How many presidents did not run for re-election?

Answer 1

Incumbent U. S. Presidents Who Could Have Run Again but Chose Not To:

1. George Washington (1796) -decided two terms was enough and set a 2-term precedent. Still popular, could have been re-elected
2. Thomas Jefferson (1808)- followed Washington's precedent
3. James Madison (1816)- followed Washington's precedent
4. James Monroe (1824)- followed Washington's precedent
5. Andrew Jackson (1836)- followed Washington's precedent and in poor health
6. John Tyler (1844) - expelled from his party - no chance to be nominated
7. James K. Polk (1848) - refused a second term- could have won.
8. James Buchanan (1860- his party split - not considered for nominaition
9. Ulysses S. Grant (1876)- served two terms- not drafted for a third.
10. Rutherford B. Hayes (1880)- refused a second term- could have won no doubt
11. Chester A. Arthur (1884)- was not nominated despite trying to be
12. Grover Cleveland (1896)- followed Washington's precedent
13. Theodore Roosevelt (1908) (ran in 1912) - agreed not to run- had 2nd thoughts later
14. Woodrow Wilson (1920) (too ill, really wanted to run but did not pursue the idea.
15. Calvin Coolidge (1928)- refused a third term - would have been nominated
16. Lyndon Johnson (1968)- faced serious opposition for the nomination for a third term, decided not to try for it.

Answer 2

Only two modern incumbent Democrats ran for re-election and lost,. They were Jimmy Carter in 1980 and Grover Cleveland in 1888. Cleveland ran again in 1892 and won. Martin Van Buren of the pre Civil War Democrats lost his re-eleciton bid 1840 and James Knox Polk chose not to run again in 1848.

Answer 3

Of the 57 U. S. presidential elections to date, the incumbent president was reelected in 22 of them.

In ten elections, the incumbent president was nominated but lost the election:

John Adams lost to Thomas Jefferson in 1800.

John Quincy Adams lost to Andrew Jackson in 1828.

Martin Van Buren lost to William Henry Harrison in 1840.

Grover Cleveland lost to Benjamin Harrison in 1888.

Benjamin Harrison lost to Grover Cleveland in 1892.

William Howard Taft lost to Woodrow Wilson in 1912.

Herbert Hoover lost to Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932.

Gerald Ford lost to Jimmy Carter in 1976.

Jimmy Carter lost to Ronald Reagan in 1980.

George H. W. Bush lost to Bill Clinton in 1992.

(Grover Cleveland lost while running as the incumbent president but won four years later.)

Eight others either chose not to run or failed to win their party's nomination:

John Tyler, 1844

James K. Polk, 1848

Millard Fillmore, 1852

Franklin Pierce, 1856

James Buchanan, 1860

Andrew Johnson, 1868

Rutherford B. Hayes, 1880

Chester A. Arthur, 1884

Answer 4

The incumbent presidents who ran for re-election but lost were

John Adams (in 1800)

John Quincy Adams (in 1828)

Martin Van Buren (in 1840)

Benjamin Harrison (in 1892)

William Howard Taft ( in 1912)

Herbert Hoover (in 1932)

Gerald Ford (in 1976)

Jimmy Carter (in 1980)

George H. W. Bush (in 1992)

Theodore Roosevelt agreed to leave office in 1908 but in 1912 lost a bid for another term, running as a third-party candidate when he failed to get the Republican nomination.

Incumbents Millard Fillmore (1852), Franklin Pierce (1856) and Chester Arthur (1884) ran for the nomination of their party but lost. Andrew Johnson was a candidate for nomination by the opposition Democratic party, but lost his bid in 1868.

Incumbents Polk (1848), Hayes (1880), Coolidge (1928),Truman (1952) and L. Johnson (1968) chose not to run again for varying reasons.

Answer 5

2 presidents have been re elected.

Answer 6

10 have been reelected, you do the math

Answer 7

8

Answer 8

Two