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Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, William Henry Harrison, Benjamin Harrison,
Grover Cleveland, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton all beat the incumbent president to win the presidency.
What else can I help you with?
Who defeated Walter Mondale to win the presidency?
Mondale was electorally decimated by Ronald Reagan.
Four Americans who tried to win the presidency and failed went on to win one or more terms as President some years later?
There were four American presidents who tried to win presidency but failed the first time. They are Millard Fillmore, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, and George Bush, Sr.
What is incumbent vs challenger?
In politics, the incumbent is the person who holds the seat he/she is running for in order to keep it. The challenger is the person trying to win the seat that the incumbent has.
Is it easier to win the presidency as an incumbent president or non-icumbent?
There have been 32 out of the 58 U.S. presidential elections to date in which the incumbent was a candidate (1792, 1800, 1804, 1812, 1820, 1828, 1832, 1840, 1864, 1872, 1888, 1892, 1900, 1904, 1912, 1916, 1924, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1956, 1964, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1992, 1996, 2004 & 2012). The incumbent won 22 times (69%) and lost 10 times (31%), which suggests that it's easier to win as an incumbent.
What defines an incumbant?
a politician that is currently in office, the challenger is someone who is looking to win the position that the incumbent is currently occupying. a politician that is currently in office, the challenger is someone who is looking to win the position that the incumbent is currently occupying. a politician that is currently in office, the challenger is someone who is looking to win the position that the incumbent is currently occupying.
How much did Andrew Jackson win by in the 1828 election?
In the 1828 U.S. Presidential Election, Andrew Jackson beat incumbent President John Quincy Adams 178 votes to 83 votes.
What percent of the time does the incumbent win?
I heard it is as high as 80% of the time
Did the incumbent win the election in 1800?
Yes, 55 of the incumbents were reelected in 1800.
Who win the presidents?
yes
Is Barack going to loose?
No. President Barack Obama is Probably going to win, because he's an incumbent Democrat President, and most people probably think that Candidate Mitt Romney (Republican) is out for the rich, while President Obama is for the middle class. There are more Democrats than Republicans and incumbent Presidents tend to get reelected unless they are considered losers like Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush. It's very rare for an incumbent President to lose a reelection.
What is the required vote to win the presidency?
270 is the answer.
Who will win the 2012 presidency?
Mitt Romney
