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Gerald Ford, the 38th President, was the only president of USA who was never elected to either the position of President or Vice President of the USA. He was appointed to the post of Vice President after the resignation of Nixon VP, Spiro Agnew of Maryland and later become President after the infamous Watergate scandal which saw the resignation of President Nixon.
(Presidents John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, Andrew Johnson and Chester Arthur were all elected as vice-president, but were never elected to be President. They became President due to the death of the elected President. )
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∙ 11y agoGeorge Washington became the only unanimously elected US President when he was elected the first U.S. president in 1789. Washington received a unanimous vote of the Electoral College; there was no general popular election.
James Monroe received all but one of the electoral votes in 1820.
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∙ 12y agoThere have been five U. S. Presidents to date who were never elected President:
- John Tyler (1841-1845)
- Millard Fillmore (1850-1853)
- Andrew Johnson (1865-1869)
- Chester A. Arthur (1881-1885)
- Gerald R. Ford (1974-1977)
The last one, Jerry Ford, was never elected Vice President, either.
(Vice Presidents Teddy Roosevelt, Calvin Coolidge, Harry Truman and Lyndon Johnson also assumed the Presidency upon the death of the President, but each of them won the following Presidential election.)
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∙ 10y agoJohn Tyler was the first vice-president to assume the presidency due to the death of President Harrison in 1840. Gerald Ford was appointed vice-president and became President when Richard Nixon resigned. He is the only President who was not elected vice-president or president.
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∙ 13y agoGerald Ford was the only President not to be elected in any national election. The others who were not elected President were elected vice president.
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∙ 11y agoGerald Ford.
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∙ 11y agogeorge washinton
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How many presidents have been elected unanimously?
No US president was elected unanimously by popular vote. The only president elected unanimously by the electoral college was George Washington (There was no popular vote in this election).
Which two offices are the only nationally elected offices?
In the US, the offices of President and vice-president are the only nationally elected offices.
Who was the only president elected to the senate after he was President?
Andrew Johnson was the only ex-president to return to the US Senate.
Who was the only US House member to be elected president straight from the House?
James Garfield was a member of the House when he was elected president in 1880.( He was also elected to the senate at the same time, but refused that office to become President. )
What year was George Washington elected the first president of the US?
George Washington was elected president of the United States in 1789 and again in 1792. His first election spanned the period from November, 1788 to early 1789, and Congress officially certified the electoral vote on April 6, 1789.
How many presidents have been elected unanimously?
No US president was elected unanimously by popular vote. The only president elected unanimously by the electoral college was George Washington (There was no popular vote in this election).
Who unanimously elected president of the us after the revolutionary war ended?
George Washington
Which helped George Washington in his first term as the first president of the US?
He was highly respected and had been elected unanimously.
Which two offices are the only nationally elected offices?
In the US, the offices of President and vice-president are the only nationally elected offices.
Is it true Only governors can be elected President of the US?
No, Obama was a Senator before being elected president
Why was Washington unanimously elected as the US first president?
Because only a few people voted. The majority of the country was used to the idea of having a king...they were not entirely educated in the new democracy, and the men who were involved with creating the revolution decided upon Washington to be the first president.
Who was the president elected from Georgia?
Jimmy Carter was the only US President from Georgia.
Who was the only president elected to the senate after he was President?
Andrew Johnson was the only ex-president to return to the US Senate.
How did George Washington get saved from assassination?
Nobody tried to assassinate him. He is the only US President who was elected unanimously. During the American Revolution, British troops tried to shoot him in combat, but missed. (But shot horses out from under him, more than once.)
Who was the only nont elested us president?
The only president who took office but was not elected was Gerald Ford. He was also never elected as vice president either but was appointed to both offices.
If only your mother is a citizen of the US can you still be elected to president?
yes you can!
When was Jefferson Davis chosen as the president of the Confederate States of America?
The Provisional Confederate Congress had unanimously elected Jefferson Davis to be the provisional president of the South. This was on February 11, 1861. Later, after the US Civil War was underway, Davis was confirmed as the official Confederate president and elected to a six year term. Under the Confederate Constitution, presidents could serve only one term. There was no reelection process.
