Democratic-Republican Thomas Jefferson overwhelmingly defeated Federalist Charles Pinckney in the Presidential election of 1804. Jefferson carried 15 states with 162 electoral votes compared Pinckney's 2 states and 14 electoral votes. The only states that Jefferson lost in were Delaware and Connecticut.
The landslide election winner in 1945 was Clement Attlee of the Labour Party in the United Kingdom. Attlee's party defeated Winston Churchill's Conservatives by a large margin, leading to Labour's victory and a change in leadership.
The greatest modern landslides in the United States Presidential elections * 1920 - the greatest percentage point margin in the popular vote (Harding 60.3% to Cox 34.1%). * 1936 - the greatest electoral votes difference between winner and opponent (Roosevelt 523 to Landon 8). * 1964 - the highest percentage for winner (Lyndon Johnson 61.1%). * 1984 - the highest number of electoral votes (Reagan 525). * 1789 and 1792 - the highest percentage of Electoral College Votes (100% - George Washington was the only president to win a unanimous Electoral College victory. Washington received the maximum possible electoral votes in both the 1789 and 1792 election.)[2] Nixon (1972) and Reagan (1984) both won 49/50 states. For more information, see http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/maps/obama_vs_mccain/?map=16
Richard Nixon over George McGovern for the US Presidency.
Richard Nixon's landslide victory in the 1972 presidential election can be attributed to several key factors. His administration's foreign policy successes, particularly the historic rapprochement with China and détente with the Soviet Union, garnered significant public support. Additionally, the economy was stable, marked by low inflation and unemployment, which bolstered his appeal. Furthermore, his opponent, George McGovern, faced challenges such as a fragmented Democratic Party and controversial positions that alienated some voters.
In the 1984 election, Ronald Reagan beat Walter Mondale by a landslide, winning 49 states and securing 525 electoral votes. Reagan's victory was one of the most one-sided in U.S. history.
John Adams won in 1796 over Jefferson.
The 1980 United States presidential election was the 49th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 4, 1980. Republican nominee Ronald Reagan defeated incumbent Democratic president Jimmy Carter in a landslide victory.
Reagan defeated Jimmy Carter in a landslide in the Presidential Election of 1980.
James Monroe easily defeated Federalist Rufus King in the presidential election.
The Revolution of 1800 was not an actual revolution, however, the election acted as a realignment of American politics. Jefferson defeated John Adams in the presidential election that year.
Charles Pinckney in the 1804 Presidential election when Thomas Jefferson was re elected.
Thomas Jefferson named "The Revolution of 1800" so because his party, the Republicans, peacefully and orderly received the power with acceptance by the federalists. The election was held from Friday, October 31 to Wednesday, December 3, 1800, and Jefferson defeated John Adams.
Franklin Roosevelt won the 1932 presidential election.
Thomas Jefferson.
Roosevelt defeated Alfred M. Landon in 1936. That was the 2nd-largest landslide in U.S. Presidential election history, after Monroe's 234-1 defeat of John Quincy Adams in 1820.
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson won the presidential election of 1800. The election became complicated because Jefferson and his running mate, Aaron Burr, tied in electoral votes, so the House of Representatives decided the election .