How would you have voted?: United States Presidential Elections

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The General Election
2008: Obama (D) 
2004: Kerry (D)     
2000: A tough choice between Gore (D), Nader (G), probably Gore (D)
1996: Clinton (D)
1992: Clinton (D)
1988: Dukakis (D)
1984: Mondale (D)
1980: Write in: Ted Kennedy (D)
1976: Carter (D)
1972: McGovern (D)
1968: Humphrey (D)
1964: Johnson (D)
1960: Kennedy (D)
1956: Stevenson (D)
1952: Stevenson (D)
1948: Dewey (R)
1944: Roosevelt (D)
1940: Roosevelt (D)
1936: Roosevelt (D)
1932: Roosevelt (D)
1928: Smith (D)


Primaries (Since 1960)
2008: Kucinich
2004: Dean
2000: Bradley
1996: Clinton
1992: Brown
1988: Jackson
1984: Jackson
1980: Kennedy
1976: Carter
1972: McGovern
1968: Kennedy

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1928: Smith (D) P: Smith
1932: FDR (D) P: FDR
1936: FDR (D) P: FDR
1940: FDR (D) P: FDR
1944: FDR (D) P: FDR
1948: Wallace (P) P: N/A 
1952: Hallinan (P) P: Kefauver
1956: Stevenson (D) P: Kefauver
1960: JFK (D) P: JFK
1964: LBJ (D) P: LBJ
1968: Humphrey (D) P: RFK or McCarthy
1972: McGovern (D) P: McGovern
1976: Carter (D) P: Udall
1980: Carter (D) P: Kennedy
1984: Mondale (D) P: McGovern
1988: Dukakis (D) P: Jackson
1992: Clinton (D) P: Brown
1996: Nader (G) P: N/A
2000: Gore (D) P: Bradley
2004: Kerry (D) P: Dean or Kucinich
2008: Obama (D) P: Kucinich

 
  
 

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1900: Eugene Debs
1904: Eugene Debs
1908: Eugene Debs
1912: Eugene Debs
1916: Allan Benson
1920: Eugene Debs
1924: Robert LaFolette
1928: Norman Thomas
1932: Norman Thomas
1936: Norman Thomas
1940: Norman Thomas
1944: Norman Thomas
1948: Norman Thomas
1952: Vincent Hallinan
1956: Adlai Stevenson
1960: John F. Kennedy
1964: Eric Hass
1968: Eugene McCarthy
1972: George McGovern
1976: Peter Camejo
1980: Barry Commoner
1984: Walter Mondale
1988: Lenora Fulani
1992: Lenora Fulani
1996: Ralph Nader
2000: Ralph Nader
2004: Ralph Nader
2008: Cynthia McKinney

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Democratic Primaries:

(Unenthusiastic (or "lesser of the evils") votes are in italics)

1960: Wayne Morse
1964: Lyndon B. Johnson
1968: Robert F. Kennedy
1972: Shirley Chisholm
1976: Sargent Shriver
1980: Edward Kennedy
1984: George McGovern
1988: Jesse Jackson
1992: Jerry Brown
1996: Bill Clinton
2000: Bill Bradley
2004: Dennis Kucinich
2008: Dennis Kucinich

Republican Primaries:

(Unenthusiastic (or "lesser of the evils") votes are in italics)

1960: Nelson Rockefeller
1964: Harold Stassen
1968: Harold Stassen
1972: Pete McCloskey
1976: Harold Stassen
1980: Harold Stassen
1984: Harold Stassen
1988: Harold Stassen
1992: Harold Stassen
1996: Harold Stassen
2000: John McCain
2004: Lincoln Chafee
2008: Ron Paul

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Democratic Primaries:

(Unenthusiastic (or "lesser of the evils") votes are in italics)

1960: Wayne Morse
1964: Lyndon B. Johnson
1968: Robert F. Kennedy
1972: Shirley Chisholm
1976: Sargent Shriver
1980: Edward Kennedy
1984: George McGovern
1988: Jesse Jackson
1992: Jerry Brown
1996: Bill Clinton
2000: Bill Bradley
2004: Dennis Kucinich
2008: Dennis Kucinich

Republican Primaries:

(Unenthusiastic (or "lesser of the evils") votes are in italics)

1960: Nelson Rockefeller
1964: Harold Stassen
1968: Harold Stassen
1972: Pete McCloskey
1976: Harold Stassen
1980: Harold Stassen
1984: Harold Stassen
1988: Harold Stassen
1992: Harold Stassen
1996: Harold Stassen
2000: John McCain
2004: Lincoln Chafee
2008: Ron Paul

Chafee was never a candidate for the presidency.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Write-in_candidate

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Without hindsight:

1900: William Jennings Bryan (D-NE)
1904: Theodore Roosevelt (R-NY)
1908: William Jennings Bryan (D-NE)
1912: Theodore Roosevelt (P-NY)
1916: Woodrow Wilson (D-VA)
1920: Eugene Debs (S-IN)
1924: Robert LaFollette (P-WI)
1928: Al Smith (D-NY)
1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D-NY)
1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D-NY)
1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D-NY)
1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D-NY)
1948: Thomas Dewey (R-NY)
1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R-KS)
1956: Adlai Stevenson (D-IL)
1960: John F. Kennedy (D-MA)
1964: Lyndon B. Johnson (D-TX)
1968: Hubert H. Humphrey (D-MN)
1972: George McGovern (D-SD)
1976: Jimmy Carter (D-GA)
1980: John Anderson (I-IL)
1984: Walter Mondale (D-MN)
1988: Michael Dukakis (D-MA)
1992: Bill Clinton (D-AR)
1996: Bill Clinton (D-AR)
2000: Ralph Nader (G-CT)
2004: John Kerry (D-MA)
2008: Barack Obama (D-IL)

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Without hindsight:

1900: William Jennings Bryan (yeah, yeah, yeah....)
1904: Eugene V. Debs
1908: Eugene V. Debs
1912: Eugene V. Debs
1916: Woodrow Wilson (see Bryan....)
1920: Eugene V. Debs
1924: Robert La Follette
1928: Al Smith
1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt
1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt
1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt
1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt
1948: Henry Wallace
1952: Dwight Eisenhower
1956: Adlai Stevenson
1960: John F. Kennedy
1964: Lyndon B. Johnson
1968: Hubert Humphrey
1972: George McGovern
1976: Jimmy Carter
1980: Jimmy Carter
1984: Walter Mondale
1988: Michael Dukakis
1992: Bill Clinton
1996: Bill Clinton
2000: Al Gore
2004: John Kerry
2008: Barack Obama

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Democratic Primaries:

1952 - Estes Kefauver
1956 - Estes Kefauver
1960 - John F. Kennedy
1964 - Lyndon B. Johnson
1968 - Robert F. Kennedy
1972 - George McGovern
1976 - Frank Church
1980 - Ted Kennedy
1984 - George McGovern
1988 - Gary Hart
1992 - Jerry Brown
1996 - Bill Clinton
2000 - Bill Bradley
2004 - Dennis Kucinich
2008 - Dennis Kucinich

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1789:  Washington (no party)
1792:  Washington (no party)
1796:  Jefferson (D-R)
1800:  Jefferson (D-R)
1804:  Jefferson (D-R)
1808:  Madison (D-R)
1812:  Clinton (F)
1816:  Monroe (D-R)
1820:  Monroe (D-R)
1824:  Clay (D-R)
1828:  Adams (NR)
1832:  Clay (NR)
1836:  Harrison (W)
1840:  Harrison (W)
1844:  Clay (W)
1848:  Van Buren (FS)
1852:  Hale (FS)
1856:  Fremont (R)
1860:  Lincoln (R)
1864:  Lincoln (R)
1868:  Grant (R)
1872:  Greeley (LR)
1876:  Cooper (G)
1880:  Weaver (G)
1884:  Blaine (R)
1888:  Streeter (UL)
1892:  Weaver (P)
1896:  Bryan (D)
1900:  Debs (SD)
1904:  Debs (S)
1908:  Debs (S)
1912:  Debs (S)
1916:  Benson (S)
1920:  Debs (S)
1924:  La Follette (P)
1928:  Smith (D)
1932:  FDR (D)
1936:  FDR (D)
1940:  FDR (D)
1944:  FDR (D)
1948:  Wallace (P)
1952:  Eisenhower (R)
1956:  Stevenson (D)
1960:  JFK (D)
1964:  LBJ (D)
1968:  Humphrey (D)
1972:  McGovern (D)
1976:  Carter (D)
1980:  Carter (D)
1984:  Mondale (D)
1988:  Dukakis (D)
1992:  Clinton (D)
1996:  Nader (G)
2000:  Gore (D)
2004:  Kerry (D)
2008:  Obama (D)
2012:  Obama (D)

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Democratic primaries:

1960: John F. Kennedy
1964: Lyndon B. Johnson by default.
1968: Robert F. Kennedy. Eugene McCarthy or George McGovern at the convention.
1972: George McGovern. The others are either awful or just bland (with the exception of Chisholm perhaps, though I still would have preferred McGovern).
1976: Frank Church with Brown as a close second.
1980: Edward M. Kennedy
1984: Alan Cranston
1988: What a mediocre bunch. Seriously, this has to be the worst Democratic primary field ever. Most of the candidates were either tainted by scandal (Hart, Biden, Jackson) or unexciting (Dukakis, Gore, Babbitt, Gephardt). That leaves Simon then, but it would be without much enthusiasm.
1992: Jerry Brown was the best of this bunch.
1996: Bill Clinton by default
2000: Bill Bradley
2004: Dennis Kucinich. Of the 'serious' contenders - Dean.
2008: Dennis Kucinich again. Obama out of the final two.
2012: Barack Obama by default

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Imagining myself as a Republican.

1960: Richard Nixon by default
1964: William Scranton
1968: Nelson Rockefeller
1972: Pete McCloskey
1976: Gerald Ford
1980: John Anderson
1984: Harold Stassen
1988: Bob Dole
1992: George H. W. Bush
1996: Richard Lugar
2000: John McCain
2004: Write-in: Lincoln Chafee
2008: Ron Paul
2012: Jon Huntsman

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1789:  Washington (no party)
1792:  Washington (no party)
1796:  Jefferson (D-R)
1800:  Jefferson (D-R)
1804:  Jefferson (D-R)
1808:  Madison (D-R)
1812:  Clinton (F) Madison (D-R)
1816:  Monroe (D-R)
1820:  Monroe (D-R)
1824:  Clay (D-R) Adams (D-R)
1828:  Adams (NR)
1832:  Clay (NR)
1836:  Harrison (W)
1840:  Harrison (W)
1844:  Clay (W)
1848:  Van Buren (FS)
1852:  Hale (FS)
1856:  Fremont (R)
1860:  Lincoln (R)
1864:  Lincoln (R)
1868:  Grant (R)
1872:  Greeley (LR) Grant (R)
1876:  Cooper (G) Hayes (R)
1880:  Weaver (G)
1884:  Blaine (R)
1888:  Streeter (UL)
1892:  Weaver (P)
1896:  Bryan (D)
1900:  Debs (SD)
1904:  Debs (S)
1908:  Debs (S)
1912:  Debs (S)
1916:  Benson (S) Hughes (R)
1920:  Debs (S)
1924:  La Follette (P)
1928:  Smith (D)
1932:  FDR (D) Thomas (S)
1936:  FDR (D)
1940:  FDR (D)
1944:  FDR (D)
1948:  Wallace (P)
1952:  Eisenhower (R)
1956:  Stevenson (D)
1960:  JFK (D)
1964:  LBJ (D)
1968:  Humphrey (D)
1972:  McGovern (D)
1976:  Carter (D) Ford (R)
1980:  Carter (D)
1984:  Mondale (D)
1988:  Dukakis (D)
1992:  Clinton (D) Abstain
1996:  Nader (G)
2000:  Gore (D) Nader (G)
2004:  Kerry (D)
2008:  Obama (D)
2012:  Obama (D)

A few updates.

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Restricted to candidates who received at least 10% of the vote.

1896: Bryan
1900: Bryan
1904: Roosevelt
1908: Taft
1912: Roosevelt
1916: Hughes
1920: Harding
1924: LaFollette
1928: Smith
1932: Roosevelt
1936: Roosevelt
1940: Roosevelt
1944: Roosevelt
1948: Dewey
1952: Eisenhower
1956: Stevenson
1960: Kennedy
1964: Johnson
1968: Humphrey
1972: McGovern
1976: Ford
1980: Carter
1984: Mondale
1988: Dukakis
1992: Perot
1996: Dole
2000: Gore
2004: Kerry
2008: Obama
2012: Obama

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@SPC and LBSDem: Leave the Senate stuff for another thread. Maybe somewhere in Individual Politics, idk.

Here we go:

https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=204800.new#new

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Given all the random 'blast from the past' 2016 candidates, I've thought of another one.

Primary votes choosing only from candidates who did not hold office at the time of their run

1972: Eugene McCarthy (Democratic)
1976: Sargent Shriver (Democratic)
1980: Harold Stassen (Republican)
1984: George McGovern (Democratic)
1988: Harold Stassen (Republican)
1992: Eugene McCarthy (Democratic)
1996: Alan Keyes (Republican)
2000: Bill Bradley (Democratic)
2004: Howard Dean (Democratic)
2008: Mike Gravel (Democratic)
2012: Buddy Roemer (Republican)

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1896: William Jennings Bryan (Democratic)
1900: William Jennings Bryan (Democratic)
1904: Eugene V. Debs (Socialist)
1908: Eugene V. Debs (Socialist)
1912: Eugene V. Debs (Socialist)
1916: Charles Evan Hughes (Republican)
1920: Eugene V. Debs (Socialist)
1924: Robert M. La Follette (Progressive)
1928: Al Smith (Democratic)
1932: Norman Thomas (Socialist)
1936: Norman Thomas (Socialist)
1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
1948: Henry A. Wallace (Progressive)
1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
1956: Adlai Stevenson (Democratic)
1960: John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
1964: Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
1968: Write-in: George McGovern
1972: George McGovern (Democratic)
1976: Gerald Ford (Republican)
1980: Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
1984: Walter Mondale (Democratic)
1988: Michael Dukakis (Democratic)
1992: George H.W. Bush (Republican)
1996: Bob Dole (Republican)
2000: Ralph Nader (Green)
2004: John Kerry (Democratic)
2008: Barack Obama (Democratic)
2012: Barack Obama (Democratic) or Rocky Anderson (Justice), depending on what state I lived in

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Primaries:

Dems:

2016 (still in the future o/c but wtvr) - Sanders
2008 - Mike Gravel
2004 - Howard Dean
2000 - Bill Bradley
1992 - Jerry Brown
1988 - Ugh, Simon I suppose. Or Traficant as a protest against the sh**tiness of the field. Though I'd would've been Biden had he remained in.
1984 - Probably McGovern.
1980 - Kennedy or Brown
1976 - Kind of a weak but nonetheless interesting field with lots of strong personalities (unlike '88 which was full of bores). Moonbeam would be tempting as a clean break from the past in the aftermath of Watergate; Harris would be good too.
1972 - Gotta be McGovern here.
1968 - I would guess RFK
1960 - HHH or Morse

Pubs:

2016 - TRUMP
2012 - Gingrich or Paul. Cain had he remained in.
2008 - Giuliani or Paul
2000 - McCain
1996 - Keyes
1992 - Buchanan
1988 - Kemp, or perhaps Stassen out of sympathy
1980 - Anderson
1976 - Ford
1972 - McCloskey lol
1968 - Nixon
1964 - Goldwater
1960 - Bender because it's such a funny name

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1896: William Jennings Bryan
1900: William Jennings Bryan
1904: Theodore Roosevelt
1908: Eugene V. Debs
1912: Eugene V. Debs
1916: Charles Evans Hughes
1920: Eugene V. Debs
1924: Robert La Follette
1928: Al Smith
1932: Norman Thomas
1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt
1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt
1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt
1948: Spoil ballot
1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower
1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower
1960: John F. Kennedy
1964: Lyndon B. Johnson
1968: Hubert Humphrey
1972: George McGovern
1976: Gerald Ford
1980: Jimmy Carter
1984: Walter Mondale
1988: Michael Dukakis
1992: Ross Perot
1996: Bob Dole
2000: Al Gore
2004: George W. Bush
2008: Barack Obama
2012: Barack Obama
2016: Write-in - Joseph McCarthy