1988 Election

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Despite his advanced age, Reagan declared himself spry enough to seek a second term. However, with the Iran-Contra scandal occupying much of the first half of his term, it remained an open question whether Reagan could become the first two-term President since Eisenhower.

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Just a quick recap:

1. George Washington 1789-1797
2. Thomas Jefferson 1797-1801
3. John Adams 1801-1805
4. Thomas Jefferson 1805-1809
5. George Clinton 1809-1812
6. Rufus King 1812-1821
7. Andrew Jackson 1821-1829
8. Martin Van Buren 1829-1837
9. James Polk 1837-1841
10. William Harrison 1841
11. John Tyler 1841-1845
12. Zachary Taylor 1845-1850
13. Millard Fillmore 1850-1853
14. James Buchanan 1853-1857
15. Abraham Lincoln 1857-1861
16. Horatio Seymour 1861-1865
17. Ulysses Grant 1865
18. Schuyler Colfax 1865-1869
19. George Pendleton 1869-1873
20. Rutherford Hayes 1873-1881
21. James Garfield 1881
22. Chester Arthur 1881-1885
23. Grover Cleveland 1885-1889
24. Benjamin Harrison 1889-1893
25. Grover Cleveland 1893-1897
26. William McKinley 1897-1901
27. Theodore Roosevelt 1901-1905
28. Alton Parker 1905-1913
29. Oscar Underwood 1913-1921
30. Warren Harding 1921-1923
31. Calvin Coolidge 1923-1929
32. Al Smith 1929-1933
33. William Borah 1933-1937
34. Franklin Roosevelt 1937-1945
35. Thomas Dewey 1945-1949
36. Harry Truman 1949-1953
37. Dwight Eisenhower 1953-1961
38. Richard Nixon 1961-1965
39. Lyndon Johnson 1965-1969
40. Hubert Humphrey 1969-1973
41. George McGovern 1973-1977
42. Gerald Ford 1977-1981
43. Frank Church 1981-1984
44. Mo Udall 1984-1985
45. Ronald Reagan 1985-?

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A generally successful governor who ran a mediocre Presidential campaign, or a man who caused irrevocable damage to numerous American institutions, exacerbated wealth inequality, and unnecessarily aggrandized flagging world powers. Tough choice...

That's a bit harsh on Dukakis.

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Governor Michael Dukakis / Senator Lloyd Bentsen 307 51.5%
President Ronald Reagan / Vice-President George Bush 231 47.9%

The first Orthodox President was elected in an incredible close election with record turnout.