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pnwmom

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Mon Apr 20, 2015, 02:02 PM Apr 2015

Which Presidents lost the first time they ran?

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The presidents who were nominated by their parties or won electoral votes before they were elected were Thomas Jefferson (in 1796), Andrew Jackson (in 1824), William Henry Harrison ( in 1836) and Richard Nixon (in 1960). Future presidents who tried or were considered for the nomination but not nominated were James Buchanan (in 1844 ,1848 and 1852 ), Abraham Lincoln (in 1856), Calvin Coolidge (1920) and Ronald Reagan ( in 1968 1976).
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Which Presidents lost the first time they ran? (Original Post) pnwmom Apr 2015 OP
bush 1, reagan, ford... AngryAmish Apr 2015 #1
George Bush joeybee12 Apr 2015 #2
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