7 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS HELD ON 8TH 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 7 presidential elections held on the 8th day of November.The first was the re-election of Abraham Lincoln in 1864 and the last was Donald J. Trump one year ago, November 8, 2016.
Lincoln was re-elected while Grover Cleveland won the presidency a second time by defeating the incumbent Benjamin Harrison who had defeated Cleveland in 1888.
Two of the youngest POTUS were elected on November 8th although TR assumed the presidency on the death of President William McKinley in 1901 making him, at age 42, the youngest POTUS. JFK, elected at age 43, was the youngest elected POTUS.
Following is the list of November 8th presidential elections and winners.
1864 Abraham Lincoln Republican
1892 Grover Cleveland Democrat
1904 T. Roosevelt Republican
1932 F. Roosevelt Democrat
1960 J. F. Kennedy Democrat
1988 George H.W. Bush Republican
2016 Donald J. Trump Republican
SOURCE
"Dates of U.S. Presidential Election 'Events', 1789 to the present",
The Green Papers, www.thegreenpapers.com/
Seal of the President
of the United States
www.whitehouse.gov/
