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270towin: 1904 Presidential Election
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1904 won by Theodore Roosevelt by a large margin, the first "accidental" president to do so.
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270towin: 1900 Presidential Election
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1900 won by William McKinley in a rematch of the 1896 race.
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270towin: 1896 Presidential Election
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1896 won by William McKinley in one of the most dramatic and complex campaigns in American history.
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270towin: 1916 Presidential Election
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1916 won by Woodrow Wilson by a narrow margin.
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270towin: 1848 Presidential Election
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1848 won by Zachary Taylor, one of only two Whigs to be elected President before the party ceased to exist in the 1850s.
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270towin: 1836 Presidential Election
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1836 easily won by Martin Van Buren against four other candidates.
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270towin: 1876 Presidential Election
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1876 won by Rutherford B. Hayes, one of the most disputed presidential elections in American history.
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270towin: 1860 Presidential Election
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1860 won by Abraham Lincoln, setting the stage for the American Civil War.
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270towin: 1856 Presidential Election
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1856 won by James Buchanan in an unusually heated election campaign.
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270towin: 1844 Presidential Election
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1844 won by James K. Polk who ran on a platform that embraced American territorial expansionism. It was also the last presidential election to be held on different days...
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270towin: 1840 Presidential Election
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1840 easily won by William H. Harrison rallying under the slogan "Tippecanoe and Tyler, too".
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270towin: 1832 Presidential Election
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1832 won by Andrew Jackson with an easy victory.
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270towin: 1792 Presidential Election
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1792 won by George Washington in the only presidential election that was not held four years after the previous election.
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270towin: 1789 Presidential Election
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1789 won by George Washington in the first presidential election in the United States of America.
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270towin: 1808 Presidential Election
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1808 easily won by James Madison. This election was the first of only two instances in American history in which a new President would be selected but the incumbent Vice...
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270towin: 1804 Presidential Election
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1804 easily won by Thomas Jefferson in the first presidential election conducted following the ratification of the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
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270towin: 1800 Presidential Election
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1800 in a bitter battle won by Thomas Jefferson who defeated incumbent president John Adams.
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270towin: 1796 Presidential Election
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1796 won by John Adams in the first contested American presidential election and the only one to elect a President and Vice President from opposing tickets.
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Post Gazette: 23 District of Columbia Suffrage
This resource contains a brief explanation of what the 23rd amendment does and where it originated.
Digital History
Digital History: The Disputed Election of 2000
Online summary of the dispute over the presidential election of 2000 and the outcome.
The Dirksen Congressional Center
Congress for Kids: Elections
Here's a great presentation on Elections for younger kids that includes information on Voting, Candidates, Conventions, the Campaign, and other topics concerning elections.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Education: Winning the Vote
Three lesson plans that take students through three different steps in our election process.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Secession
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart describes events leading to secession, including John Brown's Raid, Lincoln's election, and South Carolina's break with the Union. It also includes information on the first states to...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Electing a President
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart helps students to examine how our election process works.