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Election of 1789
The first U.S. election where George Washington was elected to be the first president of the U.S. Electoral votes were casted across 13 states and John Adams was the runner-up. -
Election of 1800
Tied election between Aaron Burr and Thomas Jefferson so the House of Representatives voted. Thomas Jefferson won the House votes. This election also led to the creation of the 12th Amendment that sets the rules for the electoral process. -
Election of 1912
Theodore Roosevelt vs. Woodrow Wilson. Incumbent president Roosevelt broke from his Republican party to make his own Bull Moose independent party. This caused the Republican voters to split up and ultimately led to the win of Democratic party. -
Election of 2000
Al Gore vs. George W. Bush. There was controversy surrounding the voting recount in Florida and Al Gore sued for a manual recount. The Supreme Court decided that the votes would count the same as the previous count. It was the first time the Supreme Court got involved in an electoral decision. -
Election of 2012
Barack Obama vs. John McCain. Obama became the first African American to be elected as president.