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.
He is best known for being the 14th president of the United States.
Yes, Pierce carried California.
James Buchanan of the Democratic party was elected president at the United States Presidential Election of 1856. The other major candidates from the 1856 election included Millard Filmore of the Know-Nothing party and John C. Frémont of the Republican party.
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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 .
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Incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt won reelection in the 1936 presidential election defeating Alfred Landon. In the 1936 presidential election Franklin Roosevelt received 523 electoral votes and Alfred Landon received 8 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Roosevelt 27,757,333 and Landon 16,684,231.
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