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In the Presidential Election of 1880, the Republicans nominated James A. Garfield of Ohio, the Democrats nominated Winfield S. Hancock of Pennsylvania, and the Greenback-Labor Party nominated James B. Weaver of Iowa. James A. Garfield won the election, becoming the 20th President of the United States.
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Did Robert dole run for president?
Yes, Bob Dole ran for president against Bill Clinton in 1996.
What year did john Anderson run for president?
1980, against Reagan and Carter, as an independent
Can another democrat run against the existing democratic president?
A Democrat could run for the Democratic nomination against an incumbent Democratic President. This happened in 1980 , for example, when Ted Kennedy ran against President Carter. A democrat would not run on the same party lines as another Democrat since the Democratic party can only nominate one candidate themselves. So a third party could nominate a Democrat to run for president if that Democrat lost the Democratic nomination to someone else.
Who did Victoria Woodhall run against in the race for president?
Ulysses S Grant won that year.
When did Michael dukakis run for president?
Yes. Michael Dukakis ran on the Democratic ticket against George H. W. Bush in 1988.
Who did Chester Arthur run against for vice president?
William Hayden English, congressman from Indiana, was the Arthur's Democratic opponent in 1880.
Who did Chester A Arthur run against?
Chester A. Arthur ran as the Vice Presidential candidate with James Garfield on the Republican ticket. They ran against Winfield Scott Hancock with running mate William Hayden English as the Democratic challengers. Chester A. Arthur did not run for President, he became president when Garfield was assassinated in 19 September 1881 at which time Chester Arthur was sworn in as President. Arthur's party did not select him for re-election.
Who did James A. Garfield run against?
James A Garfield ran against Winfield S. Hancock Popular Votes Electoral Votes James Garfield 4,453,295 214 Winfield Hancock 4,414,082 155
Did Chester Arthur win a presidential election?
No, he did not. He became president after the assassination of President Garfield, served out that one term and did not run again.
Who did President Arthur run against for president?
President Arthur never ran for President.
When did Chester Arthur run for president?
He didn't. He was VP under James Garfield, who was shot and killed during his first year in office, so then Arthur became president.
Who did president John Adams run against?
Henry Crawford
Did a woman run against Abraham Lincoln for president?
nope
Can an incumbant president be forced to run against his own party?
NO-- Nobody can be forced to run for president or for any other elected office.
What did the 20th President of the US accomplish?
James Abram Garfield was elected as U.S. President in 1880 and only served a short term before he was murdered in 1881. He was the last of the seven presidents to be born in a log cabin and the second president to be shot in office. Due to his brief run as President his dealings were patronage issues. One he was noted for specifically was an investigation of whether mail route contracts were being awarded fraudulantly with tax money lining the pockets of those involved. Even thought members of the Republican Party were involved Garfield stood fast and continued the investigation. Because of the scandals caused by his investigation called the 'Star Route Scandal' it results in important civil service reforms. July 2, 1881 Charles Guiteau a disturbed office seeker shot President Garfield in the back. President Garfield did not die until September 19, 1881 of blood poisoning. Upon President Garfield's death Chester Arthur became President and Charles Guiteau was convicted of murder and hung June 30, 1882.
Was John Breckinridge a president?
He never was a president, but he did run for president in the 1860 election against Lincoln, Douglas, and Bell.
Can the secretary of state run against the sitting president?
if they want to,yes
