Draft:List of United States election rematches
A notable election in the United States shall be included in this list if it is a rematch of a previous election; viz. if it featured two candidates who had opposed each other in a previous election.[1][2][3]
Presidential elections
[edit]losing candidate had won the previous election neither candidate had won the previous election winning candidate had also won the previous election
| Election | Winning candidate | Losing candidate | Previous election | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800 | Thomas Jefferson | John Adams | 1796 | |
| 1828 | Andrew Jackson | John Quincy Adams | 1824 | |
| 1832 | Andrew Jackson | Henry Clay | 1824 | |
| 1840 | William Henry Harrison | Martin Van Buren | 1836 | |
| 1892 | Grover Cleveland | Benjamin Harrison | 1888 | |
| 1900 | William McKinley | William Jennings Bryan | 1896 | |
| 1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Adlai Stevenson II | 1952 |
Gubernatorial elections
[edit]losing candidate had won the previous election neither candidate had won the previous election winning candidate had also won the previous election
U.S. Senate elections
[edit]losing candidate had won the previous election neither candidate had won the previous election winning candidate had also won the previous election
Different offices
[edit]A notable U.S. election shall be included in this section if it featured two candidates who had opposed each other in a previous election for a different office.
losing candidate had won the previous election neither candidate had won the previous election winning candidate had also won the previous election
| Election | Office | State | Winning candidate | Losing candidate | Previous election | Previous office | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860 | President | Illinois | Abraham Lincoln | Stephen A. Douglas | 1859 | U.S. Senate | |
| 1957 | U.S. Senate | Wisconsin | William Proxmire | Walter J. Kohler Jr. | 1954 | Governor | |
| 1962 | U.S. Senate | Wyoming | Milward Simpson | John J. Hickey | 1958 | Governor | |
| 1978 | U.S. Senate | Virginia | Richard D. Obenshain[n 1] | Andrew P. Miller | 1969 | Attorney General | |
| 1996 | U.S. Senate | Maine | Susan Collins | Joseph E. Brennan | 1994 | Governor | |
| 2009 | Governor | Virginia | Bob McDonnell | Creigh Deeds | 2005 | Attorney General | |
| 2012 | U.S. Senate | Hawaii | Mazie Hirono | Linda Lingle | 2002 | Governor | |
| 2018 | Governor | Oregon | Kate Brown | Knute Buehler | 2012 | Secretary of State | |
| 2022 | U.S. Senate | California | Alex Padilla | Mark Meuser | 2018 | Secretary of State |
- ^ died before election, replaced on the ballot by John Warner, who defeated Miller to win the seat
References
[edit]- ^ Isenstadt, Alex (December 16, 2010). "Defeated Dems: Game for rematch?". Politico. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
- ^ Hirschhorn, Dan (August 26, 2011). "2012: Year of the rematch". Politico. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
- ^ Anand, Priya (July 10, 2013). "GOP candidates eager for rematches". Politico. Retrieved February 6, 2023.