Yes. A president can serve up to two terms. Much like Obama is right now.
Grover Cleveland became the 22nd president and served for one term, but was defeated in a reelection bid by Benjamin Harrison, who became our 23rd president. He later defeated the Democratic opponent after Harrison's first term, so therefore becoming the nation's 24th president.
Jimmy Carter fits that description.
The term for a defeated or term-limited incumbent is a "lame duck" (from its inability to continue on).
President Obama defeated Mitt Romney on November 6, 2012, and was re-elected to a second term as president.
Ronald Reagan :) your welcome!
After a closely fought and very expensive race, President Obama defeated his challenger, Mitt Romney, and was elected to a second term as president.
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He did not resign but was defeated in his bid for a second term by Ronald Reagan in 1980.
Yes. Grover Cleveland won in 1884, lost his bid for re-election in 1888 but won a second term in 1892. He was the only president to try again after being defeated in a bid for a second term.
Two. He served as George Washington's veep for his two terms as president, from 1789-1797. He won the presidential election in November 1796. He served only one term as president and was defeated by Thomas Jefferson in the 1800 election.
Yes, in the November 2012 election, he defeated Mitt Romney and won a second term as president. President Obama's term will officially end on January 20, 2017. (He is not eligible to run for another term in 2016, because the 22nd amendment limits the number of terms a president can serve.)
You are probably thinking of Jimmy Carter. Yes, Mr. Carter was a president-- but he is not a president now. He was America's 39th president: he served one term, and was defeated by Ronald Reagan in the 1980 election.