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Elections · 1789–2016

A History of the Elections

Every presidential election in American history, in order — the candidates, the matchups, and the results. Select any year to explore its full story.

58 elections
1789George Washington 1792George Washington 1796Adams vs Jefferson 1800Jefferson vs Adams 1804Jefferson vs Pinckney 1808Madison vs Pinckney 1812Madison vs Clinton 1816Monroe vs King 1820James Monroe 1824Adams vs Jackson 1828Jackson vs Adams 1832Jackson vs Clay 1836Buren vs Harrison 1840Harrison vs Buren 1844Polk vs Clay 1848Taylor vs Cass 1852Pierce vs Scott 1856Buchanan vs Frémont 1860Lincoln vs Breckinridge 1864Lincoln vs McClellan 1868Grant vs Seymour 1872Grant vs Greeley 1876Hayes vs Tilden 1880Garfield vs Hancock 1884Cleveland vs Blaine 1888Harrison vs Cleveland 1892Cleveland vs Harrison 1896McKinley vs Bryan 1900McKinley vs Bryan 1904Roosevelt vs Parker 1908Taft vs Bryan 1912Wilson vs Roosevelt 1916Wilson vs Hughes 1920Harding vs Cox 1924Coolidge vs Davis 1928Hoover vs Smith 1932Roosevelt vs Hoover 1936Roosevelt vs Landon 1940Roosevelt vs Willkie 1944Roosevelt vs Dewey 1948Truman vs Dewey 1952Eisenhower vs Stevenson 1956Eisenhower vs Stevenson 1960Kennedy vs Nixon 1964Johnson vs Goldwater 1968Nixon vs Humphrey 1972Nixon vs McGovern 1976Carter vs Ford 1980Reagan vs Carter 1984Reagan vs Mondale 1988Bush vs Dukakis 1992Clinton vs Bush 1996Clinton vs Dole 2000Bush vs Gore 2004Bush vs Kerry 2008Obama vs McCain 2012Obama vs Romney 2016Trump vs Clinton

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