BBC ON THIS DAY | Elections

8 November
2000: Bush and Gore fight to the finish

The result of the American presidential election is still hanging in the balance hours after the polls officially closed.

7 November
1984: Four more years for Reagan
Ronald Reagan wins a second term as US President in the biggest landslide since George Washington in 1792.

9 August
1974: Ford takes over as Nixon quits
Vice President Gerald Ford is sworn in as the 38th US president following Richard Nixon's resignation.

3 November
1964: Election triumph for Lyndon B Johnson
Lyndon B Johnson, who took over after President Kennedy's assassination, wins the White House race.

US Presidents


05 Nov	1952: Landslide victory for Eisenhower

07 Nov	1956: Eisenhower re-elected with record vote

26 Sep	1960: Kennedy and Nixon clash in TV debate

09 Nov	1960: Narrow victory for John F Kennedy

20 Jan	1961: John F Kennedy sworn in as US president

23 Nov	1963: Johnson takes over as US president

06 Nov	1968: Nixon wins close contest for president

07 Nov	1972: Nixon takes second term by landslide

03 Nov	1976: Carter wins with 'Trust me' slogan

04 Nov	1980: Reagan beats Carter in landslide

09 Nov	1988: Bush wins with 'no new taxes' promise

04 Nov	1992: Clinton beats Bush to the White House

06 Nov	1996: 'Comeback Kid' wins second term

03 Nov	2004: George W Bush wins second term

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