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Who was the first northern Democrat elected to the presidency since 1968?
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James Buchanan took office in 1857. Andrew Johnson was Democratic National Union served from 1865 to 1869 but was elected as Vice President under Lincoln. Grover Cleveland took office in 1885.
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∙ 11y agoJames Buchanan ran as a Democrat in 1856 and won. The Whigs self-destructed over slavery and the new Republican party ran John Fremont, but was not full organized yet.
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∙ 13y agoJames Buchanan was elected president in 1856.
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∙ 12y agoGrover Cleveland
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Who was the first democratic elected to the presidency after the civil war?
Grover Cleveland .
Which of these men was the first Democrat elected President of the US after the Civil War?
Do you mean who was the first Democrat to be elected President after the Civil War? The Republican party dominated for many years following the Civil War. After Lincoln was assassinated, he was succeeded by Johnson, a member of the War Union Party, who was followed by Grant, Hayes, Garfield, and Arthur, who were all Republicans. Then, in 1884, Grover Cleveland was elected. He was a Democrat, and he took office in 1885.
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Ford
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John Quincy Adams.
Who was the first democrat after the civil war?
Andrew Johnson succeeded Lincoln and was a Democrat, but he wasn't elected. It wasn't until Grover Cleveland was elected in 1884 that a Democrat was elected President. I think that back then the winner of the election was named President and the loser of the election became Vice President. That is the reason the Democrat Johnson succeeded the Republican Lincoln.A+: Grover ClevelandGrover Cleveland
What president was the first elected to the presidency while servining in the us senate?
John Tyler
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General Dwight David Eisenhower.
Who was the second Democrat president since 1861?
Woodrow Wilson became the second Democrat to win the presidency in 1912. Grover Cleveland was the first, winning in 1884 and 1892.
