APUSH Major Elections

Election of 1800s - Jefferson v. Adams

Jefferson wins, limitation of federal power

Election of 1824 - Quincy Adams v. Jackson

Quincy Adams wins, president elected by the House of Representatives

Election of 1828 - Jackson v. Quincy Adams

Jackson wins, political campaigns and solidifying political parties

Election of 1844 - Polk v. Clay

Polk wins, manifest destiny

Election of 1860 - Lincoln v. Breckenridge v. Douglas v. Bell

Lincoln wins, leading to the Civil War.

Election of 1876 - Hayes v. Tilden

Hayes wins, brought us out of reconstruction

Election of 1896 - McKinley v. Bryan

McKinley wins, gold v. silver standard

Election of 1912 - Wilson v. Theodore Roosevelt v. Taft

Wilson wins, leading to a split in the republican party

Election of 1932 - FDR v. Hoover

FDR wins, end the republicans winning streak

Election of 1960 - JFK v. Nixon

JFK wins, first televised presidential debates.

Election of 1968 - Nixon v. Humphrey

Nixon wins, marked by a significant divide over the Vietnam War.

Election of 1980 - Reagan v. Carter

Reagan wins, reaganomics

Election of 1992 - Clinton v. George H. W. Bush v. Ross Perot

Clinton wins, opposing Vietnam and a strong third-party challenge from Perot.

Election of 2000 - George W. Bush v. Al Gore

Bush wins, Controversial result decided by Supreme Court, focused on Florida's votes.