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Which president lost a close race for president then came back eight years later and was elected twice?
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∙ 12y ago
Grover Cleveland is both the 22nd and 24th US President.
He was elected President in 1884. Seeking re-election in 1888, he obtained a majority of the popular vote but was beaten in the electoral college by Republican candidate Benjamin Harrison. Ironically, this was because Cleveland narrowly lost his home state of New York. In 1892, Cleveland beat Harrison in both the popular vote and the electoral college to win a second non-consecutive term, the only President to do so.
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∙ 11y agoThomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson and Richard Nixon were all serious presidential candidates who received electoral votes one time before they were elected.
Others such as Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush and Lyndon Johnson unsuccessfully vied for the nomination before finally winning it.
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∙ 9y agoRichard Nixon lost in 1960, but won in 1968 and 1972.
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- Thomas Jefferson lost in 1796 but won in 1800 and 1804.
- Andrew Jackson lost in 1824 but won in 1828 and 1832.
- Grover Cleveland won in 1884 and 1892 but lost in 1888.
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∙ 9y agoAlso,...
- Thomas Jefferson lost in 1796 but won in 1800 and 1804.
- Andrew Jackson lost in 1824 but won in 1828 and 1832.
- Grover Cleveland won in 1884 and 1892 but lost in 1888.
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∙ 9y agoGrover Cleveland was elected in 1884, defeated in 1888 and re-elected in 1892.
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∙ 9y agoRichard Nixon lost in 1960, but won in 1968 and 1972.
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∙ 12y agoreagan
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