*In one election, 15 electors from Alabama, Oklahoma, and Mississippi refused to cast their vote for either party, instead giving them to a man who wasn't running, Virginia Senator Harry Byrd.
With no major scandals in sight (yet) and a booming tech economy, the winning candidate wins an easy second term, becoming the first Democrat to win reelection in 30 years. D: 379 R: 159
The 47-year old winning candidate promises hope and change in the midst of an unprecedented banking crisis, appealing to the nation more than his 72-year-old opponent. D: 365 R: 173
In the wake of a painful hostage crisis, the winning candidate demolishes his opponent in one of the biggest defeats ever for an incumbent. R: 489 D: 49
In the closest popular election of the 20th century, the winning candidate squeaks by Richard Nixon with a margin of .1% of the vote; Nixon would have his revenge 8 years later. D: 303 R: 219 *see note
The winning candidate takes reelection with ease against the other party's complete disarray and the trouble-plagued candidacy of George McGovern. R: 520 D: 17
The winning candidate only gets 43% of the popular vote due to the third party presence of a reformist billionaire, but his 370 electoral votes carry him past the incumbent. D: 370 R: 168
The winning candidate wins 500,000 fewer popular votes than his Democrat opponent, but ultimately wins Florida and the election. R: 271 D: 266
The winning candidate, harnessing the popular appeal of his slain predecessor, successfully paints Barry Goldwater as an extremist and gets a staggering 61% of the pop. vote. D: 486 R: 52
The winning candidate wins reelection in a landslide, as the challenger, despite a female running mate, is only able to win a single state (Minnesota) and D.C. R: 525 D: 13
In one of the most turbulent periods in American history, the winning candidate wins out over HHH after the former Prez declines to run again and another dem. candidate is shot. R: 301 D: 191 I: 46
The incumbent Democrat wins reelection, keeping every state from the previous election but Indiana and North Carolina, and giving America its third consecutive two-term president. D: 332 R: 206
The winning candidate, who four years later would regret telling America to 'read his lips,' easily slides into the White House on the back of his predecessor's popularity. R: 426 D: 111
The losing candidate rues the day he pardoned his predecessor, and the winning Democratic party earns their only four years in the White House during a two-decade stretch. D: 297 R: 240
In the first election post-Iraq, the winning candidate manages to shake off a challenge from a Massachusetts Senator and narrowly achieve reelection. R: 286 D: 251
The Korean War is over and the nation is prospering, so this election, the last 'rematch' to date, goes even better for the winning candidate than the previous one did. R: 457 D: 73
The incumbent chooses not to run again so it's an intellectual Democrat vs. a famous Republican general; the latter wins easily. R: 442 D: 89
The Trib famously trumpets 'Dewey defeats [The Winning Candidate],' but in a stunning upset, based on flawed polling, Dewey finds himself 100 electoral votes short. D: 303 R: 189 I: 39
The winning candidate is in poor health but the war is going well for the allies, so America re-ups with him for a fourth term. D: 432 R: 99
The winning candidate runs for an unprecedented (and controversial) third full term, ultimately defeating his dark horse opponent with the nation nearing another world war. D: 449 R: 82
The winning candidate, uniting much of the depressed country in a coalition, scores the most lopsided electoral victory in US history over poor, poor Alf Landon. D: 523 R: 8
20% unemployment sends the nation away from the Republican incumbent, and towards the winning Democrat and his 'New Deal.' D: 472 R: 59
A year before the Depression hits, a blissfully unaware nation elects the winning candidate, who is associated with the current prosperity, over a Catholic NY Governor. R: 444 D: 87
The 'silent' incumbent, enjoying a peaceful world and a roaring economy, wins reelection against Democrat John W. Davis and Progressive candidate Robert La Follette. R: 382 D: 136 I: 13
The winning candidate promises a 'return to normalcy' in the aftermath of WWI and easily wins, amassing a huge percentage of the popular vote. R: 404 D: 127
The anti-war (at the moment) Democrat wins a close fight for reelection against Republican Charles Hughes, becoming the first Democrat to do so since Andrew Jackson. D: 277 R: 254
The winning candidate wins a fascinating four-way election over the incumbent Republican, a Bull Moose back for a third term, and a socialist. D: 435 I: 88 R: 8
The hefty winning candidate continues Republican control of the White House by beating never-say-die Bryan, back for his third loss in four elections. R: 321 D: 162
After his predecessor's assassination, the winning candidate beats Alton B. Parker, becoming the first VP-turned-President to win reelection on his own. R: 336 D: 140
Victory in the Spanish-American War buoys the incumbent Republican to a comfortable victory over William Jennings Bryan, giving the latter his second straight loss. R: 292 D: 155
The winning candidate, despite having no experience in public service, wins the electoral college while losing the popular vote by more than 2%. R: 304 D: 227
The winning candidate gets the most total votes ever, while the losing candidate refuses to concede. D: 306 R: 232
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