Originally Posted by
ClydeR
Since the beginning of the country, incumbent Presidents seeking reelection have won 71% of the time. During the last 50 years, that percentage has been just 56%.
Incumbents in Last 50 Years Who Lost Reelection:
38 Gerald R. Ford*
39 Jimmy Carter
41 George H.W. Bush
45 Donald J. Trump
* Ford was never elected in the first place.
Incumbents in Last 50 Years Who Won Reelection:
37 Richard M. Nixon
40 Ronald Reagan
42 Bill Clinton
43 George W. Bush
44 Barack Obama
Only one person has been elected to non-consecutive terms, as Trump hopes to be in 2024. I have not made a list of all who have attempted it.
22 Grover Cleveland
24 Grover Cleveland
Would you like to know the source of the above info? It's all from ClydeR.