5 Historic Elections

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  • Election of 1792

    Election of 1792

    George Washington - Federalist (Won with 132 electoral votes)
    He ran against John Adams (Federalist) and George Clinton (Anti-Federalist ). The main issue at the time was the Militia Act of 1792.
  • Election of 1864

    Election of 1864

    Abraham Lincoln (Republican) won both the electoral and the popular vote against George B. McClellan (Democrat). The main issue of the day was the Civil War.
  • Election of 1904

    Election of 1904

    Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt, a Republican, beat Alton B. Parker, a Democrat.
    The main issues of the day were the Gold Standard and the Panama Canal.
  • Election of 1932

    Election of 1932

    Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democrat) won the popular vote and nearly all of the electoral votes against Herbert Hoover (Republican). The main issues were the Great Depression and Prohibition.
  • The Election of 1960

    The Election of 1960

    John F. Kennedy (Democrat) won the popular vote and electoral vote to defeat Richard Nixon (Republican). The main issue at the time was the space race against Russia.