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Encyclopedia > Former United States presidents who ran again

This is a list of former United States Presidents who actively campaigned to regain political office (the presidency, a seat in congress or governor) after leaving office. It is believed to be complete. The President of the United States (often abbreviated POTUS) is the head of state of the United States. ...


Some Presidents have been recruited, requested, or drafted to run again. This list, however, only includes those presidents who actively campaigned.


Presidency

This list only includes former Presidents who ran again for President.

President Previous term Reason the President first left office Year of
attempted
comeback
Result Notes
Martin Van Buren 1837-1841 defeated in the General Election 1844 Lost Failed in his attempt to win the nomination of the Democratic Party
1848 Lost First candidate of the newly formed Free Soil Party
Millard Fillmore 1850-1853 denied nomination by his party 1856 Lost Nominee for the American Party (Know Nothing)
Ulysses S. Grant 1869-1877 retired 1880 Lost Failed in his attempt to win the nomination of the Republican Party
Grover Cleveland 1885-1889 defeated in the General Election 1892 Won Only president to succeed at his comeback attempt, he won in 1892 and served four more years
Theodore Roosevelt 1901-1909 retired 1912 Lost Nominee of the Progressive Party (Bull Moose), after he was denied the nomination of the Republican Party

Martin Van Buren (December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862), nicknamed Old Kinderhook, was the 8th President of the United States from 1837 to 1841. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Republican Party. ... Summary President James Polk, having achieved virtually all of his objectives in one term and suffering from declining health that would take his life less than four months after leaving office, chose not to seek re-election. ... The Free Soil Party was a short-lived political party in the United States active in the 1848 and 1852 presidential elections, and in some state elections. ... Not to be confused with Mallard Fillmore. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ... The Know-Nothing movement was a nativist American political movement of the 1850s. ... Ulysses S. Grant[2] (born Hiram Ulysses Grant, April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was an American general and the 18th President of the United States (1869–1877). ... Summary Keeping a promise made during the 1876 campaign, incumbent President Rutherford Hayes did not seek re-election. ... The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. ... Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837 – June 24, 1908) was the 22nd and 24th President of the United States, and the only President to serve two non-consecutive terms (1885–1889 and 1893–1897). ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ... Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt, Jr. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ... The United States Progressive Party of 1912 was a political party created by a split in the Republican Party in the presidential election 1912. ...

Other elective office

President Previous term Reason first left office Year of
election
Office Result Notes
John Quincy Adams 1825-1829 defeated in the General Election 1830, multiple reelections United States House of Representatives Won Only ex-President to serve in the House
1834 Governor of Massachusetts Lost continued in House after defeat
John Tyler 1841-1845 denied nomination by his party/withdrew from race 1861 Confederate House of Representatives Won Died before he could take office (had served in unelected Provisional Congress)
Andrew Johnson 1865-1869 denied nomination by his party 1868 United States Senate Lost
1872 United States House of Representatives Lost
1874 United States Senate Won Only ex-President to serve in the Senate

John Quincy Adams (July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848) was a diplomat, politician, and President of the United States (March 4, 1825 – March 4, 1829). ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the Senate. ... John Hancock, the first Governor The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the United States Commonwealth of Massachusetts. ... John Tyler, Jr. ... The Confederate Congress was the legislative body of the Confederate States of America, existing during the American Civil War between 1861 and 1865. ... The Provisional Confederate Congress was the body which drafted the Confederate Constitution, elected Jefferson Davis President of the Confederacy, and designed the first Confederate flag. ... Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808 – July 31, 1875) was the seventeenth President of the United States (1865–1869), succeeding to the presidency upon the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. ... Seal of the U.S. Senate Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      Senate composition following 2006 elections The United States Senate is... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the Senate. ... Seal of the U.S. Senate Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      Senate composition following 2006 elections The United States Senate is...

Major appointive office

President Previous term Reason first left office Year of
appointment
Office Result Notes
William Howard Taft 1909-1913 defeated in the General Election 1921 Chief Justice of the United States Confirmed Only ex-President to serve on the Supreme Court


 
 

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