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Lost Elections

The Question: What candidate has run in the most U.S. presidential elections? The Answer: American socialist Norman M. Thomas entered…

The 2012 Election

Voters Give Obama Four More Years by Jennie Wood Tammy Baldwin Related Links Milestones of the 2012 General Election Campaign 2012 The…

Election of 1876

In the election of 1876 Samuel J. Tilden, the Democratic candidate, received a popular majority but lacked one undisputed electoral vote to carry a clear majority of the electoral college.…

Election of 1872

The presidential and vice-presidential candidates of the Liberal Republicans and the northern Democrats in 1872 were Horace Greeley and B. Gratz Brown. Greeley died Nov. 29, 1872, before his…

Election Ennui

The presidential election of 2000 between Vice President Al Gore (D) and Texas governor George W. Bush (R) was the tightest election in four decades. The neck-and-neck race, however, was…

Election Cliffhanger

The neck-and-neck race, however, continued well beyond election day, Nov. 7th. Results were so close that at different times on election night and into the early hours of Nov. 8, each of…

Election 2000

Election EnnuiThe ContendersElection CliffhangerSupreme Court DecisionPresident-Elect Bush

Election (Film)

Director: Alexander PayneWriters: Alexander Payne and Jim TaylorParamount Pictures; R; 105 minutesRelease:4/99Cast: Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon, Chris Klein, Jessica Campbell There'…

U.S. Elections

Elections are the first Tuesday after Nov. 1. Tuesday was chosen to not overlap the Sabbath or market day for farmers.Read biographies on all current members of Congress as well as past and present…

Election Day on Tuesdays?

Why the Tuesday after the first Monday in November? Source: Federal Election Commission Related Links Campaign 2012Who Can Vote and Who Can Be ElectedHow the President Gets ElectedThe…