A group associated with this election committed the Watergate scandal
First election won by the Republicans
Last election where a third party won a state's vote
First election that a Black man was the presidential nominee of a major party
First election won by the Whig Party
First election in which the same running mate ran again for a different presidential candidate
First election to be a rematch
Last election to be won by an independent candidate
First election with a female running mate
First election in which William Jennings Bryan participated
Last election with a Federalist nominee
First election featuring the Republicans
The "Hanging Chad" election
Both the Democratic presidential nominee and his running mate were named John
First election in which a former vice president who ascended to president after the death of the president was reelected
The Whig Party fielded four candidates
First election following the 12th amendment
Second election to not take place on a leap year
Ross Perot ran as an independent candidate but lost
A coalition of parties known as the National Union defeated the Democratic Party
The nominee of the losing party died before the election ended, invalidating his votes
First election to feature major political parties
John F. Kennedy lost the vice-presidential nomination for the Democratic Party
Last election featuring Henry Clay
The Progressive nominee won only his home state of Wisconsin
Third and last election featuring a certain Democratic nominee who always lost elections
First election won by a Civil War general
The iconic line "Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy" was delivered
Last election where Republicans were not winners nor runners-up
First election featuring the Democratic Party
Last election where a candidate run effectively unopposed
Marked the transition from the Fourth Party System to the Fifth Party System
First election since 1932 in which the incumbent president lost
Both of the main presidential candidates chose the same man as their running mate
The Democratic candidate won every state except for Maine and Vermont
The late vice president's nephew challenges the incumbent president
First election with a major-party female presidential candidate
Last election featuring the National Republican Party
Last election where the Whig Party fielded a candidate
This election was the fourth time that a certain man was elected president
First election with televised debates
Herbert Hoover's last time seeking the Republican nomination for president
Only election between 1952 and 1972 that Richard Nixon did not run in
The results were 185 to 184, and the elected president did not win the popular vote
First election to restore a former president to office
The losing presidential nominee was the losing vice-presidential nominee twenty years prior
The first time a Catholic president or vice president was reelected
Only election to take place over two years
The incumbent president's loss was partially due to his mishandling of the Iran Hostage Crisis
Newspapers printed that Dewey won
Outrage over election results led to the capital being stormed the following year
First election where Franklin D. Roosevelt was either a presidential or vice presidential nominee
A Republican was elected for a non-consecutive term
Sixth election in a row to be a Republican victory
Last election not won by Democrats or Republican
First Democratic victory in 28 years
Last election where women could not vote
First election in which the incumbent president was ineligible to run again
Grover Cleveland was the Democratic nominee in this election, but he lost
First election with a major party Catholic presidential nominee
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