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Electoral College vote: McKinley, 292 Bryan, 155

This was the second of by Bryan to win the presidency. He lost to McKinley in 1896, and to William Howard Taft in 1908. When Woodrow Wilson won the presidency in 1912, he named Bryan as Secretary of State. But Bryan disagreed with Wilson on entering World War I and. Staunchly opposed to the theory of, Bryan is best remembered as the attorney who won the so-called in 1925. He died

Electoral College vote: Roosevelt, 336 Parker, 140

Losing to incumbent President Theodore Roosevelt, who following the assassination of William McKinley in 1901, Parker himself after the death of his predecessor, Justice Theodore Westbrook, in 1885. After the election, he returned to his law practice, representing organized labor, and served a year term as president of the.

Electoral College vote: Wilson, 277 Hughes, 254

In a race decided by, Hughes moved on after his loss to serve as in the Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge administrations. He with Germany when the U.S. Senate failed to ratify the in 1919. He as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from 1930-1941 and wrote the opinion on that determined that is unconstitutional.

Electoral College vote: Harding, 404 Cox, 127

In a battle between newspaper publishers, Cox lost to Harding by. Cox, who had served two terms as governor of Ohio, went on to build, acquiring the Miami Daily News and the Canton Daily News, along with other newspapers and radio stations. The corporation has since grown to 60,000 employees and over $20 billion in revenue.

Electoral College vote:  Roosevelt, 472 Hoover, 59

Incumbent Herbert Hoover had the unenviable distinction of serving as president during the Great Depression, and the happened on his watch. After his resounding defeat——Hoover became of Roosevelt's domestic and foreign policies. He the U.S. entry into WWII. Hoover later served under presidents Truman and Eisenhower on studying better efficiency in the federal bureaucracy.

Electoral College vote: Roosevelt, 523 Landon, 8

Republican Landon lost the Electoral College vote in. Landon, who served as governor of Kansas from 1933-1937,, but later supported the and President Lyndon Johnson's programs and delivered a series of lectures at Kansas State University.

Electoral College Vote: Roosevelt, 449 Willkie, 82

Prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States remained neutral in WWII, but Willkie favored to support the Allies. Following the election and the attack on Pearl Harbor, he and political assistance, including endorsing military aid to Britain and Roosevelt's program. He tested the waters for a presidential run in 1944, but withdrew.

Electoral College Vote: Roosevelt, 432 Dewey, 99

The former three-time New York governor ran unsuccessfully for president in both 1944 and 1948, losing to Harry Truman in 1948 in what was considered in American presidential politics. The "Chicago Daily Tribune" printed its famous "" headline prior to the final results of the 1944 contest. Dewey in the Republican nomination of Dwight D. Eisenhower at the 1952 national convention.

Electoral College Vote: Truman, 303 Dewey, 189 Thurmond, 39

Thurmond, a, served as governor of South Carolina beginning in 1946 before leading the States' Rights Democrats (Dixicrats) in 1948. After his election loss, Thurmond was elected to the Senate by write-in vote in 1954. He later supported Republican Barry Goldwater's presidential bid and was reelected to the Senate as a Republican for.

Electoral College Vote: Eisenhower, 442 Stevenson, 89

Stevenson, and was named ambassador by President John F. Kennedy to serve as the chief U.S. delegate from 1961-1965. He lost to Eisenhower in both 1952 and 1956. During the 1960 presidential campaign, a Soviet ambassador if he decided to run. He considered the offer highly improper and dangerous, and reported the incident directly to President Eisenhower.

Electoral College vote: Kennedy, 303 Nixon, 219

Nixon lost to Kennedy by about 100,000 votes,. Nixon went on to defeat Democrat Hubert Humphrey in the 1968 presidential election and, in 1972, soundly. Nixon would resign in disgrace in 1974 over and related offenses. He was the only president, to date, to resign the office.

Electoral College vote: Johnson, 486 Goldwater, 52

Former Senator Barry Goldwater's loss to Johnson by more than 15 million popular votes was in the history of U.S. presidential elections. But he remained popular in his home state of Arizona, returning to the Senate by popular vote in 1968, 1974 and 1980. the and became in his final term.

Electoral College vote: Nixon, 301 Humphrey, 191 Wallace, 46

Minnesota Senator Hubert Humphrey, who served as vice-president under Lyndon Johnson, in 1970, and served there until his death in 1978. He was considered a top liberal voice in the Senate, advocating for social welfare, civil rights, and fair employment, and secured bipartisan support for the of 1963. He lost to Nixon by popular votes. Wallace, the former governor of Alabama, was a when he ran for president. He was the last non-Democratic, non-Republican candidate to win any pledged electoral votes.

Electoral College vote: Nixon, 520 McGovern, 17

A two-term Senator from South Dakota, McGovern suffered an to Nixon, losing the popular vote by nearly 18 million ballots. He was reelected to the Senate in 1974 but in 1980. He lectured as a visiting professor in foreign policy at several universities and, in 1984, declared himself a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination. He after finishing third in the Massachusetts primary.

Electoral College vote: Carter, 297 Ford, 240

Incumbent and former vice president Ford, who after Richard Nixon resigned, as one of his first acts as president. Following his defeat, Ford and his family moved to Denver, where he with Marvin Davis. He supported the with other former presidents and. By 1988, Ford was serving on .

Electoral College vote: Reagan, 489 Carter, 49

Incumbent President Jimmy Carter to Reagan. Carter and his wife, Rosalyn, established, a non-governmental, non-profit organization "." The Carters have built numerous homes with Habitat for Humanity , including the annual weeklong Carter Work Project.

Electoral College vote: Reagan 525, Mondale 13

In, the former senator from Minnesota and vice president under Jimmy Carter joined the law firm of Dorsey & Whitney after the landslide. Former President Bill Clinton named Mondale as in 1993 before Mondale retired from the post in 1996. He a bid to return to his Senate seat in 2002.

Electoral College vote: Bush, 426 Dukakis, 111

Democratic hopeful Dukakis lost to Bush. The retired Massachusetts governor from 1975-79 and again from 1983-91., Dukakis served on the board of directors for Amtrak, and became a professor of political science at, along with other visiting professor posts. He worked to support the successful candidacy of Elizabeth Warren for Senate in 2012.

Electoral College vote: Clinton 370, Bush 168

George H.W. Bush, the Republican presidential incumbent, lost to Clinton . Following the loss, Bush retired with his wife, Barbara, in Houston although he throughout the 1990s. President Barack Obama awarded him the in 2011. The oldest living president at 94, Bush from a southern Maine hospital, where he was admitted due to low blood pressure.

Electoral College vote: Clinton, 379 Dole, 159

Kansas Senator Bob Dole, who served as the Republican leader of the Senate from 1985-1996, became a due in part to his sense of humor. He was a TV commercial spokesman for products such as Viagra and Dunkin' Donuts, among others, and joined the law firm Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson and Hand as a registered lobbyist. He in 2003 to represent the government of Taiwan in Washington.

Electoral College vote: Bush, 271 Gore, 266

In one of the closest and most controversial elections in American history, Democrat Al Gore lost to George W. Bush, although by more than 500,000 votes. Gore, a, launched the  in 2006 following "An Inconvenient Truth," his on climate change. He continues to speak publicly on environmental issues.

Electoral College vote: Bush, 286 Kerry, 251

Kerry, a Senator from Massachusetts from 1985-2013, served as Secretary of State under Barack Obama from 2013-2017. As such, he helped arrange the in 2015 and signed the in 2016. He retired from diplomatic work following the end of the Obama administration but remains in the political theater.

Electoral College vote: Obama, 365 McCain, 173

McCain lost the popular vote by to the first black president in American history. The six-term Arizona Senator underwent in July of 2017, and returned to the Senate less than two weeks later. On his return, he voted on Republican efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Following Donald Trump's election, he joined with Democrats in calling for a special committee in the election, and possible collusion by the Trump campaign.

Electoral College vote: Obama, 332 Romney, 206

Romney, who served as governor of Massachusetts from 2003-2007, moved to Utah after the election and the June 2018 Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate in Utah. He'll face Democrat. As a candidate for the Republican nomination for president in 2016, he accused then-candidate Donald Trump of being, but the two mended fences and Romney for the Senate after the latter won the presidency.

Electoral College vote: Trump, 304 Clinton, 227

Although she , Clinton actually by nearly three million ballots. As the former Secretary of State under President Obama, Clinton in Pakistan. Following her election defeat, she created the non-profit to support groups that encourage people to get involved, organize and run for office. She authored "," her memoir of the election, in 2017. She remains an of Trump and his policies, but has stated.