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  1. 1 day ago · The election of the president and the vice president of the United States is an indirect election in which citizens of the United States who are registered to vote in one of the fifty U.S. states or in Washington, D.C., cast ballots not directly for those offices, but instead for members of the Electoral College. [note 1] These electors then ...

  2. 4 days ago · The 1972 United States presidential election was the 47th quadrennial presidential election held on Tuesday, November 7, 1972. Incumbent Republican president Richard Nixon defeated Democratic U.S. senator George McGovern in a landslide victory. With 60.7% of the popular vote, Richard Nixon won the largest share of the popular vote for the ...

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    • Richard Nixon
    • Spiro Agnew
  3. 5 days ago · The 1976 United States presidential election was the 48th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 2, 1976. Democrat Jimmy Carter, former Governor of Georgia, defeated incumbent Republican president Gerald Ford in a narrow victory. This was the first presidential election since 1932 in which the incumbent was defeated, as ...

  4. 21 hours ago · Interactive graphic shows timeline of U.S. Presidents from George Washington to the present day. Responsive: View Mobile Version.

  5. May 17, 2024 · 1972 Nixon vs Mcgovern. In the 1972 presidential election, incumbent Republican President Richard M. Nixon faced off against Democratic challenger George Mcgovern. Nixon won the election in a landslide, capturing 49 states including Mcgovern's home state of South Dakota. Mcgovern won only Massachucetts and the District of Columbia.

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    • 2020
  6. 3 days ago · November 2, 1976. Participants: Jimmy Carter. Bob Dole. Gerald Ford. Eugene McCarthy. Walter Mondale. Gus Hall. United States presidential election of 1976, American presidential election held on November 2, 1976, in which Democrat Jimmy Carter defeated Republican Pres. Gerald R. Ford. At a glance: the election of 1976.

  7. 3 days ago · The new system existed primarily as a means of winning national elections and dividing the spoils of victory, and the principal function of the president became the distribution of government jobs. The term presidency of the United States of America refers to the chief executive office of the United States. In contrast to many countries with ...

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