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Yes there is no wartime exception or restrictions in the Constitution for holding presidential elections.
With that said, no sitting president who has run for reelection during a war has failed to be reelected.
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 7y agoThe Constitution of the US has no provision for suspending presidential elections under any condition - including no provision to suspend elections during war time.
In fact several US presidents WERE elected during war time including:
James Madison (elected to 2nd term during the War of 1812)
Abraham Lincoln (elected to 2nd term during the Civil War)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (elected to 4th term during World War II)
Dwight Eisenhower (elected during the Korean War)
John F. Kennedy (elected during the Vietnam War)
Lyndon Johnson (elected during the Vietnam War)
Richard Nixon (elected and re-elected during the Vietnam War)
Also it can be argued that George W. Bush was elected and Barack Obama elected and re-elected during the ongoing wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The 2016 US election will almost certainly see a president elected during ongoing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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∙ 16y agoyes, because a president was elected during the civil war
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∙ 15y agoWhen I went to Vietnam Lyndon B. Johnson was president. While I was there Richard M. Nixon was elected to the presidency. So yes, the US can, and has, changed presidents during wartime.
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∙ 15y agoYes, it has happened several time in history. For example, President Truman was inaugurated during WW2.
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∙ 15y agoYes. A time of war does not suspend the electoral process.
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∙ 10y agoYes. Elections go on as regularly scheduled during a war. A President could lose during war time and be replaced.
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∙ 13y agoYes, elections are held every four years regardless of circumstances.
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The civil war hero who was elected president in 1868?
The president during the Civil War was Abraham Lincoln.
When was Harding elected?
harding was elected in 1920 after the great war or world war 1
Who was the first USA President?
The first President was not George Washington it was John Hanson. John Hanson was the president during the revolutionary war and was owned by England. George Washington was elected autonomously when America was a country of its own.
What president of the US was in office during the war in 1812?
James Madison was the president of the United States throughout the entirety of the war of 1812. He served as president from 1809-1817.
Who was president during the 2nd war for independence?
James Madison was the president during this war, also known as the War of 1812.
Who was the union president during the civil war?
Lincoln. He was the 16th President and was elected in 1860.
What president was elected by popularity during world war ll?
FDR .
The civil war hero who was elected president in 1868?
The president during the Civil War was Abraham Lincoln.
What events happened during civil war?
they elected abraham lincoln as president
Was there a war going on when George Washington was president?
George Washington was an army general during the revolutionary war before he was elected president
Who was the king of the south during the civil war?
They never had a King. During the civil war, Jefferson Davis was elected to be president after the war if the won.
Who was the president of Pakistan during Kargil war?
Muhammad Rafiq tarar was elected into office in 1998 to 2001 and the Kargil war was during 1999.
Who took command of the Confederate Army?
During the war, Jefferson Davis was elected President of the Confederacy.
What did Dwight D. Eisenhower do during the Korean War?
After he was elected President in 1952, he visited Korea and negotiated a truce which ended the war. He was not in the military during most of the war.
What role did James Madison play in the war of 1812?
I believe he was elected president. !!Boweezie10 owns!!
How was the president of the time of the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln was the president during the Civil War.
When was Harding elected?
harding was elected in 1920 after the great war or world war 1
