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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	Jimmy Carter [D]
Main Opponent	Gerald R. Ford [R]
Electoral Vote	Winner:  297	Main Opponent:  240	Total/Majority:  538/270
Popular Vote	Winner:  40,830,763	Main Opponent:  39,147,793
Votes for Others	Ronald Reagan (1)
Vice President	Walter F. Mondale (297)
V.P. Opponent	Robert Dole (241)
Notes	A Washington (State) elector voted for Ronald Reagan.

40. Ronald Wilson Reagan, 1981-1989 (George Bush, 1981-1989, Vice President)

Election	1980
President	Ronald Reagan [R]
Main Opponent	Jimmy Carter [D]
Electoral Vote	Winner:  489	Main Opponent:  49	Total/Majority:  538/270
Popular Vote	Winner:  43,904,153	Main Opponent:  35,483,883
Vice President	George Bush (489)
V.P. Opponent	Walter F. Mondale (49)
Notes	Independent candidate John B. Anderson received 5,719,437 popular votes for President, but no electoral votes.

Election	1984
President	Ronald Reagan [R]
Main Opponent	Walter F. Mondale [D]
Electoral Vote	Winner:  525	Main Opponent:  13	Total/Majority:  538/270
Popular Vote	Winner:  54,455,075	Main Opponent:  37,577,185
Vice President	George Bush (525)
V.P. Opponent	Geraldine A. Ferraro (13)

41. George Herbert Walker Bush, 1989-1993 (Dan Quayle, 1989-1993, Vice President)

Election	1988
President	George Bush [R]
Main Opponent	Michael S. Dukakis [D]
Electoral Vote	Winner:  426	Main Opponent:  111	Total/Majority:  538/270
Popular Vote	Winner:  48,886,097	Main Opponent:  41,809,074
Votes for Others	Lloyd Bentsen (1)
Vice President	James Danforth Quayle (426)
V.P. Opponents	Lloyd Bentsen (111), Michael Dukakis (1)
Notes	A West Virginia elector voted for Bentsen as President and Dukakis as Vice President.

42. William Jefferson Clinton, 1993-2001 (Al Gore, 1993-2001, Vice President)

Election	1992
President	William J. Clinton [D]
Main Opponent	George Bush [R]
Electoral Vote	Winner:  370	Main Opponent:  168	Total/Majority:  538/270
Popular Vote	Winner:  44,908,254	Main Opponent:  39,102,343
Vice President	Albert Gore, Jr. (370)
V.P. Opponent	James Danforth Quayle (168)
Notes	Independent candidate H. Ross Perot received 19,741,065 popular votes for President, but no electoral votes.

Election	1996
President	William J. Clinton [D]
Main Opponent	Bob Dole [R]
Electoral Vote	Winner:  379	Main Opponent:  159	Total/Majority:  538/270
Popular Vote	Winner:  45,590,703	Main Opponent:  37,816,307
Vice President	Albert Gore, Jr. (379)
V.P. Opponent	Jack Kemp (159)
Notes	Reform Party candidate H. Ross Perot received 7,866,284 popular votes for President, but no electoral votes.

43. George Walker Bush, 2001- (Richard Cheney, 2001-, Vice President )

Election	2000
President	George Walker Bush [R]
Main Opponent	Al Gore
Electoral Vote	Winner:  271	Main Opponent:  266	Total/Majority:  271/266
Popular Vote	Winner:  50,456,002	Main Opponent:  50,999,897
Vice President	Richard Cheney.
V.P. Opponent	Joe Lieberman
Notes	This was the most controversial election in history. The Democrats claim Al Gore received the most popular votes. This claim can be justifiably questioned. Based upon a review of the elections after many years have past, the question is not answered, even though official proclamations have been made. The court proceedings, charges and counter charges of fraud left many feeling dis-enfranchised in both parties. The repercussions of this election may be felt for decades. If the official popular vote is accurate, the results are as they stand because the electoral votes are cast by the decision of each state's popular vote. If there is an error in the counting of the popular vote and George Bush did receive the most popular votes, it would not have changed the outcome of the electoral votes. We invite you to review the July 2005 Imprimis where former Washington Governor, Bob Williams addresses this issues. It is appropriate upper elementary through adult for discussions. An internal link copy is provided for you here.

Election	2004
President	George Walker Bush[R]
Main Opponent	John Kerry [D]
Electoral Vote	Winner:  286	Main Opponent: 252	Total/Majority: 286/ 252
Popular Vote	Winner:  62,040,606	Main Opponent:  59,028,109
Vice President	Richard Cheney.
V.P. Opponent	John Edwards

Presidents of the Confederate States
Jefferson Davis Feb., 1861 - May 10, 1865 (Alexander Stephens 1861 -1865, Vice President)
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David Rice Atchison
David Rice Atchison (August 11, 1807 - January 26, 1886) was a mid-19th century pro-slavery Democratic Senator from Missouri. He is best known as the subject of an urban legend that he was President of the United States for one day.

Born in Frogtown (now named Kirklevington), Fayette County, Kentucky, Atchison was appointed to the United States Senate to replace a Missouri Senator who had just died. He held this office from 1843 to 1855. He became the first senator from western Missouri and at age 36 the youngest Missourian at that time to enter the U. S. Senate. Some biographers claim he was U. S. Vice President from April 18, 1853, until December 4, 1854, by right of succession upon the death of President Franklin Pierce's vice president, William R. King, but he never took a Vice Presidential oath of office.

Some people believe or perhaps jokingly claim that he was President on Sunday, March 4, 1849, between the expiration of James Polk's term at noon on Sunday and the official oath of office taken by Zachary Taylor on Monday.

The law at that time specified that the President was to be sworn in on March 4th, but President-elect Taylor refused to be sworn in on the Sabbath (Sunday). Atchison had been elected President Pro Tempore of the Senate a couple of days previously and would therefore technically be third in line of succession behind the President and Vice President. Since neither office was held by a person on that day, he was later considered by some the President of the United States for that period. However, none of the legal requirements for replacing the President with the President pro tempore were fulfilled and on March 4, Atchison's Senate term expired at noon, so he was not even technically president pro tempore. Most people familiar with the claim that Atchison was President for a day are able to cite several additional reasons why the claim is silly, not the least of which is that Atchison never took the oath of office as required by the US Constitution.

The case against the claim is well-summarized by the Urban Legends Reference Pages which went so far as to say, "The plain truth is, it's difficult to find one valid reason why David Rice Atchison should be considered to have served as President for a Day, but it's not hard to find several valid reasons why he shouldn't."

When asked what he did on this day, he commented "I went to bed. There had been two or three busy nights finishing up the work of the Senate, and I slept most of that Sunday." He boasted that his "presidency" as "the honestest administration this country ever had."

He is buried in his home of Plattsburg, Missouri, where a statue honors him in front of the Clinton County Courthouse. His grave marker reads "David Rice Atchison -- President of the United States for One Day."

Atchison, Kansas is named for him. The town subsequently gave its name to the famous Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad company.

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[D] = Democrat
[D-LR] = Democrat-Liberal Republican
[D-P] = Democrat-Populist
[D-R] = Democrat-Republican
[F] = Federalist
[N-R] = National-Republican
[P] = Progressive
[R] = Republican
[W] = Whig

Sources for information came from:
http://www.public-domain-content.com/President_of_the_United_States/David_Rice_Atchison.shtml
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/President-of-the-Continental-Congress
http://articlesofconfederation.com/
http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/electoral_college/scores.html#1789
Election results by: National Archives and Records Administration 8601 Adelphi Road College Park, Maryland 20740-6001
http://www.presidentsusa.net/presvplist.html
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/
http://web.archive.org/collections/e2k.html