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Below is a timeline of presidential elections, showing winners in boldface. With some exceptions, third-party and independent candidates are not included. Several milestones in the history of the electoral process are noted.





FDR campaign pin-back button, Accession # INV.7451, Collection of the New-York Historical Society.

JFK campaign pin-back button, accession # INV.7052, Collection of the New-York Historical Society.

Geraldine Ferraro campaign pin-back button, accession #2001.239, Collection of the New-York Historical Society.

[William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt] Campaign ribbon, 1900, GLB00228, The Gilder Lehrman Collection.

Grand National Union Banner, 1864, GLC04681. The Gilder Lehrman Collection.




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