Senator John McCain ran against Barack Obama for what became Obama's second term.
Mitt Romney ran against President Obama in the 2012 election, Obama's 2nd presidential election.
Senator John McCain ran against Barack Obama for what became Obama's second term.
John McCain
In 2012, President Obama was seeking re-election, and his Republican opponent was Mitt Romney, a business executive and former governor of Massachusetts. Mr. Obama defeated him, to win a second term.
Barack Obama first ran for president in the 2008 election cycle. (He announced his intention to run in 2007, while he was still serving in the U.S. Senate.) In the 2008 election, Mr. Obama defeated his opponent, Senator John McCain, and was elected president. He assumed office in January 2009. He was then re-elected in November 2012, and began serving his second term in January 2013.
In 1984, George H.W. Bush and Ronald Reagan ran against Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferrero. Reagan would be re-elected, and Bush would serve a second term as Vice President.In 1992, George H. W. Bush ran against Bill Clinton for a second term as President. Clinton would win, becoming the 42nd President.In 1998, George W. Bush ran against Garry Mauro for a second term as Governor of Texas, winning.In 2004, George W. Bush ran against John Kerry for a second term as President. Bush would win and serve 4 more years.
1980: Frank D. White (R) ran against Bill Clinton for Arkansas Governor, ousting Clinton after his first term.1982: Frank D. White (R) again ran against BIll Clinton for Arkansas Governor, losing the governorship back to Clinton who would then serve his 2nd term.1986: Frank D. White (R) ran against BIll Clinton for Arkansas Governor, a third and final time, failing to regain the governorship. Frank D. White would not serve a second term, being limited to the single term of the governorship.1992: George H. W. Bush (R) ran against Bill Clinton for Bush's second term when Bush was incumbent, but Bush lost.1996: Bob Dole (R) ran against Bill Clinton when Clinton was incumbent, with Clinton winning his second term.
Al Gore
George McClellan ran against Lincoln on a peace platform for the Democrats. He was beaten by Lincoln.
In the 2008 election, Mr. Obama first ran against Hillary Clinton to get the Democratic party's nomination for president. He then ran against the Republican party's nominee, John McCain, and defeated him.
Barack Obama became president in 2008. He then ran for re-election and won a second term in 2012. When his term ends, he will not be able to run for a third time, because presidents are only allowed to serve two terms.
No one, because 2007 wasn't an election year.
1980: Frank D. White (R) ran against Bill Clinton for Arkansas Governor, ousting Clinton after his first term.1982: Frank D. White (R) again ran against BIll Clinton for Arkansas Governor, losing the governorship back to Clinton who would then serve his 2nd term.1984: Woody Freeman (R) ran against Bill Clinton for Arkansas Governor.1986: Frank D. White (R) ran a 3rd time against Bill Clinton for Arkansas Governor. Frank D. White would not serve a second term, being limited to the single term of the governorship.1990: Sheffield Nelson (R) was Clinton's final challenger for Arkansas governor, as Clinton won re-election a 5th time.1992: George H. W. Bush (R) ran against Bill Clinton for Bush's second term when Bush was incumbent, but Bush lost.1996: Bob Dole (R) ran against Bill Clinton when Clinton was incumbent, with Clinton winning his second term.