Presidential Elections Since 1789

After giving a description of the powers of the president and vice president, this account describes in detail each of the presidential elections, primary results from 1831 to 1984, and extensive material on the party conventions and Electoral College voting.

This reference surveys all presidential elections and terms and contains a biographical directory of presidential and vice- presidential candidates. The book opens with an overview of the presidential election system, then provides a detailed chronology of each election context from Washington to Bush, incorporating a discussion of primary contests. General election results for all major candidates since 1824 are given in tables showing vote totals and percentages. A final section examines the electoral college. Historical b & w photos and drawings are included.

From Washington to Obama, the single best source on U.S. presidential elections

Statistics on every presidential election from 1789 to 1996.