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John Tyler was the first vice president to assume the presidency during a presidential term, setting the precedent that a vice president who does so becomes the fully functioning president with a new, distinct administration. [13] Throughout most of its history, American politics has been dominated by political parties. The Constitution is ...
1930 – The Great Depression in the United States continues to worsen, reaching a nadir in early 1933. 1930 – The Motion Picture Production Code becomes set of industry censorship guidelines governing production of the vast majority of United States motion pictures released by major studios; is effective for 38 years
Voters chose 8 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. South Carolina voted for the Democratic nominee, Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York, over the Republican nominee, incumbent President Herbert Hoover of California.
Although the campaign managers for incumbent President Hoover were confident he could retain the state, ultimately Roosevelt’s campaigns were conservative in their estimation. Tennessee would be won by the Democrat with 66.49 percent of the popular vote, and Hoover would lose with only 32.48 percent. [ 14 ]
South Carolina voted for Democratic Party candidate and incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt, over Republican Party candidate incumbent Governor of Kansas Alf Landon. Roosevelt carried all counties with over 90% of the vote and all but one (historically Black Republican leaning Beaufort County ) with over 95% of the vote, with two ( Horry ...
Voters chose 11 electors, or representatives to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first Democrat to ever carry Minnesota in a presidential election, taking 59.9% of the state's vote to incumbent Republican President Herbert Hoover 's 36.3%, a margin of victory of 23.62% ...
Connecticut voted for the Republican nominee, incumbent President Herbert Hoover of California, over the Democratic nominee, Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York. Hoover's running mate was incumbent Vice President Charles Curtis of Kansas , while Roosevelt ran with incumbent Speaker of the House John Nance Garner of Texas .
State voters chose 22 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. California voted for the Democratic challenger, New York Governor Franklin Roosevelt , in a landslide over the Republican incumbent , Herbert Hoover , carrying every county except Riverside .