9 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS HELD ON 4TH OF NOVEMBER
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) The month of November is notable for holding elections for the office of President of the United States. To date there have been a total of 9 presidential elections held on the 4th day of November.The first was the election of John Adams (Federalist) in 1796 and the last was Barack Obama (Democrat) in 2008. Following is the list of November 4th presidential elections and winners.
1796 John Adams Federalist
1808 James Madison D-R*
1836 Martin Van Buren Democrat
1856 James Buchanan Democrat
1884 Grover Cleveland Democrat
1924 Calvin Coolidge Republican
1952 Dwight Eisenhower Republican
1980 Ronald Reagan Republican
2008 Barack Obama Democrat
How successful, or should I say unsuccessful, were these POTUS according to a recent poll of historians who rated the presidents (Washington to Obama) from worst to best?
Here's the result...
James Buchanan
Martin Van Buren
Calvin Coolidge
Grover Cleveland
John Adams
James Madison
Barack Obama
Ronald Reagan
Dwight Eisenhower
*The Democratic-Republican Party was founded by Thomas Jefferson & James Madison in 1792 & became the Democratic Party in 1828. Andrew Jackson was the first POTUS to be labeled as a Democrat.
JFK+50 Note:
These historians rated as the four best POTUS from worst to best as...
4. Theodore Roosevelt
3. Franklin D. Roosevelt
2. George Washington
1. Abraham Lincoln
SOURCES
"Dates of U.S. Presidential Election 'Events', 1789 to the present",
The Green Papers, www.thegreenpapers.com/
"Presidents ranked from worst to best", CBS News, www.cbsnews.com/
Seal of the President
of the United States
www.whitehouse.gov/
