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230 elections in the knowledge graph.
United States presidential election held November 1948. Harry Truman defeated Thomas Dewey in one of the greatest upsets in U.S. electoral history, defying virtually every poll and prediction.
United States presidential election held November 1952. Dwight D. Eisenhower defeated Adlai Stevenson in a landslide, ending twenty years of Democratic rule and the Korean War stalemate.
United States presidential election held November 1956. Dwight D. Eisenhower won a landslide re-election over Adlai Stevenson, carrying 41 states amid Cold War prosperity.
United States presidential election held November 1960. John F. Kennedy narrowly defeated Richard Nixon in one of the closest elections in U.S. history, the first televised debates influencing the outcome.
United States presidential election held November 1964. Lyndon B. Johnson won a massive landslide over Barry Goldwater, the largest popular vote margin in modern history.
United States presidential election held November 1968. Richard Nixon narrowly defeated Hubert Humphrey amid Vietnam War turmoil, assassinations, and the third-party candidacy of George Wallace.
United States presidential election held November 1972. Richard Nixon won a massive landslide over George McGovern, but the Watergate scandal would force his resignation less than two years later.
United States presidential election held November 1976. Jimmy Carter narrowly defeated incumbent Gerald Ford in the first post-Watergate presidential election.
United States presidential election held November 1980. Ronald Reagan defeated incumbent Jimmy Carter in a decisive victory that launched the Reagan Revolution.
United States presidential election held November 1984. Ronald Reagan won a historic landslide re-election over Walter Mondale, carrying 49 of 50 states.
United States presidential election held November 1988. George H.W. Bush defeated Michael Dukakis, continuing twelve years of Republican presidency.
United States presidential election held November 1992. Bill Clinton defeated incumbent George H.W. Bush in a three-way race with independent Ross Perot.
United States presidential election held November 1996. Bill Clinton defeated Bob Dole and Ross Perot to win a second term.
United States presidential election held November 2000. George W. Bush defeated Al Gore after a disputed Florida recount and Supreme Court intervention.
United States presidential election held November 2004. George W. Bush defeated John Kerry during the Iraq War era.
United States presidential election held November 2008. Barack Obama defeated John McCain during the global financial crisis.
United States presidential election held November 2012. Barack Obama defeated Mitt Romney to win a second term.
United States presidential election held November 2016. Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton.
United States presidential election held November 2020. Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump.
United States presidential election held November 2024. Trump won the presidency for a second time.
United States midterm elections scheduled for November 2026. The entire House and one-third of the Senate will be contested.
United States presidential election scheduled for November 2028.
Ugandan presidential election held January 2021. Yoweri Museveni was declared the winner over pop star turned politician Bobi Wine in a vote marred by security crackdowns and internet shutdowns.
Ukrainian snap presidential election held May 2014 following the Maidan revolution. Petro Poroshenko won 54% in the first round against a fragmented field amid conflict in eastern Ukraine.
Ukrainian parliamentary election held July 2019. Zelensky's Servant of the People party won a remarkable single-party majority in the Verkhovna Rada.
Ukrainian presidential election held March–April 2019. TV comedian Volodymyr Zelensky won 73% of the vote in a historic landslide over incumbent Petro Poroshenko.
Uruguayan presidential election held October–November 2024. Left-wing candidate Yamandú Orsi narrowly defeated ruling coalition candidate Álvaro Delgado in the runoff.
Venezuelan presidential election held July 2024. Nicolas Maduro claimed victory amid widespread accusations of fraud; opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez released contrary tallies.
Zambian presidential election held August 2021. Hakainde Hichilema of the UPND ended 27 years of Patriotic Front dominance by defeating incumbent Edgar Lungu in the first round.
Zimbabwean general election held August 2023. President Emmerson Mnangagwa and ZANU-PF claimed a landslide victory in a poll critics and opposition groups denounced as rigged.
