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US presidents are elected in years that are multiples of four. Presidential elections have been held every four years since 1788. Election day is the first Tuesday in November unless the first of November is a Tuesday, in which case the election is held the following Tuesday , that is on November 8.
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How long is the president elected for?
Every Four Years
Representatives are elected every years presidents every years and senators every years?
Representative seats are contested every two years. The Presidency is contested every four years. Senate seats are contested every six years, staggered out every two years (so 33 senators, then 33 two years later, then the last 34, then repeat)
How often are presidential candidates selected?
The president is elected by the Electoral College in December of an election year. The Electoral College is elected by the people in the general election held the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of an election year.
How often does the inauguration occur?
The presidential inaugurations occurs on January 20, of the year following the election.
Why is there more inaugurations than the forty-four presidents there are?
Some presidents were re-elected and so had more than one inauguration. Presidents who take office due to the death or resignation of the President do not have an inauguration ceremony unless they are later elected to a term of their own. Four presidents never had a inauguration ceremony. FDR had four.
