A notable election in the United States shall be included in this list if it is a rematch of a previous election; viz. if it featured two candidates who had opposed each other in a previous election.[1][2][3]
Presidential elections
editlosing candidate had won the previous election neither candidate had won the previous election winning candidate had also won the previous election
| Election | Winning candidate | Losing candidate | Previous election | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800 | Thomas Jefferson | John Adams | 1796 | |
| 1828 | Andrew Jackson | John Quincy Adams | 1824 | |
| 1832 | Andrew Jackson | Henry Clay | 1824 | |
| 1840 | William Henry Harrison | Martin Van Buren | 1836 | |
| 1892 | Grover Cleveland | Benjamin Harrison | 1888 | |
| 1900 | William McKinley | William Jennings Bryan | 1896 | |
| 1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Adlai Stevenson II | 1952 |
Gubernatorial elections
editlosing candidate had won the previous election neither candidate had won the previous election winning candidate had also won the previous election
U.S. Senate elections
editlosing candidate had won the previous election neither candidate had won the previous election winning candidate had also won the previous election
Different offices
editA notable U.S. election shall be included in this section if it featured two candidates who had opposed each other in a previous election for a different office.
losing candidate had won the previous election neither candidate had won the previous election winning candidate had also won the previous election
| Election | Office | State | Winning candidate | Losing candidate | Previous election | Previous office | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860 | President | Illinois | Abraham Lincoln | Stephen A. Douglas | 1859 | U.S. Senate | |
| 1957 | U.S. Senate | Wisconsin | William Proxmire | Walter J. Kohler Jr. | 1954 | Governor | |
| 1962 | U.S. Senate | Wyoming | Milward Simpson | John J. Hickey | 1958 | Governor | |
| 1978 | U.S. Senate | Virginia | Richard D. Obenshain[n 1] | Andrew P. Miller | 1969 | Attorney General | |
| 1996 | U.S. Senate | Maine | Susan Collins | Joseph E. Brennan | 1994 | Governor | |
| 2009 | Governor | Virginia | Bob McDonnell | Creigh Deeds | 2005 | Attorney General | |
| 2012 | U.S. Senate | Hawaii | Mazie Hirono | Linda Lingle | 2002 | Governor | |
| 2018 | Governor | Oregon | Kate Brown | Knute Buehler | 2012 | Secretary of State | |
| 2022 | U.S. Senate | California | Alex Padilla | Mark Meuser | 2018 | Secretary of State |
- ^ died before election, replaced on the ballot by John Warner, who defeated Miller to win the seat
References
edit- ^ Isenstadt, Alex (December 16, 2010). "Defeated Dems: Game for rematch?". Politico. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
- ^ Hirschhorn, Dan (August 26, 2011). "2012: Year of the rematch". Politico. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
- ^ Anand, Priya (July 10, 2013). "GOP candidates eager for rematches". Politico. Retrieved February 6, 2023.