U.S. presidential elections are held every 4 years. Election Day is the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November.
Not in the US- presidential election were held in 2004 and 2008 the next one will be in 2012. (The year of a presidential election is always a multiple of 4 .)
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It was held in 1789 .
There were presidential and congressional election in every state in the US in 1852.
The most recent past US Presidential election was held on November 4, 2008; the next Presidential election will be on November 6, 2012. General elections are always held on Tuesday following the first Monday in November.
James Monroe won the US presidential election in which Rufus King was a contender. This election was held in 1816.
The US presidential election will be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. The main faceoff is between Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate John McCain.
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There was no US Presidential election in 2006. The date of the mid-term general election in 2006 was Tuesday, November 7. The date of the most recent Presidential election was Tuesday, November 4, 2008. The next Presidential election will be held Tuesday, November 6, 2012.
The president is elected by the Electoral College in December of an election year. The Electoral College is elected by the people in the general election held the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of an election year.
The four-year term for the US President was set by the US Constitution as it was originally ratified in 1787. The four-year term necessitates having an election every four years.
Iowa is the first caucus, which is held in January.