According to the 22nd Amendment to the US Constitution, no person may be elected to the office of President more than twice, and a person who has served more than two years of another's term can only be elected once.
That means the maximum amount of time with re-election could be 9 years, 364 days, in theory. In fact, the only president who has served more then two consecutive terms of four years each was Franklin D. Roosevelt.
He announced that he would not seek re-election.
No one was re-elected in 1920. Republican Warren Harding took the election, replacing Democrat Woodrow Wilson.
Grover Cleveland was defeated in his bid for re-election in 1888 but ran again and won in 1892. He was the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms.Martin Van Buren came close to getting the Democratic nomination in 1844 after losing his re-election bid in 1840. In 1848 he ran on the third party, Free-Soil ticket and probably tipped the election to the Whig Zachary Taylor by taking away Democratic from Lewis Cass votes in New York.
All that is known of the reasons for President Woodrow Wilson to have left office was because he did not choose to seek re-election.
Bill Clinton and George W. Bush Clinton won election in 1992, over incumbent George H.W. Bush, then Re-election in 1996. George W. Bush won election over Vice President, and Democratic Nominee Al Gore in 2000, and won Re-election in 2004. his term expires January 20, 2009 when the next president will be sworn in. The next president will be elected Nov 4 2008.
You can find the answer you want in your governing documents which details the length of term of service, election and re-election parameters.
James Polk was the first president who did not seek re-election after serving his first term in office. Other presidents before him did not serve two terms, but they sought re-election and failed to get it.
About 4 years
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Yes, on November 6, 2012, Mr. Obama won re-election and will serve a second term as president.
He will serve for eight years. He won the 2008 election, and then was re-elected in 2012 for a second term. Presidents are only allowed to serve for two four-year terms.
4 years, then he/she is up for re-election.
In America, presidents can serve for two terms. Since Mr. Obama has served his first term, he is running for re-election, so that he can serve a second term as president.
Yes. According to Article 57 of the Constitution, a President is eligible for re-election to that office
Yes. According to Article 57 of the Constitution, a President is eligible for re-election to that office
Yes, there have been instances in which an incumbent president has chosen not to run for re-election.
The UK doesn't have a president, it has a Prime Minister. There has to be a general election within five years but the same people can stand for re-election.