(Thread) Interesting factoids about presidential elections.

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Mississippi and Alabama have voted the same way in almost every election both of them could vote in.

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The only elections where the losing candidate won more states than the winner were 1824, 1960, and 1976.

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1960 was the only stolen election that was "won" by a Democrat.

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Trump and Biden both received 306 (potential) electoral votes.
Moreover, in both elections, Pennsylvania was the tipping point.

Had everyone else called Arizona the same time Fox and AP did, it would have been Nevada.

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Now 1984 is the most recent election where both candidates are dead, and 1996 is the most recent one where both candidates are alive. Of course, 1976 is the earliest with a living candidate.

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For the Presidential:

Most Recent dead DEM: Walter Mondale
Most Recent dead GOP: John McCain

Furthest Back living DEM: Jimmy Carter
Furthest Back living GOP: Bob Dole

For the VP:

Most Recent dead DEM: Lloyd Bentsen
Most Recent dead GOP: Jack Kemp

Furthest Back living DEM: Al Gore
Furthest Back living GOP: Bob Dole

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I listed them earlier, but what's more shocking is the years between them:

There are 24 years between the most recent dead DEM and GOP nominations for presidents (Mondale and McCain), where as there is only 8 years between the most recent dead VP nominations (Bentsen and Kemp).

As for the furthest back living, there's 20 years between presidents (Cater 1976 and Dole 1996) and 16 between VP's (Gore and Dole)

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Updating:

For the Presidential:

Most Recent dead DEM: Walter Mondale
Most Recent dead GOP: John McCain

Furthest Back living DEM: Jimmy Carter
Furthest Back living GOP: George W. Bush

For the VP:

Most Recent dead DEM: Lloyd Bentsen
Most Recent dead GOP: Jack Kemp

Furthest Back living DEM: Al Gore
Furthest Back living GOP: Dan Quayle

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I don't know how I remembered this, but it needed to be updated, so here it is.

Updating:

For the Presidential:

Most Recent dead DEM: Walter Mondale
Most Recent dead GOP: John McCain

Furthest Back living DEM: Jimmy Carter
Furthest Back living GOP: George W. Bush

For the VP:

Most Recent dead DEM: Joe Lieberman
Most Recent dead GOP: Jack Kemp

Furthest Back living DEM: Al Gore
Furthest Back living GOP: Dan Quayle