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Has any US president ever lost a second election?

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This has happened several times in US history. Election of 1800. This was the fourth presidential election in history. The incumbent was John Adams and the challenger was Vice President Thomas Jefferson. Both men pretended they didn't want the job, both men really, really did. read more

There have been other involuntarily one-term presidents in American history, but these were the only instances of a presidential candidate who had previously won a presidential election losing. [1] The US used to inaugurate presidents in March. read more

Nixon first won the Republican presidential nomination in 1960, but lost that year's election to John F. Kennedy. The GOP nominated Nixon again in 1968, and the former vice president under Dwight D. Eisenhower defeated Democratic Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey to become president. read more

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