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The incumbent in 1968, Lyndon B. Johnson. His second term expired at noon on January 20, 1969. In the election of 1964, incumbent Democratic U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson won the largest popular vote landslide in U.S. presidential election history over Republican U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater.
At the end of Eisenhower's second term in 1960, Nixon ran unopposed for the Republican nomination, which he received. He lost a close race to Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts, which many credited in part to his unhealthy appearance during the first televised debate. [6]
Richard Nixon had served as vice president from 1953 to 1961, and had been defeated in the 1960 presidential election by John F. Kennedy.In 1962, Nixon ran for governor of California against incumbent Pat Brown, and was defeated handily, leading the media to label him as a "loser". [6]
*Nixon was a write-in candidate in some states' presidential primaries and received 316 votes. 1956 Republican National Convention (Vice Presidential tally): [4] Richard Nixon (inc.) - 1,323 (100.00%) 1956 United States Presidential Election Results:
It was the second time in which the winner was the same both times, the first being William McKinley's victories over William Jennings Bryan in 1896 and 1900. This was the last election before term limits established by the Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution, which first applied to Eisenhower, became effective.
November 7 – President Nixon wins re-election against Senator George McGovern from South Dakota, the Democratic candidate. December 1 – The White House discloses that Treasury Secretary Schultz will remain in his position during the second term of President Nixon with expanded responsibilities. [10]
Winning a second term often gives presidents a lift. For example, after Richard Nixon was reelected in 1972, 67 percent approved of his performance. But Nixon’s honeymoon was short-lived.
Under these rules, the individual who received the most electoral votes would become president, and the individual who received the second most electoral votes would become vice president. [2] [a] The following candidates received at least one electoral vote in elections held before the ratification of the Twelfth Amendment in 1804.