How many POTUS elections in history had opposing candidates from the same state running against each other by year 2017?
There were four other times in U.S. history when opposing presidential candidates were from same state:
1860: Abraham Lincoln (Republican of IL) v. Stephen Douglas (Democrat of IL)
1904: Theodore Roosevelt (Republican of NY) v. Alton Parker (Democrat of NY)
1920: Warren Harding (Republican of OH) v. James Cox (Democrat of OH)
1944: Franklin Roosevelt (Democrat of NY) v. Thomas Dewey (Republican of NY)
And of course, the most current election will have:
2016: Hillary Clinton (Democrat of NY) v. Donald Trump (Republican of NY)
FYI, Amendment XII of US Constitution requires President and Vice President to be from different states.
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4 Comments
E11-Hitman
Shouldn't the correct answer be six? In 1940, incumbent Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt defeated Republican businessman Wendell Willkie to win an unprecedented third term. At the time, they both came from the same home state of New York.
debrarice
Hmmm, not ever considered...
So I Googled it! "5"
Bill Ahrens
The rule about the VP is also interesting �
dickahern
Good question and very apropriate