The First Election Since 1928 Without An Incumbent Running

 

The election of 2008 marks the 55th consecutive election for the presidency of the United States. It will be the first election since 1928 without an incumbent running in the primaries from either party. The election of 1952 was the last election with no incumbent running in the general election.

History of Elections since 1928 With Incumbents Running

 

2004

- Sitting President George W. Bush ran as a Republican and won the election.

2000

- Sitting Vice President Al Gore ran as a Democrat but lost the election.

1996

- Sitting President Bill Clinton ran as a Democrat and won the election.

1992

- Sitting President George H.W. Bush ran as a Republican but lost the election.

1988

- Sitting Vice President George H.W. Bush ran as a Republican and won the election.

1984

- Sitting President Ronald Reagan ran as a Republican and won the election.
- Former Vice President Walter Mondale ran as a Democrat but lost the election.

1980

- Sitting President Jimmy Carter ran as a Democrat but lost the election.

1976

- Sitting President Gerald Ford ran as a Republican but lost the election.

1972

- Sitting President Richard Nixon ran as a Republican and won the election.

1968

- Former Vice President Richard Nixon ran as a Republican and won the election.

1964

- Sitting President Lyndon Johnson ran as a Democrat and won the election.

1960

- Sitting Vice President Richard Nixon ran as a Republican and lost the election.

1956

- Sitting President Dwight D. Eisenhower ran as a Republican and won the election.

1952 (Last Election with no incumbent in the general election)

- Vice President Alben W. Barkley ran for the Democratic nomination but lost to Adlai Stevenson.

1948

- Sitting President Harry Truman ran as a Democrat and won the election.

1944

- Sitting President Franklin D. Roosevelt ran as a Democrat and won the election.

1940

- Sitting President Franklin D. Roosevelt ran as a Democrat and won the election.

- Former President Herbert Hoover ran for the Republican nomination but lost to Wendell Willkie.

1936

- Sitting President Franklin D. Roosevelt ran as a Democrat and won the election.

- Former President Herbert Hoover ran for the Republican nomination but lost to Alf Landon.

1932

- Sitting President Herbert Hoover ran as a Republican but lost the election.