Presidential Elections in My Lifetime By cdavis@helenaschools.org Nov 4, 1980 Ronald Reagan is elected Actually, I was born in 1982...so I am not quite as old as this event. Period: Apr 29, 1982 to Nov 10, 2016 Presidential Elections in my Lifetime Nov 6, 1984 Ronald Reagan is re-elected Nov 8, 1988 George H. W. Bush is elected Nov 3, 1992 Bill Clinton is elected Nov 5, 1996 Bill Clinton is re-elected Nov 7, 2000 George W. Bush is elected Nov 2, 2004 George W. is re-elected Nov 4, 2008 Obama is elected Nov 6, 2012 Obama is re-elected Nov 8, 2016 Trump is elected President of the United States.