Key U.S. Presidential Elections

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First U.S. Presidential Election

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1788, George Washington elected

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1860 Election Outcome

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Abraham Lincoln wins, leads to Civil War

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1932 Election

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Franklin D. Roosevelt defeats Herbert Hoover

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1960 Campaign Strategy

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First televised debates, Kennedy vs. Nixon

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2000 Election Controversy

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Bush vs. Gore, Florida recount

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Democratic-Republican Party

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Founded by Thomas Jefferson, 1790s

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1828 Election

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Andrew Jackson's victory, rise of Democratic Party

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1984 Landslide Victory

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Ronald Reagan defeats Walter Mondale

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1912 Election

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Woodrow Wilson wins, Progressive Era

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2008 Historic Election

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Barack Obama, first African American president