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United States Presidential Elections

1788 ELECTION FOR THE FIRST TERM, 1789-1793

George Washington, President; John Adams, Vice President

Name of candidate Total
George Washington, Esq 69
John Adams, Esq 34
Samuel Huntington, Esq 2
John Jay, Esq 9
John Hancock, Esq 4
Robert H. Harrison, Esq 6
George Clinton, Esq 3
John Rutledge, Esq 6
John Milton, Esq 2
James Armstrong, Esq 1
Edward Telfair, Esq 1
Benjamin Lincoln, Esq 1
Total electoral vote 69

 

1792 ELECTION FOR THE SECOND TERM, 1793-1797

George Washington, President; John Adams, Vice President

Name of candidate Total
George Washington, of Virginia 132
John Adams, of Massachusetts 77
George Clinton, of New York 50
Thomas Jefferson, of Virginia 4
Aaron Burr, of New York 1
Total electoral vote 132

 

1796 ELECTION FOR THE THIRD TERM, 1797-1801

John Adams, President; Thomas Jefferson, Vice President

Name of candidate Total
John Adams, of Massachusetts 71
Thomas Jefferson, of Virginia 68
Thomas Pinckney, of South Carolina 59
Aaron Burr, of New York 30
Samuel Adams, of Massachusetts 15
O. Ellsworth, of Connecticut 11
John Jay, of New York 5
George Clinton, of New York 7
S. Johnston, of North Carolina 2
James Iredell, of North Carolina 3
George Washington, of Virginia 2
C. C. Pinckney, of South Carolina 1
John Henry, of Maryland 2
Total electoral vote 138

 

1800 ELECTION FOR THE FOURTH TERM, 1801-1805

Thomas Jefferson, President; Aaron Burr, Vice President

Name of candidate Total
Thomas Jefferson, of Virginia *73
Aaron Burr, of New York *73
John Adams, of Massachusetts 65
Charles C. Pinckney, of South Carolina 64
John Jay, of New York 1
Total electoral vote 138
*There being no choice for President by the people, the election devolved upon the House of Representatives, and February 17, 1801, Thomas Jefferson was chosen by the votes of ten States, to four for Aaron Burr, and two blank.

 

1804 ELECTION FOR THE FIFTH TERM, 1805-1809

Thomas Jefferson, President; George Clinton, Vice President

For President: Total
Thomas Jefferson, of Virginia 162
Charles C. Pinckney, of South Carolina 14
For Vice-President: Total
George Clinton, of New York 162
Rufus King, of New York 14
Total electoral vote 176

 

1808 ELECTION FOR THE SIXTH TERM, 1809-1813

James Madison, President; George Clinton, Vice President

For President: Total
James Madison, of Virginia 122
George Clinton, of New York 6
Charles C. Pinckney, of South Carolina 47
For Vice-President: Total
George Clinton, of New York 113
James Madison, of Virginia 3
James Monroe, of Virginia 3
John Langdon, of New Hampshire 9
Rufus King, of New York 47
Total electoral vote 175

 

1812 ELECTION FOR THE SEVENTH TERM, 1813-1817

James Madison, President; Elbridge Gerry, Vice President

For President: Total
James Madison, of Virginia 128
De Witt Clinton, of New York 89
For Vice-President: Total
Elbridge Gerry, of Massachusetts 131
Jared Ingersoll, of Pennsylvania 86
Total electoral vote 217

 

1816 ELECTION FOR THE EIGHTH TERM, 1817-1821

James Monroe, President; Daniel D. Tompkins, Vice President

For President: Total
James Monroe, of Virginia 183
Rufus King, of New York 34
For Vice-President: Total
Daniel D. Tompkins, of New York 183
John E. Howard, of Maryland 22
James Ross, of Pennsylvania 5
John Marshall, of Virginia 4
Robert G. Harper, of Maryland 3
Total electoral vote 217

 

1820 ELECTION FOR THE NINTH TERM, 1821-1825

James Monroe, President; Daniel D. Tompkins, Vice President

For President: Total
James Monroe, of Virginia 231
John Quincy Adams, of Massachusetts 1
For Vice-President: Total
Daniel D. Tompkins, of New York 218
Richard Stockton, of New Jersey 8
Robert G. Harper, of Maryland 1
Richard Rush, of Pennsylvania 1
Daniel Rodney, of Delaware 4
Total Electoral Votes: Total
  235*
*The whole number of electors appointed was 235, but one elector from each of the States of Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Mississippi, having died, the number of votes actually cast was 232.

 

1824 ELECTION FOR THE TENTH TERM, 1825-1829

John Quincy Adams, President; John C. Calhoun, Vice President

For President: Total
Andrew Jackson, of Tennessee 99*
John Quincy Adams, of Massachusetts 84*
William H. Crawford, of Georgia 41
Henry Clay, of Kentucky 37
For Vice-President: Total
John C. Calhoun, of South Carolina 182
Nathan Sanford, of New York 30
Nathaniel Macon, of North Carolina 24
Andrew Jackson, of Tennessee 13
Martin Van Buren, of New York 9
Henry Clay, of Kentucky 2
Total Electoral Vote: Total
  261
*No choice for President having been made by the people, the election devolved upon the House of Representatives, and John Quincy Adams was elected, receiving the votes of thirteen States to seven for Andrew Jackson and four for William H. Crawford.

 

1828 ELECTION FOR THE ELEVENTH TERM, 1829-1833

Andrew Jackson, President; John C. Calhoun, Vice President

For President: Total
Andrew Jackson, of Tennessee 178
John Quincy Adams, of Massachusetts 83
For Vice-President: Total
John C. Calhoun, of South Carolina 171
Richard Rush, of Pennsylvania 83
William Smith, of South Carolina 7
Total Electoral Vote: Total
  261

 

1832 ELECTION FOR THE TWELFTH TERM, 1833-1837

Andrew Jackson, President; Martin Van Buren, Vice President

For President: Total
Andrew Jackson, of Tennessee 219
Henry Clay, of Kentucky 49
John Floyd, of Virginia 11
William Wirt, of Maryland 7
For Vice-President: Total
Martin Van Buren, of New York 189
John Sergeant, of Pennsylvania 49
William Wilkins, of Pennsylvania 30
Henry Lee, of Massachusetts 11
Amos Ellmaker, of Pennsylvania 7
Total Electoral Vote: Total
  286
*Two votes were not given in Maryland.

 

1836 ELECTION FOR THE THIRTEENTH TERM, 1837-1841

Martin Van Buren, President; Richard M. Johnson, Vice President

For President: Total
Martin Van Buren, of New York 170
William H. Harrison, of Ohio 73
Hugh L. White, of Tennessee 26
Daniel Webster, of Massachusetts 14
Willie P. Mangum, of North Carolina 11
For Vice-President: Total
Richard M. Johnson, of Kentucky 147*
Francis Granger, of New York 77*
John Tyler, of Virginia 47
William Smith, of Alabama 23
Total Electoral Vote: Total
  294
*There being no choice for Vice President by the people, the election devolved upon the Senate of the United States. Richard M. Johnson received 33 votes and Francis Granger 16 votes. Richard M. Johnson was thereupon declared elected Vice President.

 

1840 ELECTION FOR THE FOURTEENTH TERM, 1841-1845

William Henry Harrison,* President; John Tyler, Vice President

For President: Total
William H. Harrison, of Ohio 234
Martin Van Buren, of New York 60
For Vice-President: Total
John Tyler, of Virginia 234
R. M. Johnson, of Kentucky 48
L. W. Tazewell, of Virginia 11
James K. Polk, of Tennessee 1
Total Electoral Vote: Total
  294
*William Henry Harrison, ninth President of the United States, died at Washington, April 4, 1841. The duties of the Presidential office devolving, in this event, upon John Tyler, Vice President, he accordingly took the oath of office April 6, 1841.

 

1844 ELECTION FOR THE FIFTEENTH TERM, 1845-1849

James K. Polk, President; George M. Dallas, Vice President

For President: Total
James K. Polk, of Tennessee 170
Henry Clay, of Kentucky 105
For Vice-President: Total
George M. Dallas, of Pennsylvania 170
Theodore Frelinghuysen, of New Jersey 105
Total Electoral Vote: Total
  275
*And Providence Plantations.

 

1848 ELECTION FOR THE SIXTEENTH TERM, 1849-1853

Zachary Taylor,* President; Millard Fillmore, Vice President

For President: Total
Zachary Taylor, of Louisiana 163
Lewis Cass, of Michigan 127
For Vice-President: Total
Millard Fillmore, of New York 163
W. O. Butler, of Kentucky 127
Total Electoral Vote: Total
  290
*Zachary Taylor, twelfth President of the United States, died at Washington, July 9, 1850. The duties of the Presidential office devolving, in this event, upon the Vice President, Millard Fillmore, he accordingly took the oath of office July 10, 1850.

 

1852 ELECTION FOR THE SEVENTEENTH TERM, 1853-1857

Franklin Pierce, President; William R. King, Vice President

For President: Total
Franklin Pierce, of New Hampshire 254
Winfield Scott, of New Jersey 42
For Vice-President: Total
William R. King, of Alabama 254
William A. Graham, of North Carolina 42
Total Electoral Vote: Total
  296

 

1856 ELECTION FOR THE EIGHTEENTH TERM, 1857-1861

James Buchanan, President; John C. Breckinridge, Vice President

For President: Total
James Buchanan, of Pennsylvania 174
John C. Frémont, of California 114
Millard Fillmore, of New York 8
For Vice-President: Total
John C. Breckinridge, of Kentucky 174
William L. Dayton, of New Jersey 114
Andrew J. Donelson, of Tennessee 8
Total Electoral Vote: Total
  296

 

1860 ELECTION FOR THE NINETEENTH TERM, 1861-1865

Abraham Lincoln, President; Hannibal Hamlin, Vice President

For President: Total
Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois 180
John C. Breckinridge, of Kentucky 72
John Bell, of Tennessee 39
Stephen A. Douglas, of Illinois 12
For Vice-President: Total
Hannibal Hamlin, of Maine 180
Joseph Lane, of Oregon 72
Edward Everett, of Massachusetts 39
Herschel V. Johnson, of Georgia 12
Total Electoral Vote: Total
  303

 

1864 ELECTION FOR THE TWENTIETH TERM, 1865-1869

Abraham Lincoln,* President; Andrew Johnson, Vice President

For President: Total
Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois 212
George B. McClellan, of New Jersey 21
For Vice-President: Total
Andrew Johnson, of Tennessee 212
George H. Pendleton, of Ohio 21
Total Electoral Vote: Total
  233
*Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth President of the United States, was shot by an assassin on the night of April 14, 1865, and died the following morning. The duties of the Presidential office devolving, in this event, upon the Vice President, Andrew Johnson, he accordingly took the oath of office April 15, 1865.

 

1868 ELECTION FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST TERM, 1869-1873

Ulysses S. Grant, President; Schuyler Colfax, Vice President

For President: Total (excl. GA) Total (incl. GA)
Ulysses S. Grant, of Illinois 214 214
Horatio Seymour, of New York 71 80
For Vice-President: Total (excl. GA) Total (incl. GA)
Schuyler Colfax, of Indiana 214 214
Francis P. Blair, Jr., of Missouri 71 80
Total Electoral Vote: Total (excl. GA) Total (incl. GA)
  285 294

 

1872 ELECTION FOR THE TWENTY-SECOND TERM, 1873-1877

Ulysses S. Grant, President; Henry Wilson,* Vice President

For President: Total
Ulysses S. Grant, of Illinois 286
Horace Greeley, of New York **
B. Gratz Brown, of Missouri 18
Thomas A. Hendricks, of Indiana 42
Charles J. Jenkins, of Georgia 2
David Davis, of Illinois 1
For Vice-President: Total
Henry Wilson, of Massachusetts 286
B. Gratz Brown, of Missouri 47
N. P. Banks, of Massachusetts 1
George W. Julian, of Indiana 5
Alfred H. Colquitt, of Georgia 5
John M. Palmer, of Illinois 3
Thomas E. Bramlette, of Kentucky 3
William S. Groesbeck, of Ohio 1
Willis B. Machen, of Kentucky 1
Total Electoral Vote: Total
  352
*Died in the Capitol, Washington, D.C., November 22, 1875, aged 68 years.
**By resolution of the House, 3 votes cast for Horace Greeley were not counted.

 

1876 ELECTION FOR THE TWENTY-THIRD TERM, 1877-1881

Rutherford B. Hayes, President; William A. Wheeler, Vice President

For President: Total
Rutherford B. Hayes, of Ohio 185
Samuel J. Tilden, of New York 184
For Vice-President: Total
William A. Wheeler, of New York 185
Thomas A. Hendricks, of Indiana 184
Total Electoral Vote: Total
  369

 

1880 ELECTION FOR THE TWENTY-FOURTH TERM, 1881-1885

James A. Garfield,* President; Chester A. Arthur, Vice President

For President: Total
James A. Garfield, of Ohio 214
Winfield S. Hancock, of Pennsylvania 155**
For Vice-President: Total
Chester A. Arthur, of New York 214
William H. English, of Indiana 155**
Total Electoral Vote: Total
  369
*James A. Garfield, the twentieth President of the United States, was shot by an assassin July 2, 1881, and died from the effects of his wounds September 19, 1881. The duties of the Presidential office devolving, in this event, upon the Vice President, Chester A. Arthur, he accordingly took the oath of office in New York City, September 20, 1881, and again formally took the oath of office at Washington, September 22, 1881.
**The vote of Georgia, cast on the 8th of December, second Wednesday of the month, if not counted would reduce this total to 144.

 

1884 ELECTION FOR THE TWENTY-FIFTH TERM, 1885-1889

Grover Cleveland, President; Thomas A. Hendricks,* Vice President

For President: Total
Grover Cleveland, of New York 219
James G. Blaine, of Maine 182
For Vice-President: Total
Thomas A. Hendricks, of Indiana 219
John A. Logan, of Illinois 182
Total Electoral Vote: Total
  401
*Thomas A. Hendricks died at Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 25, 1885, aged 66 years.

 

1888 ELECTION FOR THE TWENTY-SIXTH TERM, 1889-1893

Benjamin Harrison, President; Levi P. Morton, Vice President

For President: Total
Benjamin Harrison, of Indiana 233
Grover Cleveland, of New York 168
For Vice-President: Total
Levi P. Morton, of New York 233
Allen G. Thurman, of Ohio 168
Total Electoral Vote: Total
  401

 

1892 ELECTION FOR THE TWENTY-SEVENTH TERM, 1893-1897

Grover Cleveland, President; Adlai E. Stevenson, Vice President

For President: Total
Grover Cleveland, of New York 277
Benjamin Harrison, of Indiana 145
James B. Weaver, of Iowa 22
For Vice-President: Total
Adlai E. Stevenson, of Illinois 277
Whitelaw Reid, of New York 145
James G. Field, of Virginia 22
Total Electoral Vote: Total
  444

 

1896 ELECTION FOR THE TWENTY-EIGHTH TERM, 1897-1901

William McKinley, President; Garret A. Hobart,* Vice President

For President: Total
William McKinley, of Ohio 271
William J. Bryan, of Nebraska 176
For Vice-President: Total
Garret A. Hobart, of New Jersey 271
Arthur Sewall, of Maine 149
Thomas E. Watson, of Georgia 27
Total Electoral Vote: Total
  447
*Garret A. Hobart died at Paterson, N.J., Nov. 21, 1899, aged 55 years.

 

1900 ELECTION FOR THE TWENTY-NINTH TERM, 1901-1905

William McKinley,* President; Theodore Roosevelt, Vice President

For President: Total
William McKinley, of Ohio 292
William J. Bryan, of Nebraska 155
For Vice-President: Total
Theodore Roosevelt, of New York 292
Adlai E. Stevenson, of Illinois 155
Total Electoral Vote: Total
  447
*William McKinley, the twenty-fourth President of the United States, was shot by an assassin Sept. 6, 1901, and died Sept. 14, 1901. The duties of the Presidential office devolving, in this event, upon the Vice President, Theodore Roosevelt, he accordingly took the oath of office at Buffalo, N.Y., on Sept. 14, 1901.

 

1904 ELECTION FOR THE THIRTIETH TERM, 1905-1909

Theodore Roosevelt, President; Charles Warren Fairbanks, Vice President

For President: Total
Theodore Roosevelt, of New York 336
Alton B. Parker, of New York 140
For Vice-President: Total
Charles W. Fairbanks, of Indiana 336
Henry G. Davis, of West Virginia 140
Total Electoral Vote: Total
  476

 

1908 ELECTION FOR THE THIRTY-FIRST TERM, 1909-1913

William Howard Taft, President; James Schoolcraft Sherman,* Vice President

For President: Total
William H. Taft, of Ohio 321
William J. Bryan, of Nebraska 162
For Vice-President: Total
James S. Sherman, of New York 321
John W. Kern, of Indiana 162
Total Electoral Vote: Total
  483
*James S. Sherman died at Utica, N.Y., Oct. 30, 1912, aged 57 years.

 

1912 ELECTION FOR THE THIRTY-SECOND TERM, 1913-1917

Woodrow Wilson, President; Thomas Riley Marshall, Vice President

For President: Total
Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey 435
Theodore Roosevelt, of New York 88
William H. Taft, of Ohio 8
For Vice-President: Total
Thomas R. Marshall, of Indiana 435
Hiram W. Johnson, of California 88
Nicholas M. Butler,* of New York 8
Total Electoral Vote: Total
  531
*After the election, Nicholas M. Butler, of New York, was selected to receive the electoral votes of the States of Utah and Vermont owing to the death of James S. Sherman.

 

1916 ELECTION FOR THE THIRTY-THIRD TERM, 1917-1921

Woodrow Wilson, President; Thomas Riley Marshall, Vice President

For President: Total
Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey 277
Charles E. Hughes, of New York 254
For Vice-President: Total
Thomas R. Marshall, of Indiana 277
Charles W. Fairbanks, of Indiana 254
Total Electoral Vote: Total
  531

 

1920 ELECTION FOR THE THIRTY-FOURTH TERM, 1921-1925

Warren G. Harding,* President; Calvin Coolidge, Vice President

For President: Total
Warren G. Harding, of Ohio 404
James M. Cox, of Ohio 127
For Vice-President: Total
Calvin Coolidge, of Massachusetts 404
Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York 127
Total Electoral Vote: Total
  531
*Warren G. Harding, the twenty-eighth President of the United States, died on Aug. 2, 1923. The duties of the Presidential office devolving, in this event, upon the Vice President, Calvin Coolidge, he accordingly took the oath of office at Plymouth, Vt., on Aug. 3, 1923.

 

1924 ELECTION FOR THE THIRTY-FIFTH TERM, 1925-1929

Calvin Coolidge, President; Charles G. Dawes, Vice President

For President: Total
Calvin Coolidge, of Massachusetts 382
John W. Davis, of West Virginia 136
Robert M. La Follette, of Wisconsin 13
For Vice-President: Total
Charles G. Dawes, of Illinois 382
Charles W. Bryan, of Nebraska 136
Burton K. Wheeler, of Montana 13
Total Electoral Vote: Total
  531

 

1928 ELECTION FOR THE THIRTY-SIXTH TERM, 1929-1933

Herbert C. Hoover, President; Charles Curtis, Vice President

For President: Total
Herbert C. Hoover, of California 444
Alfred E. Smith, of New York 87
For Vice-President: Total
Charles Curtis, of Kansas 444
Joseph T. Robinson, of Arkansas 87
Total Electoral Vote: Total
  531

 

1932 ELECTION FOR THE THIRTY-SEVENTH TERM, 1933-1937

Franklin D. Roosevelt, President; John N. Garner, Vice President

For President: Total
Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York 472
Herbert C. Hoover, of California 59
For Vice-President: Total
John N. Garner, of Texas 472
Charles Curtis, of Kansas 59
Total Electoral Vote: Total
  531

 

1936 ELECTION FOR THE THIRTY-EIGHTH TERM, 1937-1941

Franklin D. Roosevelt, President; John N. Garner, Vice President

For President: Total
Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York 523
Alfred M. Landon, of Kansas 8
For Vice-President: Total
John N. Garner, of Texas 523
Frank Knox, of Illinois 8
Total Electoral Vote: Total
  531

 

1940 ELECTION FOR THE THIRTY-NINTH TERM, 1941-1945

Franklin D. Roosevelt, President; Henry A. Wallace, Vice President

For President: Total
Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York 449
Wendell L. Willkie, of New York 82
For Vice-President: Total
Henry A. Wallace, of Iowa 449
Charles L. McNary, of Oregon 82
Total Electoral Vote: Total
  531

 

1944 ELECTION FOR THE FORTIETH TERM, 1945-1949

Franklin D. Roosevelt,* President; Harry S. Truman, Vice President

For President: Total
Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York 432
Thomas E. Dewey, of New York 99
For Vice-President: Total
Harry S. Truman, of Missouri 432
John W. Bricker, of Ohio 99
Total Electoral Vote: Total
  531
*Franklin D. Roosevelt, the thirty-first President of the United States, died on April 12, 1945. The duties of the Presidential office devolving, in this event, upon the Vice President, Harry S. Truman, he accordingly took the oath of office at Washington, D.C., on April 12, 1945.

 

1948 ELECTION FOR THE FORTY-FIRST TERM, 1949-1953

Harry S. Truman, President; Alben W. Barkley, Vice President

For President: Total
Harry S. Truman, of Missouri 303
Thomas E. Dewey, of New York 189
J. Strom Thurmond, of South Carolina 39
For Vice-President: Total
Alben W. Barkley, of Kentucky 303
Earl Warren, of California 189
Fielding L. Wright, of Mississippi 39
Total Electoral Vote: Total
  531

 

1952 ELECTION FOR THE FORTY-SECOND TERM, 1953-1957

Dwight D. Eisenhower, President; Richard M. Nixon, Vice President

For President: Total
Dwight D. Eisenhower, of New York 442
Adlai Stevenson, of Illinois 89
For Vice-President: Total
Richard M. Nixon, of California 442
John Sparkman, of Alabama 89
Total Electoral Vote: Total
  531

 

1956 ELECTION FOR THE FORTY-THIRD TERM, 1957-1961

Dwight D. Eisenhower, President; Richard M. Nixon, Vice President

For President: Total
Dwight D. Eisenhower, of New York 457
Adlai Stevenson, of Illinois 73
Walter B. Jones, of Alabama 1
For Vice-President: Total
Richard M. Nixon, of California 457
Estes Kefauver, of Tennessee 73
Herman Talmadge, of Georgia 1
Total Electoral Vote: Total
  531

 

1960 ELECTION FOR THE FORTY-FOURTH TERM, 1961-1965

John F. Kennedy,* President; Lyndon B. Johnson, Vice President

For President: Total

John F. Kennedy, of Massachusetts

303
Richard M. Nixon, of California 219
Harry F. Byrd, of Virginia 15
For Vice-President: Total

Lyndon B. Johnson, of Texas

303
Henry Cabot Lodge, of Massachusetts 219
Strom Thurmond, of South Carolina 14
Barry Goldwater, of Arizona 1
Total Electoral Vote: Total
  537
*John F. Kennedy, the thirty-fourth President of the United States, was assassinated on November 22, 1963. The duties of the Presidential office devolving, in this event, upon the Vice President, Lyndon B. Johnson, he accordingly took the oath of office at Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963.

 

1964 ELECTION FOR THE FORTY-FIFTH TERM, 1965-1969

Lyndon B. Johnson, President; Hubert H. Humphrey, Vice President

For President: Total
Lyndon B. Johnson, of Texas 486
Barry Goldwater, of Arizona 52
For Vice-President: Total
Hubert H. Humphrey, of Minnesota 486
William E. Miller, of New York 52
Total Electoral Vote: Total
  538

 

1968 ELECTION FOR THE FORTY-SIXTH TERM, 1969-1973

Richard M. Nixon, President; Spiro T. Agnew, Vice President

For President: Total
Richard M. Nixon, of New York 301
Hubert H. Humphrey, of Minnesota 191
George C. Wallace, of Alabama 46
For Vice-President: Total
Spiro T. Agnew, of Maryland 301
Edmund S. Muskie, of Maine 191
Curtis E. LeMay, of California 46
Total Electoral Vote: Total
  538

 

1972 ELECTION FOR THE FORTY-SEVENTH TERM, 1973-1977

Richard M. Nixon, President; Spiro T. Agnew, Vice President

For President: Total

Richard M. Nixon, of New York

520
George McGovern, of South Dakota 17
John Hospers, of California 1
For Vice-President: Total

Spiro T. Agnew, of Maryland

520
R. Sargent Shriver, of Maryland 17
Theodora Nathan, of Oregon 1
Total Electoral Vote: Total
  538
 

 

1976 ELECTION FOR THE FORTY-EIGHTH TERM, 1977-1981

James E. Carter, President; Walter F. Mondale, Vice President

For President: Total

James E. Carter, of Georgia

297
Gerald R. Ford of Michigan 240
Ronald W. Reagan, of California 1
For Vice-President: Total

Walter F. Mondale, of Minnesota

297
Robert Dole, of Kansas 241
Total Electoral Vote: Total
  538
 

 

1980 ELECTION FOR THE FORTY-NINTH TERM, 1981-1985

Ronald W. Reagan, President; George H.W. Bush, Vice President

For President: Total

Ronald W. Reagan, of California

489
James E. Carter, of Georgia 49
For Vice-President: Total

George H.W. Bush, of Texas

489
Walter F. Mondale, of Minnesota 49
Total Electoral Vote: Total
  538
 

 

1984 ELECTION FOR THE FIFTIETH TERM, 1985-1989

Ronald W. Reagan, President; George H.W. Bush, Vice President

For President: Total

Ronald W. Reagan, of California

525
Walter F. Mondale, of Minnesota 13
For Vice-President: Total

George H.W. Bush, of Texas

525
Geraldine A. Ferraro, of New York 13
Total Electoral Vote: Total
  538
 

 

1988 ELECTION FOR THE FIFTY-FIRST TERM, 1989-1993

George H.W. Bush, President; Spiro T. Agnew, Vice President

For President: Total

George H.W. Bush, of Texas

426
Michael S. Dukakis, Massachusetts 111
Lloyd M. Bentsen, of Texas 1
For Vice-President: Total

J. Danforth Quayle III, of Indiana

426
Lloyd M. Bentsen, of Texas 111
Michael S. Dukakis, of Massachusetts 1
Total Electoral Vote: Total
  538
 

 

1992 ELECTION FOR THE FIFTY-SECOND TERM, 1993-1997

William J. Clinton, President; Albert Gore Jr., Vice President

For President: Total

William J. Clinton, of Arkansas

370
George H.W. Bush, of Texas 168
For Vice-President: Total

Albert Gore Jr., of Tennessee

370
J. Danforth Quayle III, of Indiana 168
Total Electoral Vote: Total
  538
 

 

1996 ELECTION FOR THE FIFTY-THIRD TERM, 1997-2001

William J. Clinton, President; Albert Gore Jr., Vice President

For President: Total

William J. Clinton, of Arkansas

379
Robert Dole, of Kansas 159
For Vice-President: Total

Albert Gore Jr., of Tennessee

379
Jack Kemp, of new York 159
Total Electoral Vote: Total
  538
 

 

2000 ELECTION FOR THE FIFTY-FOURTH TERM, 2001-2005

George W. Bush, President; Richard B. Cheney, Vice President

For President: Total

George W. Bush, of Texas

271
Albert Gore Jr., of Tennessee 266
For Vice-President: Total

Richard B. Cheney, of Wyoming

271
Joseph Lieberman, of Connecticut 266
Total Electoral Vote: Total
  538*
* Elector Barbara Lett-Simmons of the District of Columbia declined to cast her electoral vote in protest, marking the first time since 1832 an elector abstained from voting. Lett-Simmons was protesting the District of Columbia's lack of voting representation in Congress. Also, Albert Gore Jr. won the popular vote with 51,003,926 to 50,460,110 for George W. Bush.

 

2004 ELECTION FOR THE FIFTY-FIFTH TERM, 2005-2009

George W. Bush, President; Richard B. Cheney, Vice President

For President: Total

George W. Bush, of Texas

286
John F. Kerry, Massachusetts 251
John R. Edwards, of North Carolina 1
For Vice-President: Total

Richard B. Cheney, of Wyoming

286
John R. Edwards, of North Carolina 252
Total Electoral Vote: Total
  538
An anonymous elector from Minnesota cast his ballot of "John Ewards" (sic) and the vote was given to John R. Edwards, marking the first time an elector voted for the same person to serve as both president and vice president.

 

Information from the United States Electoral College.

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