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1992 United States presidential election

November 3, 1992

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1992 United States presidential election

November 3, 1992
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Nominee Bill Clinton Ross Perot Party Democratic Independent Home state Arkansas Texas Running mate Evan Bayh Pete Wilson Electoral vote 505 29 States carried 42 7 + NE-01 Popular vote 43,649,200 28,612,155 Percentage 41.8% 27.4%   Nominee George H. W. Bush Bernie Sanders Party Republican Socialist Home state Texas Vermont Running mate Michael I. Sovern (replacing Dan Quayle) John Norquist Electoral vote 4 0 States carried 1 0 Popular vote 24,226,350 6,265,435 Percentage 23.2% 6.0%
Presidential election results map. Blue denotes those won by Clinton/Bayh, light green denotes those won by Perot/Wilson, red denotes states won by Bush/Sovern. Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state.
President before election George H. W. Bush Republican Elected President Bill Clinton Democratic

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1988 United States presidential election

November 8, 1988
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout	52.8% 2.4 pp
Nominee Jimmy Carter George H. W. Bush Party Democratic Republican Home state Georgia Texas Running mate Jesse Jackson Dan Quayle Electoral vote 304 260 States carried 28 + DC 22 Popular vote 47,679,110 45,017,947 Percentage 50.8% 47.7%
Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Bush/Quayle and blue denotes those won by Carter/Jackson. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia.
President before election Ronald Reagan Republican Elected President Jimmy Carter Democratic

For related races, see 1982 United States gubernatorial elections.

1982 Georgia gubernatorial election

November 2, 1982

Nominee Jimmy Carter Robert H. Bell Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 738,184 432,386 Percentage 63.4% 35.9%

County results Harris:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Bell:      50–60%

Governor before election George Busbee Democratic Elected Governor Jimmy Carter Democratic

The 1982 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1982. Joe Frank Harris was elected as the 78th Governor of Georgia.

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connally/anderson: 10

connally/crane: 4

connally/biden: 2

mcgovern/bush: 3

reagan/bush: 1

connally/dole: 8

perot/bush: 1

connally: 24

mcgovern: 3

reagan: 1

perot: 1

anderson: 10

dole: 8

crane: 4

bush: 5

biden: 2

1986 United States Senate election in Georgia

November 8, 1986

Nominee Jimmy Carter Mack Mattingly Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 623,707 601,241 Percentage 50.92% 49.08%

County results Fowler:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Mattingly:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Mack Mattingly Republican Elected U.S. Senator Wyche Fowler Democratic

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For primaries in other races, see 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa and 2020 United States Senate election in Iowa.

2024 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses

January 15, 2024

Candidate Abominable Snowman Donald Trump Ron DeSantis Home state North Pole Florida Florida Delegate count 39 0 -38 Popular vote 11 1 -17 Percentage 91.7% 8.3% -141.7%

Abominable Snowman

The 2020 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses took place on Monday, February 3, 2020, as the first caucus or primary in the Republican Party presidential primaries for the 2020 presidential election. The Iowa caucuses are a closed caucus, with Iowa awarding 40 pledged delegates to the Republican National Convention, allocated on the basis of the results of the caucuses. Incumbent president Donald Trump received about 97 percent of the vote to clinch 39 delegates, while Bill Weld received enough votes to clinch 1 delegate.

Beaver	49.3%	24.1%	30.4%
Box Elder	49.6%	38.4%	12.3%
Cache	52.0%	34.6%	15.0%
Carbon	23.1%	31.2%	49.6%
Daggett	38.9%	35.0%	26.4%
Davis	48.1%	38.1%	17.2%
Duchesne	43.4%	35.4%	14.7%
Emery	36.4%	33.7%	27.7%
Garfield	62.3%	26.4%	13.4%
Grand	32.9%	38.2%	32.5%
Iron	59.9%	26.6%	14.2%
Juab	42.7%	27.8%	26.2%
Kane	57.1%	33.1%	11.4%
Millard	52.3%	30.8%	13.4%
Morgan	45.5%	37.5%	15.5%
Piute	57.0%	27.9%	21.2%
Rich	59.9%	30.0%	16.4%
Salt Lake	36.8%	37.4%	30.2%
San Juan	46.2%	21.8%	36.6%
Sanpete	44.8%	34.6%	18.3%
Sevier	50.5%	35.2%	11.4%
Summit	33.3%	41.1%	31.4%
Tooele	35.8%	37.8%	30.6%
Uintah	45.1%	37.1%	16.5%
Utah	56.8%	31.2%	11.8%
Wasatch	42.1%	37.0%	23.8%
Washington	52.7%	30.0%	14.5%
Wayne	57.6%	29.0%	18.1%
Weber	39.3%	38.6%	24.9%
Totals	29.1%	44.3%	22.3%

Nebraska †	28.2	32.3	32.1
Nebraska-1	31.4	28.9	32.7
Nebraska-2	31.2	33.2	28.6
Nebraska-3	22.3	35.4	35.3

1988 United States presidential election

November 8, 1988 (1988-11-08)
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win

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1988 United States presidential election

November 8, 1988
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Nominee George Nigh Paul Laxalt Party Democratic Republican Home state Oklahoma Nevada Running mate Bob Graham Dick Cheney Electoral vote 282 + DC 256 States carried 22 28 Popular vote 45,632,473 44,148,639 Percentage 49.8 48.2%
Presidential election results map. Brown denotes states won by Nigh/Graham and orange denotes those won by Laxalt/Cheney. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia.
President before election Ronald Reagan Republican Elected President George Nigh Democratic

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1992 United States presidential election

November 3, 1992
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Nominee George Nigh Ross Perot Party Democratic Republican Home state Oklahoma Texas Running mate Bob Graham Pete du Pont Electoral vote 301 + DC 237 States carried 24 26 Popular vote 53,465,049 50,750,027 Percentage 51.2% 48.6%
Presidential election results map. Brown denotes states won by Nigh/Graham and orange denotes those won by Perot/du Pont. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia.
President before election George Nigh Democratic Elected President George Nigh Democratic

1996 United States presidential election

November 5, 1996
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Nominee George Pataki Mike Pence Party Republican Democratic Home state New York Indiana Running mate George H. W. Bush Dale Bumpers Electoral vote 292 246 States carried 29 21 + DC Popular vote later later Percentage later% later%
Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Pataki/Bush and blue denotes those won by Pence/Bumpers. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia.
President before election George Nigh Democratic Elected President George Pataki Republican

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1980 United States presidential election

November 4, 1980
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout	54.2% 0.6 pp
Nominee Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter Ross Perot Party Republican Democratic Independent Home state Michigan Georgia Texas Running mate John Connally Walter Mondale David Boren Electoral vote 301 232 5 States carried 31 19 + DC 0 Popular vote 37,631,710 34,430,852 11,938,336 Percentage 43.5% 39.8% 13.8%
Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Ford/Connally and green denotes those won by Carter/Mondale. Olive denotes the five electoral votes for Perot/Boren by Texas faithless electors. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state.
President before election Jimmy Carter Democratic Elected President Gerald Ford Republican

1976 United States presidential election

November 2, 1976
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout	54.2% 0.6 pp
Nominee Jimmy Carter Gerald Ford Party Democratic Republican Home state Georgia Michigan Running mate Walter Mondale Bob Dole Electoral vote 272 266 States carried 22 + DC 28 Popular vote 40,281,145 39,710,360 Percentage 49.4% 48.7%
Presidential election results map. Blue denotes those won by Carter/Mondale and Red denotes states won by Ford/Dole. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state.
President before election Gerald Ford Republican Elected President Jimmy Carter Democratic

1980 United States presidential election

November 4, 1980
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout	54.2% 0.6 pp
Nominee Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter Party Republican Democratic Home state Michigan Georgia Running mate John Connally Walter Mondale Electoral vote 301 232 States carried 31 19 + DC Popular vote 44,638,994 40,573,039 Percentage 51.6% 46.9%
Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Ford/Connally and blue denotes those won by Carter/Mondale. Orange denotes the five electoral votes for Connally/Ford by Texas faithless electors. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state.
President before election Jimmy Carter Democratic Elected President Gerald Ford Republican

Not to be confused with fake electors.

Not to be confused with fake electors.

Faithless elector laws by state

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1984 United States presidential election

November 6, 1984
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout	55.2% 1.0 pp
Nominee John Connally George McGovern Party Republican Democratic Home state Texas South Dakota Running mate George H. W. Bush Joe Biden Electoral vote 381 155 States carried 36 14 + DC Popular vote 48,735,601 43,361,713 Percentage 52.6% 46.8%
Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Connally/Bush and blue denotes those won by McGovern/Biden. Light red and tan are the electoral votes for Reagan/Bush and Bush/None, respectively, by Texas faithless electors, reflecting the 1984 Texas vice presidential electors controversy. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia.
President before election Gerald Ford Republican Elected President John Connally Republican

1984 United States vice presidential election

November 6, 1984
538 members of the Electoral College 270 votes needed to win
Opinion polls
Nominee George H. W. Bush Joe Biden John B. Anderson Party Republican Democratic Republican Home state Texas Delaware Illinois Electoral vote 360 (+24 invalidated, +1 abstained) 155 10 States carried 35 14 + DC 1 Percentage 67.1% 28.8% 1.9%   Nominee Bob Dole Phil Crane Spiro Agnew Party Republican Republican Republican Home state Kansas Illinois Maryland Electoral vote 8 3 1 States carried 0 0 0 Percentage 1.5% 0.6% 0.2%
Vice presidential election results map. Red denotes electors who voted for Bush, blue denotes electors who voted for Biden, and light red denotes electors who voted for Anderson. Orange, yellow, and pink are the electoral votes cast for Dole, Crane and Agnew, respectively, by Texas faithless electors, reflecting the 1984 Texas vice presidential electors controversy. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia.

Agnew v. Texas
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued November 29, 1984 Decided December 5, 1984
Full case name	Spiro Agnew, John B. Anderson, Joseph Biden, Jr., Robert Dole, Phillip Crane, petitioners v. Texas
Holding
Electors could not be forced to abstain if one of their pledged candidates is not constitutionally eligible to receive their votes.
Court membership
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger Associate Justices William J. Brennan Jr. · Byron White Thurgood Marshall · Harry Blackmun Lewis F. Powell Jr. · William Rehnquist John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor

1988 United States presidential election

November 8, 1988
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout	54.2% 0.6 pp
Nominee John Connally Chris Dodd Party Republican Democratic Home state Texas Connecticut Running mate George H. W. Bush Douglas Applegate Electoral vote 510 28 States carried 47 28 + DC Popular vote 54,682,028 34,989,170 Percentage 59.7% 38.2%
Presidential election results map. Red denotes those won by Connally/Bush and blue denotes states won by Dodd/Applegate. Texas electors cast votes for Connally for both President and Vice President. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state.
President before election John Connally Republican Elected President John Connally Republican

1992 United States presidential election

November 3, 1992
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout	58.1% 5.3 pp
Nominee Gary Hart George H. W. Bush Party Democratic Republican Home state Colorado Texas Running mate David Boren Thad Cochran Electoral vote 281 257 States carried 25 + DC 25 Popular vote 51,898,690 48,452,700 Percentage 49.7% 47.4%
Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Clinton/Gore and red denotes those won by Bush/Quayle. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia.
President before election George H. W. Bush Republican Elected President Bill Clinton Democratic

Presidents

List of presidents of the United States from 1789 – till date.

No.
37		Richard Nixon (1913–1994)	January 20, 1969 – August 9, 1974		Republican	1968 1972	Spiro Agnew Vacant: October 10 – December 6, 1973 Gerald Ford
38		Gerald Ford (1913–2006)	August 9, 1974 – January 20, 1977		Republican	–	Vacant through December 19, 1974 Nelson Rockefeller
39		Jimmy Carter (b. 1924)	January 20, 1977 – January 20, 1981		Democratic	1976	Walter Mondale
40		Gerald Ford (1913–2006)	January 20, 1981 – January 20, 1985		Republican	1980	John Connally
41		John Connally (1917–1991)	January 20, 1985 – July 17, 1989		Republican	1984 1988	George H. W. Bush
42		George H. W. Bush (1924–2018)	July 17, 1989 – January 20, 1993		Republican	–	Vacant through October 24, 1989 Thad Cochran
43		Gary Hart (b. 1936)	January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001		Democratic	1992 1996	David Boren

1992 United States presidential election in Utah

November 3, 1992

Nominee Ross Perot George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton Party Independent Republican Democratic Home state Texas Texas Arkansas Running mate Pete Wilson Michael I. Sovern Evan Bayh Electoral vote 5 0 0 Popular vote 329,623 216,524 165,927 Percentage 44.3% 29.1% 22.3%

County Results Bush   20-30%   30-40%   40-50% Perot   30-40%   40-50% Clinton   30-40%

President before election George Bush Republican Elected President Bill Clinton Democratic

1980 Democratic Party presidential primaries

January 21 to June 3, 1980
3,346 delegates to the Democratic National Convention 1,674 delegates votes needed to win
Candidate Walter Mondale George McGovern Jerry Brown Home state Minnesota South Dakota California Delegate count 555 998 992 Contests won 14 7 + DC 15 Popular vote 5,060,815 6,559,406 6,117,199 Percentage 20.6% 26.7% 24.9%   Candidate Ted Kennedy† Uncommitted Jimmy Carter Home state Massachusetts - Georgia Delegate count 544 0 34 Contests won 9 + PR 4 1 Popular vote 4,372,937 442,207 343,939 Percentage 17.8% 1.8% 1.4%
Mondale      McGovern      Brown      Kennedy†      Carter      Uncommitted
Previous Democratic nominee Jimmy Carter Democratic nominee Jimmy Carter

TEMPLATE United States presidential election

November X, XXXX
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Nominee Winner Dude Loser Guy Weird Dude Party Democratic Republican Independent Home state Bosnia Georgia Pacific Ocean Running mate Winner Guy Loser Dude Unknown Dude Electoral vote X X X States carried X X X Popular vote X X X Percentage X% X% X%
Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Reagan/Bush and blue denotes those won by Carter/Mondale. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state.
President before election Winner Dude Predecessor Democratic Elected President Winner Dude Democratic

1992 United States presidential election

November 3, 1992
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Nominee Jimmy Carter Gerald Ford Party Democratic Republican Home state Georgia Michigan Running mate Bob Kerrey Donald Rumsfeld Electoral vote 302 236 States carried 23 + DC 27 Popular vote 52,316,385 50,123,483 Percentage 50.1% 48.0%
Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Carter/Kerrey and red denotes those won by Ford/Rumsfeld. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state.
President before election I Have No Idea How Bush Would Lose Renomination Dude Republican Elected President Jimmy Carter Democratic

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1968 United States presidential election

November 5, 1968
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
File:Edmund Muskie (D-ME)-cropped.jpg Nominee Prescott Bush Edmund Muskie George Wallace Party Republican Democratic American Independent Home state Connecticut Maine Alabama Running mate George Romney Terry Sanford Curtis LeMay Electoral vote 287 205 46 States carried 31 14 + DC 5 Popular vote 32,281,200 32,134,799 8,564,437 Percentage 44.1% 43.9% 11.7%
Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Bush/Romney, blue denotes those won by Muskie/Sanford, and purple denotes those won by Wallace/LeMay, including a North Carolina faithless elector. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state.
President before election Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic Elected President Prescott Bush Republican

1972 United States presidential election

November 7, 1972
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Nominee Fred Harris Prescott Bush † (Died November 6, 1972) H. R. Gross Party Democratic Republican Libertarian Home state Oklahoma Connecticut Iowa Running mate Frank Moss George Romney Phil Crane Electoral vote 297 0 (+186 invalidated and +15 rejected) 40 States carried 24 + DC 0 (+14 invalidated and +2 rejected) 9 Popular vote 38,638,783 32,030,540 6,141,778 Percentage 49.7% 41.2% 7.9%
Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Harris/Moss, red denotes those won by Romney, yellow denotes those won by Gross/Crane, green denotes those won by Rhodes, brown denotes those won by Case, orange denotes those won by Bush/Romney, and pale red denotes those won by various other candidates; this reflects the posthumous scattering of Bush's electoral votes. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state.
President before election George Romney Republican Elected President Fred Harris Democratic

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1988 United States presidential election

November 8, 1988
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Nominee Jimmy Carter Dan Quayle George H. W. Bush Party Democratic Republican Bush for President Home state Georgia Indiana Texas Running mate Lloyd Bentsen Jack Kemp Dick Cheney Electoral vote 413 68 57 States carried 34 + DC 8 + ME-02 8 Popular vote 40,759,635 28,669,137 21,433,157 Percentage 44.5% 31.3% 23.4%
Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Carter/Bentsen, red denotes those won by Quayle/Kemp and orange denotes those won by Bush/Cheney. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state.
President before election Jim Wright Democratic Elected President Jimmy Carter Democratic

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1984 United States presidential election

November 6, 1984
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Nominee John B. Anderson Ronald Reagan Party National Unity Republican Alliance Democratic Home state Illinois California Running mate Hugh Carey George H. W. Bush Electoral vote 270 268 States carried 25 + DC 25 Popular vote 43,824,979 45,492,737 Percentage 47.3% 49.1%
Presidential election results map. Purple denotes states won by Anderson/Carey and red denotes those won by Reagan/Bush. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state.
President before election Ronald Reagan Republican Elected President John B. Anderson National Unity

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1976 United States presidential election

November 2, 1976
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Nominee Gerald Ford George Wallace Eugene McCarthy Party Republican Democratic Independent Home state Michigan Alabama Minnesota Running mate John B. Anderson Henry M. Jackson None Electoral vote 434 77 13 States carried 40 9 1 + DC Popular vote 42,156,583 23,483,745 13,372,688 Percentage 51.7% 28.8% 16.4%
Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Ford/Anderson, blue denotes those won by Wallace/Jackson, and green denotes those won by McCarthy/None. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state.
President before election Gerald Ford Republican Elected President Gerald Ford Republican

1980 United States presidential election

November 4, 1980
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Nominee Gerald Ford Walter Mondale Party Republican Democratic Home state Michigan Minnesota Running mate John B. Anderson Edmund Muskie Electoral vote 278 260 States carried 31 19 + DC Popular vote 41,005,587 41,784,175 Percentage 47.4% 48.3%
Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Ford/Anderson and blue denotes those won by Mondale/Muskie. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state.
President before election Gerald Ford Republican Elected President Gerald Ford Republican

Impeachment process against Richard Nixon
First day of the House Judiciary Committee's formal impeachment hearings against President Nixon, November 18, 1974
Accused	Richard Nixon, President of the United States
Proponents	United States House Committee on the Judiciary
Date	May 10, 1974 (1974-05-10) to February 28, 1975 (1975-02-28) (3 months, 1 week and 3 days)
Outcome	Resolution containing three articles of impeachment adopted February 7, 1975; the impeachment proceedings ended on February 28, 1975, without an impeachment vote, after President Nixon resigned from office.
Charges	Adopted: obstruction of justice, abuse of power, contempt of Congress Rejected: usurping congressional war powers, tax fraud

Main article: 1976 Democratic Party presidential primaries

Democratic Party (United States) 1976 Democratic Party ticket
George Wallace	Henry M. Jackson
for President	for Vice President
45th and 48th Governor of Alabama (1963-1967, 1971–1979)	U.S. Senator from Washington (1953–1983)
Campaign

Republican Party (United States) 1980 Republican Party ticket
Gerald Ford	John B. Anderson
for President	for Vice President
38th President of the United States (1975–1985)	42nd Vice President of the United States (1977–1985)
Campaign

1976 independent ticket
Eugene McCarthy
for President
U.S. Senator from Minnesota (1959–1971)

Main article: 1976 Democratic Party presidential primaries

Democratic Party (United States) 1976 Democratic Party ticket
Walter Mondale	Edmund Muskie
for President	for Vice President
U.S. Senator from Minnesota (1964–2009)	U.S. Senator from Maine (1959–1983)
Campaign

1976 Democratic Party presidential primaries

January 27 to June 8, 1976
3,010 delegates to the 1976 Democratic National Convention 1,506 (majority) votes needed to win
Candidate George Wallace Henry M. Jackson Mo Udall Home state Alabama Washington Arizona Delegate count 947 926 110 Contests won 15 12 7 Popular vote 5,140,602 4,732,206 2,557,232 Percentage 28.93% 26.74% 14.45%   Candidate Jerry Brown Hubert Humphrey (Did not run) Frank Church Home state California Minnesota Idaho Delegate count 486 78 16 Contests won 5 2 1 Popular vote 1,720,159 826,455 699,036 Percentage 9.72% 4.67% 3.95%
Wallace      Jackson      Udall      Brown      Humphrey      Church      Byrd      Uncommitted
Previous Democratic nominee George McGovern Democratic nominee Jimmy Carter

1976 Republican Party presidential primaries

January 19 to June 8, 1976
2,259 delegates to the Republican National Convention 1,130 votes needed to win
Candidate Gerald Ford Uncommitted Home state Michigan Delegate count 2,259 0 Contests won 54 0 Popular vote 3,516,660 64,989 Percentage 97.4% 1.8%
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Previous Republican nominee Richard Nixon Republican nominee Gerald Ford

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Gerald Ford (R)	George Wallace (D)	Eugene McCarthy (I)	Undecided	Margin
ABC-Harris	October 3–6, 1980	49%	14%	31%	6%	18
Gallup	October 10–12, 1980	48%	18%	27%	7%	21
ABC-Harris	October 14–16, 1980	50%	22%	24%	4%	26
ABC-Harris	October 22–25, 1980	49%	24%	21%	6%	25
Washington Post	October 26–27, 1980	51%	26%	19%	4%	25
Newsweek-Gallup	October 29–30, 1980	50%	27%	20%	3%	23

1980 Democratic Party presidential primaries

January 21 to June 3, 1980
3,346 delegates to the 1980 Democratic National Convention 1,674 delegates votes needed to win
Candidate Walter Mondale Ted Kennedy Jimmy Carter Home state Minnesota Massachusetts Georgia Delegate count 1,070 897 675 Contests won 19 10 12 Popular vote 7,238,889 7,026,674 2,782,374 Percentage 30.7% 29.8% 11.8%   Candidate Jerry Brown Cliff Finch Mo Udall Home state California Mississippi Arizona Delegate count 328 152 151 Contests won 2 3 6 Popular vote 2,169,309 1,744,879 1,839,197 Percentage 9.2% 7.4% 7.8%
Mondale      Kennedy      Carter      Brown      Finch      Udall      Uncommitted
Previous Democratic nominee George McGovern Democratic nominee Jimmy Carter

1980 Republican Party presidential primaries

January 21 to June 3, 1980
1,990 delegates to the 1980 Republican National Convention 996 (majority) votes needed to win
Candidate Gerald Ford Ronald Reagan† (Assassinated on June 1) Uncommitted Home state Michigan California Delegate count 1327 662 0 Contests won 26 18 8 Popular vote 6,991,208 5,284,238 618,926 Percentage 54.2% 41.0% 4.8%
Ford      Reagan†      Uncommitted
Previous Republican nominee Richard Nixon Republican nominee Gerald Ford

Assassination of Ronald Reagan
Reagan addresses a crowd of supporters minutes before he is shot. Reagan had been campaigning ahead of the upcoming California primary, which still took place two days later.
Location	Topanga Plaza, Canoga Park, California, United States
Date	June 1, 1980 (1980-06-01) 1:48 p.m. (Pacific Time)
Target	Ronald Reagan
Attack type	Assassination, shooting
Weapons	Röhm RG-14
Deaths	Ronald Reagan
Injured	3
Perpetrator	John Hinckley Jr.
Motive	Attempt to gain the attention of Jodie Foster; mental illness
Verdict	Not guilty by reason of insanity

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1973 Arizona presidential election

August 9, 1973
85 members of the Electoral College 43 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout	61.8% 3.6 pp
Nominee President Stewart Udall Businessman Robert P. McCulloch Governor Joe Skeen Party Democratic Populist Conservative Home state Pima Mojave Mescalero Running mate Vice President Raúl Héctor Castro Governor Cal Rampton Representative William L. Armstrong Electoral vote 45 21 20 States carried 3 + PHX 3 5 Popular vote 716,432 583,014 522,703 Percentage 39.2% 31.9% 28.6%
Presidential election results map. Orange denotes states won by Udall/Castro, green denotes those won by McCulloch/Rampton, and blue denotes those won by Skeen/Armstrong. Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state.
President before election Stewart Udall Democratic Elected President Stewart Udall Democratic

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1976 United States presidential election

November 2, 1976
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout	57.3% 4.7 pp
Nominee Governor Jimmy Carter President Richard Nixon Businessman Ross Perot Party Democratic Republican Independent Home state Georgia California Texas Running mate Senator Lloyd Bentsen Secretary William E. Simon Fmr. Senator Eugene McCarthy Electoral vote 445 31 0 States carried 32 + DC 6 0 Popular vote 36,927,915 31,743,942 12,859,732 Percentage 45.3% 38.9% 15.8%
Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Carter/Bentsen and red denotes those won by Nixon/Simon. Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state.
President before election Richard Nixon Republican Elected President Jimmy Carter Democratic

1992 United States presidential election

November 3, 1992
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout	58.1% 5.3 pp
Nominee Governor Bill Clinton President George H. W. Bush Businessman Ross Perot Party Democratic Republican Independent Home state Arkansas Texas Texas Running mate Senator Al Gore Vice President Dan Quayle Vice Admiral James Stockdale Electoral vote 398 100 40 States carried 31 + DC 10 9 Popular vote 41,736,936 33,594,639 29,092,350 Percentage 40.0% 32.2% 27.9%
Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Clinton/Gore, red denotes those won by Bush/Quayle, and gray denotes those won by Perot/Stockdale. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia.
President before election George H. W. Bush Republican Elected President Bill Clinton Democratic

1996 United States presidential election

November 5, 1996
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout	59.2% 1.1 pp
Nominee Representative Ross Perot President Bill Clinton Senator Bob Dole Party Reform Democratic Republican Home state Texas Arkansas Kansas Running mate Senator Dean Barkley Vice President Al Gore Fmr. Secretary Jack Kemp Electoral vote 216 168 154 States carried 25 + NE-01 9 + DC 16 Popular vote 31,827,737 31,226,841 33,220,824 Percentage 33.1% 32.4% 34.5%
Presidential election results map. Purple denotes states won by Perot/Barkley, blue denotes those won by Clinton/Gore, and red denotes those won by Dole/Kemp. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia.
President before election Bill Clinton Democratic Elected President Ross Perot Reform
2009 contingent U.S. presidential election
January 6, 2009
50 state delegations of the House of Representatives 26 state votes needed to win
Candidate Ross Perot Bob Dole Bill Clinton Party Reform Republican Democratic States carried 26 17 7 Percentage 52.0% 34.0% 14%
House of Representatives votes by state. States in purple voted for Perot, states in red for Dole, and states in blue for Clinton.
1997 contingent U.S. vice presidential election
January 6, 1997
100 members of the United States Senate 51 votes needed to win
Candidate Al Gore Dean Barkley Party Democratic Reform Senate vote 71 29 Percentage 71.0% 29.0%
House of Representatives votes by state. States in blue voted for Gore, states in purple for Barkley, and states in multiple colors had Senators that voted differently from each other.

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2000 United States presidential election

November 7, 2000
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout	53.6% 4.7 pp
Nominee President Ross Perot Governor George W. Bush Activist Ralph Nader Party Reform + Democratic Republican Green Home state Texas Texas Connecticut Running mate Vice President Pat Choate Fmr. Secretary Dick Cheney Fmr. Representative John B. Anderson Electoral vote 302 233 3 States carried 30 + NE-01 20 0 + DC Popular vote 41,932,524 42,642,199 20,830,373 Percentage 39.8 40.5% 19.8%
Presidential election results map. Purple denotes states won by Perot/Choate, red denotes those won by Bush/Cheney, and green denotes those won by Nader/Anderson. Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state.
President before election Ross Perot Reform Elected President Ross Perot Reform

1996 United States House of Representatives elections

November 5, 1994
All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives 218 seats needed for a majority
Majority party   Leader Ross Perot (retired) Party Reform Leader since January 3, 1995 Leader's seat Texas's 1st Last election 46 seats Seats won 89 Seat change 43 Swing 8.3%
Results:      Democratic hold      Democratic gain      Republican hold      Republican gain      Independent hold
Speaker before election Tom Foley Democratic Elected Speaker Newt Gingrich Republican

Senate

Party standings on the opening day of the 104th Congress

  47 Democratic Senators

  53 Republican Senators

	Party (shading shows control)					Total	Vacant
	Democratic (D)	Reform (RE)	Libertarian (L)	Independent (I)	Republican (R)
End of previous congress	53	0	0	0	47	100	0
Begin	47	2	4	5	42	100	0
End		7		0
Final voting share	47.0%	7.0%	4.0%	0.0%	42.0%
Beginning of next congress	42	14	5	0	39	100	0

House of Representatives

	Party (shading shows control)							Total	Vacant
	Democratic (D)	Reform (RE)	Libertarian (L)	Green (G)	Independent (I)	Republican (R)	Various (N/A)
End of previous congress	256	0	0	0	1	177	0	434	1
Begin	176	8	17	3	24	176	31	435	0
End	177	43			1	180	13	434	2
Final voting share	40.8%	9.9%	3.9%	0.7%	0.2%	41.5%	3.0%
Non-voting members	4	0	0	0	0	4
Beginning of next congress	148	89	9	3	1	185	0	435	0

1984 United States presidential election

November 6, 1984
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Opinion polls
Turnout	55.6% 1.4 pp
Nominee President Ronald Reagan Businessman Ross Perot Fmr. Governor Michael Dukakis Party Republican Independent Democratic Home state California Texas Massachusetts Running mate Vice President George H. W. Bush Fmr. Governor Jerry Brown Mayor Henry Cisneros Electoral vote 504 31 3 States carried 44 6 0 + DC Popular vote 40,762,138 28,320,796 23,570,296 Percentage 44.0% 30.6% 25.4%
Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Reagan/Bush, grey denotes those won by Perot/Brown, and blue denotes those won by Dukakis/Cisneros. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia.
President before election Ronald Reagan Republican Elected President Ronald Reagan Republican

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1980 United States presidential election

November 4, 1980
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout	66.6% 6.5 pp
Nominee John Sparkman Fred Trump Party Democratic Republican Home state Alabama New York Running mate Joe Biden Otis Bowen Electoral vote 306 232 States carried 24 + DC 26 Popular vote 44,733,119 40,876,909 Percentage 51.7% 47.3%
Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Sparkman/Biden and red denotes those won by Trump/Bowen. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia.
President before election Fred Trump Republican Elected President John Sparkman Democratic

1984 United States presidential election

November 6, 1984
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout	59.4% 5.2 pp
Nominee Joe Biden Fred Trump Party Democratic Republican Home state Delaware New York Running mate John Y. Brown Jr. William Saxbe Electoral vote 319 219 States carried 23 + DC 27 Popular vote 47,103,703 44,589,110 Percentage 50.8% 48.1%
Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Biden/Brown and red denotes those won by Trump/Saxbe. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia.
President before election John Sparkman Democratic Elected President Joe Biden Democratic

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1980 United States presidential election

November 4, 1980
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout	54.2% 0.6 pp
Nominee Fmr. Secretary John Connally Vice President Nelson Rockefeller Senator Mike Gravel Party Democratic Republican Independent Home state Texas New York Alaska Running mate Senator Fritz Hollings Representative John B. Anderson Activist Ralph Nader Electoral vote 447 91 0 States carried 43 + DC 7 0 Popular vote 44,859,271 36,371,153 5,279,250 Percentage 51.9% 42.0% 6.1%
Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Connally/Hollings and red denotes those won by Rockefeller/Anderson. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state.
President before election Gerald Ford Republican Elected President John Connally Democratic

1984

1984 United States presidential election

November 6, 1984
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Opinion polls
Turnout	55.2% 1.0 pp
Nominee President John Connally Senator Robert Stafford Party Democratic Republican Home state Texas Vermont Running mate Vice President Fritz Hollings Representative Silvio O. Conte Electoral vote 522 16 States carried 48 + DC 2 Popular vote 52,563,871 35,378,934 Percentage 56.7% 38.2%
Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Connally/Hollings and red denotes those won by Stafford/Conte. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia.
President before election John Connally Democratic Elected President John Connally Democratic

1988

1988 United States presidential election

November 8, 1988
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout	52.8% 2.4 pp
Nominee Vice President Fritz Hollings Governor Thomas Kean Party Democratic Republican Home state South Carolina New Jersey Running mate Senator Albert Gore Jr. Senator Lowell Weicker Electoral vote 426 112 States carried 39 11 + DC Popular vote 48,361,994 42,408,340 Percentage 52.8% 46.3%
Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Hollings/Gore and red denotes those won by Kean/Weicker. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia.
President before election John Connally Democratic Elected President Fritz Hollings Democratic

1992

1992 United States presidential election

November 3, 1992
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout	58.1% 5.3 pp
Nominee Senator John Warner President Fritz Hollings Businessman Ross Perot Party Republican Democratic Independent Home state Virginia South Carolina Texas Running mate Senator Bill Weld Vice President Albert Gore Jr. Vice Admiral James Stockdale Electoral vote 386 152 0 States carried 29 + DC 21 + NE-03 0 Popular vote 47,304,037 41,560,721 14,932,621 Percentage 45.3% 39.8% 14.3%
Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Warner/Weld and blue denotes those won by Hollings/Gore. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia.
President before election Fritz Hollings Democratic Elected President John Warner Republican

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1996 United States presidential election

November 5, 1996
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout	51.7% 6.4 pp
Nominee President John Warner Governor Ben Nelson Businessman Ross Perot Party Republican Democratic Reform Home state Virginia Nebraska Texas Running mate Vice President Bill Weld Fmr. Postmaster General Preston Robert Tisch Economist Pat Choate Electoral vote 366 172 0 States carried 26 + DC 24 0 Popular vote 49,870,224 40,627,866 5,198,827 Percentage 51.8% 42.2% 5.4%
Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Warner/Weld and blue denotes those won by Nelson/Tisch. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia.
President before election John Warner Republican Elected President John Warner Republican

1996

1996 United States presidential election

November 5, 1996
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout	51.7% 6.4 pp
Nominee President John Warner Senator Max Baucus Fmr. Governor Jerry Brown Party Republican Democratic United We Stand America Home state Virginia Montana California Running mate Vice President Bill Weld Fmr. Postmaster General Preston Robert Tisch Governor Froilan Tenorio Electoral vote 287 205 45 States carried 19 + DC + ME-01 22 + NE-03 9 Popular vote 36,646,102 30,738,734 24,530,064 Percentage 38.1% 31.9% 25.5%
Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Warner/Weld, blue denotes those won by Baucus/Tisch, and tan denotes those won by Brown/Tenorio. Light blue is the electoral vote for Vinich/Baucus by a Wyoming faithless elector. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia.
President before election John Warner Republican Elected President John Warner Republican

2000

2000 United States presidential election

November 7, 2000
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout	54.2% 2.5 pp
Nominee Senator Zell Miller Vice President Bill Weld Party Democratic Republican Home state Georgia Massachusetts Running mate Governor Frank O'Bannon Governor George Pataki Electoral vote 271 267 States carried 24 26 + DC Popular vote 51,318,544 51,893,623 Percentage 48.7% 49.2%
Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Miller/O'Bannon and red denotes those won by Weld/Pataki. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia.
President before election John Warner Republican Elected President Zell Miller Democratic

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2000 United States presidential election

November 7, 2000 (first round) December 12, 2000 (second round) January 9, 2001 (third round) February 20, 2001 (fourth round)
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout	54.2% 16.8 pp (first round only)
Nominee George W. Bush Al Gore Party Republican Democratic Home state Texas Tennessee Running mate Dick Cheney Joe Lieberman Electoral vote 217 (first round) 226 (fourth round) 272 (final) 222 (first round) 312 (fourth round) 266 (final) Delegate count 420 (first ballot) 529 (second ballot) 506 (first ballot) 497 (second ballot) States carried 30 20 Popular vote 50,456,002 (first round) 00,000,000 (second round) 00,000,000 (third round) 00,000,000 (fourth round) 50,999,897 (first round) 00,000,000 (second round) 00,000,000 (third round) 00,000,000 (fourth round) Percentage 47.9% (first round) 00.0% (second round) 00.0% (third round) 00.0% (fourth round) 48.4% (first round) 00.0% (second round) 00.0% (third round) 00.0% (fourth round)
Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Bush/Cheney and blue denotes those won by Gore/Lieberman. One of D.C.'s three electors abstained from casting a vote for president or vice president. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia.
President before election Bill Clinton Democratic Elected President Al Gore (acting January 20 - March 5) Democratic George W. Bush Republican
Second round
December 12, 2000
98 members of the Electoral College 50 electoral votes needed to win
Nominee Al Gore George W. Bush Party Democratic Republican Home state Tennessee Texas Running mate Joe Lieberman Dick Cheney Electoral vote 69 29 States carried 7 3 Popular vote later later Percentage later% later%
Second round results map. Red denotes states won by Bush/Cheney and blue denotes those won by Gore/Lieberman.
Third round
January 9, 2001
5 United States Census divisions Absolute majority (51%) of 3 divisions' votes needed to win
Nominee George W. Bush Al Gore Party Republican Democratic Home state Texas Tennessee Running mate Dick Cheney Joe Lieberman States carried 3 2 Popular vote later later Percentage later% later%
Third round results map. Red denotes divisions won by Bush/Cheney and blue denotes those won by Gore/Lieberman.
Fourth round
February 20, 2001
94 members of the Electoral College 48 electoral votes needed to win
Nominee George W. Bush Al Gore Party Republican Democratic Home state Texas Tennessee Running mate Dick Cheney Joe Lieberman Electoral vote 47 47 States carried 5 4 + DC Popular vote later later Percentage later% later%
Third round results map. Red denotes divisions won by Bush/Cheney and blue denotes those won by Gore/Lieberman.
2001 contingent U.S. presidential election (first round)
March 5, 2001
926 members of Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia's legislatures' lower chambers Two thirds majority in each state's delegation and 464 total member votes needed to win
Nominee Al Gore George W. Bush Party Democratic Republican Home state Tennessee Texas Running mate Joe Lieberman Dick Cheney Delegate count 506 420 States carried 4 4 Percentage 54.6% 45.4%
Third round results map. Red denotes states won by Bush/Cheney and blue denotes those won by Gore/Lieberman.
2001 contingent U.S. presidential election (second round)
March 12, 2001
926 members of Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia's legislatures' lower chambers, 334 State Senators, 8 governors and lieutenant governors, 75 U.S. Representatives, and 16 U.S. Senators Two thirds majority in each state's delegation and 464 total member votes needed to win
Nominee Al Gore George W. Bush Party Democratic Republican Home state Tennessee Texas Running mate Joe Lieberman Dick Cheney Delegate count 506 420 States carried 4 4 Percentage 54.6% 45.4%
Third round results map. Red denotes states won by Bush/Cheney and blue denotes those won by Gore/Lieberman.

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1988 United States Senate election in Wyoming

November 8, 1988

Nominee John Vinich Malcolm Wallop Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 90,862 90,102 Percentage 50.21% 49.79%

County results Wallop:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Vinich:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Malcolm Wallop Republican Elected U.S. Senator John Vinich Democratic

1992 United States presidential election in Wyoming

November 3, 1992

Nominee Bill Clinton George H. W. Bush Ross Perot Party Democratic Republican Independent Home state Arkansas Texas Texas Running mate Al Gore Dan Quayle James Stockdale Electoral vote 3 0 0 Popular vote 72,392 71,934 55,196 Percentage 36.08% 35.85% 27.51%

County Results Bush   30–40%   40–50%   50–60% Clinton   30–40%   40–50%

President before election George H. W. Bush Republican Elected President Bill Clinton Democratic

1994 Wyoming gubernatorial election

November 8, 1994 (1994-11-08)

Nominee Jim Geringer Kathy Karpan Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 107,490 90,908 Percentage 53.48% 45.23%

County results Geringer:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Karpan:      50–60%

Governor before election Mike Sullivan Democratic Elected Governor Jim Geringer Republican

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1956 United States presidential election

November 6, 1956
531 members of the Electoral College 266 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout	60.2% 3.1 pp
Nominee Dwight D. Eisenhower Adlai Stevenson II Party Republican Democratic Home state Pennsylvania Illinois Running mate Richard Nixon Luther H. Hodges Electoral vote 457 73 States carried 41 7 Popular vote 35,579,180 26,028,028 Percentage 57.4% 42.0%
Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Eisenhower/Nixon, blue denotes those won by Stevenson/Hodges, and orange indicates an Alabama faithless elector who cast an electoral vote for Jones/Talmadge. Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state.
President before election Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican Elected President Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican

1960 United States presidential election

November 8, 1960
537 members of the Electoral College 269 electoral votes needed to win
Opinion polls
Turnout	63.8% 3.6 pp
Nominee Howard Cannon Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. Party Democratic Republican Home state Nevada Massachusetts Running mate Hubert Humphrey James P. Mitchell Electoral vote 288 249 States carried 26 24 Popular vote 34,107,460 33,278,607 Percentage 49.6% 48.4%
Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Cannon/Humphrey and red denotes those won by Lodge/Mitchell. Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state.
President before election Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican Elected President Howard Cannon Democratic

1964 United States presidential election

November 3, 1964
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout	62.8% 1.0 pp
Nominee Howard Cannon Richard Nixon Party Democratic Republican Home state Nevada California Running mate Hubert Humphrey William E. Miller Electoral vote 482 56 States carried 42 + DC 8 Popular vote 38,040,955 34,154,121 Percentage 53.9% 45.5%
Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Cannon/Humphrey and red denotes those won by Nixon/Miller. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state.
President before election Howard Cannon Democratic Elected President Howard Cannon Democratic

1968 United States presidential election

November 5, 1968
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Opinion polls
Turnout	62.5% 0.3 pp
Nominee Richard Nixon George Wallace Hubert Humphrey Party Republican American Independent Democratic Home state California Alabama Minnesota Running mate Spiro Agnew Curtis LeMay Edmund Muskie Electoral vote 401 91 46 States carried 35 9 6 + DC Popular vote 31,030,138 15,802,481 25,820,826 Percentage 42.4% 21.6% 35.3%
Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Nixon/Agnew, orange denotes those won by Wallace/LeMay, and blue denotes those won by Humphrey/Muskie. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state.
President before election Howard Cannon Democratic Elected President Richard Nixon Republican

1972 United States presidential election

November 7, 1972
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Opinion polls
Turnout	56.2% 6.3 pp
Nominee Richard Nixon Jimmy Carter John G. Schmitz Party Republican Democratic American Independent Home state California Georgia California Running mate Spiro Agnew James G. O'Hara Thomas J. Anderson Electoral vote 484 37 17 States carried 43 4 + DC 3 Popular vote 43,185,942 26,314,215 8,157,693 Percentage 55.6% 33.9% 10.5%
Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Nixon/Agnew, blue denotes those won by Carter/O'Hara, and orange denotes those won by Schmitz/Anderson. Yellow is the electoral vote for Hospers/Nathan by a Virginia faithless elector. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia.
President before election Richard Nixon Republican Elected President Richard Nixon Republican

1976 United States presidential election

November 2, 1976
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout	54.8% 1.4 pp
Nominee Gerald Ford George Wallace Eugene McCarthy Party Republican Democratic Independent Home state Michigan Alabama Minnesota Running mate Nelson Rockefeller Henry M. Jackson None Electoral vote 476 61 0 States carried 43 7 + DC 0 Popular vote 44,664,094 28,428,742 6,704,087 Percentage 54.8% 34.9% 8.2%
Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Ford/Rockefeller and blue denotes those won by Wallace/Jackson. Pink is the electoral vote for Ronald Reagan by a Washington faithless elector. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia.
President before election Gerald Ford Republican Elected President Gerald Ford Republican

1980 United States presidential election

November 4, 1980
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout	54.2% 0.6 pp
Nominee John Connally John Heinz Mike Gravel Party Democratic Republican Independent Home state Texas Pennsylvania Alaska Running mate Fritz Hollings William Milliken Kevin White Electoral vote 459 79 0 States carried 46 + DC 4 0 Popular vote 45,138,385 34,944,579 5,166,653 Percentage 52.2% 40.4% 6.0%
Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Connally/Hollings and red denotes those won by Heinz/Milliken. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state.
President before election Gerald Ford Republican Elected President John Connally Democratic

1984 United States presidential election

November 6, 1984
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Opinion polls
Turnout	55.2% 1.0 pp
Nominee John Connally Robert Stafford Party Democratic Republican Home state Texas Vermont Running mate Fritz Hollings Silvio O. Conte Electoral vote 527 11 States carried 48 + DC 2 Popular vote 52,221,086 33,393,879 Percentage 60.4% 38.6%
Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Connally/Hollings and red denotes those won by Stafford/Conte. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia.
President before election John Connally Democratic Elected President John Connally Democratic

1988 United States presidential election

November 8, 1988
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout	52.8% 2.4 pp
Nominee Fritz Hollings Victor Atiyeh Party Democratic Republican Home state South Carolina Oregon Running mate Albert Gore Jr. William Roth Electoral vote 419 119 States carried 38 12 + DC Popular vote 48,302,514 42,537,630 Percentage 52.7% 46.4%
Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Hollings/Gore and red denotes those won by Atiyeh/Roth. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia.
President before election John Connally Democratic Elected President Fritz Hollings Democratic

1992 United States presidential election

November 3, 1992
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout	58.1% 5.3 pp
Nominee John Warner Fritz Hollings John Sculley Party Republican Democratic Independent Home state Virginia South Carolina New York Running mate Bill Weld Albert Gore Jr. John Silber Electoral vote 376 162 0 States carried 30 + DC 20 0 Popular vote 49,387,673 43,442,695 10,189,331 Percentage 47.3% 41.6% 9.8%
Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Warner/Weld and blue denotes those won by Hollings/Gore. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia.
President before election Fritz Hollings Democratic Elected President John Warner Republican

1996 United States presidential election

November 5, 1996
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout	51.7% 6.4 pp
Nominee John Warner Howell Heflin Party Republican Democratic Home state Virginia Alabama Running mate Bill Weld Larry Craig Electoral vote 380 158 States carried 30 + DC 20 Popular vote 49,791,289 41,573,817 Percentage 51.8% 43.1%
Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Warner/Weld and blue denotes those won by Heflin/Craig. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia.
President before election John Warner Republican Elected President John Warner Republican

2000 United States presidential election

November 7, 2000
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout	54.2% 2.5 pp
Nominee Zell Miller Bill Weld Ralph Nader Party Democratic Republican Green Home state Georgia Massachusetts Connecticut Running mate Frank O'Bannon Jim Edgar Winona LaDuke Electoral vote 271 267 0 States carried 29 21 + DC 0 Popular vote 48,871,386 49,405,059 5,728,318 Percentage 46.4% 46.9% 5.4%
Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Miller/O'Bannon and red denotes those won by Weld/Edgar. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia.
President before election John Warner Republican Elected President Zell Miller Democratic

2004 United States presidential election

November 2, 2004
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Opinion polls
Turnout	60.1% 5.9 pp
Nominee Zell Miller George Pataki Party Democratic Republican Home state Georgia New York Running mate Tom Osborne Bill Richardson Electoral vote 285 253 States carried 31 19 + DC Popular vote 62,040,610 59,028,444 Percentage 50.7% 48.3%
Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Miller/Osborne and red denotes those won by Pataki/Richardson. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia.
President before election Zell Miller Democratic Elected President Zell Miller Democratic

2008 United States presidential election

November 4, 2008
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Opinion polls
Turnout	61.6% 1.5 pp
Nominee Barack Obama John McCain Party Republican Republican Home state Illinois Arizona Running mate Joe Biden Sarah Palin Electoral vote 365 173 States carried 28 + DC + NE-02 22 Popular vote 69,485,385 59,961,454 Percentage 52.9% 45.7%
Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Obama/Biden and red denotes those won by McCain/Palin. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia.
President before election George W. Bush Republican Elected President Barack Obama Democratic