Can you name the Presidents who lost a National General Election before becoming President? by kennyb

Can you name the Presidents who lost a National General Election before becoming President?

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Can you name the Presidents who, BEFORE they became President, lost as a candidate for national, general election? Note: There are 3 bonus answers, although one does not really fit the definition, he
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President	Year of loss/year became President
	Lost in 1960. Won in 1968.
	Lost in 1789 & 1792. Won in 1796.

	Lost in 1824. Won in 1828.
	Lost in 1792 & 1796. Won in 1800.
	Lost in 1836. Won in 1840.
	Lost as VP in 1920. Won in 1932.
Lost as VP in 1920. Won in 1932.
Lost as VP in 1920. Won in 1932.
Lost as VP in 1920. Won in 1932.

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Created Oct 4, 2010 in History
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	kennyb:	Oct 4th, 2010 at 01:28 GMT	1 point
	Bonus Answer explanation: James Monroe received three electoral votes for VP in the election of 1808 (from New York's "faithless" electors) and about 2.5% of the popular vote for President, although he was not really a candidate for either. John Quincy Adams, then Secretary of State, received one electoral vote from New Hampshire elector William Plumer in the election of 1820.

	adidag0:	Oct 4th, 2010 at 15:36 GMT	1 point
	I guess this means general election - but what about a bonus for Reagan losing to Ford in the Republican primary before he became president?

	gowhere:	Oct 4th, 2010 at 17:45 GMT	1 point
	I don't think Cleveland qualifies, because he won the Presidency in 1884 and did not lose it till 1888, so he did not lose a national election before he became President (and, once a President, always a President). I have no problem with restricting this to general elections

	kennyb:	Oct 4th, 2010 at 17:49 GMT	1 point
	@adidag0: I changed the discription to "national, general" elections. There are actually quite a few who lost bids to become their party's candidate who went on to win. @gowhere: You're right. I changed the title as I was working on it to clarify, and didn't reconsider the Cleveland example in the new wording.

	simpleerrors:	Oct 6th, 2010 at 01:19 GMT	1 point
	It's still fine to leave Cleveland there - it's a bonus answer, and it's an interesting case.

	shakescene:	Oct 9th, 2010 at 19:00 GMT	0 points
	John Adams didn't "lose" the 1789 and 1792 elections; he was running for VP when no distinction was made between Presidential and Vice presidential votes. Had he run against Washington, he'd have received no electoral votes at all.