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Jefferson narrowly won a contingent election in the U.S. House of Representatives.1825\u20131829John Quincy Adams\u00a0United States1828 United States presidential electionAndrew JacksonJackson previously won a plurality of the popular vote against Adams in the 1824 presidential election but lost a contingent election.1837\u20131841Martin Van Buren\u00a0United States1840 United States presidential electionWilliam Henry HarrisonVan Buren also ran in the 1848 presidential election with the Free Soil Party.1871\u20131873Miguel Garc\u00eda Granados\u00a0Guatemala1873 Guatemalan general electionJusto Rufino BarriosGarc\u00eda Granados was serving as acting president of Guatemala, however, he was defeated by Justo Rufino Barrios.1885\u20131889Grover Cleveland\u00a0United States1888 United States presidential electionBenjamin HarrisonCleveland lost the 1888 presidential election, but won the 1892 United States presidential election.1889\u20131893Benjamin Harrison\u00a0United States1892 United States presidential electionGrover Cleveland1909\u20131913William Howard Taft\u00a0United States1912 United States presidential electionWoodrow WilsonTaft also ran against former President Theodore Roosevelt for the Republican nomination. After Taft won Roosevelt launched his own presidential campaign under the Progressive Party. Taft came in third behind both Wilson and Roosevelt.1929\u20131933Herbert Hoover\u00a0United States1932 United States presidential electionFranklin D. Roosevelt1931\u20131937Pehr Evind Svinhufvud\u00a0Finland1937 Finnish presidential electionKy\u00f6sti Kallio1948\u20131953Elpidio Quirino\u00a0Philippines1953 Philippine presidential electionRamon MagsaysayThen-Vice President Quirino succeeded Manuel Roxas after the latter died in 1948. Quirino became president on his own right after winning the 1949 presidential election.1948\u20131955Luigi Einaudi\u00a0Italy1955 Italian presidential electionGiovanni Gronchi1955\u20131962Giovanni Gronchi\u00a0Italy1962 Italian presidential electionAntonio Segni1957\u20131961Carlos P. Garcia\u00a0Philippines1961 Philippine presidential electionDiosdado MacapagalThen-Vice President Garcia succeeded Ramon Magsaysay after the latter died in 1957. Garcia became president on his own right after winning the 1957 presidential election.1960\u20131967Aden Abdullah Osman Daar\u00a0Somalia1967 Somali presidential electionAbdirashid Shermarke1961\u20131965Diosdado Macapagal\u00a0Philippines1965 Philippine presidential electionFerdinand Marcos1964\u20131971Giuseppe Saragat\u00a0Italy1971 Italian presidential electionGiovanni Leone1977\u20131981Jimmy Carter\u00a0United States1980 United States presidential electionRonald ReaganCarter was the first elected president to be refused a second term since 1932.[1]1974\u20131981Val\u00e9ry Giscard d’Estaing\u00a0France1981 French presidential electionFran\u00e7ois Mitterrand1981\u20131986Ferdinand Marcos\u00a0Philippines1986 Philippine presidential electionCorazon AquinoThe final results of the election led to the belief that the polls were tampered and considered an electoral fraud. These events eventually lead to the People Power Revolution.1977\u20131988Spyros Kyprianou\u00a0Cyprus1988 Cypriot presidential electionGeorge VassiliouThen President of the House of Representatives succeeded Archbishop Makarios III after his death in 1977. Kyprianou became president on his own right after winning the 1977 presidential by-election unopposed. He lost re-election in the first round of voting in the 1988 Cypriot presidential election, placing third.[2]1985\u20131990Daniel Ortega\u00a0Nicaragua1990 Nicaraguan general electionVioleta ChamorroOrtega later returned to power in the 2006 elections.1972\u20131991Mathieu K\u00e9r\u00e9kou\u00a0Benin1991 Beninese presidential electionNic\u00e9phore Soglo1980\u20131991Aristides Pereira\u00a0Cape Verde1991 Cape Verdean presidential electionAnt\u00f3nio Mascarenhas Monteiro1964\u20131991Kenneth Kaunda\u00a0Zambia1991 Zambian general electionFrederick Chiluba1977\u20131992Denis Sassou-Nguesso\u00a0Congo1992 Republic of the Congo presidential electionPascal Lissouba1989\u20131993George H. W. Bush\u00a0United States1992 United States presidential electionBill ClintonSome speculated that Ross Perot, the unsuccessful third candidate in the presidential race, cost Bush the election.[3]1989\u20131992V\u00e1clav Havel\u00a0Czechoslovakia1992 Czechoslovak presidential electionnone due to the Dissolution of CzechoslovakiaHavel later elected President of the Czech Republic.[4][5]1975\u20131993Didier Ratsiraka\u00a0Madagascar1992-93 Malagasy presidential electionAlbert ZafyRatsiraka returned to power in 1996.[6]1988\u20131993George Vassiliou\u00a0Cyprus1993 Cypriot presidential electionGlafcos Clerides1981\u20131993Andr\u00e9 Kolingba\u00a0Central African Republic1993 Central African general electionAnge-F\u00e9lix Patass\u00e91966\u20131994Hastings Banda\u00a0Malawi1994 Malawian general electionBakili Muluzi1991\u20131994Leonid Kravchuk\u00a0Ukraine1994 Ukrainian presidential electionLeonid Kuchma1990\u20131995Lech Wa\u0142\u0119sa\u00a0Poland1995 Polish presidential electionAleksander Kwa\u015bniewskiWalesa also lost 2000 election.[7]1989\u20131996Ion Iliescu\u00a0Romania1996 Romanian general electionEmil ConstantinescuIliescu returned to power in the 2000 election. Constantinescu did not run for reelection.1991\u20131996Nic\u00e9phore Soglo\u00a0Benin1996 Beninese presidential electionMathieu K\u00e9r\u00e9kou1993\u20131996Albert Zafy\u00a0Madagascar1996 Malagasy presidential electionDidier Ratsiraka1990\u20131997Mircea Snegur\u00a0Moldova1996 Moldovan presidential electionPetru Lucinschi1990\u20131997Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat\u00a0Mongolia1997 Mongolian presidential electionNatsagiin Bagabandi1981\u20132000Abdou Diouf\u00a0Senegal2000 Senegalese presidential electionAbdoulaye Wade1996\u20132001Didier Ratsiraka\u00a0Madagascar2001 Malagasy presidential electionMarc Ravalomanana1996\u20132001Petar Stoyanov\u00a0Bulgaria2001 Bulgarian presidential electionGeorgi Parvanov1996\u20132001Lyudvig Chibirov\u00a0South Ossetia2001 South Ossetian presidential electionEduard KokoityThe President of South Ossetia is only recognized as an independent head of state by some states.1998\u20132003Valdas Adamkus\u00a0Lithuania2002\u20132003 Lithuanian presidential electionRolandas PaksasReturned to the office in 2004.1993\u20132003Glafcos Clerides\u00a0Cyprus2003 Cypriot presidential electionTassos PapadopoulosLost reelection in the first round of voting.2000\u20132004Hip\u00f3lito Mej\u00eda\u00a0Dominican Republic2004 Dominican Republic presidential electionLeonel Fern\u00e1ndez1999\u20132004Rudolf Schuster\u00a0Slovakia2004 Slovak presidential electionIvan Ga\u0161parovi\u010d[8]2001\u20132006Arnold R\u00fc\u00fctel\u00a0Estonia2006 Estonian presidential electionToomas Hendrik Ilves2003\u20132008Tassos Papadopoulos\u00a0Cyprus2008 Cypriot presidential electionDemetris ChristofiasLost reelection in the first round of voting where he placed third.2005\u20132009Nambaryn Enkhbayar\u00a0Mongolia2009 Mongolian presidential electionTsakhiagiin Elbegdorj2002\u20132010Dahir Riyale Kahin\u00a0Somaliland2010 Somaliland presidential electionAhmed Mohamed SilanyoThe President of Somaliland is not diplomatically recognized as an independent head of state by the international community.2005\u20132010Viktor Yushchenko\u00a0Ukraine2010 Ukrainian presidential electionViktor Yanukovich[9]2000\u20132011Laurent Gbagbo\u00a0Ivory Coast2010 Ivorian presidential electionAlassane OuattaraGbagbo declared President by Constitutional Council despite recognition of Outtara by the international community, leading to the Second Ivorian Civil War1991\u20132011Igor Smirnov\u00a0Transnistria2011 Transnistrian presidential electionYevgeny ShevchukThe President of Transnistria is not recognized as an independent head of state by the international community.2007\u20132011Valdis Zatlers\u00a0Latvia2011 Latvian presidential electionAndris B\u0113rzi\u0146\u01612007\u20132012Jos\u00e9 Ramos-Horta\u00a0East Timor2012 East Timorese presidential electionTaur Matan RuakWon the 2022 East Timorese presidential election2008\u20132011Rupiah Banda\u00a0Zambia2011 Zambian general electionMichael Sata2007\u20132012Nicolas Sarkozy\u00a0France2012 French presidential electionFran\u00e7ois HollandeAlso ran in 2017 but lost The Republicans primary.2000\u20132012Abdoulaye Wade\u00a0Senegal2012 Senegalese presidential electionMacky Sall2004\u20132012Boris Tadi\u0107\u00a0Serbia2012 Serbian presidential electionTomislav Nikoli\u01072005\u20132015Mahinda Rajapaksa\u00a0Sri Lanka2015 Sri Lankan presidential electionMaithripala SirisenaFailed after running for an unprecedented third term after a constitutional amendment. Returned as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka in 2019 after his brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa was elected president.2007\u20132012Danilo T\u00fcrk\u00a0Slovenia2012 Slovenian presidential electionBorut Pahor[10]2012\u20132014Joyce Banda\u00a0Malawi2014 Malawian general electionPeter Mutharika2010\u20132015Ivo Josipovi\u0107\u00a0Croatia2014\u20132015 Croatian presidential electionKolinda Grabar-Kitarovi\u0107[11]2010\u20132015Goodluck Jonathan\u00a0Nigeria2015 Nigerian presidential electionMuhammadu Buhari2010\u20132015Bronis\u0142aw Komorowski\u00a0Poland2015 Polish presidential electionAndrzej Duda[12]1994\u20132017Yahya Jammeh\u00a0The Gambia2016 Gambian presidential electionAdama BarrowJammeh initially refused to step down, causing the 2016\u20132017 Gambian constitutional crisis and the ECOWAS military intervention in the Gambia.2012\u20132017John Mahama\u00a0Ghana2016 Ghanaian general electionNana Akufo-Addo2011\u20132016Manuel Pinto da Costa\u00a0S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and Pr\u00edncipe2016 S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9an presidential electionEvaristo Carvalho2011\u20132016Yevgeny Shevchuk\u00a0Transnistria2016 Transnistrian presidential electionVadim KrasnoselskyThe President of Transnistria is not recognized as an independent head of state by the international community.2012\u20132017Hassan Sheikh Mohamud\u00a0Somalia2017 Somali presidential electionMohamed Abdullahi MohamedWon the 2022 Somali presidential election.2012\u20132017Leonid Tibilov\u00a0South Ossetia2017 South Ossetian presidential electionAnatoly BibilovThe President of South Ossetia is only recognized as an independent head of state by some states.[13]2008\u20132018Najib Razak\u00a0Malaysia2018 Malaysian general electionMahathir MohamadMahathir returned to power in 2018 until 2020.2014\u20132018Hery Rajaonarimampianina\u00a0Madagascar2018 Malagasy presidential electionAndry Rajoelina2014\u20132019Petro Poroshenko\u00a0Ukraine2019 Ukrainian presidential electionVolodymyr Zelenskyy[14]2015\u20132019Mauricio Macri\u00a0Argentina2019 Argentine presidential electionAlberto Fern\u00e1ndez2014\u20132020Jos\u00e9 M\u00e1rio Vaz\u00a0Guinea-Bissau2019 Guinea-Bissau presidential electionUmaro Sissoco Embal\u00f32015\u20132020Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovi\u0107\u00a0Croatia2019\u20132020 Croatian presidential electionZoran Milanovi\u0107[15]2014\u20132020Peter Mutharika\u00a0Malawi2020 Malawian presidential electionLazarus Chakwera2017\u20132021Donald Trump\u00a0United States2020 United States presidential electionJoe BidenTrump refused to concede, alleging fraud and filing and ultimately losing post-election lawsuits before 86 judges.[16][17] The counting of the Electoral College votes by Congress on January 6, 2021, was briefly stopped when rioters stormed the Capitol building.[18] Joe Biden’s victory was confirmed when Congress reconvened hours later.[19]2016\u20132020Igor Dodon\u00a0Moldova2020 Moldovan presidential electionMaia SanduDodon alleged multiple voting irregularities including the prevention of Transnistrians from voting and interference from foreign leaders but congratulated Sandu as a precaution. Sandu became the first female president of the country.[20][21]2015\u20132021Edgar Lungu\u00a0Zambia2021 Zambian general electionHakainde Hichilema2017\u20132022Francisco Guterres\u00a0East Timor2022 East Timorese presidential electionJos\u00e9 Ramos-Horta2017\u20132022Anatoly Bibilov\u00a0South Ossetia2022 South Ossetian presidential electionAlan GagloevThe President of South Ossetia is only recognized as an independent head of state by some states.2017\u20132022Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed\u00a0Somalia2022 Somali presidential electionHassan Sheikh Mohamud[22]2019\u20132022Jair Bolsonaro\u00a0Brazil2022 Brazilian general electionLuiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva2018\u20132022Barham Salih\u00a0Iraq2022 Iraqi presidential electionAbdul Latif Rashid"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/list-of-presidents-who-did-not-win-reelection\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"List of presidents who did not win reelection"}}]}]