History quiz
US presidential election runners-up, 1900 to 2024
Thirty two presidential elections, 1900 to 2024. For each one, name the main opponent of the winner. A candidate who lost twice fills both rows.
- Format
- Type them all
- Items
- 32 answers
- Limit
- 7:00
- Level
- Hard
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
- Answers
- 32
- Time limit
- 7:00
- Order
- Any order
- Matching
- Case and accents ignored
- Type an answer; it files itself the moment it matches.
- One answer can fill several slots.
- Give up at any time to see what you missed.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
Name the main opponent in each presidential election.
| Year | Winner | Main opponent | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | William McKinley | Not found yet | |
| 1904 | Theodore Roosevelt | Not found yet | |
| 1908 | William Howard Taft | Not found yet | |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson | Not found yet | |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson | Not found yet | |
| 1920 | Warren G. Harding | Not found yet | |
| 1924 | Calvin Coolidge | Not found yet | |
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover | Not found yet | |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Not found yet | |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Not found yet | |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Not found yet | |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Not found yet | |
| 1948 | Harry S. Truman | Not found yet | |
| 1952 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Not found yet | |
| 1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Not found yet | |
| 1960 | John F. Kennedy | Not found yet |
| Year | Winner | Main opponent | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson | Not found yet | |
| 1968 | Richard Nixon | Not found yet | |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon | Not found yet | |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter | Not found yet | |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan | Not found yet | |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan | Not found yet | |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush | Not found yet | |
| 1992 | Bill Clinton | Not found yet | |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton | Not found yet | |
| 2000 | George W. Bush | Not found yet | |
| 2004 | George W. Bush | Not found yet | |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | Not found yet | |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | Not found yet | |
| 2016 | Donald Trump | Not found yet | |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | Not found yet | |
| 2024 | Donald Trump | Not found yet |
About this quiz
The main opponent is the candidate the National Archives names for each election: the one with the second most electoral votes.
- In 1912 the main opponent was a former president, Theodore Roosevelt; the sitting president, William H. Taft, came third with eight electoral votes.
- William J. Bryan, Thomas E. Dewey and Adlai Stevenson each lost twice in this period.
- Five of the runners-up were sitting presidents: Hoover in 1932, Ford in 1976, Carter in 1980, Bush in 1992 and Trump in 2020.
Sources
- [1]National Archives. Electoral College Results.
Note on the data. Winners, main opponents and electoral votes are read from the National Archives' Electoral College results page for each election from 1900 to 2024, checked on 3 October 2026. Names are spelled as the Archives writes them, with the everyday forms accepted. The votes shown are the main opponent's and then the winner's.
Last checked October 3, 2026
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