Alternate Careers

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Alternate Careers:

Willard "Mitt" Romney: Senator from Massachusetts, Vice-President of the United States

Senator (R-MA): 1995-2001
Vice President of the United States: 2001-2009
Republican Nominee for President: 2008

Electoral History:

1994: MA Senate Race Mitt Romney: 50.1% Ted Kennedy:
 48.8%

2000: MA Senate Race Mitt Romney: 50.0% John Kerry:
 48.9%

2000: Presidential Election George W. Bush/Mitt Romney: 272 (48.1%) Al Gore/Joe Lieberman: 266 (48.0%)

2004: Presidential Election George W. Bush/Mitt Romney: 339 (52.6%) Howard Dean/Richard Gephardt: 199 (45.1%)

2008: Presidential Election Hillary Clinton/Evan Bayh: 351 (51.8%) Mitt Romney/Rick Perry: 187 (46.5%)

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Ronald Reagan

- Governor of California: (1967-1972)
- Vice President of the United States: (1973-1981)
- President of the United States: (1981-1985)

Notable Election Results:

Election of 1972:

George Romney (R-MI)/Ronald Reagan (R-CA) -- 55.6% defeated President Hubert Humphrey (D-MN)/Vice President Edmund Muskie -- 43.01%

Election of 1976:

President George Romney (R-MI)/Vice President Ronald Reagan -- 58.8% defeated Senator Edward Kennedy/Senator Robert Byrd -- 40.00%

Election of 1980:

Vice President Ronald Reagan/Congressman Gerald Ford -- 50.01% defeated Senator Henry Jackson/Governor Jimmy Carter: 48.66%

Election of 1984:

Senator Gary Hart/Governor Bill Clinton: 49.57% defeated President Ronald Reagan/Vice President Gerald Ford: 48.77%

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Gary Hart

Senator from California: (1975-1984)
President of the United States: (1985-1993)


Notable Election Results:

Election of 1984:

Senator Gary Hart/Governor Bill Clinton: 49.57% defeated President Ronald Reagan/Vice President Gerald Ford: 48.77%

Election of 1988:

President Gary Hart/Vice President Bill Clinton: 52.01% defeated Former Secy of State George Bush/Senator Dan Quayle: 46.44%

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Ronald Reagan: Democrat
United States Senator: 1951-1957*
Governor of California: 1959-1967**
Democratic Presidential Nominee: 1968
President of the United States: 1969-1973***

*Retires to Run for Governor
**Declines a Third Term
***Defeated for Reelection by Gov. George Romney.

CA Senate Race: 1950
Ronald Reagan: 50.88%
Richard Nixon: 49.10%

CA Gubernatorial Election: 1958
Ronald Reagan: 58.07%
William F. Knowland: 40.55%

CA Gunernatorial Election: 1962
Ronald Reagan: 59.55%
Richard Nixon: 39.41%

1968 Presidential Election:
Ronald Reagan: 272 (50.04%)
Barry Goldwater: 266 (48.09%) (i)

1972 Presidential Election:
George Romney: 281 (49.79%)
Ronald Reagan: 257 (49.01%)