Democratic Party candidate John F. Kennedy won the 1960 presidential election defeating Republican Party candidate Richard Nixon. In the 1960 presidential election John F. Kennedy received 303 electoral votes, Richard Nixon received 219 electoral votes, and Harry Byrd received 15 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Kennedy 34,226,731 and Nixon 34,108,157.
Lincoln
James Polk ran as a Jackson Democrat in 1844 and defeated the Whig candidate , Henry Clay.
In 2008, having fought against Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination, Barack Obama's opponent was Republican presidential candidate John McCain, whom he defeated to become president. In 2012, Mr. Obama had to fight against Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney; once again, he was victorious, winning a second term as president.
Richard Nixon was a Republican. He defeated John Ashbrook and Pete McCloskey for the Republican nomination.
James Monroe defeated the federalist Rufus King in the presidential election of 1817. James Monroe was a member of the Democratic-Republican party.
Democratic Party candidate John F. Kennedy won the 1960 presidential election defeating Republican Party candidate Richard Nixon. In the 1960 presidential election John F. Kennedy received 303 electoral votes, Richard Nixon received 219 electoral votes, and Harry Byrd received 15 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Kennedy 34,226,731 and Nixon 34,108,157.
Woodrow Wilson, the Democratic candidate, defeated incumbent William Howard Taft and former President Teddy Roosevelt, who was trying for a second, nonconsecutive elected term. Roosevelt was at odds with his successor, and ran under the Progressive (Bull Moose) Party, drawing many Republican votes.
Taft
The 1980 United States presidential election was the 49th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 4, 1980. Republican nominee Ronald Reagan defeated incumbent Democratic president Jimmy Carter in a landslide victory.
Grover Cleveland
Republican Party candidate incumbent President George W. Bush won reelection in the 2004 presidential election defeating Democratic Party candidate John Kerry. In the 2004 presidential election George W. Bush received 286 electoral votes and John Kerry received 251 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Bush 60,693,281 and Kerry 57,355,978.
The result of the 1920 Presidential election is that the Republican candidate Warren G. Harding defeated Democrat James M. Cox.