There was no U. S. presidential election in 1850.

That has always been false; there was not a U. S. Presidential election in 2002. The most recent U. S. Presidential election before 2012 was in 2008.

George Washington won the first presidential election in 1789. The 2008 presidential election was the 56th presidential election in the United States.

It was held in 1789 .

The first U.S. presidential election was in 1789. George Washington was elected as the first president of the United States.