It was Richard Nixon who was standing against Kennedy and not Eishenhower in the year 1960.
Although Bill Clinton received only about 43% of the popular votes in 1992 and about 49% in 1996, in both cases he clearly received more than any other candidate. In '92, the votes for George Bush and Ross Perot totaled about 56%, which is why many people believe Bush would have won reelection if Perot hadn't split the Republican votes. In 1992, Bill Clinton beat George H. W. Bush 370 to 168, and in 1996 he beat Bob Dole 379 to 159.
Abraham Lincoln defeated Democrat George McClellan in the election 0f 1864. Lincoln won 212 electoral votes to McClellan's 21 votes, and Lincoln beat McClellan by approximately 403,000 popular votes.
The winner of the electoral votes for any given state, is the candidate who wins the popluar vote for that state. For example, in the 2000 election, Al Gore beat George Bush by 500,000+ popular votes but Bush won the bigger states that have more electoral votes and took the presidency. The popular vote counts big time. Don't let anyone tell you different!
No. In fact the Socialist candidate got only 139,000 out of 48.7 million votes nationwide which was 0.29% of the popular vote. He did best in Wisconsin, with 0.98% of the popular vote. Harry Truman(D) beat Thomas Dewey (R) to win.
Richard Nixon. One of the important events in the election was the first TV debate between Nixon and Kennedy. Nixon looked dead on TV and Kennedy looked young and smart. It gave him the election.
Reagan beat Mondale in the 1984 election. Reagan's victory was one of the most lopsided in US history- he took 525 of the 538 electoral votes, and had almost 60% of the popular vote.
In the national popular vote, Polk beat Clay by fewer than 40,000 votes, a margin of 1.4%. James G.
In the national popular vote, Polk beat Clay by fewer than 40,000 votes, a margin of 1.4%. James G.
In the national popular vote, Polk beat Clay by fewer than 40,000 votes, a margin of 1.4%. James G.
Franklin D. Roosevelt won the 1932 presidential election defeating Herbert Hoover. In the 1932 presidential election Franklin Roosevelt received 472 electoral votes and Herbert Hoover received 59 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Roosevelt 22,829,501 and Hoover 15,760,684. Socialist Party candidate Norman Thomas received 884,781 popular votes for President, but no electoral votes.
In the national popular vote, Polk beat Clay by fewer than 40,000 votes, a margin of 1.4%. James G.
William Clinton won the 1992 presidential election defeating incumbent President George H.W. Bush and independent candidate H. Ross Perot. In the 1992 presidential election William Clinton received 370 electoral votes and George Bush received 168 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Clinton 44,908,254 and Bush 39,102,343. Independent candidate H. Ross Perot received 19,741,065 popular votes for President, but no electoral votes.