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Vivi- He is the youngest person to win a U.S. presidential election.
- He is the only Roman Catholic to win a U.S. presidential election.
- He is the first U.S. presidential candidate to win a majority of the electoral votes without winning a majority of the states.
- He is the second U.S. presidential candidate after 1800 to beat an incumbent U.S. Vise President (Abraham Lincoln was first).
- He is the second U.S. President to begin his presidency on the 20th of January (Dwight D. Eisenhower was first).
He won by a small number of votes
What was Abraham Lincoln's victory?
Lincoln greatest victory was his election as President followed by his re-election.
What was the most lopsided presidential election?
In terms of electoral college numbers, the most lopsided victory in a United States presidential election was in 1936. Democrat Franklin Roosevelt defeated Republican challenger Alf Landon by a margin of 523 electoral votes to 8 electoral votes. Roosevelt won every state except Maine and Vermont. He also won over 98% of the electorate. In terms of most electoral votes, Republican President Ronald Reagan defeated challenger Democrat Walter Mondale by a margin of 525 electoral votes to 13 electoral votes. Reagan won every state except Minnesota and Washington D.C. He also won over 97% of the electorate in the 1984 election.
Who's election victory in 1876 ended Radical rule in the south?
Radical rule in the South ended when Rutherford B. Hayes was elected in 1876. President Hayes helped with the last efforts of the Reconstruction after the Civil War ended.
How did Abraham Lincoln become a national figure in politics?
Following his victory in the 1860 presidential election, Lincoln took direct control of Northern military forces from his vacillating generals and controlled the fighting until he appointed Gen Ulysses .S. Grant. His Emancipation Proclamation freeing the slaves helped quantify the fight against the Confederacy, as did his resolve in keeping the Union together.
Lincoln become a national figure in politics?
Following his victory in the 1860 presidential election, Lincoln took direct control of Northern military forces from his vacillating generals and controlled the fighting until he appointed Gen Ulysses .S. Grant. His Emancipation Proclamation freeing the slaves helped quantify the fight against the Confederacy, as did his resolve in keeping the Union together.
