spiro T. Agnew. Adivise and consent procedures of the Senate were used to confirm Gearld Ford as Vice-President.

39. James Earl Carter, Jr., 1977-1981 (Walter Mondale, 1977-1981, Vice President)

Election

1976

President