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This article is a list of United States presidential candidates. The first U.S. presidential election was held in 1788–1789, followed by the second in 1792. Presidential elections have been held every four years thereafter. Presidential candidates win the election by winning a majority of the electoral vote. If no candidate wins a majority of ...
This article lists those elections in chronological order. (For more information about the office of the U.S. presidency, see presidency of the United States of America .) presidential election of 1789. presidential election of 1792. presidential election of 1792. presidential election of 1800.
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List of presidential candidates by votes in one election; Candidate Year Party Popular vote Notes Joe Biden: 2020: Democratic: 81,283,501 Winner. Donald Trump: 2020: Republican: 74,223,975 Runner-up (incumbent). Barack Obama: 2008: Democratic: 69,498,516 Winner. Barack Obama: 2012: Democratic: 65,915,795 Winner (incumbent).
CandidateYearPartyPopular Vote81,283,50174,223,97569,498,51665,915,795People also ask
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U.S. presidential election results. year. candidate. political party. electoral votes 1. popular votes 2. popular percentage 3. 1 In elections from 1789 to 1804, each elector voted for two individuals without indicating which was to be president and which was to be vice president.
YearCandidatePolitical PartyElectoral Votes 120202322020306Faith Spotted Eaglenot a candidate1not a candidate1- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
1788–89 United States presidential election; Party Candidate Votes % Independent: George Washington: 43,782 100% Federalist: John Adams (vice president) n/a n/a Federalist: John Jay: n/a n/a Federalist: Robert H. Harrison: n/a n/a Federalist: John Rutledge: n/a n/a Federalist: John Hancock: n/a n/a Anti-Administration: George Clinton: n/a n/a ...
Through 2020, there have been 59 presidential elections. This page links to the results of those historical elections, including a larger map, results and synopsis of the race. An interactive version of each map is also available, letting you change history. To view maps and results from all prior presidential elections on a single page, see ...
Historical Timeline. View the electoral map for any prior presidential election. Click or tap any of the maps for a more detailed narrative of that election and a link to an interactive version where you can change history. For a different perspective, look at the same since maps, which track the current single party voting streak for each state.
