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(Stephen) Grover Cleavland. As an incumbant president, he lost the 1888 election to Benjamin Harrison, but defeated Harrison in the 1892 election.

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Which American president lost a presidential election before he won one?

Richard Nixon


Does a inaguaration come before an election?

No. In the US, an election comes months before a President is sworn in at his inauguration.


When can you be president?

You can be president when there is an election. you should be maybe in your thirtys before you run.


Was their ever a president that was defeated in an election before he became president?

yes


Do you have to be 18 for 6 months before an election to vote for a president?

no You can register before you turn 18 if you will be 18 by the next Election Day.


How long does a president have before re-election?

About 4 years


How can the president lose lose his job before election time?

He/she can be impeached


How long does a US President and his Vice President serve before there needs to be another election?

They serve as Acting President andvice President during the interim period till the time of another election being held.


Did uylsses have a government job before a president?

ANSWER Before his election to President he was Lieutenant General and from March 1864 Chief of Staff of the Union Army.


Who was the vice president before Sargent Shriver?

Sargent Shriver was never the US vice president, although he was the US vice president nominee for the Democrat party in the 1972 election on the same ticket as McGovern. Gerald Ford was the Vice President under Nixon before the 1972 election.


Does an acting president remain in office if a war starts before the election?

The President stays in office until the end of his term, regardless if a war starts between the election and inauguration.


Who is actually president after the election and before being sworn in?

The president elect is not actually the president until noon of January 20 of the year following his election. Until then the incumbent president retains his full powers as president even if he has been voted out of another term.