What President(s) was(were) elected in a year without a February 29?

Question

Greyguy, so close yet not quite. One huge error!

Actually, disregard the previous added detail. It was an error on my part. He is right.

Answer 1

How technical do you want to get? There were three elections held in years without a February 29. George Washington was elected in the first one, in 1789, just after the effective date of the Constitution. Then, in 1800, the election was held which resulted in the Presidency of Thomas Jefferson. The last one was 1900, the election of William McKinley. 1800 and 1900 were not Leap Years, as those years ending in "00" must be divisble by 400 to be Leap Years.
However, the true "election" of a President is made by the electors chosen from each state or (if no candidate gains a majority of the electors) the House of Representatives, and they have not always decided in the same year that the general population voted. The "election" of 1800 was actually decided in the House in February of 1801. John Quincy Adams was chosen by the House in February of 1825. In 1876, the election was so tricked-up and corrupted that Rutherford B. Hayes was not officially declared President (by an ad hoc "Electoral Commission") until March 2, 1877, only two days before his inauguration.
Finally, the election of 2000 could easily have gone into 2001, as it took a Supreme Court decision in December of 2000 to declare G. W. Bush the winner.
Thus, the technical answer to your question is that three men became President in non-Leap-Year elections, and two more became President as a result of actions taken in non-Leap Years.

Answer 2

It depends on whether you mean the actual election or when they took office. McKinley was elected in 1900. Bush was elected in 2000, but actually took office in 2001 which was a non-leap year.

Answer 3

I'm guessing George Washington. After he took office, the elections could take place in regular rotation.

Answer 4

wait the last one was the guy elected in 1900