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The Political Graveyard: Election of 1896

For Students 9th - 10th
This page from The Political Graveyard just lists the electoral votes each candidate received in the 1896 election. Links to brief biographical listings about each candidate and elector.
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270towin: 1824 Presidential Election

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1824 won by John Quincy Adams that was decided by the House of Representatives, as no candidate received a majority of the electoral vote.
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270towin: 2000 Presidential Election

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a map and detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 2000 won by George W. Bush despite the controversy over the awarding of Florida's 25 electoral votes and the unusual event of the winning candidate having...
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270towin: 1996 Presidential Election

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a map and detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1996 won by William J. Clinton with a substantial margin in the popular vote and electoral college.
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270towin: 1992 Presidential Election

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a map and detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1992 won by William J. Clinton who defeated incumbent President George H.W. Bush by a wide Electoral College margin.
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270towin: 2012 Presidential Election

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a map and detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 2012 won by Barack H. Obama who won a majority of both the popular vote and the Electoral College.
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270towin: 1960 Presidential Election

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1960 won by John Kennedy. The electoral vote was the closest in any presidential election since 1916 and in the popular vote, Kennedy's margin of victory was among the...
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270towin: 1936 Presidential Election

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1936 won by Franklin D. Roosevelt, the greatest electoral landslide since the beginning of the current two-party system in the 1850s.
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270towin: 1852 Presidential Election

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1852 won by Franklin Pierce, at the time one of the nation's largest electoral victories.
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American Presidency Project: Election of 1808

For Students 9th - 10th
Online resource that provides electoral data for the presidential election of 1808 won by James Madison.
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American Presidency Project: Election of 1800

For Students 9th - 10th
Online resource that provides detailed electoral data for the presidential election of 1800 won by Thomas Jefferson.
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American Presidency Project: Election of 1804

For Students 9th - 10th
Online resource that provides detailed electoral data for the presidential election of 1804 won by Thomas Jefferson.
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American Presidency Project: Election of 1812

For Students 9th - 10th
Online resource that provides detailed electoral data for the presidential election of 1812 won by James Madison.
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American Presidency Project: Election of 1816

For Students 9th - 10th
Online resource that provides electoral data for the presidential election of 1816 won by James Monroe.
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American Presidency Project: Election of 1820

For Students 9th - 10th
Online resource that provides electoral data for the presidential election of 1820 won by James Monroe.
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Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Leon Gambetta: The Belleville Manifesto

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the manifesto that gives Gambetta's reply to the electors demands and his opposition to the Second Empire.
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Real Democracy: Proposed Article of Amendment Xxvii

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a "proposed" Article of Amendment XXVII - Nonpartisan Direct Representative Democracy, Government Electorate, Voting and Education Networks. Read this example of a proposed amendment for the establishment of direct democracy and a...
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270towin: 1980 Presidential Election

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a map and detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1980 won by a landslide by Ronald Reagan marking the beginning of what is popularly called the "Reagan Revolution."
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270towin: 1984 Presidential Election

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a map and detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1984 won by Ronald Reagan carrying 49 of the 50 states.
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270towin: 2008 Presidential Election

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a map and detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 2008 won by Barack H. Obama. This election was the first in which an African American was elected President and also the first time two sitting senators ran...
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270towin: 2004 Presidential Election

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a map and detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 2004 won by George W. Bush despite voting controversies and concerns of irregularities that emerged during and after the vote.
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270towin: 1988 Presidential Election

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a map and detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1988 won by George H.W. Bush becoming the first incumbent Vice President of the United States to win a presidential election in 152 years.
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270towin: 2016 Presidential Election

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a map and detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 2016 won by Donald Trump who became the fifth person in U.S. history to become president despite losing the nationwide popular vote.
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270towin: 1968 Presidential Election

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1968 won by Richard Nixon, the last election in which two opposing candidates were vice-presidents.

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