George Washington was the first President of the United States, taking office in April of 1789. William McKinley was elected to a 2nd term in 1900 as the 25th President.
George Washington ran unopposed and was elected to his second term in 1792. He declined to run for a third term.
There were thirteen who served for two full terms, namely1. George Washington2. Thomas Jefferson3. James Madison4. James Monroe5. Andrew Jackson6. Ulysses S. Grant7. Grover Cleveland == his two terms were not consecutive8. Woodrow Wilson9. Franklin D. Roosevelt (served 3 full terms and died early in his 4th term).10. Dwight Eisenhower11. Ronald Reagan12. Bill Clinton13. George W. Bush.14. Barack Obama ( still serving his second term)Note: all of the above except Cleveland served their terms consecutively. Cleveland was the only President to leave office and then return later..There were three other presidents who were elected to two terms, but they did not complete the second term:1. Abraham Lincoln (assassinated at the beginning of his second term).2. William McKinley (assassinated at the beginning of his second term).3. Richard Nixon (resigned during his second term).There were also four presidents who were elected to a second term, but they hadn't been elected to the first (they didn't serve a full first term).1. Theodore Roosevelt (completed McKinley's second term and was elected to one term of his own).2. Calvin Coolidge (completed Warren Harding's term and was elected to one term of his own).3. Harry Truman (completed FDR's fourth term and was elected to one term of his own).4. Lyndon B. Johnson (completed Kennedy's term and was elected to one term of his own).Rate This Answer
Lincoln, McKinley (assassinated), and Nixon (resignation)
Benjamin Harrison.
14 out 24 = 58% who were elected to a first term and tried for a second, won. 14 presidents - Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Jackson, Lincoln, Grant, McKinley, Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt, Eisenhower, Nixon,Clinton, and George W. Bush won the second time they ran for president. 10 presidents- John Adams, John Q. Adams, Van Buren, Cleveland, Taft, Theodore Roosevelt, Hoover, Carter and George H. W. Bush lost the second time they ran. (Cleveland came back to win on his third try.)
Abraham Lincoln and William McKinley are the only two.
Eldridge "Butch" Walker (newly elected to 2nd term)
Under Nixon: Sprio Agnew 1st term Ford in the 2nd term Under Ford:Rockerfeller Under Carter: Fritz Mondel
the vice presidents wife is called second lady. she is called this because she isn't important. they get this name from the greek term "butt wipieia".
3 have said it a 2nd time after making a mistake the 1st time. # Calvin Coolidge # Chester A. Arthur. # Barack Obama Others have said it a 2nd time when they got re-elected.
He served 1933 to 1941, then 1941 to 1945. Actually his first term ended in 1937 but he was elected to a 2nd term which continued to 1941 when he began his 3rd term.