Who was the only person to become president without one popular vote?
2007-05-31 09:07:36 · 22 answers · asked by Lain 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
Gerald Ford
2007-05-31 09:09:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Gerald Ford
appointed Vice President when Spiro Agnew resigned
and then became President when Nixon resigned.
Thus far the ONLY President that did not face an
election of any type.
EDIT: To retrotrancer
Ford was the ONLY president that became president
without facing an election, when he ran against Jimmy
"the commie" Carter he was already PRESIDENT
2007-05-31 09:45:09 · answer #2 · answered by justgetitright 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
extensive-unfold vote replaced into no longer tabulated in all states previous to 1824. i could wager that George Washington became President without receiving one extensive-unfold vote. EDIT Ford by no potential gained a favourite vote for the place of work of President or vice chairman in 1972, yet served as President from the resignation of Nixon to his loss in 1976.
2016-11-24 19:25:36 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gerald Ford - he never have been elected on a national ticket for Vice President or President. He had been elected to Congress from Michigan since dinosaurs roamed the earth, though.
2007-05-31 09:11:33 · answer #4 · answered by Ben 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you exclude all presidents who became president as a result of succession then you are only left with George Washington since no popular election was held for his first term and he was elected by the delegates of the continental congress.
2007-05-31 09:16:58 · answer #5 · answered by levindis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gerald Ford. He was appointed vice president to succeed Spiro Agnew after Agnew's resignation. He then became president in 1974 when Richard Nixon resigned.
2007-05-31 09:09:31 · answer #6 · answered by BR 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Gerald Rudolf Ford. He was appointed VP when Spiro Agnew Resigned & became President when Nixon resigned.
2007-05-31 11:25:22 · answer #7 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gerald Ford.
And doggie----you better study your history. George Washington was ELECTED President in the first U.S. election by an overwhelming majority. He got all the electorial votes except one. That guy said later he didn't want to see Washington win unanimously.
2007-05-31 09:16:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gerald Ford became the only president who was never elected to be president or vice-president. He was the Speaker of the House and became president when the office was vacated by both President Nixon and vice-president Agnew. As you know, he was not re-elected.
2007-05-31 09:13:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Gerald Ford
2007-05-31 09:10:25 · answer #10 · answered by jj raider 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋