U.S. presidential election

United States presidential elections determine who serves as President and Vice President of the United States for four-year terms, starting on Inauguration Day (January 20th of the year after the election).

Results

* "Major Opponent" is defined as a candidate receiving greater than 1% of the total popular vote for elections including and after 1824, or greater than 5 electoral votes for elections including and before 1820. (This column may not be complete).

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1824 - 1820

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† Denotes a minority President—one receiving less than 50% of all popular votes.

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‡ Denotes a (minority) President who did not receive a plurality of the popular votes and the opposing candidate who did.

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** Denotes an election in which a losing candidate received an absolute majority of the popular votes.

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Note: Presidents John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, Andrew Johnson, Chester Arthur and Gerald Ford served as president but never won an election for president; Ford was never elected vice-president. Tyler and Johnson never ran, not even as incumbents; Fillmore ran later, but not as an incumbent.

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