Table of Contents
- 1 Who was a 3 time presidential candidate?
- 2 Who ran for president 9 times?
- 3 Has there ever been a second election for president?
- 4 Who ran against Roosevelt in 1912?
- 5 Who ran against Roosevelt in 1940?
- 6 How many times did Henry Clay run for president?
- 7 Which political party did George Washington belong to?
Who was a 3 time presidential candidate?
William Jennings Bryan, gifted orator and three-time presidential candidate was born on March 19, 1860, in Salem, Illinois. In 1896, he defeated incumbent President Grover Cleveland to win the Democratic Party nomination for president.
Who ran for president 9 times?
| Harold Stassen | |
|---|---|
| Born | Harold Edward StassenApril 13, 1907 West St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | March 4, 2001 (aged 93) Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Esther Glewwe ( m. 1929; died 2000) |
Who was the only president unanimously elected?
Washington
Washington is the only president to have been unanimously elected by the Electoral College. In both the election of 1789 and 1792 Washington received all votes from the Electoral College. During the first election, Washington won the electors of all ten eligible states.
Has there ever been a second election for president?
Elected President The 1792 United States presidential election was the second quadrennial presidential election. It was held from Friday, November 2, to Wednesday, December 5, 1792.
Who ran against Roosevelt in 1912?
1912 United States presidential election
| Nominee | Woodrow Wilson | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Party | Democratic | Progressive |
| Home state | New Jersey | New York |
| Running mate | Thomas R. Marshall | Hiram Johnson |
| Electoral vote | 435 | 88 |
Who was the youngest to run for president?
In a repudiation of incumbent President Grover Cleveland and his conservative Bourbon Democrats, the Democratic convention nominated Bryan for president, making Bryan the youngest major party presidential nominee in U.S. history.
Who ran against Roosevelt in 1940?
1940 United States presidential election
| Nominee | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Wendell Willkie |
| Party | Democratic | Republican |
| Home state | New York | New York |
| Running mate | Henry A. Wallace | Charles L. McNary |
| Electoral vote | 449 | 82 |
How many times did Henry Clay run for president?
Clay served as either a Congressmen or Senator intermittently from 1806 until his death in 1852 often resigning to run for President. Clay unsuccessfully ran for president three times: in 1824, 1832 and in 1844 and unsuccessfully sought his party’s nomination twice: in 1840 and 1848.
Who was the only bachelor president?
James Buchanan
James Buchanan, the 15th President of the United States (1857-1861), served immediately prior to the American Civil War. He remains the only President to be elected from Pennsylvania and to remain a lifelong bachelor.
Which political party did George Washington belong to?
In the long history of the United States, only one president, George Washington, did not represent a political party.