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The 1948 US election was won by the Democratic Party candidate Harry S. Truman. President Truman was re-elected as the 33rd President of the United States. He defeated his nearest…
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The presidential election of 1952 took place during the Cold War, when fears of Communism and anti-Soviet sentiments controlled the political atmosphere of the United States. Incumbent President Harry S.…
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The presidential election of 1956 was a replay of the 1952 election between incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Democratic nominee Adlai Stevenson. The 1956 election season marked the start…
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The presidential election of 1960 was a close race between Vice President Richard Nixon and Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy. Kennedy defeated Nixon by just 0.1 percent of the popular…
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The presidential election of 1964 was a race between incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson and Republican Barry Goldwater, Senator of Arizona. Kennedy’s popularity endured after his assassination, benefiting Johnson and…
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The presidential election of 1968 took place during a chaotic time for the United States, in the wake of riots, two assassinations, and the Vietnam War. The Republican Party nominated…
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The presidential election of 1972 was a race between incumbent President Richard Nixon and Senator George McGovern of South Dakota. Nixon was reelected by the widest margin in U.S. history,…
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The election of 1976 took place in the aftermath of the Watergate Scandal, in which former President Richard Nixon and Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned, and Gerald Ford and Nelson…
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The 1980 US election was largely a showdown between Republican candidate Reagan and Democrat Jimmy Carter. It was won by Reagan, who became the 40th President of the United States.…
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The presidential election of 1984 was between incumbent President Ronald Reagan and Democrat Walter Mondale, who served as vice president during the presidency of Jimmy Carter. Reagan’s success as a…
