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Top 10 Vote Getters - US Presidential Elections

Top 10 Vote Getters - US Presidential Elections

Rank Candidate Party Opponent Votes Year State of Origin World Event Senate Majority Party Speaker of the House Top Selling Song
1 Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump 81,283,501 2020 Pennsylvania COVID-19 pandemic Republican Party Nancy Pelosi (D) Blinding Lights - The Weeknd
2 Donald Trump Republican Party Joe Biden 74,223,958 2020 New York COVID-19 pandemic Republican Party Nancy Pelosi (D) Blinding Lights - The Weeknd
3 Barack Obama Democratic Party John McCain 69,498,516 2008 Hawaii Global financial crisis Democratic Party Nancy Pelosi (D) Low - Flo Rida feat. T-Pain
4 George W. Bush Republican Party John Kerry 62,040,610 2004 Texas Iraq War Republican Party Dennis Hastert (R) Yeah! - Usher feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris
5 Bill Clinton Democratic Party Bob Dole 44,909,806 1996 Arkansas Oklahoma City bombing Republican Party Newt Gingrich (R) Macarena - Los del Río
6 Ronald Reagan Republican Party Walter Mondale 43,903,230 1984 Illinois Space Shuttle Challenger disaster Republican Party Tip O'Neill (D) When Doves Cry - Prince
7 George H. W. Bush Republican Party Michael Dukakis 39,104,550 1988 Texas Fall of the Berlin Wall Democratic Party Jim Wright (D) Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison
8 Gerald Ford Republican Party Jimmy Carter 39,148,634 1976 Nebraska United States Bicentennial Democratic Party Carl Albert (D) Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) - Rod Stewart
9 Jimmy Carter Democratic Party Gerald Ford 34,127,353 1976 Georgia Apollo 13 mission Democratic Party Carl Albert (D) Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain & Tennille

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