query: Who was the Democratic nominee in the American presidential election?

title: 1968 United States presidential election in North Carolina

text: 1968 United States presidential election in North Carolina The 1968 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 5, 1968, and was part of the 1968 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. The vote in North Carolina was split three ways, between Republican nominee Richard Nixon, Democratic nominee Hubert Humphrey, and American Independent Party nominee George Wallace. Nixon won the state, with 39.5 percent of the vote, while Wallace's 31.3 percent pushed Humphrey into third on 29.2 percent. Nixon won twelve of

title: 1968 United States presidential election in Connecticut

text: 1968 United States presidential election in Connecticut The 1968 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 5, 1968, as part of the 1968 United States presidential election, which was held throughout all 50 states and D.C. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Connecticut voted for the Democratic nominee, incumbent Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota, over the Republican nominee, former Vice President Richard Nixon of New York and American Independent candidate, Southern populist Governor George Wallace of Alabama. Humphrey's running mate was Senator Edmund Muskie

title: 1972 Democratic Party presidential primaries

text: 1972 Democratic Party presidential primaries The 1972 Democratic presidential primaries were the selection process by which voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for President of the United States in the 1972 U.S. presidential election. Senator George McGovern of South Dakota was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections, caucuses, and state party conventions, culminating in the 1972 Democratic National Convention held from July 10 to July 13, 1972, in Miami, Florida. As 1972 approached, President Richard Nixon faced uncertain re-election prospects. Nixon had been elected in 1968 on a platform to end American involvement in

title: 1988 United States presidential election in Oregon

text: 1988 United States presidential election in Oregon The 1988 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 8, 1988, as part of the 1988 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven electors of the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Oregon was won by the Democratic nominee, Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis, over the Republican nominee, Vice President George H. W. Bush. Oregon was one of just ten states won by Dukakis in an election won by Vice President Bush. It also marked the first victory by a Democratic presidential candidate in Oregon since 1964; Democrats

title: 1968 United States presidential election in Missouri

text: 1968 United States presidential election in Missouri The 1968 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 5, 1968. All 50 states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1968 United States presidential election. Missouri voters chose 12 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. Former Vice President Richard Nixon, the Republican nominee, narrowly won the state with 811,932 votes and 44.87 percent of the vote, with Vice President Hubert Humphrey, the Democratic nominee, taking 791,444 votes and 43.74 percent of the vote, followed by American Independent George Wallace, who took

title: 1972 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

text: 1972 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania The 1972 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 7, 1972, and was part of the 1972 United States presidential election. Voters chose 27 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Pennsylvania strongly voted for the Republican nominee, President Richard Nixon, over the Democratic nominee, Senator George McGovern. Nixon won Pennsylvania by a large margin of 19.98 percentage points, winning every county except for Philadelphia. This result nonetheless was over three percent more Democratic than the nation at-large. , this is the last

title: 1988 United States presidential election in Colorado

text: the seven elections that followed 1988, the state would vote Republican three times and vote Democratic four times. 1988 United States presidential election in Colorado The 1988 United States presidential election in Colorado took place on November 8, 1988, as part of the 1988 United States presidential election, which was held throughout all 50 states and D.C. Voters chose 8 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Colorado voted for the Republican nominee, Vice President George H. W. Bush, over the Democratic nominee, Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis, by a margin of 7.78%. Bush

title: 1968 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

text: that a presidential candidate won the national election without carrying Pennsylvania. That did not happen again until 2000. This was also the first election that a Republican candidate was elected without carrying the state. 1968 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania The 1968 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 5, 1968, and was part of the 1968 United States presidential election. Voters chose 29 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Pennsylvania voted for the Democratic nominee, Vice President Hubert Humphrey, over the Republican nominee, former Vice President Richard

title: 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries

text: 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries The 2008 Democratic presidential primaries were the selection processes by which voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for President of the United States in the 2008 U.S. presidential election. Senator Barack Obama of Illinois was selected as the nominee, becoming the first African-American to secure the presidential nomination of any major political party in the United States. However, due to a close race between Obama and Senator Hillary Clinton of New York, the contest remained competitive for longer than expected, and neither candidate received enough pledged delegates from state primaries and caucuses to

title: 1988 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

text: 1988 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania The 1988 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 8, 1988, and was part of the 1988 United States presidential election. Voters chose 25 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Pennsylvania voted for the Republican nominee, Vice President George H. W. Bush, over the Democratic nominee, Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis. Bush won the state by a narrow margin of 2.31 percentage points. This was the last election where Pennsylvania would be carried by a Republican presidential candidate until 2016. Northampton and Luzerne

title: 1960 United States presidential election in Massachusetts

text: state. The next three presidential candidates whose home state was Massachusetts, Michael Dukakis, John Kerry, and Mitt Romney, all lost their respective presidential bids. 1960 United States presidential election in Massachusetts The 1960 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election, which was held throughout all 50 states. Voters chose 16 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Massachusetts voted overwhelmingly for the Democratic nominee, Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts, over the Republican nominee, Vice President Richard Nixon of

title: 1964 United States presidential election in Montana

text: 1964 United States presidential election in Montana The 1964 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 3, 1964, and was part of the 1964 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Montana powerfully voted for the Democratic nominee, President Lyndon B. Johnson, over the Republican nominee, Senator Barry Goldwater. Johnson won Montana by a large margin of 18.38%. This is the last presidential election where a Democrat won Montana by a majority of the popular vote (Bill Clinton would win the state by

title: 1968 United States presidential election in California

text: 1968 United States presidential election in California The 1968 United States presidential election in California refers to how California participated in the 1968 United States presidential election. California narrowly voted for the Republican nominee, former Vice President Richard Nixon of New York, over the Democratic nominee, Vice President Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota. The American Independent Party candidate, former Alabama governor George Wallace, performed rather well in California despite being miles away from his base in the Deep South. Although Nixon was born and raised California, he had moved to New York following his failed 1962 gubernatorial bid, and thus identified

title: 2008 United States presidential election in California

text: 2008 United States presidential election in California The 2008 United States presidential election in California took place on November 4, 2008, in California as part of the 2008 United States presidential election. Voters chose 55 electors, the most out of any of the 50 states, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. California was won by Democratic nominee Barack Obama with a 24.1% margin of victory. No Republican has carried the state in a presidential election since 1988. , this is the last time the Democratic candidate carried Trinity and Butte counties in a presidential election.

title: 2008 United States presidential election in Michigan

text: there. Prior to the election, all 17 news organizations considered this a state Obama would win, or otherwise considered as a safe blue state. The Great Lakes State has leaned Democratic, as it voted for the Democratic presidential nominee in every election from 1992 until 2016, when Donald Trump carried the state. In the end, Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama won Michigan by a larger-than-expected margin of victory: 57.33% - 40.89%. This is the highest Democratic margin of victory since LBJ in 1964. Obama won 46 of the 83 counties. There were 17 news organizations who made state-by-state predictions of

title: 2008 United States presidential election in Connecticut

text: 2008 United States presidential election in Connecticut The 2008 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 4, 2008, and was part of the 2008 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Connecticut was won by Democratic nominee Barack Obama with a 22.4% margin of victory. Connecticut was one of the six states that had every county—including traditionally Republican Litchfield County—go for Obama, the others being Hawaii, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Connecticut has not voted for a Republican presidential nominee since

title: 2008 United States presidential election in Maryland

text: 2008 United States presidential election in Maryland The 2008 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 4, 2008, and was part of the 2008 United States presidential election. Voters chose 10 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Maryland was won by Democratic nominee Barack Obama by a 25.4% margin of victory. Prior to the election, all 17 news organizations considered this a state Obama would win, or otherwise considered as a safe blue state. The Old Line State has voted for the Democratic presidential candidate of every election since

title: 1988 United States presidential election in California

text: 1988 United States presidential election in California The 1988 United States presidential election in California took place on November 8, 1988, and was part of the 1988 United States presidential election. Voters chose 47 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. California voted for the Republican nominee, Vice President George H. W. Bush, over the Democratic nominee, Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis by a margin of 3.57%. Bush won 44 of the state’s 58 counties, but the election was kept close by Dukakis’ strong performance in the Bay Area and his victory in Los

title: 1988 United States presidential election in Montana

text: 1988 United States presidential election in Montana The 1988 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 8, 1988, and was part of the 1988 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. This was the last election when Montana had four electoral votes: the continuing depopulation of the Great Plains would cause the state to revert to an at-large congressional district for 1992. Montana voted for the Republican nominee, Vice President George H. W. Bush, over the Democratic nominee, Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis. Bush

title: 2008 United States presidential election in Texas

text: 2008 United States presidential election in Texas The 2008 United States presidential election in Texas took place on November 4, 2008, and was part of the 2008 United States presidential election. Voters chose 34 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Texas was won by Republican nominee John McCain by an 11.8% margin of victory despite "failing to deliver written certification of their nominations" on time to appear on the ballot. Barack Obama, the Democratic Party nominee and eventual President of the United States, made a similar error. Prior to the election, all

title: 1988 Democratic Party presidential primaries

text: 1988 Democratic Party presidential primaries The 1988 Democratic presidential primaries were the selection process by which voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for President of the United States in the 1988 U.S. presidential election. Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1988 Democratic National Convention held from July 18 to July 21, 1988, in Atlanta, Georgia. This is also the last time Illinois, Missouri, Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana chose delegates for a candidate who did not win the nomination. Having been badly defeated

title: 1992 United States presidential election in California

text: 1992 United States presidential election in California The 1992 United States presidential election in California took place on November 3, 1992, and was part of the 1992 United States presidential election. Voters chose 54 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. This was the first time that California had voted for a Democratic presidential nominee since Lyndon B. Johnson in the 1964 election, and Clinton's win in this state reflected its changed status from reliably Republican to decisively Democratic to the present. California maintains the largest number of electoral votes in the Electoral

title: 2008 United States presidential election in Washington (state)

text: 2008 United States presidential election in Washington (state) The 2008 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 4, 2008, and was part of the 2008 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Washington was won by Democratic nominee Barack Obama by a 17.1% margin of victory. Prior to the election, all 17 news organizations considered this a state Obama would win, or otherwise considered as a safe blue state. No Republican presidential nominee had won the State of Washington in 20 years. Continuing

text: election in which Allegheny County voted Republican, and the last time that county did not vote the same as Philadelphia. 1972 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania The 1972 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 7, 1972, and was part of the 1972 United States presidential election. Voters chose 27 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Pennsylvania strongly voted for the Republican nominee, President Richard Nixon, over the Democratic nominee, Senator George McGovern. Nixon won Pennsylvania by a large margin of 19.98 percentage points, winning every county except

text: 1968 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania The 1968 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 5, 1968, and was part of the 1968 United States presidential election. Voters chose 29 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Pennsylvania voted for the Democratic nominee, Vice President Hubert Humphrey, over the Republican nominee, former Vice President Richard Nixon. Humphrey won Pennsylvania by a margin of 3.57%. A third-party candidate, former Alabama Governor George Wallace, played a significant role by winning 7.97% of the vote. This marked the first election since 1948

title: 2008 United States presidential election in Alaska

text: 2008 United States presidential election in Alaska The 2008 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 4, 2008, as part of the 2008 United States presidential election held throughout all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Voters chose 3 electors, or representatives to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Alaska was won by Republican nominee John McCain with a 21.5% margin of victory. Prior to the election, all 17 news organizations considered this a state McCain would win, or otherwise considered as a safe red state. Democratic nominee Barack Obama did, however,

title: 1968 United States presidential election in Oklahoma

text: 1968 United States presidential election in Oklahoma The 1968 United States presidential election in Oklahoma took place on November 5, 1968. All fifty states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1968 United States presidential election. Oklahoma voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president of the United States. Former Vice President Richard Nixon, the Republican nominee, won the state with 449,697 votes and 47.68 percent of the vote, with Vice President Hubert Humphrey, the Democratic nominee, taking 301,658 votes and 31.99 percent of the vote, followed by American Independent George

title: 1968 United States presidential election in Kentucky

text: 1968 United States presidential election in Kentucky The 1968 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 5, 1968. All 50 states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1968 United States presidential election. Kentucky voters chose 9 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president of the United States. Former Vice President Richard Nixon, the Republican nominee, won the state with 462,411 votes and 43.79 percent of the vote, with Vice President Hubert Humphrey, the Democratic nominee, taking 397,541 votes and 37.65 percent of the vote, followed by American Independent George

title: 1900 United States presidential election in Maine

text: 1900 United States presidential election in Maine The 1900 United States presidential election in Maine took place on November 6, 1900. Voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Maine overwhelmingly voted for the Republican nominee, President William McKinley, over the Democratic nominee, former U.S. Representative and 1896 Democratic presidential nominee William Jennings Bryan. McKinley won Maine by a margin of 27.85 percent in this rematch of the 1896 presidential election. The return of economic prosperity and recent victory in the Spanish–American War helped McKinley to score a decisive victory. Nonetheless,

title: 1900 United States presidential election in Vermont

text: 1900 United States presidential election in Vermont The 1900 United States presidential election in Vermont took place on November 6, 1900. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Vermont overwhelmingly voted for the Republican nominee, President William McKinley, over the Democratic nominee, former U.S. Representative and 1896 Democratic presidential nominee William Jennings Bryan. McKinley won Vermont by a landslide margin of 52.87 percentage points in this rematch of the 1896 presidential election. The return of economic prosperity and recent victory in the Spanish–American War helped McKinley to score a decisive

title: 1900 United States presidential election in Montana

text: 1900 United States presidential election in Montana The 1900 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 6, 1900. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Montana overwhelmingly voted for the Democratic nominee, former U.S. Representative and 1896 Democratic presidential nominee William Jennings Bryan, over the Republican nominee, President William McKinley. Bryan won Montana by a landslide margin of 18.64 percent in this rematch of the 1896 presidential election. The return of economic prosperity and recent victory in the Spanish–American War helped McKinley more than double his votes

title: 1900 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

text: 1900 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania The 1900 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 6, 1900. Voters chose 32 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Pennsylvania overwhelmingly voted for the Republican nominee, President William McKinley, over the Democratic nominee, former U.S. Representative and 1896 Democratic presidential nominee William Jennings Bryan. McKinley won Pennsylvania by a landslide margin of 24.31 percentage points in this rematch of the 1896 presidential election. The return of economic prosperity and recent victory in the Spanish–American War helped McKinley to score a decisive

title: 1900 United States presidential election in New Jersey

text: decisive victory. 1900 United States presidential election in New Jersey The 1900 United States presidential election in New Jersey took place on November 6, 1900. Voters chose 10 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. New Jersey overwhelmingly voted for the Republican nominee, President William McKinley, over the Democratic nominee, former U.S. Representative and 1896 Democratic presidential nominee William Jennings Bryan. McKinley won New Jersey by a margin of 14.17% in this rematch of the 1896 presidential election. The return of economic prosperity and recent victory in the Spanish–American War helped McKinley to

text: 1900 United States presidential election in New Jersey The 1900 United States presidential election in New Jersey took place on November 6, 1900. Voters chose 10 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. New Jersey overwhelmingly voted for the Republican nominee, President William McKinley, over the Democratic nominee, former U.S. Representative and 1896 Democratic presidential nominee William Jennings Bryan. McKinley won New Jersey by a margin of 14.17% in this rematch of the 1896 presidential election. The return of economic prosperity and recent victory in the Spanish–American War helped McKinley to score a

title: 1900 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

text: decisive victory. 1900 United States presidential election in Rhode Island The 1900 United States presidential election in Rhode Island took place on November 6, 1900. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Rhode Island overwhelmingly voted for the Republican nominee, President William McKinley, over the Democratic nominee, former U.S. Representative and 1896 Democratic presidential nominee William Jennings Bryan. McKinley won Rhode Island by a margin of 24.7% in this rematch of the 1896 presidential election. The return of economic prosperity and recent victory in the Spanish–American War helped McKinley to

text: 1900 United States presidential election in Rhode Island The 1900 United States presidential election in Rhode Island took place on November 6, 1900. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Rhode Island overwhelmingly voted for the Republican nominee, President William McKinley, over the Democratic nominee, former U.S. Representative and 1896 Democratic presidential nominee William Jennings Bryan. McKinley won Rhode Island by a margin of 24.7% in this rematch of the 1896 presidential election. The return of economic prosperity and recent victory in the Spanish–American War helped McKinley to score a

title: 1900 United States presidential election in New Hampshire

text: decisive victory. 1900 United States presidential election in New Hampshire The 1900 United States presidential election in New Hampshire took place on November 6, 1900. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. New Hampshire overwhelmingly voted for the Republican nominee, President William McKinley, over the Democratic nominee, former U.S. Representative and 1896 Democratic presidential nominee William Jennings Bryan. McKinley won New Hampshire by a margin of 20.91% in this rematch of the 1896 presidential election. The return of economic prosperity and recent victory in the Spanish–American War helped McKinley to

text: 1900 United States presidential election in New Hampshire The 1900 United States presidential election in New Hampshire took place on November 6, 1900. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. New Hampshire overwhelmingly voted for the Republican nominee, President William McKinley, over the Democratic nominee, former U.S. Representative and 1896 Democratic presidential nominee William Jennings Bryan. McKinley won New Hampshire by a margin of 20.91% in this rematch of the 1896 presidential election. The return of economic prosperity and recent victory in the Spanish–American War helped McKinley to score a

title: 1868 United States presidential election in Arkansas

text: to succession and due to the American Civil War and Reconstruction. 1868 United States presidential election in Arkansas The 1868 United States presidential election in Arkansas took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. Voters chose five representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Arkansas voted for the Republican nominee, Ulysses S. Grant, over the Democratic nominee, Horatio Seymour. Grant won the state by a margin of 7.36%. This was the first presidential election where a Republican won Arkansas as well as the first time since

text: from the previous election, but he still lost decisively. 1900 United States presidential election in Montana The 1900 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 6, 1900. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Montana overwhelmingly voted for the Democratic nominee, former U.S. Representative and 1896 Democratic presidential nominee William Jennings Bryan, over the Republican nominee, President William McKinley. Bryan won Montana by a landslide margin of 18.64 percent in this rematch of the 1896 presidential election. The return of economic prosperity and recent victory in the

title: 2004 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

text: 2004 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania The 2004 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 2, 2004, and was part of the 2004 United States presidential election. Voters chose 21 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Pennsylvania was won by Democratic nominee John Kerry by a 2.5% margin of victory. Prior to the election, most news organizations considered this a toss-up, or swing state. Although the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania voted for the Democratic presidential nominee in six subsequent elections since 1992, the margins of victory had become smaller

title: 1908 United States presidential election in Oklahoma

text: 1908 United States presidential election in Oklahoma The 1908 United States presidential election in Oklahoma took place on November 3, 1908. All 46 states were part of the 1908 United States presidential election. Oklahoma voters chose 7 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. This was the first presidential election Oklahoma participated in. Democratic Nominee William Jennings Bryan won Oklahoma by a 4.66% margin of victory. Oklahoma became a reliably Democratic state, with the party nominee winning 10 out of the first 15 elections held in the state. In 1964, Lyndon Johnson became the last

title: 1976 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

text: Pennsylvania where Pittsburgh is located, Erie County (Erie), Lackawanna County (Scranton), and Philadelphia. , this is the last presidential election where the Democratic candidate won Pennsylvania without carrying any of Philadelphia’s suburban counties. 1976 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania The 1976 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 2, 1976, and was part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Voters chose 27 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Pennsylvania voted for the Democratic nominee, former Governor Jimmy Carter, over the Republican nominee, President Gerald Ford. Carter won

title: 1940 United States presidential election in Virginia

text: 1940 United States presidential election in Virginia The 1940 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 5, 1940. Voters chose eleven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Virginia voted for the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt, over the Republican nominee, attorney Wendell Willkie. Roosevelt ultimately won the national election with 54.74 percent of the vote. The election would be the last time Fairfax County, Virginia's most populous county would vote Democratic until 2004. , this is the last time the Democratic nominee has won the counties of

title: 1892 United States presidential election in Montana

text: in a national election. 1892 United States presidential election in Montana The 1892 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 8, 1892, as part of the 1892 United States presidential election. Voters chose 3 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Montana voted for the Republican nominee, incumbent President Benjamin Harrison, over the Democratic nominee, former President Grover Cleveland, who was running for a second, non-consecutive term and over the People's Party (Populists) nominee James B. Weaver. Harrison won Montana by a margin of 2.65 percent. This was the first

title: 1892 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

text: 1892 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania The 1892 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 8, 1892, as part of the 1892 United States presidential election. Voters chose 32 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Pennsylvania voted for the Republican nominee, incumbent President Benjamin Harrison, over the Democratic nominee, former President Grover Cleveland, who was running for a second, non-consecutive term. Harrison won Pennsylvania by a margin of 6.36 percent; however, this remains the last occasion a Democratic candidate has ever won northeastern Wayne County, which had regularly

title: 1936 United States presidential election in Montana

text: County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate. 1936 United States presidential election in Montana The 1936 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 3, 1936. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Montana voted overwhelmingly for the Democratic nominee, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, over the Republican nominee, Kansas Governor Alf Landon. Roosevelt won Montana by a landslide margin of 41.69 percent and remains the solitary presidential candidate to ever sweep every county in Montana. , this was the last election in which Beaverhead County, Sweet Grass County,

title: 1900 United States presidential election in South Carolina

text: 1900 United States presidential election in South Carolina The 1900 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place on November 6, 1900. Voters chose nine representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for the President and Vice President. South Carolina overwhelmingly voted for the Democratic nominee, former U.S. Representative and 1896 Democratic presidential nominee William Jennings Bryan, over the Republican nominee, President William McKinley. Bryan won South Carolina by a landslide margin of 85.92% in this rematch of the 1896 presidential election. Despite McKinley’s decisive victory nationwide as a result of the return of economic prosperity and

title: 1856 United States presidential election in California

text: by the Democratic Party until 1880. 1856 United States presidential election in California In the 1856 United States presidential election, California voted for the Democratic nominee, former Secretary of State James Buchanan, over the American Party nominee, former Whig President Millard Fillmore, and the Republican nominee, former U.S. Senator and Military Governor of California John C. Frémont. None of the three candidates took to the stump. The Republican Party opposed the extension of slavery into the territories — in fact, its slogan was "Free speech, free press, free soil, free men, Frémont and victory!" The Republicans thus crusaded against the

title: 1976 United States presidential election in Alabama

text: 1976 United States presidential election in Alabama The 1976 United States presidential election in Alabama took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Voters chose nine representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Alabama voted for the Democratic nominee, former Governor Jimmy Carter, over the Republican nominee, President Gerald Ford. Carter won Alabama by a margin of 13.12 percent. , this is the last time Alabama has voted Democratic in a presidential election, as well as the last time a Democrat carried Madison County, Tuscaloosa County,

text: 1892 United States presidential election in Montana The 1892 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 8, 1892, as part of the 1892 United States presidential election. Voters chose 3 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Montana voted for the Republican nominee, incumbent President Benjamin Harrison, over the Democratic nominee, former President Grover Cleveland, who was running for a second, non-consecutive term and over the People's Party (Populists) nominee James B. Weaver. Harrison won Montana by a margin of 2.65 percent. This was the first time that Montana voted

title: 1928 United States presidential election in Massachusetts

text: Democratic stronghold in the modern era. 1928 United States presidential election in Massachusetts The 1928 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place on November 6, 1928, as part of the 1928 United States presidential election, which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose eighteen representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Massachusetts voted for the Democratic nominee, Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York, over the Republican nominee, Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover of California. Smith's running mate was Senator Joseph Taylor Robinson of Arkansas, while Hoover’s running mate was

text: 1868 United States presidential election in Arkansas The 1868 United States presidential election in Arkansas took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. Voters chose five representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Arkansas voted for the Republican nominee, Ulysses S. Grant, over the Democratic nominee, Horatio Seymour. Grant won the state by a margin of 7.36%. This was the first presidential election where a Republican won Arkansas as well as the first time since 1860 where a presidential election was held in the state due

title: 1912 United States presidential election in Montana

text: 1912 United States presidential election in Montana The 1912 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 5, 1912. This was the first time that Arizona and New Mexico took part in a presidential election having been admitted to the Union earlier in the year. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. This election was a four-way contest. Montana voted for the Democratic nominee New Jersey Governor Woodrow Wilson over the Progressive nominee former President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, Republican nominee President William Howard Taft, and Socialist Party of

title: 1912 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

text: 1912 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania The 1912 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 5, 1912. This was the first time that Arizona and New Mexico took part in a presidential election having been admitted to the Union earlier in the year. Voters chose 38 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. This election was a four-way contest. Pennsylvania voted for the Progressive nominee former President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt over the Democratic nominee New Jersey Governor Woodrow Wilson, Republican nominee President William Howard Taft, and Socialist Party of

title: 1976 Democratic Party presidential primaries

text: 1976 Democratic Party presidential primaries The 1976 Democratic presidential primaries were the selection process by which voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for President of the United States in the 1976 U.S. presidential election. Former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1976 Democratic National Convention held from July 12 to July 15, 1976, in New York City. This is the earliest Democratic Convention where one of the nominees is still alive as of 2018. The Watergate scandal, resignation of Richard Nixon, American withdrawal from

title: 1960 United States presidential election in Connecticut

text: carried Connecticut by a comfortable margin of 7.47 percent, making him the first Democratic winner in the state since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944. 1960 United States presidential election in Connecticut The 1960 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election, which was held throughout all 50 states. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Connecticut voted for the Democratic nominee, Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts, over the Republican nominee, Vice President Richard Nixon of California.

title: 1936 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

text: 1936 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania The 1936 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 3, 1936. Voters chose 36 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Pennsylvania voted for the Democratic nominee, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, over the Republican nominee, Kansas Governor Alf Landon. Roosevelt was the first Democrat to win Pennsylvania since James Buchanan in 1856. Roosevelt won Pennsylvania by a large margin of 16.04 percent. , this is the only election since 1856 in which Lebanon County has voted for a Democratic presidential candidate. FDR became

title: 1976 United States presidential election in North Carolina

text: 1976 United States presidential election in North Carolina The 1976 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 2, 1976, and was part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. North Carolina voted decisively for the Democratic nominee, Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter, over the Republican nominee, incumbent President Gerald R. Ford of Michigan. Carter carried the state with 55.27% to Ford's 44.22%, a victory margin of 11.05%. Carter's victory was the last time a Democratic presidential candidate would win North

text: victory. With 75.73 percent of the popular vote, Vermont would be McKinley’s strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote. 1900 United States presidential election in Vermont The 1900 United States presidential election in Vermont took place on November 6, 1900. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Vermont overwhelmingly voted for the Republican nominee, President William McKinley, over the Democratic nominee, former U.S. Representative and 1896 Democratic presidential nominee William Jennings Bryan. McKinley won Vermont by a landslide margin of 52.87 percentage points in this rematch of

text: victory. With 60.74% of the popular vote, Pennsylvania would be McKinley's fourth strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote after Vermont, North Dakota and Maine. 1900 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania The 1900 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 6, 1900. Voters chose 32 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Pennsylvania overwhelmingly voted for the Republican nominee, President William McKinley, over the Democratic nominee, former U.S. Representative and 1896 Democratic presidential nominee William Jennings Bryan. McKinley won Pennsylvania by a landslide margin of 24.31

title: 1980 United States presidential election in North Carolina

text: Carter and 2.85 percent for Anderson. , this is the last election in which the following counties have voted for a Democratic presidential candidate: Cleveland, Currituck, Harnett, Lee, Person and Union. 1980 United States presidential election in North Carolina The 1980 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 4, 1980, as part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Voters chose thirteen representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. North Carolina barely voted for the Republican nominee, Governor Ronald Reagan, over the Democratic nominee, President Jimmy Carter in a

title: 1876 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

text: and Kansas. This was the only election between 1860 and 1888 where the Democratic candidate earned more than 40% in at least one Rhode Island county. 1876 United States presidential election in Rhode Island The 1876 United States presidential election in Rhode Island took place on November 7, 1876, as part of the 1876 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Rhode Island voted for the Republican nominee, Rutherford B. Hayes, over the Democratic nominee, Samuel J. Tilden. Hayes won the state by a margin of

title: 1948 United States presidential election in Virginia

text: 1948 United States presidential election in Virginia The 1948 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 2, 1948, throughout the 48 contiguous states. Voters chose eleven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Virginia voted for the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Harry S. Truman, over the Republican nominee, New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey and South Carolina Governor Strom Thurmond, who received the nomination of the States’ Rights Democratic Party. Truman ultimately won the national election with 49.55 percent of the vote. , this is the last election in which

title: 1856 United States presidential election

text: 1856 United States presidential election The United States presidential election of 1856 was the 18th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 4, 1856. In a three-way election, Democrat James Buchanan defeated Republican nominee John C. Frémont and American Party nominee Millard Fillmore. So far, this has been the only time in U.S. history in which a political party kept the presidency after denying the nomination to the sitting president seeking it. Incumbent Democratic President Franklin Pierce was widely unpopular due to the ongoing civil war in Kansas Territory, and Buchanan defeated Pierce at the 1856 Democratic National Convention. Buchanan,

title: 2008 United States presidential election in Indiana

text: Indiana, which marked the first time a Democratic presidential nominee won Indiana since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. , this is the last time that the Democratic nominee carried Indiana, as well as Spencer County, Starke County, Vanderburgh County, Madison County, Vermillion County, and Tippecanoe County. On May 6, 2008, Indiana held its presidential primaries: There were 17 news organizations who made state-by-state predictions of the election. Here are their last predictions before election day: Pre-election polling was always tight, although McCain generally had a slight lead in 3 poll averages throughout the entire general election, including the final weeks

title: 1936 United States presidential election in Virginia

text: in which Page County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate. 1936 United States presidential election in Virginia The 1936 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 3, 1936. Voters chose eleven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Virginia voted for the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt, over the Republican nominee, Kansas Governor Alf Landon. Roosevelt ultimately won the national election with 60.80% of the vote. Roosevelt carried Virginia with the largest percentage since 1832, and no candidate has been in able to match his performance in the

text: voted Democratic during the Third Party System. With 51.45% of the popular vote, Pennsylvania would prove to be Harrison's fourth strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote after Vermont, Maine and Massachusetts. 1892 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania The 1892 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 8, 1892, as part of the 1892 United States presidential election. Voters chose 32 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Pennsylvania voted for the Republican nominee, incumbent President Benjamin Harrison, over the Democratic nominee, former President Grover Cleveland,

title: 1940 United States presidential election in Montana

text: 1940 United States presidential election in Montana The 1940 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 5, 1940. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Montana voted powerfully to give Democratic nominee, President Franklin D. Roosevelt an unprecedented third term, over the Republican nominee, corporate lawyer Wendell Willkie, a dark horse candidate that had never before run for a political office. Roosevelt won Montana by a convincing 18.61 percent margin. , this is the last election when the following counties have voted for a Democratic Presidential candidate:

title: 2000 Democratic Party presidential primaries

text: state, he withdrew from the race on March 9. Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman was nominated for Vice President by voice vote. Lieberman became the first Jewish American ever to be chosen for this position by a major party. Other potential running-mates included; 2000 Democratic Party presidential primaries The 2000 Democratic presidential primaries were the selection process by which voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for President of the United States in the 2000 U.S. presidential election. Incumbent Vice President Al Gore was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 2000

title: 1924 Democratic Party presidential primaries

text: 1924 Democratic Party presidential primaries The 1924 Democratic presidential primaries were part of the selection process by which voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for President of the United States in the 1924 U.S. presidential election. The concept of a primary election, where any registered party member would vote for a candidate, was relatively new in the American political landscape. In only 12 states were actual primaries held, and even in those the results were not universally binding for the delegates to the Democratic National Convention, where the presidential candidate would be formally chosen. In most of the

title: 1924 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

text: 1924 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania The 1924 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 4, 1924. Voters chose 38 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Pennsylvania overwhelmingly voted for the Republican nominee, President Calvin Coolidge, over the Democratic nominee, former United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom John W. Davis. Coolidge won Pennsylvania by a landslide margin of 46.26 percent. Coolidge was credited for the booming economy while the Democratic electorate was divided between the conservative Davis and the liberal third-party candidate Robert La Follette who ran

title: 1924 United States presidential election in Montana

text: 1924 United States presidential election in Montana The 1924 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 4, 1924. Voters chose 4 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Montana voted for the Republican nominee, President Calvin Coolidge, over the liberal third-party candidate Robert La Follette who ran locally as a "La Follette-Wheeler Independent" and the Democratic nominee, former United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom John W. Davis. Coolidge won Montana by a margin of 4.59 percent. Coolidge was credited for the booming economy while the Democratic electorate was divided

title: 1956 Democratic Party presidential primaries

text: more primary votes than Kefauver before being re-nominated as the Democratic presidential nominee at the 1956 Democratic national convention. 1956 Democratic Party presidential primaries The 1956 Democratic presidential primaries were the selection process by which voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for President of the United States in the 1956 U.S. presidential election. Former Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1956 Democratic National Convention held from August 13 to August 17, 1956, in Chicago, Illinois. This was the party's second consecutive nomination of Stevenson.

title: 1888 United States presidential election in Alabama

text: 1888 United States presidential election in Alabama The 1888 United States presidential election in Alabama was held on November 6, 1888, as part of the concurrent Presidential election in which all thirty-eight contemporary states participated. Alabama voters chose ten electors, or representatives to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice-President. Alabama was won easily by the Democratic nominee, former President and Governor of New York Grover Cleveland, over the Republican nominee, former Indiana Senator Benjamin Harrison. Increasing intimidation of African-Americans who attempted to vote meant that Cleveland increased his margin of 22 percentage points in 1884 to 34.51

title: 1912 United States presidential election in Ohio

text: popular vote - though trailed the Republican Party nominee William Howard Taft, an Ohio native, who won 26.82 percent of the popular vote, and Woodrow Wilson of the Democratic Party who won 40.96 percent of the popular vote. 1912 United States presidential election in Ohio The 1912 United States presidential election in Ohio took place on November 5, 1912. Ohio voters chose 24 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. Ohio was won by the Democratic nominee Woodrow Wilson and his running mate Thomas R. Marshall. Ohio had been a Republican state since 1856, but

title: 1908 United States presidential election

text: 1908 United States presidential election The United States presidential election of 1908 was the 31st quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 3, 1908. Secretary of War and Republican Party nominee William Howard Taft defeated three-time Democratic nominee William Jennings Bryan. Popular incumbent President Theodore Roosevelt honored his promise not to seek a third term, and persuaded his close friend, Taft, to become his successor. With Roosevelt's support, Taft won the presidential nomination of the 1908 Republican National Convention on the first ballot. Having lost the 1904 election badly, the Democratic Party re-nominated Bryan, who had been defeated in 1896

title: 1892 United States presidential election in Vermont

text: vote. 1892 United States presidential election in Vermont The 1892 United States presidential election in Vermont took place on November 8, 1892, as part of the 1892 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Vermont voted for the Republican nominee, incumbent President Benjamin Harrison, over the Democratic nominee, former President Grover Cleveland, who was running for a second, non-consecutive term. Harrison won Vermont by a margin of 38.83%. With 68.09% of the popular vote, Vermont would be Harrison's strongest victory in terms of percentage in the

text: 1892 United States presidential election in Vermont The 1892 United States presidential election in Vermont took place on November 8, 1892, as part of the 1892 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Vermont voted for the Republican nominee, incumbent President Benjamin Harrison, over the Democratic nominee, former President Grover Cleveland, who was running for a second, non-consecutive term. Harrison won Vermont by a margin of 38.83%. With 68.09% of the popular vote, Vermont would be Harrison's strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular

title: 1892 United States presidential election in Massachusetts

text: of percentage in the popular vote after neighboring Vermont and Maine. 1892 United States presidential election in Massachusetts The 1892 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place on November 8, 1892, as part of the 1892 United States presidential election. Voters chose 15 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Massachusetts voted for the Republican nominee, incumbent President Benjamin Harrison, over the Democratic nominee, former President Grover Cleveland, who was running for a second, non-consecutive term. Harrison won the state by a narrow margin of 6.65%. With 51.87% of the popular vote,

title: 1892 United States presidential election in Maine

text: 1892 United States presidential election in Maine The 1892 United States presidential election in Maine took place on November 8, 1892, as part of the 1892 United States presidential election. Voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Maine voted for the Republican nominee, incumbent President Benjamin Harrison, over the Democratic nominee, former President Grover Cleveland, who was running for a second, non-consecutive term. Harrison won the state by a margin of 12.79%. With 54.05% of the popular vote, Maine would prove to be Harrison's second strongest victory in terms of

text: 1892 United States presidential election in Massachusetts The 1892 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place on November 8, 1892, as part of the 1892 United States presidential election. Voters chose 15 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Massachusetts voted for the Republican nominee, incumbent President Benjamin Harrison, over the Democratic nominee, former President Grover Cleveland, who was running for a second, non-consecutive term. Harrison won the state by a narrow margin of 6.65%. With 51.87% of the popular vote, Massachusetts would prove to be Harrison's third strongest victory in terms

text: percentage of the popular vote after Vermont. 1892 United States presidential election in Maine The 1892 United States presidential election in Maine took place on November 8, 1892, as part of the 1892 United States presidential election. Voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Maine voted for the Republican nominee, incumbent President Benjamin Harrison, over the Democratic nominee, former President Grover Cleveland, who was running for a second, non-consecutive term. Harrison won the state by a margin of 12.79%. With 54.05% of the popular vote, Maine would prove to be

title: 1944 United States presidential election in Virginia

text: 1944 United States presidential election in Virginia The 1944 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 7, 1944, throughout the 48 contiguous states. Voters chose eleven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Virginia voted for the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt, over the Republican nominee, New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey. Roosevelt ultimately won the national election with 53.39 percent of the vote. This is currently the last election in Virginia where the Democratic candidate won by a double-digit margin. It is also the last occasion the

text: 1856 United States presidential election in California In the 1856 United States presidential election, California voted for the Democratic nominee, former Secretary of State James Buchanan, over the American Party nominee, former Whig President Millard Fillmore, and the Republican nominee, former U.S. Senator and Military Governor of California John C. Frémont. None of the three candidates took to the stump. The Republican Party opposed the extension of slavery into the territories — in fact, its slogan was "Free speech, free press, free soil, free men, Frémont and victory!" The Republicans thus crusaded against the Slave Power, warning it was destroying

text: America nominee union leader Eugene V. Debs. Wilson won Montana by a margin of 6.87 percent. 1912 United States presidential election in Montana The 1912 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 5, 1912. This was the first time that Arizona and New Mexico took part in a presidential election having been admitted to the Union earlier in the year. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. This election was a four-way contest. Montana voted for the Democratic nominee New Jersey Governor Woodrow Wilson over the Progressive

title: 1928 United States presidential election in Vermont

text: would remain under control of the Democrats in presidential elections until Dwight D. Eisenhower won it in 1952. 1928 United States presidential election in Vermont The 1928 United States presidential election in Vermont took place on November 6, 1928, as part of the 1928 United States Presidential Election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose 4 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Vermont voted for the Republican nominee, Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover of California, over the Democratic nominee, Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York. Hoover's running mate

title: 1924 United States presidential election in South Dakota

text: 1924 United States presidential election in South Dakota The 1924 United States presidential election in South Dakota took place on November 4, 1924, as part of the 1924 United States Presidential Election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose five representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. South Dakota voted for the Republican nominee, incumbent President Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts, over Progressive Party nominee, Senator Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin and Democratic nominee, Ambassador John W. Davis of West Virginia. Coolidge ran with former Budget Director Charles G. Dawes

title: 1924 United States presidential election in North Dakota

text: 1924 United States presidential election in North Dakota The 1924 United States presidential election in North Dakota took place on November 4, 1924, as part of the 1924 United States Presidential Election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose five representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. North Dakota voted for the Republican nominee, incumbent President Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts, over Progressive Party nominee, Senator Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin and Democratic nominee, Ambassador John W. Davis of West Virginia. Coolidge ran with former Budget Director Charles G. Dawes

title: 1960 Democratic Party presidential primaries

text: 1960 Democratic Party presidential primaries The 1960 Democratic presidential primaries were the selection process by which voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for President of the United States in the 1960 U.S. presidential election. Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1960 Democratic National Convention held from July 11 to July 15, 1960, in Los Angeles, California. Recalling the experience of 1928 Catholic Democratic presidential nominee Al Smith, many wondered if anti-Catholic prejudice would affect Kennedy's chances of winning the nomination and the

title: 1868 United States presidential election in New York

text: 1868 United States presidential election in New York The 1868 United States presidential election in New York took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. Voters chose 33 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. New York voted for the Democratic nominee, former Governor of New York Horatio Seymour, over the Republican nominee, General Ulysses S. Grant. Seymour won his home state by a very narrow margin of 1.18%, making him the first Democratic candidate since Franklin Pierce in 1852 to win the state. Although Grant

title: 1920 United States presidential election in Vermont

text: 26 percentage points more Republican than the national average in the 1920 election. 1920 United States presidential election in Vermont The 1920 United States presidential election in Vermont took place on November 2, 1920, as part of the 1920 United States Presidential Election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Vermont voted overwhelmingly for the Republican nominee, Ohio Senator Warren G. Harding, over the Democratic nominee, Ohio Governor James M. Cox. Harding ran with Massachusetts Governor Calvin Coolidge, while Cox ran with

title: 1984 United States presidential election in Vermont

text: 1984 United States presidential election in Vermont The 1984 United States presidential election in Vermont took place on November 6, 1984, as part of the 1984 United States presidential election, which was held throughout all fifty states and D.C. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Vermont voted for the Republican nominee, incumbent President Ronald Reagan, over the Democratic nominee, former Vice President Walter Mondale, by a margin of 17.11%. Reagan took 57.92% of the vote to Mondale's 40.81%. 1984 would prove to be the last election in which Vermont

title: 1948 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

text: It was also the last time until 1968 that any presidential candidate won the election without carrying the state. 1948 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania The 1948 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 2, 1948. Voters chose thirty-five representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Pennsylvania voted for the Republican nominee, New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey, over the Democratic nominee, President Harry Truman. Dewey won Pennsylvania by a margin of 4.01 percent. , this is the last time that a Democrat won the national election without carrying

title: 2008 United States presidential election in North Dakota

text: 2008 United States presidential election in North Dakota The 2008 United States presidential election in North Dakota took place on November 4, 2008, and was part of the 2008 United States presidential election. Voters chose 3 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. North Dakota was won by Republican nominee John McCain by an 8.7% margin of victory. Prior to the election, most news organizations considered this a state McCain would win, or otherwise considered as a red state. The state has not been won by a Democratic presidential nominee since Lyndon B.

title: 1868 United States presidential election in South Carolina

text: margin of 15.86%. 1868 United States presidential election in South Carolina The 1868 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. Voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. This would be the first time in South Carolina's history where the popular vote was used in the state during the presidential election. South Carolina voted for the Republican nominee, General Ulysses S. Grant, over the Democratic nominee, former Governor of New York Horatio Seymour. Grant won the

text: 1868 United States presidential election in South Carolina The 1868 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. Voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. This would be the first time in South Carolina's history where the popular vote was used in the state during the presidential election. South Carolina voted for the Republican nominee, General Ulysses S. Grant, over the Democratic nominee, former Governor of New York Horatio Seymour. Grant won the state by a

title: 1888 United States presidential election

text: of the Dakota Territory into states (which was a major issue of the election). 1888 United States presidential election The United States presidential election of 1888 was the 26th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 6, 1888. Republican nominee Benjamin Harrison, a former Senator from Indiana, defeated incumbent Democratic President Grover Cleveland of New York. It was the third of five U.S. presidential elections in which the winner did not win a plurality or majority of the national popular vote. Cleveland, the first Democratic president since the American Civil War, was unanimously re-nominated at the 1888 Democratic National Convention.

title: 1880 United States presidential election in Maine

text: 1880 United States presidential election in Maine The 1880 United States presidential election in Maine took place on November 2, 1880, as part of the 1880 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Maine voted for the Republican nominee, James A. Garfield, over the Democratic nominee, Winfield Scott Hancock. Garfield won the state by a narrow margin of 6.14 percent. Hancock’s relatively strong showing was due to his firm stance against immigration, toward which Garfield was relatively favourable, but which was a major issue for Maine

text: 1928 United States presidential election in Massachusetts The 1928 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place on November 6, 1928, as part of the 1928 United States presidential election, which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose eighteen representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Massachusetts voted for the Democratic nominee, Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York, over the Republican nominee, Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover of California. Smith's running mate was Senator Joseph Taylor Robinson of Arkansas, while Hoover’s running mate was Senate Majority Leader Charles Curtis of