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Thomas Jefferson lost in 1796 and won in 1800 and 1804.

Andrew Jackson lost in 1824 and won in 1828 and 1832.

William Henry Harrison lost in 1836 and won in 1840.

Grover Cleveland lost in 1888 and won in 1892. He had also won in 1884; he is the only U.S. President to be voted out of office then voted back in four years later. Also, he received more popular votes than Benjamin Harrison in the 1888 election, making him the only President besides Franklin D. Roosevelt to win the popular vote in at least three consecutive elections.

Richard M. Nixon lost in 1960 and won in 1968 and 1972.

There was also one U.S. President who had previously run for Vice President and lost: Franklin D. Roosevelt lost the vice presidential election of 1920 then won the presidential elections of 1932, 1936, 1940 and 1944.

(Thomas A. Hendricks lost the vice presidential election of 1876 then won the vice presidential election of 1884.)

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Did any president lose the first time they ran?

Yes. Richard M. Nixon originally ran for President in 1960 after serving two terms as Dwight D. Eisenhower's Vice-President, but lost to John F. Kennedy. Nixon ran again and won in 1968.


Who ran for president and lost in 1992?

In 1992 George H. W. Bush ran for the Republicans and lost, H. Ross Perot ran as an Independent and lost. Bill Clinton (William J. Clinton) won the election.


Who is the only president ever reelected after defeat?

Cleveland lost his re-election bid in 1888 but won again in 1992. Nixon ran for president and lost in 1960 but won in 1968 and again in 1972. Jackson lost in a 4-man race in 1824, then won in 1828 and again in 1832. Jefferson came in second in 1796 but won in 1800 and 1804. I think these are all the losing presidential candidates who came back to win. Lincoln, Hayes and maybe others lost an election before winning the big one. Also, William Henry Harrison lost to Martin Van Buren in 1836 but beat him in 1840.


Vice president that was not the same party as president?

In 1796, when John Adams was elected President, the Vice Presidency went to his opponent, Thomas Jefferson. At that time, instead of electing the Vice President separately, whoever finished second in the Presidential election became Vice President, and Jefferson received more votes than Adams' running mate, Thomas Pinckney.In 1864, when Republican President Abraham Lincoln ran for reelection, instead of running with his Vice President, Hannibal Hamlin, again, he ran with Democrat Andrew Johnsonas National Union Party candidates.


Who ran for president three times lost three times but still served as president?

James Buchanan ran for the Democratic nomination three times (in 1844 ,1848 and 1852 ) before he was finally nominated and won the election in 1856.

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When did Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton run for presidant?

Jefferson ran in 1796, but lost to John Adams. He ran again and won against Adams in 1800. Hamilton never ran for president. Hamilton was not born in the US, and was not eligible to be President.


Did any president lose the first time they ran?

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What future president ran for Vice-president and lost?

Dick Chaney ran for Vice President and who is also our Vice President today.


Who ran for president and lost in 1992?

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Can you run more than 3 times to become president after you lost an election?

Depends on how it happened. Lets say you ran for president you won, then ran again and lost you can run again as many times you like but once you won two elections that's it your done you can't run for president any more. So in all yes if you haven't won two elections yet.