One-term U.S. presidents
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With his failure to win re-election, Donald Trump becomes the eleventh president to be denied a second term, out of 44 Commanders-in-Chief
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John Adams (1797-1801)
John Quincy Adams (1825-29)
Martin Van Buren (1837-41)
Grover Cleveland (1885-1889)
Benjamin Harrison (1889-93)
William Howard Taft (1909-13)
Herbert Hoover (1929-33)
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Gerald Ford (Term: 1974-77) Lost re-election to Jimmy Carter Ford’s controversial pardon of President Richard Nixon of all crimes committed while in office – along with low economic growth – cost him second presidency
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Jimmy Carter (1977-81) Lost to Ronald Reagan
Poor economic performance, compounded by unsuccessful rescue of U.S. hostages in Iran near end of Carter’s first term, contributed to defeat by Reagan
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George H.W. Bush (1989-93) Lost to Bill Clinton
While U.S.-led first Gulf War that ended Iraqi occupation of Kuwait was seen as success, Bush’s popularity suffered as economy faltered later in term
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Donald Trump (2017-2021) Lost to Joe Biden
With coronavirus pandemic killing more than a quarter of a million Americans and putting the economy into recession, Trump narrowly defeated
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