The 1888 United States presidential election was the 26th quadrennial presidential election,held on Tuesday,November 6,1888. Republican nominee Benjamin Harrison,a former Senator from Indiana,defeated incumbent Democratic President Grover Cleveland of New York. It was the third of five U.S. presidential elections in which the winner did not win the national popular vote,which would not occur again until the 2000 US presidential election.
George Corley Wallace Jr. was an American politician who served as the 45th governor of Alabama for four terms. He is notoriously remembered for his staunch segregationist and populist views. During Wallace's tenure as governor of Alabama,he promoted "industrial development,low taxes,and trade schools." Wallace sought the United States presidency as a Democratic Party candidate three times,and once as an American Independent Party candidate,being unsuccessful each time. Wallace opposed desegregation and supported the policies of "Jim Crow" during the Civil Rights Movement,declaring in his 1963 inaugural address that he stood for "segregation now,segregation tomorrow,segregation forever."
Christopher Van Hollen Jr. is an American attorney and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Maryland since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party,Van Hollen served as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 8th congressional district from 2003 to 2017.
The Virginia General Assembly is the legislative body of the Commonwealth of Virginia,the oldest continuous law-making body in the Western Hemisphere,the first elected legislative assembly in the New World,and was established on July 30,1619.
Kinsley Scott Bingham was a U.S. Representative,a U.S. Senator,and the 11th governor of Michigan.
William Fife Knowland was an American politician and newspaper publisher. A member of the Republican Party,he served as a United States Senator from California from 1945 to 1959. He was Senate Majority Leader from August 1953 to January 1955 after the death of Robert A. Taft,and would be the last Republican Senate Majority Leader until Howard Baker in 1981.
The 1980 United States Senate elections were held on November 4,coinciding with Ronald Reagan's victory in the presidential election. The 34 Senate seats of Class 3 were contested in regular elections. Reagan's large margin of victory over incumbent Jimmy Carter gave a huge boost to Republican Senate candidates,allowing them to flip 12 Democratic seats and win control of the chamber for the first time since the end of the 83rd Congress in January 1955.
The 2000 United States presidential election in New York took place on November 7,2000,as part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose 33 representatives,or electors to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
The 2004 United States presidential election in Iowa took place on November 2,2004,as part of the 2004 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Voters chose seven electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Republican President George W. Bush and his running mate,Vice President Dick Cheney,against Democratic challenger and Senator from Massachusetts John F. Kerry and his running mate,Senator from North Carolina John Edwards. Six third parties were also on the ballot.
John Moran Bailey was an American politician who played a major role in promoting the New Deal coalition of the Democratic Party and its liberal policy positions.
The 2004 United States presidential election in Rhode Island took place on November 2,2004,and was part of the 2004 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives,or electors to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
George Frederick Richardson was a politician from the U.S. states of Michigan and Washington.
Gary Charles Peters Sr. is an American lawyer,politician,and former military officer serving as the junior United States senator from Michigan since 2015. A member of the Democratic Party,he was the U.S. representative for Michigan's 14th congressional district,which included the eastern half of Detroit,the Grosse Pointes,Hamtramck,Southfield,and Pontiac,from 2009 to 2015.
George Thornewell Smith was an American Democratic Party politician and jurist from the state of Georgia. The sixth Lieutenant Governor,state legislator,Speaker of the State House of Representatives,was the only person in Georgia to win contested elections in all three branches of state government - legislative,executive,and judicial.
The 2008 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 4,2008,and was part of the 2008 United States presidential election. Voters chose 10 representatives,or electors to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
The 2000 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 7,2000,and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose 23 representatives,or electors to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
Sam Arora is an American businessman and politician from Montgomery County,Maryland. A Democrat,Arora was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2010,representing the state's 19th district. He was sworn into office on January 12,2011. He announced in 2013 that he would not seek reelection to a second term.
The 1976 United States presidential election in Maryland was held on November 2,1976 as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Incumbent Republican President Gerald Ford of Michigan and his running mate Senator Bob Dole of Kansas lost to the Democratic challengers,Governor Jimmy Carter of Georgia and Senator Walter Mondale of Minnesota. Carter and Mondale won Maryland with 53.04% of the vote compared to Ford and Dole’s 46.96% –a comfortable margin of 6.08%.
Felix Barry Moore is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for Alabama's 2nd congressional district since 2021. The district is based in the state capital,Montgomery,and stretches into the Wiregrass. He represented the 91st district in the Alabama House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018.
Jason Hodges is an American politician. He is a Democrat who represents the 67th district in the Tennessee House of Representatives.
