Which presidents lost the first time they ran?

Answer 1

John Adams (1800)

John Quincy Adams (1828)

Martin Van Buren (1840)

Millard Fillmore (1856)

Grover Cleveland (1888)

Benjamin Harrison (1892)

William Howard Taft (1912)

Herbert Hoover (1932)

Gerald R. Ford (1976)

Jimmy Carter (1980)

George H. W. Bush (1992)

Answer 2

In 1800, President John Adams lost to Thomas Jefferson.

In 1828, President John Quincy Adams lost to Andrew Jackson.

In 1840, President Martin Van Buren lost to William Henry Harrison.

In 1888, President Grover Cleveland lost to Benjamin Harrison.

In 1892, President Benjamin Harrison lost to former President Grover Cleveland.

In 1912, President William Howard Taft lost to Woodrow Wilson.

In 1932, President Herbert Hoover lost to Franklin D. Roosevelt.

In 1976, President Gerald Ford lost to Jimmy Carter.

In 1980, President Jimmy Carter lost to Ronald Reagan.

In 1992, President George H. W. Bush lost to Bill Clinton.

Answer 3

The presidents who were nominated by their parties or won electoral votes before they were elected were Thomas Jefferson (in 1796), Andrew Jackson (in 1824), William Henry Harrison ( in 1836) and Richard Nixon(in 1960). Future presidents who tried or were considered for the nomination but not nominated were James Buchanan (in 1844 ,1848 and 1852 ), Abraham Lincoln (in 1856), Calvin Coolidge (1920) and Ronald Reagan ( in 1968 1976).

Gerald Ford (in 1976) lost the first and only time he ran but he was already president.

Answer 4

Ten incumbent presidents who were defeated when they ran for a second term:

1. John Adams (1800)
2. John Quincy Adams (1828)
3. Martin Van Buren (1840)
4. Grover Cleveland (1888)
5. Benjamin Harrison (1892)
6. William H. Taft (1912)
7. Herbert Hoover (1932)
8. Gerald R. Ford (1976)
9. Jimmy Carter (1980)
10. George H. W. Bush (1992)

Incumbent presidents John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, Andrew Johnson and Chester Arthur were not nominated for a second term even though they indicated they would accept such a nomination. Incumbents Polk and Hayes said in advance that they would not accept nomination to a second term .)

Answer 5

John Adams (1800), Martin Van Buren (1840), Grover Cleveland (1888), William H. Taft (1912), Gerald Ford (1976), Jimmy Carter (1980) and George H. Bush were the incumbent Presidents who were nominated for a second term, but lost. Grover Cleveland ran again in 1892 and won. Ex-President Theodore Roosevelt ran on a third-party ticket in 1912 and finished ahead of President Taft.

Answer 6

President Willy Taft and President Martin Van Buren

Answer 7

Ford, Nixon plus.........