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Elections

You Gotta Know These US Presidential Elections

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The election marking the first peaceful transfer of power from one party (Federalist) to another (Democratic-Republican) 1800
The two Democratic-Republican candidates who tied in electoral votes, forcing the House to decide the election Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr
The Federalist who opposed both John Adams and Aaron Burr, leading to his fatal duel with Burr in 1804 Alexander Hamilton
The constitutional amendment ratified in 1804 as a result of the 1800 election debacle 12th Amendment
The four Democratic-Republican candidates who ran for president in this election (Jackson, Adams, Crawford, Clay) 1824
The only presidential candidate to lose a presidential race despite having the most electoral votes (but not a majority) and winning the popular vote Andrew Jackson (in 1824)
The alleged "corrupt bargain" involved Henry Clay helping John Quincy Adams win in the House in exchange for this position Secretary of State
The election that led to the founding of the Democratic Party 1824
The Republican candidate who won under 40% of the total popular vote but swept the electoral count in a four-candidate race Abraham Lincoln
The event that occurred when seven southern states seceded before Lincoln took office Civil War (or secession)
The four candidates in the 1860 election Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Douglas, John C. Breckinridge, and John G. Bell
The Democrat who won the popular vote in the 1876 election but lost the electoral vote after results in three states were contested Samuel Tilden
The informal bargain struck in Congress that awarded the election to Rutherford B. Hayes in exchange for ending Reconstruction Compromise of 1877
The contested states in the 1876 election whose votes decided the outcome for Hayes Florida, South Carolina, Louisiana, and Oregon
The Republican who ran a "front porch" campaign and beat William Jennings Bryan William McKinley
The Democratic and Populist candidate known for his famous “Cross of Gold” speech, who traveled 18,000 miles campaigning William Jennings Bryan
The campaign manager for McKinley who is often considered the first modern campaign manager Mark Hanna
The primary issue of the 1896 campaign that disappeared soon after the election due to new gold strikes The gold standard versus free silver coinage
The election featuring three presidents who earned electoral votes (Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson) 1912
The Progressive Party (Bull Moose Party) candidate who split the Republican vote, allowing Woodrow Wilson to win Teddy Roosevelt
The only incumbent president to finish third in a re-election bid William Howard Taft
The winner of the 1948 election, contrary to the famous Chicago Tribune headline "Dewey Defeats Truman" Harry Truman
The States’ Rights (Dixiecrat) candidate who took 39 electoral votes and over a million popular votes in 1948 Strom Thurmond
The tight election where the first televised presidential debate influenced voter perception 1960
The candidates in the 1960 election; the Democrat won the popular vote by just two-tenths of a percent John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon
The Democratic nominee after Lyndon Johnson declined to run and Robert F. Kennedy was killed Hubert Humphrey
The American Independent candidate who became the last third-party candidate to win multiple electoral votes George Wallace
The winner of the election who gradually returned from political obscurity to gain the Republican nomination Richard Nixon
The closest election in American history, decided by contested ballots in Florida 2000
The Democrat who won the popular vote but lost the electoral vote to George W. Bush Al Gore
The third-party candidate from the Green Party who won 2.7% of the vote, considered a factor in the Florida outcome Ralph Nader
Terms like “butterfly ballots” and “hanging chads” became prominent during the recount in this state Florida
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