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2000

On November 7, Vice President Al Gore wins the majority of the popular vote but Texas Governor George W. Bush wins the Electoral College to become the forty-third President of the U.S.

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1988

On November 8, Vice President George Herbert Walker Bush of Texas defeats Governor Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts to become the forty-first President of the United States.

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1992

On November 3, former Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton defeats President George H.W. Bush to become the forty-second President of the U.S.

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1980

On November 4, former California Governor Ronald Reagan defeats incumbent President Jimmy Carter to become the fortieth President of the United States.

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1984

On July 12, Democratic presidential nominee Walter Mondale (Minnesota) chooses New York Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro as his vice presidential running mate. Ferraro becomes the first woman and the first Italian American to appear on a major party ticket.

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