Yes, Pierce carried California.
Franklin Pierce was elected President in 1852 . The national election was held on November 2, 1852.
Franklin Pierce had that dubious distinction.
Pierce defeated General Winfield Scott, the Whig candidate, to win the presidency in 1852.
Pierce was not successful as a president. In fact, he did not win his party's nomination for a second term. He is the only president from New Hampshire.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected President four times, but died early in his fourth term of office.
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He is best known for being the 14th president of the United States.
Yes, Pierce won on his first try. He was probably surprised to be nominated since the race for nomination was between four other men, but none of them could get the required majority so Pierce was put up as a compromise .
No, governors don´t have to win a primary to get elected.
The statue is on the grounds of the state capital on New Hampshire. The Pierce family was much loved in New Hampshire. His father was a two-term governor and Franklin was a US senator, active in the state house,a noted lawyer in the state and a general in the Mexican War before he became President. He was the only man from NH to run for president, much less win.
Electors are elected by popular vote but the president is elected by the electoral college. A president candidate can win the popular vote and still not win if he doesn't win the electoral college.