Has a president ever not been nominated for a second term?

This question is from Michael Stubbs of Cincinnati, Ohio: When was the last time, if ever, that a sitting president was not nominated by his party for a second term? It only happened once to an elected president. That was Franklin Pierce, the 14th president, who was elected as a Democrat in 1852. read more

Tyler, a conservative Southerner, was out of step with many in the Whig Party, which instead nominated Henry Clay for president. Millard Fillmore, Whig, 1852. Fillmore also ascended to the presidency following the death of the incumbent. read more

It’s happened several times, all in the nineteenth century. James K. Polk, James Buchanan, and Rutherford B. Hayes all became president after promising to serve only one term. read more

John Fremont defeated Pierce in his bid for renomination, making Pierce the only elected President (rather than a Vice President who succeeded to the position) to not gain his party's nomination for a second term. read more