No. Although the incumbent president is very likely to be nominated for a second term, if there is strong reason to be believe that he will not win re-election and if another attractive candidate emerges, an incumbent president can fail to get the nomination.
If an incumbent president is seeking a second term in office, his or her party is likely to nominate the president in question. In the U.S., presidents can serve two, 4-year terms.
The incumbent is the current holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent
If an incumbent president is willing and qualified to run for reelection, his party does not contest his nomination, most likely because of the message that would be interpreted if the party does not support its incumbent president. However, that was not always the case. Before the Civil War, several incumbent presidents, including Franklin Pierce in 1856, sought but did not receive their parties' nominations for president.
The twentieth amendment to the United States constitution states that the previous President's term shall end at noon on January 20, and the incumbent President's term begins at the same time.
No. Although the incumbent president is very likely to be nominated for a second term, if there is strong reason to be believe that he will not win re-election and if another attractive candidate emerges, an incumbent president can fail to get the nomination.
Barack Obama is the incumbent US President, now campaigning for election to a second term.
William Howard Taft, the incumbent President, was nominated by the Republicans for a second term in 1912.
Barack Obama is the incumbent US President, now campaigning for election to a second term.
If an incumbent president is seeking a second term in office, his or her party is likely to nominate the president in question. In the U.S., presidents can serve two, 4-year terms.
The incumbent is the current holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent
Often, an incumbent president (no matter which party he is from) will not have someone in his party challenging him when he runs for his second term. For example, when President Bush ran for a second term in 2004, the Republican party did not put up any serious opposition (although there were some unsuccessful third-party efforts). Similarly, there is not a serious effort from the Democrats to run a challenger to President Obama as he seeks a second term. This is not unusual: the incumbent is usually given the chance to seek re-election.
Yes, Barack Obama was the incumbent in the 2012 presidential election. He had been elected as President of the United States in 2008 and was seeking re-election for a second term in 2012.
incumbent, in politics, is the holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W. Bush was the incumbent, because he was the president in the current term while the election sought to determine the president for the following term.
Herbert Hoover, Republican and incumbent president.
In 1992, Governor Bill Clinton beat incumbent president, George H.W. Bush. Governor Clinton received 68% of the electoral votes, and 43% of the popular vote.In 1996, President Clinton, now the incumbent, beat Senator Bob Dole. Clinton received 70% of the electoral vote, and 49% of the popular vote.
If the incumbent president wants to run again for president, it ultimately depends on the rules and processes within each political party. Both the Democrats and Republicans typically hold primary elections or elect delegates to decide their presidential nominees. The decision ultimately rests with the party members and voters, who will choose whether to support the incumbent president or opt for a different candidate.